Abstract
Aromatic and heterocyclic functionality are ubiquitous in pharmaceuticals. Herein, we disclose a new Mn(PDP) catalyst system using chloroacetic acid additive capable of chemoselectively oxidizing remote tertiary C(sp3)−H bonds in the presence of a broad range of aromatic and heterocyclic moieties. Although catalyst loadings can be lowered to 0.1 mol% under a Mn(PDP)/acetic acid system for aromatic and non-basic nitrogen heterocycle substrates, the Mn(PDP)/chloroacetic acid system generally affords 10–15% higher isolated yields on these substrates and is uniquely effective for remote C(sp3)−H hydroxylations in substrates housing basic nitrogen heterocycles. The demonstrated ability to perform Mn(PDP)/chloroacetic acid C(sp3)−H oxidations in pharmaceutically relevant complex molecules on multi-gram scales will facilitate drug discovery processes via late-stage functionalization. (Figure presented.).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 417-423 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis |
Volume | 362 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 23 2020 |
Keywords
- C−H hydroxylation
- chemoselective
- late stage functionalization
- oxidation
- site-selective
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- Organic Chemistry