Calcium Hydride Catalyzed Highly 1, 2‐Selective Pyridine Hydrosilylation. Issue 32 (26th June 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Intemann, Julia; Bauer, Heiko; Pahl, Jürgen; Maron, Laurent; Harder, Sjoerd
• Is Part Of: Chemistry. Volume 21:Issue 32(2015)
• Page Start: 11452
• Page End: 11461
• Publication Date: 2015-06-26
• Subjects: calcium -- catalysis -- hydride -- hydrosilylation -- reduction; Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1002/chem.201501072
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0947-6539

Abstract

Abstract: Reaction of the calcium hydride complex (DIPPnacnac‐CaH⋅THF)2 with pyridine is much faster and selective than that of the corresponding magnesium hydride complex (DIPPnacnac = [(2, 6‐ i Pr2 C6 H3 )NC(Me)]2 CH). With a range of pyridine, picoline and quinoline substrates, exclusive transfer of the hydride ligand to the 2‐position is observed and also at higher temperatures no 1, 2→1, 4 isomerization is found. The heteroleptic product DIPPnacnac‐Ca(1, 2‐dihydropyridide)⋅(pyridine) shows fast ligand exchange into homoleptic calcium complexes and therefore could not be isolated. Calcium hydride reduction of isoquinoline gave well‐defined homoleptic products which could be characterized by X‐ray diffraction: Ca(1, 2‐dihydroisoquinolide)2 ⋅(isoquinoline)4 and Ca3 (1, 2‐dihydroisoquinolide)6 ⋅(isoquinoline)6 . The striking selectivity difference in the dearomatization of pyridines by Mg or Ca complexes could be explained by DFT theory and was utilized in catalysis. Whereas hydroboration of pyridine with pinacol borane with a calcium hydride catalyst gave only minor conversion, the hydrosilylation of pyridine and quinolines with PhSiH3 yields exclusively 1, 2‐dihydropyridine and 1, 2‐dihydroquinoline silanes with 80–90 % conversion. Similar results can be achieved with the catalyst Ca[N(SiMe3 )2 ]2 ⋅(THF)2 . These calcium complexes represent the first catalysts for the 1, 2‐selective hydrosilylation of pyridines. Abstract : Unexpected selectivity : The reaction of magnesium hydride complexes with pyridines gives generally a mixture of 1, 2‐ and 1, 4‐addition products which at higher temperatures isomerizes selectively to the more stable 1, 4‐addition product. Calcium hydride complexes, however, react with pyridines exclusively to the 1, 2‐addition product. The high selectivity for this dearomatization reaction can be rationalized by theory and has been exploited in catalysis: the first main group metal mediated hydrosilylation of pyridines is highly 1, 2‐selective.