Kalvet I, Deckers K, Funes‐Ardoiz I, Magnin G, Sperger T, Kremer M, Schoenebeck F. Selective ortho-Functionalization of Adamantylarenes Enabled by Dispersion and an Air-Stable Palladium(I) Dimer.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020;
59:7721-7725. [PMID:
32065717 PMCID:
PMC7317867 DOI:
10.1002/anie.202001326]
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Abstract
Contrary to the general belief that Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling at sites of severe steric hindrance are disfavored, we herein show that the oxidative addition to C-Br ortho to an adamantyl group is as favored as the corresponding adamantyl-free system due to attractive dispersion forces. This enabled the development of a fully selective arylation and alkylation of C-Br ortho to an adamantyl group, even if challenged with competing non-hindered C-OTf or C-Cl sites. The method makes use of an air-stable PdI dimer and enables straightforward access to diversely substituted therapeutically important adamantylarenes in 5-30 min.
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