Overcoming Limitations in Dual Photoredox/Nickel catalyzed C–N Cross-Couplings due to Catalyst Deactivation

25 November 2019, Version 1
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Abstract

Dual photoreodox/nickel catalyzed C–N cross-couplings are an attractive alternative to the palladium catalyzed Buchwald-Hartwig reaction, but are limited to aryl halides containing electron-withdrawing groups. We show that the formation of catalytically inactive nickel-black is responsible for this limitation. Deposition of nickel-black further deactivates heterogeneous photocatalysts restricting their recyclability. We demonstrate that catalyst deactivation can be avoided by the combination of nickel catalysis and a carbon nitride semiconductor. The broad absorption range of the organic, heterogeneous photocatalyst enables a wavelength dependent reactivity control to prevent nickel-black formation. A second approach is to run the reactions at high concentrations to increase the formation of nickel-amine complexes that reduce nickel-black formation. This allows reproducible, selective C–N cross-couplings of electron-rich aryl bromides.

Keywords

metallaphotoredox
dual catalysis
catalyst deactivation
photocatalysis

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