Oxygen Activated, Palladium Nanoparticle Catalyzed, Ultrafast Cross-Coupling of Organolithium Reagents

Dorus Heijnen, Filippo Tosi, Carlos Vila, Marc C. A. Stuart, Philip H. Elsinga, Wiktor Szymanski, Ben L. Feringa*

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journalArticleAcademicpeer-review

62 Citations (Scopus)
173 Downloads (Pure)

Abstract

The discovery of an ultrafast cross-coupling of alkyland aryllithium reagents with a range of aryl bromides is presented. The essential role of molecular oxygen to form the active palladium catalyst was established; palladium nanoparticles that are highly active in cross-coupling reactions with reaction times ranging from 5 s to 5 min are thus generated in situ. High selectivities were observed for a range of heterocycles and functional groups as well as for an expanded scope of organolithium reagents. The applicability of this method was showcased by the synthesis of the [C-11]-labeled PET tracer celecoxib.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3354-3359
Number of pages6
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume56
Issue number12
Early online date14-Feb-2017
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 13-Mar-2017

Keywords

  • cross-coupling
  • isotope labeling
  • nanoparticles
  • organolithium regents
  • palladium
  • CROSS-COUPLING REACTIONS
  • RAPID ROOM-TEMPERATURE
  • ARYLBORONIC ACIDS
  • PD NANOPARTICLES
  • CONTINUOUS-FLOW
  • ARYL CHLORIDES
  • SUPPORTED PD
  • COMPLEXES
  • HALIDES
  • METHYLLITHIUM

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Oxygen Activated, Palladium Nanoparticle Catalyzed, Ultrafast Cross-Coupling of Organolithium Reagents'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this