Ligand-Enabled Pd(II)-Catalyzed β-Methylene C(sp³)-H Arylation of Free Aliphatic Acids.

ABSTRACT: Ligand development has enabled rapid advances in Pd(II)-catalyzed β-methyl C(sp³)-H activation of free carboxylic acids. However, there are only a handful of reports of free-acid-directed β-methylene C(sp³)-H activation, all of which are limited to intramolecular reactions. Herein, we report the first Pd(II)-catalyzed intermolecular β-methylene C(sp³)-H arylation of free aliphatic acids, which is enabled by bidentate pyridine-pyridone ligands. The bite angle of this ligand has been discovered to play a key role in promoting β-methylene C-H activation of free carboxylic acid. This new transformation provides a disconnection for alkylation of arenes with simple aliphatic acids. A variety of free aliphatic acids, including the antiasthmatic drug seratrodast, w

SUBMITTER: Hu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10243520 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature