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Synlett 2010(7): 1085-1088  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1219586
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Synthesis of 1,2-Diarylanthraquinones by Site-Selective Suzuki-Miyaura Reactions of the Bis(triflate) of Alizarin

Ahmed Mahala, Alexander Villingera, Peter Langer*a,b
a Institut für Chemie, Universität Rostock, Albert Einstein Str. 3a, 18059 Rostock, Germany
b Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse an der Universität Rostock e.V., Albert Einstein Str. 29a, 18059 Rostock, Germany
Fax: +49(381)4986412; e-Mail: peter.langer@uni-rostock.de;
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Received 11 January 2010
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16 March 2010 (online)

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Abstract

1,2-Diarylanthraquinones were prepared by Suzuki-Miyaura reactions of the bis(triflate) of 1,2-dihydroxyanthraquin­one (alizarin). The reactions proceed with excellent site selectivity. The first attack occurs at the sterically more hindered position 1, due to electronic reasons.

Key words

catalysis - palladium - Suzuki-Miyaura reaction - regio­selectivity - anthraquinones

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Synthesis of 1,2-Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyloxy)-anthraquinone (2): To a solution of 1 (1.0 equiv) in CH2Cl2 (10 mL/mmol) was added pyridine (4.0 equiv) at r.t. under an argon atmosphere. After 10 min, Tf2O (2.4 equiv) was added at -78 ˚C. The mixture was allowed to warm to r.t. and stirred for overnight. The reaction mixture was filtered and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo. The products of the reaction mixture were isolated by rapid column chromatog-raphy (flash silica gel, heptanes-EtOAc). Starting with 1 (1.90 g, 8.0 mmol), pyridine (2.6 mL, 32.0 mmol), CH2Cl2 (80 mL), Tf2O (3.2 mL, 19.2 mmol), 2 was isolated as a yellow solid (3.25 g, 81%); mp 152-154 ˚C. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 7.80-7.85 (m, 3 H, ArH), 8.23-8.26 (m, 1 H, ArH), 8.29-8.32 (m, 1 H, ArH), 8.46 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 1 H, ArH). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 118.5 (q, J CF = 320.9 Hz, CF3), 118.6 (d, J CF = 320.7 Hz, CF3), 127.4 (CH), 127.8 (C), 128.0, 128.1, 128.9 (CH), 132.0, 133.7, 134.1 (C), 135.1, 135.2 (CH), 139.2, 145.0 (C), 180.2, 180.5 (CO). ¹9F NMR (282 MHz, CDCl3) δ = -73.4 (q, J CF = 3.0, 6.0 Hz, CF3), -72.58 (q, J CF = 2.8, 5.8 Hz, CF3). IR (KBr): 1674 (s), 1601, 1587, 1472 (w), 1427 (s), 1330, 1316, 1282, 1249 (w), 1208 (s), 1164, 1150 (m)1124 (s), 1007, 998, 901, 856 (m), 807 (s), 795, 738 (m), 721, 708 (s), 684, 676, 655, 643 (w), 618, 606 (m), 589, 575, 569 (s), 543, 529 (m) cm-¹. GC-MS (EI, 70 eV): m/z (%) = 504 (36) [M]+, 435 (05), 375 (08), 348 (23), 279 (100), 251 (76), 223 (26), 154 (26), 126 (60). HRMS (EI, 70 eV): m/z [M+] calcd for C16H6O8F6S2: 503.94028; found: 503.94011.

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General Procedure for Suzuki-Miyaura Reactions: A 1,4-dioxane solution (4 mL per 3 mmol of 2) of 2, K3PO4, Pd(PPh3)4 and arylboronic acid 3 was stirred at 110 ˚C or 90 ˚C for 10 h. After cooling to 20 ˚C, distilled H2O was added. The organic and the aqueous layers were separated and the latter was extracted with CH2Cl2. The combined organic layers were dried (Na2SO4), filtered and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by column chromatography.

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Synthesis of 1,2-Bis(4-(tert-butylphenyl)anthraquinone (4c): Starting with 2 (250 mg, 0.5 mmol), 4-tert-butyl-phenylboronic acid (3c; 213 mg, 1.2 mmol), Pd(PPh3)4 (34 mg, 6 mol%, 0.03 mmol), K3PO4 (320 mg, 1.5 mmol) and 1,4-dioxane (4 mL), 4c was isolated by rapid column chromatography (flash silica gel, heptanes-EtOAc) as yellow crystals (180 mg, 76%); mp 234-236 ˚C. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 1.15 (s, 9 H, 3 × Me), 1.20 (s, 9 H, 3 × Me), 6.75-6.83 (m, 4 H, ArH), 7.01-7.14 (m, 4 H, ArH), 7.60-7.65 (m, 2 H, ArH), 7.70 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1 H, ArH), 8.01-8.03 (m, 1 H, ArH), 8.17-8.20 (m, 1 H, ArH), 8.34 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 1 H, ArH). ¹³C NMR (62.9 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 31.2 (3 × Me), 31.4 (3 × Me), 34.4 (C), 34.4 (C), 124.2, 124.3, 126.6, 127.0, 127.5, 129.0, 129.0 (CH), 131.3, 132.9 (C), 133.5 (CH), 133.6 (C), 134.1, 134.9 (CH), 135.0, 136.9, 137.2, 142.7, 149.1, 149.8, 149.8 (C), 183.4, 183.7 (CO). IR (KBr): 2959 (m), 2901, 2866 (w), 1675 (s), 1663, 1588 (m), 1575, 1566, 1548, 1513, 1475, 1456, 1410, 1394, 1360 (w), 1330, 1315 (m), 1298 (s), 1280, 1262, 1253, 1211, 1199 (m), 1185, 1160 (w), 1113 (m), 1072 (w), 1016 (m), 979 (w), 956 (m), 942, 904 (w), 860, 836 (m), 822 (s), 795 (m), 774, 768, 755, 745 (w), 719 (s), 690 (m), 682 (w), 662, 645 (m), 587 (s), 568, 559, 543 (m) cm-¹. GC-MS (EI, 70 eV): m/z (%) = 472 (45) [M]+, 457 (93), 439 (4), 415 (100), 401 (23), 383 (11). HRMS (EI, 70 eV): m/z [M+] calcd for C34H32O2: 472.23968; found: 472.23868.

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Synthesis of 1-(4- tert -Butylphenyl)-2-(trifluoromethyl-sulfonyloxy)anthraquinone (5c): Starting with 2 (250 mg, 0.5 mmol), 4-tert-butylphenylboronic acid (3c; 90 mg, 0.5 mmol), Pd(PPh3)4 (17 mg, 3 mol%, 0.015 mmol), K3PO4 (160 mg, 0.75 mmol) and 1,4-dioxane (3 mL), 5c was isolated by rapid column chromatography (flash silica gel, heptanes-EtOAc) as yellow crystals (149 mg, 61%); mp 160-162 ˚C. ¹H NMR (250 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 1.31 (s, 9 H, 3 × Me), 7.07 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2 H, ArH), 7.42 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 2 H, ArH), 7.58-7.67 (m, 3 H, ArH), 7.96-8.00 (m, 1 H, ArH), 8.11-8.14 (m, 1 H, ArH), 8.36 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1 H, ArH). ¹³C NMR (75.4 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 31.3 (3 × Me), 34.7 (C), 118.2 (q, J CF = 318.5 Hz, CF3), 125.2, 126.3, 126.9, 127.7, 128.3, 129.3 (CH), 130.5, 132.4, 133.4 (C), 134.1 (CH), 134.1 (C), 134.5 (CH), 134.6, 137.6, 151.2, 151.8 (C), 181.9, 182.0 (CO). ¹9F NMR (282 MHz, CDCl3): δ = -74.2 (3 × F, CF3). IR (KBr): 2960, 2930, 2869, 1675, 1665, 1590, 1580, 1573, 1429 (w), 1410 (m), 1362, 1329, 1316, 1297 (w), 1267 (m), 1205 (s), 1165 (m), 1129 (s), 1079, 1040, 1017, 997 (w), 946, 879, 843 (m), 820 (s), 792, 775, 767, 757, 745 (w), 725 (m), 713 (s), 683, 671 (w), 642 (m), 603 (s), 573 (m) cm-¹. GC-MS (EI, 70 eV): m/z (%) = 488 (18) [M]+, 473 (100), 431 (31), 325 (58), 299 (26), 239 (8). HRMS (EI, 70 eV): m/z [M+] calcd for C25H19O5F3S: 488.08998; found: 488.090070.

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General Procedure for the Synthesis of 6a-f: The reaction was carried out in a pressure tube. To a dioxane suspension (3 mL) of 2 (250 mg, 0.5 mmol), Ar¹B(OH)2 (0.5 mmol) and Pd(PPh3)4 (3 mol%) was added K3PO4 (160 mg, 0.75 mmol), and the resultant solution was degassed by bubbling argon through the solution for 10 min. The mixture was heated at 90 ˚C under an argon atmosphere for 10 h. The mixture was cooled to 20 ˚C. Ar²B(OH)2 (0.55 mmol), Pd(PPh3)4 (3 mol%), K3PO4 (160 mg, 0.75 mmol) and dioxane (2 mL) were added. The reaction mixtures were heated under an argon atmosphere for 10 h at 110 ˚C. They were diluted with H2O and extracted with CH2Cl2 (3 × 25 mL). The combined organic layers were dried (Na2SO4), filtered and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash chromatography (silica gel, EtOAc-heptanes).

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Synthesis of 1-[4 (Trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-2-(4- tert -butylphenyl)anthraquinone (6a): Starting with 2 (252 mg, 0.5 mmol), 4-(trifluoromethyl)phenylboronic acid (3a; 95 mg, 0.5 mmol), Pd(PPh3)4 (17 mg, 3 mol%, 0.015 mmol), K3PO4 (160 mg, 0.75 mmol), 1,4-dioxane (3 mL), and 4-tert-butylphenylboronic acid (3c; 98 mg, 0.55 mmol), 6a was isolated by rapid column chromatography (flash silica gel, heptanes-EtOAc) as yellow crystals (157 mg, 65%); mp 225-227 ˚C. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 1.15 (s, 9 H, 3 × Me), 6.76-6.80 (m, 2 H, ArH), 7.03-7.10 (m, 4 H, ArH), 7.38 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2 H, ArH), 7.61-7.66 (m, 2 H, ArH), 7.70 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1 H, ArH), 7.94-7.98 (m, 1 H, ArH), 8.16-8.20 (m, 1 H, ArH), 8.36 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1 H, ArH). ¹³C NMR (75.4 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 31.2 (3 × Me), 34.4 (C), 124.3 (q,
J = 272.3 Hz, CF3), 124.4 (dq, J = 7.6, 2.2 Hz), 124.7, 126,7, 127.4, 127.6 (CH), 128.5 (q, J = 32.8 Hz, C), 129.0, 129.7 (CH), 131.3, 132.8, 133.6 (C), 133.8, 134.3 (CH), 134.6 (C), 135.4 (CH), 136.3, 140.8, 144.0 (d, J = 1.7 Hz,), 149.1, 150.5 (C), 183.0, 183.6 (CO). ¹9F NMR (282 MHz, CDCl3): δ =
-62.33 (3 × F, CF3). IR (KBr): 2962, 2905, 2869 (w), 1672 (m), 1613, 1588, 1552, 1513, 1462, 1409, 1399, 1363 (w), 1321 (s), 1300, 1278, 1263 (m), 1213, 1186 (w), 1158 (s), 1118 (m), 1105 (s), 1087, 1075, 1059, 1016 (m), 976 (w), 954 (m), 899, 864 (w), 837, 824 (m), 796, 784, 767, 758, 744 (w), 718 (s), 688, 671, 662, 640, 605 (w), 584 (m), 566, 564, 532 (w) cm-¹. GC-MS (EI, 70 eV): m/z (%) = 484 (43) [M]+, 469 (100), 449 (10), 427 (08), 383 (02), 357 (03). HRMS (EI, 70 eV): m/z [M+] calcd for C31H23O2F3: 484.16447; found: 484.164850.

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CCDC 766105, CCDC 766106 and CCDC 766107 contain all crystallographic details of this publication and is available free of charge at www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/conts/retrieving.html or can be ordered from the following address: Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre, 12 Union Road, GB-Cambridge CB21EZ; Fax: +44 (1223)336033; or deposit@ccdc.cam.ac.uk.