氮雜環(huán)卡賓(N-heterocyclic carbene,NHC)鈀催化劑是一類以氮雜環(huán)卡賓為配體、鈀為金屬中心的過渡金屬催化劑,憑借配體與金屬中心的強配位作用、優(yōu)異的穩(wěn)定性及可調(diào)的催化活性,在有機合成領(lǐng)域占據(jù)重要地位,尤其在碳-碳、碳-雜原子鍵構(gòu)建反應(yīng)中展現(xiàn)出獨特優(yōu)勢。該催化劑在交叉偶聯(lián)、C-H鍵活化、羰基化、脫氟烷基化等反應(yīng)中均有不錯的應(yīng)用。以下為其部分應(yīng)用實例:
以SIPr-PdCl2-Py為催化劑,末端炔烴與芳基三甲基銨三氟甲磺酸鹽可通過Sonogashira 交叉偶聯(lián)反應(yīng),一鍋法直接實現(xiàn)胺的炔基化,無需分離銨鹽[1]。
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以[Pd(NHC)(acac)Cl]為催化劑,可通過選擇性N?C/O?C鍵斷裂,高效催化酰胺和酯類的Suzuki?Miyaura及Buchwald?Hartwig交叉偶聯(lián)反應(yīng)[2]。
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在Pd(OAc)2/S-IPr催化下,酮類化合物可與(E)-偕烷基、芳基二取代烯丙基碳酸酯發(fā)生烯丙基烷基化反應(yīng),構(gòu)建含鄰位叔碳和季碳立體中心的酮類產(chǎn)物[3]。

以Pd-PEPPSI-IPentAn配合物為催化劑,可在有氧條件下實現(xiàn)(雜)芳基氯與胺的C?N 交叉偶聯(lián)反應(yīng),高效構(gòu)建CAr?N鍵[4]。
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以Pd(IPr)(cinammyl)Cl為催化劑,芳基酯可發(fā)生C?O鍵斷裂,與硼酸進行Suzuki?Miyaura 偶聯(lián)反應(yīng)制備含羰基的酮類產(chǎn)物[5]。
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在Pd-PEPPSI-IPr催化下,芳基酰胺進行C-N鍵活化,與芳基硼酸發(fā)生Suzuki?Miyaura 交叉偶聯(lián)反應(yīng)制備酮類化合物[6]。
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以Pd/IPrBIDEA作為催化劑,以3,3-二甲基烯丙基頻哪醇硼酸酯作為新型氫化物供體,偕二氟環(huán)丙烷可發(fā)生開環(huán)氫脫氟反應(yīng),高效高區(qū)域選擇性合成熱力學上較不穩(wěn)定的末端氟代烯烴[7]。

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