Pincer-(NHC)Mn(I) Complex-Catalyzed Selective α-Alkylation of Ketones and Nitriles Using Unactivated Alkenyl Alcohols

IF 11.3 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL

ACS Catalysis Pub Date : 2024-12-24 DOI:10.1021/acscatal.4c05889

Adarsha Mandal, Manoj Pradhan, Chirantan Mitra, Srabani Nandi, Biswajit Sadhu, Sabuj Kundu

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Abstract

Construction of C–C bonds utilizing challenging alkenyl alcohols employing first-row transition-metal catalysts is an unexplored area. Herein, we report the α-alkylation of ketones and nitriles using unactivated alkenyl alcohols as coupling partners in the presence of a phosphine-free pincer-NHC carbene-Mn(I) complex. This catalytic system was highly effective for the α-alkylation of a wide variety of ketones and acetonitriles having aromatic, heteroaromatic, and aliphatic units in the presence of several reducible functional groups. The practical applicability and synthetic value of this protocol were demonstrated through gram-scale synthesis, evaluation of green chemistry metrics, and functionalization of alkylated products into important molecules. Several control experiments, kinetic studies, and Hammett studies were carried out to understand the reaction mechanism, which was further supported by density functional theory (DFT) calculations.

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ACS Catalysis CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL-

CiteScore

20.80

自引率

6.20%

发文量

1253

审稿时长

1.5 months

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