Tatsuki Nagataa,
Takeru Inouea,
Xianjin Lina,
Shinya Ishimotoa,
Seiya Nakamichia,
Hideo Okaa,
Ryota Kondoa,
Takeyuki Suzukib and
Yasushi Obora*a
aDepartment of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering, Kansai University, Suita, Osaka 564-8680, Japan. E-mail: obora@kansai-u.ac.jp
bComprehensive Analysis Center, The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research (ISIR), Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0057, Japan
First published on 3rd June 2019
N,N-Dimethylformamide-stabilised Pd nanocluster (NC) catalysed cross-coupling reactions of hydrosilane/disilane have been investigated. In this reaction, the coupling reaction proceeds without ligands with low catalyst loading. N,N-Dimethylacetamide is a crucial solvent in these reactions. The solvent effect was considered by various techniques, such as transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis. The Pd NCs can be recycled five times under both hydrosilane and disilane reaction conditions.
Metal nanoparticles (NPs) and nanoclusters (NCs) have unique physical and chemical properties.10 They are expected to show high catalytic performance owing to their stability, selectivity, activity, and recyclability.11,12 On the other hand, colloidal nanocatalysts require removal of capping agent to access catalytically active surface. Stabilizing agents such as thiolates, phosphines, surfactants, and polymers, behaves a protect shell for reactant.13 We have reported a surfactant-free preparation of dimethylformamide (DMF)-stabilised transition-metal (Au, Fe, Ir, Cu, and Pd) NPs by the DMF reduction method.14 Among these NPs, Pd NCs have proven to be highly effective in various palladium-catalysed cross-coupling reactions, such as Suzuki–Miyaura, Mizoroki–Heck,15a and Migita–Kosugi–Stille coupling reactions.15b DMF-stabilised Fe2O3 NPs also show high catalytic activity for hydrosilylation of unactivated terminal alkenes.16 The Pd–Pt–Fe2O3 nanocatalyst has recently been reported for coupling aryl halides with hydrosilanes. However, the Pd monometallic catalyst shows low reactivity and causes decomposition.17
In this paper, we describe DMF-stabilised palladium NCs catalysed coupling reactions of aryl halides with hydrosilanes/disilanes to give arylsilanes with moderate to good yields. These reactions proceed at low catalyst loading under ligand and additive free conditions. In addition, the Pd NCs catalysts in both the hydrosilane/disilane reaction systems can be recycled at least five times.
Entry | Solvent | Base | Conv. (%) | Yieldb (%) |
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a Reaction conditions: 1a (1.0 mmol), 2a (3.0 mmol), Pd NCs (0.1 mol%), and base (1.0 mmol) in solvent (1.0 mL) at 100 °C for 16 h.b The conversion of 1a and yields were determined by gas chromatography (GC) analysis. The isolated yield is shown in parenthesis.c Not determined due to overlapping of GC peaks.d PdCl2 was used as catalyst precursor. | ||||
1 | DMF | LiOAc | >99 | 52 |
2 | DMAc | LiOAc | >99 | 80 (75) |
3 | NMP | LiOAc | —c | 41 |
4 | Toluene | LiOAc | 66 | 7 |
5 | DMAc | NaOAc | >99 | 68 |
6 | DMAc | KOAc | >99 | 57 |
7 | DMAc | KOtBu | >99 | 8 |
8 | DMAc | None | >99 | 52 |
9d | DMAc | LiOAc | 97 | 9 |
Fig. 1 (a) TEM image (scale bar = 5 nm) and (b) nanoparticle size distribution of the DMAc-displaced Pd NCs. |
1H-NMR spectroscopy, Fourier transform-infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, thermogravimetric (TG) analysis, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) were performed to analyse the DMAc-substituted Pd NCs. From 1H-NMR analysis, several peaks around 8 ppm in 1H-NMR assigned to formyl protons of DMF molecules on the Pd NCs.14f,15a–c The formyl group proton (δ = 8.14 ppm) disappears after solvent displacement (Fig. S1†). FT-IR analysis (Fig. S2†) shows a peak at 1670 cm−1, which is attributed to the n(CO) stretching vibration and indicates the presence of DMF and DMAc molecules. The thermal stability of the Pd NPs was investigated by TG analysis (Fig. 2). The TG curves in the range of 25 °C to 200 °C of the two Pd NCs-prepared by DMF (Pd NCs-DMF) and the Pd NCs covered by DMAc (Pd NCs-DMAc) indicated similar charts. A difference was observed in the TG curves of the both Pd nanoclusters from above 200 °C, suggesting that the two nanoparticles were protected by different molecules on the surface on the metal clusters (DMF and DMAc).
The surface states of the as-prepared Pd NCs and solvent-displaced Pd NCs with DMAc were determined by XPS. The binding energy positions of Pd 3d5/2 and Pd 3d3/2 are shown in Fig. 3. Peak FWHMs are described in Table S1.† The other main peaks (C, O, and N) are shown in Fig. S4–S6.† The main peaks of Pd at 338.8, 337.2 eV of 3d5/2 and 344.0, 342.1 of 3d3/2 was higher than that of bulk Pd (Pd 3d5/2 335.1 eV and Pd 3d3/2 340.3 eV).18,19 The Pd 3d5/2 and 3d3/2 spectrum of Pd NCs with DMF is shown in Fig. 3a. The DMAc Pd NCs have a broad peak (Pd 3d5/2 343.7, 341.8 eV and Pd 3d3/2 338.5, 336.6 eV) (Fig. 3b). A significant peak shift in Pd NCs with DMAc by increase of the measurement time (Fig. 3d). In contrast, the as-prepared Pd NCs remain unchanged (Fig. 3c). The changes in the two samples are caused by removal of the protective molecules on the surface. With irradiation by X-ray and sample heating, the protective molecules (DMF rigid protecting layer) are removed as the number of measurements increases. With elimination of the protective surface molecules, surface palladium is reduced. These data are associated with the TG analysis results, where DMAc displacement of the Pd NCs removes the capping molecules and results in easy access to the active sites.
Fig. 3 XPS spectra of Pd NCs with DMF (a) at first measurement, (b) at third measurement, and Pd NCs with DMA which substituted from DMF (c) at 1st and (d) at 3rd measurement. |
Next, we investigated aryl halides bearing both electron-donating and electron-withdrawing substituents (Scheme 1). Electron-donating substrates (4-methyl and 4-methoxy, and 4-tert-butyl) gave excellent yields (84%, 97%, and 82% for 3b, 3c, and 3d, respectively). Electron withdrawing substrates were less effective (34% and 42% for 3e and 3f, respectively). Various silanes were investigated. The corresponding arylsilanes diphenylmethylsilane (3g), triethylsilane (3h), and triethoxysilane (3i) were obtained in 38%, 32%, and 25% yield, respectively.
We wanted to extend the coupling reaction to disilanes. Hexamethyldisilane is readily available as a Rochow direct process byproduct.20 The reaction of iodobenzene with hexamethyldisilane at 120 °C afforded 5a in 70% yield (Table 2, entry 1). Various bases were examined. NaOAc showed the best performance (entries 2–5). The same solvent effect was observed for DMF and DMAc (entry 6). The presence of a base was necessary for the reaction (entry 7). The reaction by using PdCl2 as catalyst precursor and gave the product in 38% (entry 8).
Entry | Solvent | Base | Conv. (%) | Yieldb (%) |
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a Reaction conditions: 1a (1.0 mmol), 4 (3.0 mmol), Pd NCs (0.1 mol%), and base (1.0 mmol) in solvent (1.0 mL) at 120 °C for 24 h.b The conversion of 1a and yields were determined by GC analysis. The isolated yield is shown in parenthesis.c PdCl2 was used as catalyst precursor. | ||||
1 | DMAc | LiOAc | >99 | 70 |
2 | DMAc | NaOAc | >99 | 83 (70) |
3 | DMAc | KF | >99 | 73 |
4 | DMAc | Na2CO3 | >99 | 78 |
5 | DMAc | KOtBu | 89 | 27 |
6 | DMF | NaOAc | >99 | 69 |
7 | DMAc | None | 58 | 32 |
8c | DMAc | NaOAc | 78 | 38 |
Iodobenzene derivatives bearing electron-donating groups, such as p-methyl, p-methoxy, and p-tert-butyl groups, gave the corresponding products in good yields (Table 3, entries 2–4). Electron-withdrawing groups were less effective (entries 5–7). However, the reaction of bromo/chlorobenzene under these conditions was sluggish.
Entry | X | R | Product | Yieldb (%) |
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a Reaction conditions: 1a (1.0 mmol), 2a (3.0 mmol), Pd NCs (0.1 mol%), and base (1.0 mmol) in DMAc (1.0 mL) at 120 °C for 24 h.b Isolated yield.c GC yield. | ||||
1 | I | H | 5a | 70 |
2 | p-Me | 5b | 65 | |
3 | p-OMe | 5c | 73 | |
4 | p-tBu | 5d | 86 | |
5 | p-COMe | 5e | 66 | |
6 | p-COOMe | 5f | 59 | |
7 | p-CF3 | 5g | 48 | |
8 | Br | H | 5a | 5c |
9 | Cl | H | 5a | Tracec |
Based on the results and those reported in the literature, the plausible reaction mechanisms are shown in Scheme S7.†21 Iodobenzene or hydrosilane oxidatively adds to the Pd NCs. The desired coupling product is obtained by the σ-bond metathesis reaction.
We investigated possible reuse of the catalyst.22 After the reaction, we performed annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy (ADF-STEM) and inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES) analysis (Table S2†). The particle size remained the same (Fig. 4). Based on a previous study, the results suggest that the Pd NCs possess recyclability in the coupling reaction.
Fig. 4 (a) ADF-STEM image (scale bar = 20 nm) and (b) particle size distribution of the Pd NCs after the reaction. |
We investigated the recyclability of the Pd NCs (Fig. 5 and 6). After performing the reaction with the disilane system (Table 2, entry 2), the hexane layer was extracted using 8 mL of hexane five times. The hexane layer (containing the starting materials and products) was removed. The DMAc was evaporated from the residual DMAc layer containing Pd NCs and the residue was reused as the catalyst for the reaction under the same conditions (Table 2, entry 2). The Pd NCs gave good yields five times. We also tested the coupling reaction of aryl halide with hydrosilane (reaction conditions as in Table 1, entry 2). In the hydrosilane coupling reaction, the extraction solvent was modified. Product 3a and the starting materials were extracted using a mixed solvent (hexane:ethyl acetate = 95:5). The Pd NCs catalyst tolerated multiple cycles.
Fig. 5 Multiple catalyst recycling for coupling of iodobenzene with disilane (conditions as in Table 2, entry 2). |
Fig. 6 Multiple catalyst recycling for coupling of iodobenzene with hydrosilane (conditions as in Table 1, entry 2). |
All of the synthesised compounds (3a,23a 3b,23a 3c,23a 3d,23b 3e,23a 3f,23b 3g,23e 3h,23c 3i,23d 5a,24a 5b,24c 5c,24c 5d, 5e,24b 5f,24d and 5g24b) are known compounds and have been previously reported.
All of the starting materials were commercially available and used without further purification. The DMF-protected Pd NCs were prepared according to a previously reported method.15a
3a dimethyldiphenylsilane: colorless liquid, 1H-NMR (400 MHz; CDCl3; CDCl3) δ: 7.57–7.54 (4H, m, Ph), 7.39–7.38 (6H, m, Ph), 0.59 (6H, s, Me); 13C-NMR (100 MHz; CDCl3; CDCl3) δ: 138.22 (C) 134.22 (CH), 129.11 (CH), 127.82 (CH), −2.42 (CH3); GC-MS (EI) m/z (relative intensity) 212(23) [M]+, 197(100), 198(19), 105(9).
3b dimethyl(phenyl)(p-tolyl)silane: colorless liquid, 1H-NMR (400 MHz; CDCl3; CDCl3) δ: 7.57–7.55 (2H, m, Ph), 7.48–7.46 (2H, m), 7.39–7.38 (3H, m, Ph), 7.23–7.21 (2H, m, Ph), 2.39 (3H, s, SiMe2), 0.58 (6H, s, Me); 13C-NMR (100 MHz; CDCl3; CDCl3) δ: 138.96 (C), 138.50 (C), 134.53 (C), 134.23 (CH), 134.15 (CH), 129.00 (CH), 128.65 (CH), 127.76 (CH), 21.45 (CH3), −2.32 (CH3); GC-MS (EI) m/z (relative intensity) 226(18) [M]+, 211(100), 212(21), 105(7).
3c (4-ethoxyphenyl)dimethyl(phenyl)silane: colorless liquid, 1H-NMR (400 MHz; CDCl3; CDCl3) δ: 7.53–7.44 (7H, m, Ph), 6.97–6.95 (2H, m, Ph), 3.85 (3H, s, OMe), 0.58 (6H, s, SiMe2); 13C-NMR (100 MHz; CDCl3; CDCl3) δ: 160.48 (C), 138.66 (C), 135.62 (CH), 134.11 (CH), 128.97 (CH), 127.75 (CH), 113.58 (CH), 54.97 (CH3), −2.32 (CH3); GC-MS (EI) m/z (relative intensity) 242(20) [M]+, 227(100), 135(4).
3d (4-(tert-butyl)phenyl)dimethyl(phenyl)silane: colorless liquid, 1H-NMR (400 MHz; CDCl3; CDCl3) δ: 7.21–7.01 (9H, m, Ph), 0.98 (9H, s, tBu), 0.21 (6H, s, SiMe2); 13C-NMR (100 MHz; CDCl3; CDCl3) δ: 151.98 (C), 138.46 (C), 134.59 (C), 134.15 (CH), 134.04 (CH), 128.99 (CH), 127.75 (CH), 124.77 (CH), 34.62 (C), 31.22 (CH3), −2.34 (CH3); GC-MS (EI) m/z (relative intensity) 268(16) [M]+, 253(100), 237(6), 105(10).
3e dimethyl(phenyl)(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)silane: 1H-NMR (400 MHz; CDCl3; CDCl3) δ: 7.64–7.61 (4H, m, Ph), 7.53–7.52 (2H, m, Ph), 7.41–7.38 (3H, m Ph), 0.60 (6H, s, SiMe2); 13C-NMR (100 MHz; CDCl3; CDCl3) δ: 143.36 (q, 4JC–F = 1.0 Hz, CH), 137.03 (CH), 134.41 (CH), 134.10 (CH), 130.99 (q, 2J C–F = 32.2 Hz, CH), 129.45 (CH), 127.97 (CH), 124.29 (q, 3JC–F = 3.7 Hz, CH), 124.19 (q, 1JC–F = 273.0 Hz, C), −2.63 (CH3); GC-MS (EI) m/z (relative intensity) 280(4) [M]+, 265(100), 184(15).
3f methyl 4-(dimethyl(phenyl)silyl)benzoate: colorless liquid, 1H-NMR (400 MHz; CDCl3; CDCl3) δ: 8.00 (2H, dd, J = 8.3, 0.7 Hz, Ph), 7.60 (2H, dd, J = 8.3, 0.7 Hz, Ph), 7.51–7.49 (2H, m, Ph), 7.38–7.37 (3H, m, Ph), 3.92 (3H, s, OMe), 0.58 (6H, d, J = 0.6 Hz, SiMe2); 13C-NMR (100 MHz; CDCl3; CDCl3) δ: 167.22 (C), 144.63 (C), 137.28 (C), 134.13 (CH), 134.11 (CH), 130.49 (C), 129.34 (CH), 128.51 (CH), 127.91 (CH), 52.12 (CH3), −2.61 (CH3); GC-MS (EI) m/z (relative intensity) 270(7) [M]+, 256(20), 255(100), 239(2).
3g methyltriphenylsilane: colorless liquid, 1H-NMR (400 MHz; CDCl3; CDCl3) δ: 7.56–7.36 (15H, m, Ph), 0.87 (3H, s, SiMe); 13C-NMR (100 MHz; CDCl3; CDCl3) δ: 136.06 (C), 135.25 (CH), 129.37 (CH), 127.83 (CH), −3.40 (CH3); GC-MS (EI) m/z (relative intensity) 274(5) [M]+, 259(100), 180(12).
3h triethyl(phenyl)silane: colorless liquid, 1H NMR (400 MHz; CDCl3; CDCl3): δ 7.50–7.35 (m, 2H, Ph), 7.34–7.25 (m, 3H, Ph), 0.96 (t, J = 8.0 Hz, 9H, Me), 0.79 (q, J = 7.2 Hz, 6H, SiCH2); 13C-NMR (100 MHz; CDCl3; CDCl3): δ 137.8 (C), 134.5 (CH), 129.0 (CH), 127.9 (CH), 7.7 (CH3), 3.6 (CH2); GC-MS (EI) m/z (relative intensity) 192(6) [M]+, 163(59), 135(100), 107(77).
3i triethoxy(phenyl)silane: colorless liquid, 1H NMR (400 MHz; CDCl3; CDCl3): δ 7.68 (d, J = 6.4 Hz, 2H, Ph), 7.34 (m, 3H, Ph), 3.87 (q, J = 7.2, 6H, OCH2), 1.25 (t, J = 6.8 9H, Me); 13C-NMR (100 MHz; CDCl3; CDCl3): δ 134.8 (C), 130.9 (CH), 130.4 (CH), 127.9 (CH), 58.7 (CH2), 18.2 (CH3); GC-MS (EI) m/z (relative intensity) 240(23) [M]+, 195(42), 145(100), 135(36).
5b trimethyl(p-tolyl)silane: colorless liquid, 1H-NMR (400 MHz; CDCl3; CDCl3): δ 7.45 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H, Ph), 7.20 (d, J = 7.6 Hz, 2H, Ph), 2.37 (s, 3H, Me), 0.27 (s, 9H, SiMe3); 13C-NMR (100 MHz; CDCl3; CDCl3): δ 138.6 (C), 136.8 (C), 133.3 (CH), 128.6 (CH), 21.5 (CH3), −1.1 (CH3); GC-MS (EI) m/z (relative intensity) 164(13) [M]+, 149(100), 121(9).
5c (4-methoxyphenyl)trimethylsilane: colorless liquid, 1H-NMR (400 MHz; CDCl3; CDCl3): δ 7.20 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 2H, Ph), 6.67 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H, Ph), 3.56 (s, 3H, OMe), 0.00 (s, 9H, SiMe3); 13C-NMR (100 MHz; CDCl3; CDCl3): δ 162.2 (C), 135.7 (CH), 132.2 (C), 114.4 (CH), 55.9 (CH3), 0.00 (CH3); GC-MS (EI) m/z (relative intensity) 180(16) [M]+, 165(100), 135(9).
5d (4-(tert-butyl)phenyl)trimethylsilane: white solid, m.p. 77.5–78, 1H-NMR (400 MHz; CDCl3; CDCl3): δ 7.49 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H, Ph), 7.41 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H, Ph), 1.34 (s, 9H, Me), 0.27 (s, 9H, SiMe3); 13C-NMR (100 MHz; CDCl3; CDCl3): δ 151.7 (C), 136.9 (C), 133.2 (CH), 124.7 (CH), 34.6 (C), 31.2 (CH3), −1.06(CH3); GC-MS (EI) m/z (relative intensity) 206(12) [M]+, 191(100), 176(7).
5e 1-(4-(trimethylsilyl)phenyl)ethan-1-one: colorless liquid, 1H-NMR (400 MHz; CDCl3; CDCl3) δ: 7.92–7.91 (2H, m, Ph), 7.63–7.61 (2H, m, Ph), 2.60 (3H, s, COMe), 0.29 (9H, s, SiMe3); 13C-NMR (100 MHz; CDCl3; CDCl3) δ: 198.33 (C), 147.21 (C), 137.17 (C), 133.48 (CH), 127.19 (CH), 26.58 (CH3), −1.38 (SiMe3); GC-MS (EI) m/z (relative intensity) 192(14) [M]+, 177(100), 162(1), 119(7).
5f methyl 4-(trimethylsilyl)benzoate: colorless liquid, 1H-NMR (400 MHz; CDCl3; CDCl3) δ: 7.99 (2H, d, J = 8.3 Hz, Ph), 7.59 (2H, d, J = 8.2 Hz, Ph), 3.92 (3H, s, OMe), 0.29 (9H, s, SiMe3); 13C-NMR (100 MHz; CDCl3; CDCl3) δ: 167.28 (C), 146.84 (C), 133.27 (CH, s), 130.19 (C), 128.44 (CH), 52.09 (CH3), −1.34 (CH3); GC-MS (EI) m/z (relative intensity) 208(5) [M]+, 193(100), 133(14).
5g trimethyl(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)silane: 1H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3; CDCl3): δ 7.64 (d, J = 7.6 Hz, 2H, Ph), 7.59 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H, Ph), 0.30 (s, 9H, SiMe3); 13C-NMR (100 MHz; CDCl3; CDCl3): δ 145.6 (C), 133.8 (CH), 130.8 (q, J = 31.6 Hz, C), 124.3 (q, J = 270.2 Hz, C), 124.2 (q, J = 3.9 Hz CH), −1.41(CH3) GC-MS (EI) m/z (relative intensity) 218(6) [M]+, 203(100), 189(0.60).
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† Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Characterization and spectra. See DOI: 10.1039/c9ra02895a |
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