Um sistema catalítico composto por Pd(OAc) 2 e P(o-tol) 3 foi aplicado na reação de Heck entre brometos de arila e diariletenos. Utilizando-se K 2 CO 3 como base e DMF como solvente, olefinas triarilsubstituídas foram obtidas com rendimentos de bons a excelentes. Brometos de arila com substituintes eletroretiradores foram menos ativos para a reação de acoplamento Heck e levaram à formação de produto de homoacoplamento em quantidades substanciais, indicando que a adição oxidativa não deve ser a etapa lenta da reação. A presença de substituintes no diarileteno afetou drasticamente a seletividade da reação. Realizou-se também a dupla arilação do estireno, levando diretamente à olefina triarilsubstituída, com rendimento de 73%.A catalytic system composed of Pd(OAc) 2 and P(o-tol) 3 was found to be effective for the Heck reaction of aryl bromides with diarylethylenes. Using K 2 CO 3 as a base and DMF as a solvent, trisubstituted olefins were obtained in good to excellent yields. Aryl bromides containing an electron-withdrawing group in para position were less reactive for the Heck coupling reaction and gave substantial amount of homocoupling by-product suggesting that oxidative addition is not the rate-determining step. Electron withdrawing group substituent in the para position of stilbene affects the regioselectivity of the reaction. In this case, the phenyl group from the Ph-Pd complex migrates preferentially to the same carbon of the double bond to which the phenyl is bonded. Finally, a one pot sequential double Heck arylation of styrene was performed, giving trisubstituted olefin with an overall yield of 73%.Keywords: Heck reaction, palladium, trisubstituted olefins, double arylation
IntroductionPalladium-catalyzed Heck cross-coupling reactions are one of the most efficient methods for the construction of C−C bonds and have found widespread use in organic synthesis.1 Most Heck reactions involves arylation of monosubstituted alkenes (especially acrylates and styrene derivatives) to allow synthesis of disubstituted olefins with regio and stereoselective control. In contrast, fewer studies have been conducted on the arylation of disubstituted olefins or double arylation of mono-substituted olefins, to yield trisubstituted products. Stereocontrol during the synthesis of highly substituted double bonds is a significant challenge in organic synthesis, 2 and the Heck reaction remains an important alternative. In this context, some examples of regio and stereoselective syntheses of trisubstituted α,β-unsaturated compounds, such as nitriles, 3,4 cinnamates 5-10 and aldehydes, 11 through either monoarylation of disubstituted olefins or direct diarylation of monosubstituted olefins, have been reported. Arylation of disubstituted alkenes without an electron-withdrawing group conjugated to the C=C double bond (e.g., α-or β-methylstyrene, 10,12 1,1-diphenylethene and transstilbene)13-15 has also been investigated. However, to the best of our knowledge, no example using substituted stilbenes has been described. Recently, we re...