Investigation of the origin and synthetic application of the pseudodilution effect for Pd-catalyzed macrocyclisations in concentrated solutions with immobilized catalysts

Org Biomol Chem. 2013 Aug 7;11(29):4750-6. doi: 10.1039/c3ob41020j. Epub 2013 Jun 25.

Abstract

Immobilized Pd-complexes allowed macrocyclisations via the Tsuji-Trost-reaction in concentrated solutions. Systematic studies suggest that the origin of this pseudodilution effect is neither film diffusion nor gel diffusion, but the reduction in conformational freedom of intermediates and intramolecular prenucleophile activation. In contrast a pseudodilution effect could not be observed for Sonogashira- and Suzuki-macrocyclisations.

MeSH terms

  • Cyclization
  • Macrocyclic Compounds / chemical synthesis*
  • Macrocyclic Compounds / chemistry
  • Molecular Structure
  • Organometallic Compounds / chemistry*
  • Palladium / chemistry*
  • Phosphines / chemical synthesis*
  • Phosphines / chemistry
  • Solutions

Substances

  • Macrocyclic Compounds
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Phosphines
  • Solutions
  • Palladium