Ma Carmen Pacheco

Bio: Ma Carmen Pacheco is an academic researcher from University of Alicante. The author has contributed to research in topics: Coupling reaction & Aryl. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 10 publications receiving 830 citations. Previous affiliations of Ma Carmen Pacheco include University of Oxford.

Highly Active Oxime-Derived Palladacycle Complexes for Suzuki−Miyaura and Ullmann-Type Coupling Reactions

Abstract: Oxime-derived chloro-bridged palladacycles 12 and 13 are efficient complexes for the Suzuki−Miyaura reactions of aryl-, allyl-, and benzyl halides with arylboronic acids. The isolated catalysts are thermally stable, not sensitive to air or moisture, and easily accessible from inexpensive starting materials. The reaction can be performed under aerobic conditions with aryl bromides and chlorides, displaying turnover numbers (TON) of up to 5 × 105 and turnover frequencies (TOF) of up to 198 000 h-1 for aryl bromides. Aryl chlorides undergo the Suzuki reaction with arylboronic acids with TON of up to 4700 and TOF up to 4700 h-1. Even inexpensive and readily available benzyl and allyl chlorides undergo the coupling reaction with good turnover numbers. Complexes of 12 catalyze the syntheses of symmetrical biaryls in good yields via reductive coupling of iodoarenes in the presence of Hunig's base.

Oxime-Derived Palladium Complexes as Very Efficient Catalysts for the Heck–Mizoroki Reaction

Abstract: Oxime-derived, chloro-bridged palladacycles 16 are efficient complexes for the Heck vinylation of aryl halides. The isolated catalysts are thermally stable, not sensitive to air or moisture and easily accessible from inexpensive starting materials. The reaction can be performed under aerobic conditions, with aryl iodides, bromides and chlorides with acrylic esters and olefins displaying turnover numbers (TON) of up to 1010 for phenyl iodide and turnover frequencies (TOF) of 1.4×108 h−1. Deactivated aryl bromides undergo the Heck reaction with styrene with TON and TOF values up to 97,000 and 6063 h−1, respectively. Even aryl chlorides undergo the coupling reaction with olefins with TON up to 920. Complexes 16 catalyze the synthesis of 2,3-disubstituted indenones and indoles in good yields via annulation reaction of internal alkynes with o-bromo- or o-chlorobenzaldehyde and o-iodoaniline, respectively.

C(sp2)-C(sp) and C(sp)-C(sp) Coupling Reactions Catalyzed by Oxime-Derived Palladacycles

Abstract: Oxime-derived chloro-bridged palladacycle 8a, derived from 4,4′-dichlorobenzophenone, is an efficient pre-catalyst for the copper- and amine-free Sonogashira coupling between terminal acetylenes and aryl iodides and aryl and vinyl bromides achieving turnover numbers (TON) of up to 72000. Catalyst 8a has also been shown as a effective promoter for the sila-Sonogashira coupling between 1-(trimethylsilyl)alkynes and aryl iodides and bromides in the presence of CuI or Bu4NBr as co-catalysts. This complex also catalyzes efficiently the homocoupling reaction (Glaser-type coupling) between 1-alkynes in NMP at room temperature with TONs of up to 1000. All the reactions can be performed under air and employing reagent-grade chemicals under very low loading conditions, which demonstrates the versatility and high activity of oxime-derived palladacycles.

The Sonogashira Reaction: A Booming Methodology in Synthetic Organic Chemistry†

Abstract: 3.7. Palladium Nanoparticles as Catalysts 888 3.8. Other Transition-Metal Complexes 888 3.9. Transition-Metal-Free Reactions 889 4. Applications 889 4.1. Alkynylation of Arenes 889 4.2. Alkynylation of Heterocycles 891 4.3. Synthesis of Enynes and Enediynes 894 4.4. Synthesis of Ynones 896 4.5. Synthesis of Carbocyclic Systems 897 4.6. Synthesis of Heterocyclic Systems 898 4.7. Synthesis of Natural Products 903 4.8. Synthesis of Electronic and Electrooptical Molecules 906

Introduction of Fluorine and Fluorine-Containing Functional Groups

Abstract: Over the past decade, the most significant, conceptual advances in the field of fluorination were enabled most prominently by organo- and transition-metal catalysis. The most challenging transformation remains the formation of the parent C-F bond, primarily as a consequence of the high hydration energy of fluoride, strong metal-fluorine bonds, and highly polarized bonds to fluorine. Most fluorination reactions still lack generality, predictability, and cost-efficiency. Despite all current limitations, modern fluorination methods have made fluorinated molecules more readily available than ever before and have begun to have an impact on research areas that do not require large amounts of material, such as drug discovery and positron emission tomography. This Review gives a brief summary of conventional fluorination reactions, including those reactions that introduce fluorinated functional groups, and focuses on modern developments in the field.

On the Nature of the Active Species in Palladium Catalyzed Mizoroki–Heck and Suzuki–Miyaura Couplings – Homogeneous or Heterogeneous Catalysis, A Critical Review

Abstract: A wide array of forms of palladium has been utilized as precatalysts for Heck and Suzuki coupling reactions over the last 15 years. Historically, nearly every form of palladium used has been described as the active catalytic species. However, recent research has begun to shed light on the in situ transformations that many palladium precatalysts undergo during and before the catalytic reaction, and there are now many suggestions in the literature that narrow the scope of types of palladium that may be considered true “catalysts” in these coupling reactions. In this work, for each type of precatalyst, the recent literature is summarized and the type(s) of palladium that are proposed to be truly active are enumerated. All forms of palladium, including discrete soluble palladium complexes, solid-supported metal ligand complexes, supported palladium nano- and macroparticles, soluble palladium nanoparticles, soluble ligand-free palladium, and palladium-exchanged oxides are considered and reviewed here. A considerable focus is placed on solid precatalysts and on evidence for and against catalysis by solid surfaces vs. soluble species when starting with various precatalysts. The review closes with a critical overview of various control experiments or tests that have been used by authors to assess the homogeneity or heterogeneity of catalyst systems.