Alkali-metal mediated zincation of N-heterocyclic substrates using the lithium zincate complex, (THF)Li(TMP)Zn(tBu)(2) and applications in in situ cross coupling reactions

Blair, Victoria L. and Blakemore, David C. and Hay, Duncan and Hevia, Eva and Pryde, David C. (2011) Alkali-metal mediated zincation of N-heterocyclic substrates using the lithium zincate complex, (THF)Li(TMP)Zn(tBu)(2) and applications in in situ cross coupling reactions. Tetrahedron Letters, 52 (36). pp. 4590-4594. ISSN 0040-4039 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2011.06.090)

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Abstract

This study investigates the ability of the mixed-metal reagent [Li(TMP)Zn(tBu)(2)] 1 to promote direct Zn-H exchange reactions (zincations) of a wide range of N-heterocyclic molecules. The generated metallated intermediates from these reactions are intercepted with I-2 and some of them are also employed as precursors in Pd-catalysed Negishi cross-coupling applications. A comparison with recent precedents in metallation chemistry reveals that for some of these heterocycles, 1 allows improved conversions, under milder conditions and in certain cases, even gives unique regioselectivities.

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