Multi-technique Approach to Reveal the Mechanism of Cu(II) Catalyzed Arylation Reactions
Multi-technique Approach to Reveal the Mechanism of Cu(II) Catalyzed Arylation Reactions
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多技术方法揭示 Cu(II) 催化芳基化反应的机理
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2004
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A. M. Yatim
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A. M. Yatim
Multiple in situ and time-resolved spectroscopic techniques (EDXAFS, UV-Vis, EPR, NMR, XRD) are described to reveal detailed structural and electronic information on reaction intermediates of an important, anaerobic Cu(II) catalyzed N-arylation of imidazole. Based on these results, a novel mechanism for this Cu(II) catalyzed arylation reaction is proposed. The N-arylation of imidazole was performed in a NMP/H2O solvent mixture, at ambient temperature and atmosphere, using the commercially available Cu-catalyst [Cu(OH)(TMEDA)]2Cl2 (I). The system was shown to be a good and effective catalyst. The reaction does not require the presence of dioxygen or a base. The presence of H2O is however necessary for the reaction to proceed. The spectroscopic study resulted in the characterization of several reaction intermediates. The first and selectivity determining step in the reaction is the reaction of the dimeric Cu(II) complex with imidazole, forming a monomeric Cu(II)(Imidazole) intermediate II. Upon subsequent addition of phenylboronic acid an Cu(III)(imidazolate)(phenyl) intermediate III is formed, which after reductive elimination forms the phenylimidazole product and the Cu(I) monomeric species IV as characterized here. Finally, the Cu species is reoxidized forming back Cu(II) monomeric and dimer complexes. Inhibition by imidazole and phenylimidazole is observed. The phenylboronic acid is, in combination with H2O, involved in the oxidation and reoxidation steps in the described catalytic cycle.