Synlett 2009(7): 1073-1076  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1088117
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Direct Cobalt-Catalyzed Conjugate Addition of Functionalized Aryl Halides and Triflates: A New Strategy for the Conjugate Addition onto Methyl Vinyl Ketone

Muriel Amatore, Corinne Gosmini*
Laboratoire Hétéroéléments et Coordination, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS, 91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
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Received 28 January 2009
Publikationsdatum:
26. März 2009 (online)

Abstract

An efficient cobalt-catalyzed method for the direct conjugate addition of functionalized aryl halides or triflates onto methyl vinyl ketone is described. The experimentally simple procedure relies on the use of a catalytic system consisting of CoBr2(Bpy) and zinc and does not require the preformation of a stoichiometric organometallic species. The approach described herein displays considerable functional-group compatibility at good to excellent yields.

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Under the conditions in Table  [¹] , in the absence of water, slow formation of ArZnX was detected by GLC analysis after iodolysis. In presence of water, no ArZnX is observable.

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General Procedure for Conjugate Addition of Aryl Halides or Triflates onto MVK A flask was charged with aryl halide or triflate (7.5 mmol), LiBr (7.5 mmol, 651 mg), zinc powder (15 mmol, 981 mg), DMF (9 mL), and pyridine (2 mL). A solution of CoBr2 (20 mol%, 1.5 mmol, 328 mg), 2,2′-bipyridine (20 mol%, 1.5 mmol, 234 mg), MVK (1.1 equiv, 8 mmol) and H2O (0.5 equiv, 3.75 mmol, 68 µL) in DMF (10 mL), first stirred at r.t. for 10 min, was added dropwise to the resulting solution (ArX, LiBr, Zn in DMF-pyridine) stirred at 80 ˚C or 110 ˚C. After addition, the amount of the corresponding coupling product was measured by GC using an internal reference (dodecane, 200 µL). The reaction mixture was poured into a soln of 2 N HCl and extracted with Et2O or CH2Cl2. The organic layer was washed with a sat. soln of NaCl and dried over MgSO4. Evaporation of solvent and purification by column chromatography on SiO2 (pentane- Et2O) afforded the conjugate adducts characterized by NMR (¹H, ¹³C, ¹9F) and mass spectrometry.