Synthesis of Allenes via Palladium-Catalyzed Hydrogen-Transfer Reactions:  Propargylic Amines as an Allenyl Anion Equivalent

Hiroyuki Nakamura,* Takaya Kamakura, Makoto Ishikura, and Jean- François Biellmann
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Gakushuin University, Mejiro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-8588, Japan, and Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Nankang Taipei, Taiwan
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126 (19), pp 5958–5959
DOI: 10.1021/ja039175+
Publication Date (Web): April 24, 2004
Copyright © 2004 American Chemical Society

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Synthesis of allenes has been achieved by using palladium-catalyzed hydrogen-transfer reactions. Various propargylic amines, which were readily prepapred from iodobenzenes and propargylic amines by Sonogashira coupling reaction, underwent the hydrogen-transfer reaction in the presence of Pd2dba3·CHCl3/(C6F5)3P catalyst at 100 °C in dioxane for 24 h, giving the corresponding allenes in 43−99% yields. Various propargylic alcohols containing a propargylic aminomethyl group, synthesized by the addition of lithium acetylides of N,N-diisopropylprop-2-ynylamine to aldehydes and a ketone, also underwent the hydrogen-transfer reaction in the presence of Pd2dba3·CHCl3 catalyst and (C6F5)3P at 80 °C in dioxane, giving the corresponding allenes in 56−92% yields. In the current transformation, propargylic amines can be handled as an allenyl anion equivalent and introduced into various electrophiles to be transformed into allenes under palladium-catalyzed conditions.

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  • Published In Issue May 19, 2004
  • Received October 22, 2003

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