ࡱ > g i f l 7 bjbjUU " 7| 7| '` l \ 2 $ $ R b x x x x x Z ! ! ! ! ! ! ! $ % ( L ! x x ! ( x x Y$ ( ( ( . x x ! ( ! ( ( 6! 6! x V XH , 6! 6! l o$ 0 $ 6! ]( ^ ]( 6! ( Synthesis of Diynes and Tetraynes from in situ Desilylation/Dimerization of Acetylenes: Matthew A. Heuft, Shawn K. Collins, Glenn P. A. Yap, and Alex G. Fallis* Department of Chemistry, University of Ottawa, 10 Marie Curie, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K5N 6N5 afallis@science.ottawa.ca Supplementary Information & Experimental. General. Proton magnetic resonance and carbon magnetic resonance spectra (1H NMR) were measured at 500 MHz with a Bruker AMX500 or at 200 MHz with a Varian Gemini spectrometer. Chemical s h i f t s a r e r e p o r t e d i n p a r t s p e r m i l l i o n ( p p m ) d o w n f i e l d f r o m t e t r a m e t h y l s i l a n e ( s c a l e ) . T h e m u l t i p l i c i t y ( s = s i n g l e t , d = d o u b l e t , t = t r i p l e t , q = q u a r t e t , b r = b r o a d ) , n u m b e r o f p r o t o n s a n d c o u p l i n g c o n s t a n t s ( r e p o r t e d i n H z ) a r e i n d i c a t e d i n p a r e n t h e s e s . E l e c t r o n i m p a c t m a s s s p e c t r a E I ( M S ) w e r e d e t e r m i n e d o n a K r a t o s C o n c e p t 2 H i n s t r u m e n t u s i n g a n i o n i z a t i o n e n e r g y o f 7 0 e V . E l e c t r o s p r a y m a s s s p e c t r a E S ( M S ) w e r e d e t e r m i n e d o n a M i c r o m a s s Q u a t t r o L C w i t h a p u m p r a t e o f 2 0 mL / m i n . E l e m e n t a l a n a l yses were performed at M-H-W Laboratories, Phoenix, Arizona, USA. The purity of all title compounds was judged to be > 95 % as determined by a combination of GC-MS, 1H NMR and 13C NMR analyses. In the preparation of TIPS-protected acetylenic precursors, all non-aqueous reactions were performed under an atmosphere of dry nitrogen or dry argon in flame or oven dried glassware equipped with a magnetic stir bar and a rubber septum. Standard inert atmosphere techniques were used in handling all air and moisture sensitive reagents. Reactions were monitored by analytical thin layer chromatography (TLC) using commercial aluminum sheets pre-coated (0.2 mm layer thickness) with silica gel 60 F254 (E. Merck). Product purification by conventional and flash column chromatography was performed using E. Merck Silica Gel (70-230 or 230-400 mesh). Petroleum ether refers to a mixture of hydrocarbons with a boiling range of 30 60 C. Anhydrous diethyl ether (ether), anhydrous tetrahydrofuran (THF) were freshly distilled from benzophenone/sodium. Dry benzene, toluene, dimethylformamide (DMF), dichloromethane, and triethylamine were distilled from NaH or CaH. Cu(OAc)2 was prepared from the dihydrate Cu(OAc)22H2O by refluxing in acetic anhydride for 15 h prior to use. All commercial starting materials were purchase from Aldrich Chemical Company unless otherwise stated. Standard Desilylation/Oxidative Dimerization Method Using Cu(OAc)2 A solution of tetra-n-butylammonium fluoride (1.0 M in THF, 1 eq) in THF (5 mL) was added over 2 h via syringe pump to a stirred solution of Cu(OAc)2 (3 eq) and corresponding TIPS-acetylene (1 eq) in pyridine/ether (3:1) (substrate concentration was 3.3 mM). The blue solution became emerald green once addition began. Once addition was complete, the solution was poured into ether and HCl (1 M). The organic phase was washed excessively with HCl (1 M) until all pyridine was removed and the organic phase was dried and concentrated to yield a crude solid. The solid was further purified by chromatography (petroleum ether unless otherwise specified) to yield the dimer product. Standard Desilylation/Oxidative Dimerization Method Using CuCl/TMEDA A solution of tetra-n-butylammonium fluoride (1.0 M in THF, 1 eq) in THF (5 mL) was added over 2 h via syringe pump to a solution of CuCl (3 eq), TMEDA (100 eq) and corresponding TIPS-acetylene (1 eq) in benzene (substrate concentration was 3.3 mM). The lime-green solution became emerald green after addition began. Once addition was complete, the solution was poured into ether and HCl (1 M). The organic phase was washed to remove TMEDA and the organic phase was dried and concentrated to yield a crude solid. The solid was further purified by chromatography (petroleum ether unless otherwise specified) to yield the dimer product. Triisopropyl-(4-phenyl-buta-1,3-diynyl)-silane (1b) nBuLi (2.27 M, 15.8 mL, 35.8 mmol) was added to a solution of 3 (4.34 g, 17.9 mmol) in THF (40 mL) at 78 C and the resulting deep yellow solution was stirred for 5 min. A solution of ZnBr2 (4.12 g, 18.3 mmol) in THF (40 mL) at 22 C was transferred by canula to the solution and warmed to 22 C and stirred for 15 min. A solution of Pd(PPh3)4 (500 mg, 5 mol %) and iodobenzene (1.0 mL, 8.94 mmol) was transferred by canula to the solution which was then heated to reflux overnight (~18 h). The reaction mixture was then quenched by the addition of silica gel. Concentration and dry packed chromatography give the product as a yellow oil (1.61 g, 64 %); 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3 ) 7 . 5 0 ( d d , J = 8 . 2 , 1 . 3 H z , 2 H ) , 7 . 3 7 7 . 2 9 ( m , 3 H ) , 1 . 1 3 ( s , 2 1 H ) ; 1 3 C N M R ( 1 2 5 M H z , C D C l 3 ) 1 3 2 . 6 ( d ) , 1 2 9 . 2 ( d ) , 1 2 8 . 3 ( d ) , 1 2 1 . 5 ( s ) , 8 9 . 6 ( s ) , 8 7 . 8 ( s ) , 7 5 . 5 ( s ) , 7 4 . 7 ( s ) , 1 8 . 5 ( q ) , 1 1 . 3 ( d ) ; M S ( E I ) m / z 2 8 2 ( M + ) , 2 3 9 , 2 1 1 , 1 8 3 , 1 6 9 ; H R M S c a l c ' d for C19H26Si 282.1804 (M+), found 282.1787. [4-(2-Bromophenyl)-buta-1,3-diynyl]-triisopropyl-silane (1d) nBuLi (36.4 mL, 82.6 mmol) was added to a solution of 32 (10 g, 41.3 mmol) in THF (60 mL) at 0 C and the resulting deep yellow solution was stirred for 5 min. A solution of ZnBr2 (9.3 mg, 41.3 mmol) in THF (20 mL) at 22 C was transferred by canula to the solution and warmed to 22 C and stirred for 15 min. A solution of Pd(PPh3)4 (600 mg, 0.52 mmol) and 1-bromo-2-iodobenzene (7.8 g, 27.5 mmol) was then transferred by canula to the reaction mixture and heated to reflux overnight (~15 h). The reaction was then quenched by the addition of silica gel. Concentration and dry packed chromatography give the product as a clear liquid (3.05 g, 35 %); 1H NMR (200 MHz, CDCl3) d 7 . 5 4 ( m , 2 H ) , 7 . 2 2 ( m , 2 H ) , 1 . 1 1 ( s , 2 1 H ) ; 1 3 C N M R ( 5 0 M H z , C D C l 3 ) d 1 3 4 . 7 ( d ) , 1 3 2 . 5 ( d ) , 1 3 0 . 1 ( d ) , 1 2 6 . 9 ( s ) , 1 2 6 . 2 ( s ) , 1 2 4 . 1 ( s ) , 8 9 . 8 ( d ) , 8 9 . 2 ( d ) , 7 9 . 5 ( s ) , 7 3 . 5 ( s ) , 1 8 . 5 ( q ) , 1 1 . 3 ( d ) ; M S ( E I ) m / z 3 6 0 ( M + ) , 3 2 0 , 3 1 9 , 3 1 7 , 2 9 1 , 2 8 9 , 2 7 7 , 2 7 5 , 263, 261, 209, 153; HRMS calc'd for C19H25BrSi 360.0910 (M+), found 360.0922; Anal calc'd for C19H25BrSi: C 63.15, H 6.98, found C 62.95, H 6.91. [4-(3-Dibutylamino-phenyl)-buta-1,3-diynyl]-triisopropyl-silane (1e) A solution of nBuLi (2.04 M, 22.4 mL, 45.6 mmol) was added to a 78 C solution of 32 (5.50 g, 22.7 mmol) in THF (150 mL). The resulting pale yellow colored solution was stirred for 2 min followed by the addition of a solution of ZnBr2 (5.27 g, 23.4 mmol, 1.55 eq) in THF (100 mL). The colourless solution was stirred at 78 C for 5 min then warmed to 0 C for 15 min. A mixture of N,N-dibutyl-3-iodoaniline (5.00g, 15.1 mmol, 1 eq), Pd(PPh3)4 (1.75 g, 10 mol %) in THF (150 mL) was added by canula and the reaction was heated to reflux for 18 h. Once cooled to 22 C, silica gel was added to the reaction flask and its contents were concentrated to dryness. After chromatography (petroleum ether / CH2Cl2, 20:1), the product was isolated as a yellow oil (4.70 g, 76 %); 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3 ) 7 . 1 1 ( t , J = 7 . 9 H z , 1 H ) , 6 . 7 9 6 . 7 6 ( m , 3 H ) , 3 . 2 4 ( t , J = 7 . 7 H z , 4 H ) , 1 . 5 9 1 . 5 2 ( m , 4 H ) , 1 . 4 0 1 . 3 0 ( m , 4 H ) , 1 . 1 4 ( s , 2 1 H ) , 0 . 9 7 ( t , J = 7 . 3 H z , 6 H ) ; 1 3 C N M R ( 1 2 5 M H z , C D C l 3 ) 1 4 7 . 9 ( s ) , 1 2 9 . 1 ( d ) , 1 2 1 . 9 ( s ) , 1 1 9 . 7 ( d ) , 1 1 5 . 3 ( d ) , 1 1 3 . 0 ( d ) , 9 0 . 0 (s), 86.7 (s), 73.3 (s), 65.8 (s), 50.7 (t), 29.0 (t), 20.4 (t), 18.4 (q), 13.9 (q), 11.3 (d); MS (EI) m/z 409 (M+), 319, 221, 163, 135; HRMS calc'd for C27H43NSi 409.3165 (M+), found 409.3157; Anal. calc'd for C27H43NSi: C 79.15, H 10.58, found C 78.95, H 10.68. Triisopropyl-(4-naphthalen-1-yl-buta-1,3-diynyl)-silane (1f) nBuLi (1.45 mL , 2 . 2 8 M , 3 . 3 0 m m o l ) w a s a d d e d t o a s o l u t i o n o f 3 2 ( 4 0 0 m g , 1 . 6 5 m m o l ) i n T H F ( 1 5 m L ) a t 0 C a n d t h e r e s u l t i n g d e e p y e l l o w s o l u t i o n w a s s t i r r e d f o r 5 m i n . A s o l u t i o n o f Z n B r 2 ( 3 4 0 m g , 1 . 6 5 m m o l ) i n T H F ( 8 m L ) a t 2 2 C w a s t r a n s f e r r e d b y c a n u l a t o t h e s olution and warmed to 22 C and allowed to stir for 15 min. A solution of Pd(PPh3)4 (50 mg, 0.04 mmol) and 1-bromonaphthalene (310 mg, 1.50 mmol) was then transferred by canula to the solution and heated to reflux overnight (~15 h). The reaction mixture was then quenched by the addition of silica gel. Concentration and dry packed chromatography gave the product as a pale yellow solid (350 mg, 64 %); 1H NMR (200 MHz, CDCl3) d 8 . 3 8 ( d , J = 7 . 9 , 1 H ) , 7 . 8 0 ( m , 2 H ) , 7 . 3 7 - 7 . 6 3 ( m , 4 H ) , 1 . 2 0 ( s , 2 1 H ) ; 1 3 C N M R ( 5 0 M H z , C D C l 3 ) d 1 3 4 . 0 ( s ) 1 3 3 . 0 ( s ) , 1 3 2 . 3 ( d ) , 1 2 9 . 7 ( d ) , 1 2 8 . 4 ( d ) , 1 2 7 . 1 ( d ) , 1 2 6 . 6 ( d ) , 1 2 6 . 0 ( d ) , 1 2 5 . 1 ( d ) , 1 1 9 . 1 ( s ) , 8 9 . 7 ( s ) , 8 8 . 9 ( s ) , 7 9 . 3 ( s ) , 7 3 . 9 ( s ) , 1 8 . 6 ( q ) , 11.3 (d); MS (EI) m/z 332 (M+), 289, 247, 219, 203, 184, 141, 115, 44; HRMS calc'd for C23H28Si 332.1961 (M+), found 332.1955. Triisopropyl-octa-1,3-diynyl-silane (1g) 1-Hexyne (500 mg, 6.09 mmol), Pd2(dba)3 (70 mg, 0.76 mmol), CuI (20 mg, 0.11 mmol), 1,2,2,6,6-pentamethylpiperidine (1.37 mL, 7.6 mmol) and 1-bromo-2-(triisopropylsilyl)acetylene (1.0 g, 0.38 mmol) were combined in benzene (10 mL) at 22 C. The solution was stirred for 19 h. The reaction mixture was quenched by the addition of silica gel. C o n c e n t r a t i o n a n d d r y p a c k e d c h r o m a t o g r a p h y g a v e t h e p r o d u c t a s a p a l e y e l l o w l i q u i d ( 4 3 3 m g , 4 3 % ) ; 1 H N M R ( 2 0 0 M H z , C D C l 3 ) d 2 . 2 5 ( t , J = 6 . 7 , 2 H ) 1 . 4 8 ( m , 2 H ) , 1 . 0 5 ( s , 2 1 H ) , 1 . 0 5 ( m , 2 H ) , 0 . 8 8 ( t , J = 6 . 8 , 3 H ) ; 1 3 C N M R ( C D C l 3 , 5 0 M H z ) d 9 0 . 1 ( s ) , 7 9 .7 (s), 78.7 (s), 65.7 (s), 30.1 (t), 21.9 (t), 18.9 (q), 18.4 (q), 13.5 (t), 11.2 (d); MS (EI) m/z 262 (M+), 219, 191, 177, 163, 149, 111, 97, 83, 69, 44; HRMS calc'd for C17H30Si 262.2118 (M+), found 262.2126. Triisopropyl-(4-thiophen-2-yl-buta-1,3-diynyl)-silane (1h) nBuLi (2.06 mL, 3.3 mmol) was added to a solution of 32 (400 mg, 1.65 mmol) in THF (15 mL) at 0 C and the resulting deep yellow solution was stirred for 5 min. A solution of ZnBr2 (375 mg, 1.65 mmol) in THF (10 mL) at 22 C was transferred b y c a n u l a t o t h e s o l u t i o n a n d w a r m e d t o 2 2 C a n d a l l o w e d t o s t i r f o r 1 5 m i n . A s o l u t i o n o f P d ( P P h 3 ) 4 ( 5 0 m g , 0 . 0 4 m m o l ) a n d 2 - b r o m o t h i o p h e n e ( 1 1 0 mL , 1 . 1 4 m m o l ) w a s t h e n t r a n s f e r r e d b y c a n u l a t o t h e s o l u t i o n a n d h e a t e d t o r e f l u x o v e r n i g h t ( ~ 1 5 h ) . T h e r e a c t i o n m i x t u r e w a s t h e n q u e n c h e d b y t h e a d d i t i o n o f s i l i c a g e l . C o n c e n t r a t i o n a n d d r y p a c k e d c h r o m a t o g r a p h y g a v e t h e p r o d u c t a s a y e l l o w o i l ( 2 8 4 m g , 8 6 % ) ; 1 H N M R ( 2 0 0 M H z , C D C l 3 ) d 7 . 2 7 ( m , 2 H ) , 6 . 9 3 ( m , 1 H ) , 1 . 1 0 ( s , 2 1 H ) ; 1 3 C N M R ( 5 0 M H z , C D C l 3 ) d 134.5 (d), 128.6 (d), 127.0 (d), 121.7 (s), 90.2 (s), 89.2 (s), 78.7 (s), 68.6 (s), 18.5 (q), 11.2 (d); MS (EI) m/z 288 (M+), 245, 217, 189, 165, 135, 94, 59; HRMS calc'd for C17H24SSi 288.1361 (M+), found 288.1368. (6-Anthracen-9-yl-hexa-1,3,5-triynyl)-triisopropyl-silane (1i) The triyne (6-anthracen-9-yl-hexa-1,3,5-triynyl)-triisopropyl-silane was constructed in a parallel manner to the methods described by Tykwinski (see Supplemental Scheme 1). EMBED ChemDraw.Document.5.0 Supplemental Scheme 1: Synthetic scheme for the preparation of 1i. Step 1: 4-Bromoanthracene (I) (1.5 g, 5.83 mmol), Pd(PPh3)2Cl2 (100 mg, 0.14 mmol), Et3N (30 mL), and CuI (50, mg, 0.26 mmol) were combined in THF (30 mL). The solution was degassed by passing a stream of argon gas through the solution for 10 min. TMS-acetylene was then added (905 uL, 6.42 mmol) and the mixture heated at reflux for 15 h. The reaction mixture was cooled to 22 C and quenched by the addition of silica gel. Concentration and dry packed chromatography (petroleum ether) give anthracen-9-ylethynyl-trimethylsilane (II) as a yellow solid (1.58 g, 100 %). The silylacetylene was carried on directly to the next step. Step 2: Compound II (890 mg, 3.24 mmol) and K2CO3 (excess) were combined in THF (15 mL) and MeOH (15 mL). The mixture was vigorously stirred for 8 h and poured into a mixture of ether and water. The organic phase was dried (MgSO4) and concentrated and the crude solid was passed through a silica gel plug (petroleum ether) to yield 9-ethynyl-anthracene (III) as a yellow solid (650 mg, 99 %). The acetylene was carried on directly to the next step. Step 3: nBuLi (1.35 mL, 2.27 M, 3.04 mmol) was added to a >