Anomalous ligand effect in gold(I)-catalyzed intramolecular hydroamination of alkynes

作者:Gaggioli Carlo Alberto; Ciancaleoni Gianluca; Biasiolo Luca; Bistoni Giovanni; Zuccaccia Daniele; Belpassi Leonardo*; Belanzoni Paola; Tarantelli Francesco
来源:Chemical communications, 2015, 51(27): 5990-5993.
DOI:10.1039/c5cc00894h

摘要

We analyzed the ligand electronic effect in a gold(I)-catalyzed intramolecular alkyne hydroamination, through a DFT and charge-displacement CDF) study. We found that, in the presence of pi-electron conjugation between the alkyne and the nucleophilic functionality, electron poor ligands modify the coordination mode and the geometric parameters of the substrate in such a way that, contrary to expectations, the activation barrier of the nucleophilic attack increases. This remarkable effect is due to the competition between alkyne activation and nucleophile deactivation. The general relevance of these findings is highlighted.

  • 出版日期2015