Volume 61, Issue 45 e202211211
Research Article

Asymmetric Construction of an Aryl-Alkene Axis by Palladium-Catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura Coupling Reaction

Dr. Sheng-Qi Qiu

Dr. Sheng-Qi Qiu

International Joint Research Center for Molecular Science, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering and College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060 China

Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055 China

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Yu Chen

Yu Chen

Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055 China

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Dr. Xiang-Jun Peng

Dr. Xiang-Jun Peng

Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055 China

Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases of Ministry of Education, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, 341000 China

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Dr. Shi-Jiang He

Dr. Shi-Jiang He

Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055 China

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Dr. Jun Kee Cheng

Dr. Jun Kee Cheng

Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055 China

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Dr. Yong-Bin Wang

Dr. Yong-Bin Wang

Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055 China

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Dr. Shao-Hua Xiang

Dr. Shao-Hua Xiang

Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055 China

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Prof. Dr. Jun Song

Prof. Dr. Jun Song

International Joint Research Center for Molecular Science, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering and College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060 China

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Prof. Dr. Peiyuan Yu

Corresponding Author

Prof. Dr. Peiyuan Yu

Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055 China

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Prof. Dr. Junmin Zhang

Corresponding Author

Prof. Dr. Junmin Zhang

International Joint Research Center for Molecular Science, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering and College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060 China

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Prof. Dr. Bin Tan

Corresponding Author

Prof. Dr. Bin Tan

Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055 China

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First published: 16 September 2022
Citations: 38

Graphical Abstract

The construction of axially chiral acyclic aryl-alkene skeletons via classic Suzuki–Miyaura reaction has been challenging compared to the biaryls. Rational optimization established an enabling 3,3′-triphenylsilyl-substituted phosphite ligand for asymmetric coupling of hindered aryl halides and vinyl boronates under mild conditions, affording the acyclic aryl-alkenes in good yield, atroposelectivity and E/Z selectivity.

Abstract

The application of Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reaction to forge the atropisomeric biaryls has seen remarkable progress but exploration of this chemistry to directly forge chiral C(aryl)-C(alkene) axis is underdeveloped. The replacement of arene substrates by alkenes intensifies the challenges in terms of reactivity, configurational atropostability of product and selectivity control. By meticulous ligand design and fine-tuning of reaction parameters, we identified a highly active 3,3′-triphenylsilyl-substituted phosphite ligand to realize arene-alkene Suzuki–Miyaura coupling of hindered aryl halides and vinyl boronates under very mild conditions. The axially chiral acyclic aryl-alkenes were generated in commendable efficiency, enantioselectivity and E/Z selectivity.

Conflict of interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Data Availability Statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available in the supplementary material of this article.

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