Issue 6, 2022

Regioselectivity of Pd-catalyzed o-carborane arylation: a theoretical view

Abstract

The mechanism and the regioselectivity of Pd-catalyzed B(4)–H arylation and B(4,5)–H diarylation for o-carborane with bidentate directing groups were investigated. The complete catalytic cycle involves Pd-mediated concerted metalation–deprotonation, oxidative addition, counterion exchange, and reductive elimination, where counterion exchange is critical. The reductive elimination is the rate- and regioselectivity-determining step for the whole catalytic cycle. B(3)-Arylation is unfavorable because the steric repulsion between the substituent group on C(2) and the metal moiety would lead to significant distortion of o-carborane and would result in a higher activation energy for reductive elimination. The distortion of o-carborane can be clearly observed from the change of its aromaticity in the corresponding transition states by the calculation of nucleus-independent chemical shifts. Moreover, counterion exchange with carboxylate before reductive elimination significantly increases the positive charge of palladium, which leads to a lower activation free energy for the sequential step.

Graphical abstract: Regioselectivity of Pd-catalyzed o-carborane arylation: a theoretical view

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Article information

Article type
Research Article
Submitted
13 1 2022
Accepted
05 2 2022
First published
07 2 2022

Org. Chem. Front., 2022,9, 1686-1695

Regioselectivity of Pd-catalyzed o-carborane arylation: a theoretical view

J. Liu, D. Fu, Z. Chen, T. Li, L. Qu, S. Li, W. Zhang and Y. Lan, Org. Chem. Front., 2022, 9, 1686 DOI: 10.1039/D2QO00046F

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