While the mechanism has not yet been fully elucidated, Magnus' 1985 explanation[12] is widely accepted for both mono- and dinuclear catalysts, and was corroborated by computational studies published by Nakamura and Yamanaka in 2001.[13] The reaction starts withdicobalt hexacarbonyl acetylene complex. Binding of an alkene gives ametallacyclopentene complex. CO thenmigratorily inserts into an M-C bond.Reductive elimination delivers thecyclopentenone. Typically, the dissociation of carbon monoxide from the organometallic complex is rate limiting.[8]
The reaction works with both terminal and internal alkynes, although internal alkynes tend to give lower yields. The order of reactivity for the alkene is
With unsymmetrical alkenes or alkynes, the reaction is rarelyregioselective, although some patterns can be observed.
The PK reaction has poor regioselectivity with monosubstituted alkenes.Phenylacetylene and1-octene produce at least 4 isomeric products. ("tol" =toluene)
For mono-substituted alkenes, alkyne substituents typically direct: larger groups prefer the C2 position, and electron-withdrawing groups prefer the C3 position.
An electron-withdrawing group (ethyl benzoatyl) prefers the C3 position. ("Tol" =toluene)
But the alkene itself struggles to discriminate between the C4 and C5 position, unless the C2 position is sterically congested or the alkene has a chelating heteroatom.
The reaction's poor selectivity is ameliorated inintramolecular reactions. For this reason, the intramolecular Pauson-Khand is common in total synthesis, particularly the formation of 5,5- and 6,5-membered fusedbicycles.
Generally, the reaction is highlysyn-selective about the bridgehead hydrogen and substituents on the cyclopentane.
Appropriate chiral ligands or auxiliaries can make the reaction enantioselective (see§ Amine N-oxides).BINAP is commonly employed.
Typical Pauson-Khand conditions are elevated temperatures and pressures in aromatic hydrocarbon (benzene, toluene) or ethereal (tetrahydrofuran, 1,2-dichloroethane) solvents. These harsh conditions may be attenuated with the addition of various additives.
Adding silica improved this reaction rate by a factor of ≈50.
Adsorbing the metallic complex onto silica or alumina can enhance the rate of decarbonylative ligand exchange as exhibited in the image below.[15][16] This is because the donor posits itself on a solid surface (i.e. silica).[clarification needed] Additionally using a solid support restricts conformational movement (rotamer effect).[17][18][19]
Traditional catalytic aids such as phosphine ligands make the cobalt complex too stable, but bulky phosphite ligands are operable.
Lewis basic additives, such asn-BuSMe, are also believed to accelerate the decarbonylative ligand exchange process. However, an alternative view holds that the additives make olefin insertion irreversible instead.[20] Sulfur compounds are typically hard to handle and smelly, butn-dodecyl methyl sulfide[21] andtetramethylthiourea[22] do not suffer from those problems and can improve reaction performance.
The two most common amineN-oxides areN-methylmorpholineN-oxide (NMO) andtrimethylamineN-oxide (TMANO). It is believed that these additives remove carbon monoxide ligands via nucleophilic attack of theN-oxide onto the CO carbonyl, oxidizing the CO into CO2, and generating an unsaturated organometallic complex.[23][24] This renders the first step of the mechanism irreversible, and allows for more mild conditions.Hydrates of the aforementioned amineN-oxides have similar effect.[25][26][27]
N-oxide additives can also improve enantio- and diastereoselectivity, although the mechanism thereby is not clear.[28][29][30]
(NMO =N‑methylmorpholineN‑oxide, DCM =dichloromethane) A step in the total synthesis of epoxydictymene: temperature and ultrasound failed to improve the d.r. for the desired diastereomer (the red hydrogen). But theN-oxide additive, while lower yielding, gave a d.r. of 11:1.[28]
In general allenes, support the Pauson–Khand reaction; regioselectivity is determined by the choice of metal catalyst.Density functional investigations show the variation arises from different transition state metal geometries.[41]
Molybdenum catalyzes a Pauson-Khand reaction at an allene's internal double bond. Rhodium would catalyze a reaction at this substrate's terminal double-bond instead.
Heteroatoms are also acceptable: Mukaiet al's total synthesis of physostigmine applied the Pauson–Khand reaction to acarbodiimide.[42]
An example of a newer version is the use of thechlorodicarbonylrhodium(I) dimer, [(CO)2RhCl]2, in the synthesis of(+)-phorbol byPhil Baran. In addition to using a rhodium catalyst, this synthesis features an intramolecular cyclization that results in the normal 5-membered α,β-cyclopentenone as well as 7-membered ring.[43]
The cyclopentenone motif can be prepared from aldehydes, carboxylic acids, and formates. These examples typically employ rhodium as the catalyst, as it is commonly used indecarbonylation reactions. The decarbonylation and PK reaction occur in the same reaction vessel.[44][45]
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