Synlett 2004(14): 2468-2483  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-834795
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PdI2-Catalyzed Synthesis of Heterocycles

Bartolo Gabriele*a, Giuseppe Salernob, Mirco Costac
a Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università della Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende (Cosenza), Italy
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b Dipartimento di Chimica, Università della Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende (Cosenza), Italy
c Dipartimento di Chimica Organica e Industriale, Università di Parma, 43100 Parma, Italy
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Received 5 June 2004
Publication Date:
20 October 2004 (online)

Abstract

Some PdI2-based complexes have proved to be efficient catalysts for the selective, atom-economical synthesis of different important heterocyclic derivatives starting from very simple building blocks, such as simple or functionalized alkynes, amino alcohols, diamines, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, alcohols, water, and oxygen. The synthetic protocols leading to heterocycles have been grouped into three classes of reactions: (a) cycloisomerization of (Z)-2-en-4-yn-1-ols, (Z)-2-en-4-yne-1-thiols, (Z)-(2-en-4-ynyl)amines, 2-alkynylbenzyl alcohols to give substituted furans, thiophenes, pyrroles, and 1,3-dihydroisobenzofurans or 1H-iso­chromenes, respectively; (b) oxidative carbonylation of simple alkynes, 1,5-diynes, functionalized alkynes bearing a suitably placed nucleophilic group, amino alcohols, and diamines to afford substituted maleic anhydrides, functionalized β- and γ-lactones, β- and γ-lactams, dihydroindol-2-ones, furans, pyrroles, thiophenes, tetrahydrofurans, oxazolidin-2-ones, oxazolines, cyclic ureas, 4H-3,1-benzoxazines, quinazolin-2-ones, quinolin-4-ones; (c) reductive carbonylation of alkynes to give substituted γ-lactones and ­formation of lactone or anhydride derivatives by additive carbonyl­ation, resulting from the combination between oxidative carbonyl­ation of the triple bond and reduction of a suitable functional group present in the substrate itself.

  • 1. Introduction

  • 2. Synthesis of Heterocycles by PdI2-Catalyzed Cycloiso­merization Reactions

  • 3. Synthesis of Heterocycles by PdI2-Catalyzed Oxidative Carbonylation Reactions

  • 3.1 PdI2-Catalyzed Oxidative Cyclocarbonylation of Simple and Functionalized Alkynes

  • 3.2 PdI2-Catalyzed Oxidative Cyclization-Dialkoxycarbonyl­ation of 1,5-Diynes

  • 3.3 PdI2-Catalyzed Oxidative Cyclization-Alkoxycarbonyl­ation of Functionalized Alkynes

  • 3.4 PdI2-Catalyzed Oxidative Monoaminocarbonylation of Alkynols

  • 3.5 PdI2-Catalyzed Oxidative Cyclocarbonylation of β-Amino Alcohols, 2-Aminophenols and Aromatic Diamines

  • 4. Synthesis of Heterocycles by PdI2-Catalyzed Additive and Reductive Carbonylation Reactions

  • 5. Conclusions