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Stille coupling via CN bond cleavage

Dong-Yu Wang1,2, Masatoshi Kawahata3, Ze-Kun Yang1, Kazunori Miyamoto1, Shinsuke Komagawa4, Kentaro Yamaguchi3, Chao Wang1,2 & Masanobu Uchiyama1,2

Cross-coupling is a fundamental reaction in the synthesis of functional molecules, and has been widely applied, for example, to phenols, anilines, alcohols, amines and their derivatives. Here we report the Ni-catalysed Stille cross-coupling reaction of quaternary ammonium salts via CN bond cleavage. Aryl/alkyl-trimethylammonium salts [Ar/RNMe3] react smoothly with arylstannanes in 1:1 molar ratio in the presence of a catalytic amount of commercially available Ni(cod)2 and imidazole ligand together with 3.0 equivalents of CsF, affording the corresponding biaryl with broad functional group compatibility. The reaction pathway, including CN bond cleavage step, is proposed based on the experimental and computational ndings, as well as isolation and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis of Ni-containing intermediates. This reaction should be widely applicable for transformation of amines/ quaternary ammonium salts into multi-aromatics.

1 Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo-to 113-0033, Japan. 2 Advanced Elements Chemistry Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, and Elements Chemistry Laboratory, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako-shi, Saitama-ken 351-0198, Japan.

3 Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Kagawa Campus, Tokushima Bunri University, 1314-1 Shido, Sanuki-shi, Kagawa-ken 769-2193, Japan. 4 Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita-shi, Osaka-fu 565-0871, Japan. Correspondence and requests for materials should be addressed to K.Y. (email: mailto:[email protected]

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The Pd-catalysed Stille cross-coupling reaction between stannanes and organic halides (RX) was discovered during 19761978 (refs 13), and is currently the second most

widely used cross-coupling method for the synthesis of functional molecules and polymers, both in laboratory research and in industry410. However, Stille coupling using CO1114 and CN1522 electrophiles, such as phenol and amine derivatives, has hardly been investigated2325, even though such compounds are frequently encountered in synthetic investigations.

Amine groups occur widely in natural products, and are also found in many pharmaceuticals, dyes and functional molecules. A large variety of amines are commercially available, mostly at reasonable cost. On the other hand, transformation of the NR2 group is generally difcult, due to the chemical inertness of the C N bond. Therefore, efcient C N bond conversion methods

suitable for late-stage functionalization would greatly expand the utility of amine compounds as synthetic feedstocks. Quaternary organo-ammonium salts can be easily prepared from various aryl/alkyl amines. Their potential usage in cross-coupling was pioneered by Wenkert et al.26 (Ni-catalyst and Grignard reagent). Other protocols have been developed by MacMillan27 (Ni-catalyst and arylboron reagent), Wang28 (Ni-catalyst and organozinc reagent), Watson29 (Ni-catalyst and aryl/alkylboron reagent) and others3037, and it is well established that quaternary organo-ammonium salts show diverse reactivity and synthetic utility as efcient substitutes for halides. However, the Stille reaction via CN bond cleavage in such substrates has remained a missing piece in cross-coupling chemistry.

Herein, we describe the rst Ni-catalysed Stille coupling reaction of CN electrophiles (quaternary organo-ammonium salts). Although Ni catalysts are generally much less expensive than the corresponding Pd catalysts, they have been rarely used for Stille coupling23. We show that the reaction mediated by commercially available Ni-catalyst/imidazole ligand and CsF provides high synthetic efciency and broad functional group compatibility.

ResultsNi-catalysed couplings of ammonium salts and stannanes. Aryltrimethylammonium salts 1 were readily synthesized from

various anilines/amines bearing NH2, NHMe or NMe2 groups (Fig. 1). We started to examine the reaction of 1 with aryltrimethylstannane 2, which can be readily obtained by utilizing our recently developed naphthalene-catalysed quantitative synthesis of stannyl lithium38, or by employing functionalized Grignard reagents or other organometallics39. After the extensive experimentation (Supplementary Tables 13), we identied the optimum conditions as heating a mixture of 1 (as triate) and 2 in 1:1 ratio in dioxane with CsF as base, Ni(cod)2 as catalyst and 1,3-dicyclohexylimidazol-2-ylidene (ICy) as ligand. We next examined the scope of the reaction for various ammonium salts 1, with 2a as a representative stannane. The results are summarized in Table 1.

We found that (1) tolyltrimethylammonium triates were converted very smoothly and selectively to the corresponding coupling products, and the location (ortho-, meta- or para-) of the methyl substituent did not greatly affect the reaction (3aa-ca), though a highly sterically demanding substrate slowed down the reaction (3da); (2) substrates bearing electron-donating groups are less reactive (3aa-ea), while those with electron-withdrawing groups, including polar functional groups such as uorine (3fa-ga), ester (3ha), ketone (3ia), nitrile (3ja), silyl (3ka) and sulfone (3la), which are generally sensitive to bases and organometallics, showed excellent reactivity; (3) other aromatic substrates such as biphenyl or naphthalene also reacted efciently (3ma-na), indicating that molecules with expanded p-conjugated systems might be prepared by employing this method. Next, the reactivities of various stannanes 2 were investigated. Except in a few cases, such as very bulky substrates (3hb), the reactions proceeded smoothly to afford biaryl products with broad functional group tolerance (3hc-ii). Heterocyclic substrates reacted without difculty, and the desired products were obtained in high yields (3hj-hm).

Several additional reactions are noteworthy, and illustrate further synthetic applications of this method for selective preparations of functional molecules (Fig. 2). First, compound 3he synthesized via the present coupling reaction could be easily transformed into the ammonium salt (1o), which underwent further coupling with a second stannane 2a to generate the p-terphenyl derivative (3oa) (Fig. 2a). Second, we focused on the

COOMe

O NH2

Rhodamine 123

Afloqualone

R NMe3

N Ph

COOH

OMe

Ozanoxacin

Nemonapride

N NH

Plakinidine B

Trichostatin A MAZ51

Padimate A

Figure 1 | Amines. Various functional molecules containing amine moieties.

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Table 1 | Stille cross-coupling reactions of aryltrimethylammonium salts 1 with aryltrimethylstannanes 2, leading to biaryl products 3, catalyzed by Ni(cod)2 and ICy ligand.

Ni(cod)2 (10 mol%)

ICy HBF4 (20 mol%)

CsF (3.0 equiv.)

BF4

N N

Cy Cy

ICy HBF4

NMe3+ -OTf

Ar Ar

Me3Sn

2 (1.1 equiv.)

1 (1.0 equiv.) 3 (isolation yield)

1,4-dioxane 80 oC, >12 h

3aa (60%) 3ba (71%) 3ca (83%) 3da (35%)

3ea (40%) 3fa (91%) 3ga (81%) 3ha (95%)

3ia (93%) 3ja (52%) 3ka (78%) 3la (92%)

3ma (92%) 3na (91%) 3hb (55%) 3hc (91%)

3hd (83%) 3he (92%) 3nf (88%) 3hg (72%)

3hh (90%) 3lh (91%) 3hi (93%)

3ii (92%) 3hj (91%) 3ij (94%)

3hk (86%) 3hl (81%) 3hm (87%)

MeO 2a

F3C 2a

F 2a

EtO

NC 2a

Me3Si 2a

Me 2a

1n 2b

tBu

EtO

OMe 2e

NMe2 2f

EtO

SiMe3

EtO

OMe

EtO

NEt 2j

NEt

SiMe3

EtO

NMe 2l

EtO

O S 2m

EtO

fact that NR2 is often employed as a directing group in various aromatic reactions, such as FriedelCrafts reactions and aromatic CH functionalizations. For example, Ingleson 40 recently reported direct arene borylation (directed p-borylation) via electrophilic substitution of borenium. By combining this reaction with the current coupling reaction, p-terphenyl derivative (3ma) can also be synthesized from N,N-dimethylaniline via sequential reactions (Fig. 2b). These results clearly open up a new avenue for highly regio-controlled

synthesis of multi-substituted arenes by utilizing amino groups on aromatic rings. Third, we have demonstrated that selective phenylation of an amino group can be achieved by using the ammonium salt of Padimate A, an ingredient in some sunscreens (Fig. 2c). In this reaction, the ester moiety was untouched, indicating the potential applicability of this method for late-stage derivatization of various functional molecules. Finally, benzyltrimethylammonium salt 4a also reacted smoothly with stannane to give the coupling product 5aj in excellent yield,

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NMe2

NMe3+ OTf

EtO

3he

3oa

(90%)

i. MeOTf (1.1 equiv.), CH2Cl2, r.t. 2h, isolated yield: 95%; ii. PhSnMe3 (2a), standard coupling conditions.

Directing Group for FriedelCrafts-Type Arene Borylation

i (pin)B Me NMe2

ii iii

NMe2 NMe2

Me NMe3+ OTf

i. a) (Cat)BCl (1.0 equiv.), Et3N (1.05 equiv.), AlCl3 (1.1 equiv.), CH2Cl2, r.t. 1h.b) Pinacol (3.0 equiv.), Et3N (15.0 equiv.), r.t., 1h. Isolated yield after two steps: 83%ii. p -TolylI (1.1 equiv.), Pd(PPh3)2Cl2 (5 mol%), Na2CO3 (2.0 equiv.), THF/H2O,

60 C,12h. Isolated yield: 90%iii. MeOTf (1.1 equiv.), CH2Cl2, r.t. 2h. Isolated yield: 95%iv. PhSnMe3 (2a), standard coupling conditions.

3ma

(92%)

NMe2

NMe3+ OTf

Me O

Padimate A

3pa

(90%)

i. MeOTf (1.1 equiv.), CH2Cl2, r.t. 2h, isolated yield: 95%; ii. PhSnMe3 (2a), standard coupling conditions.

CH2 CH2

NMe3+ OTf

+ Me3Sn

(1.1 equiv.)

Standard conditionsNEt NEt

4a (1.0 equiv.) 5aj

(95%)

Figure 2 | Synthetic applicability. (a,b) Sequential cross-coupling for regio-controlled synthesis of p-terphenyl derivative; (c) Selective phenylation of NMe2 group in Padimate A; (d) Cross-coupling between benzyltrimethylammonium salt 4a and stannane 2j catalyzed by Ni(cod)2 and ICy ligand.

Table 2 | Mechanistic aspects of Ni-mediated CN cleavage.

DCl

(35% in D O)

Me Me

NMe3+ -OTf

Ni(cod)2 (1.0 equiv.) Reagents

1,4-dioxane

T (C), > 6 h

1m (1.0 equiv.) (GC yield)

Reagents

T (C) ICy HBF

4 (2.0 eq.) CsF (30.0 eq.)

ICy (2.0 eq.)

CsF (30.0 eq.) ICy (2.0 eq.) r.t. trace 46% 47%50 C 47% 49% 51%80 C 91% (isolation yield; D: 80 %) 93% 90%

ICy, 1,3-dicyclohexylimidazol-2-ylidene.

suggesting broad applicability of this method to compounds containing a C(sp3)N bond19 (Fig. 2d).

Mechanistic study. The putative mechanism of our reaction involves (A) Ni(0)-mediated CN bond cleavage of ammonium salt ArNMe3 to afford Ar1Ni(II) species (that is, an aromatic substitution reaction of NMe3 by the electron-rich Ni0 complex), (B) transmetalation at the Ni(II) centre with Ar2SnMe3 to afford Ar1Ni(II)Ar2 species, and nally (C) reductive elimination to give the nal product with regeneration of Ni(0). While steps B and C are essentially the same as those of the conventional Stille reaction4148, step A involving CN bond cleavage is of particular interest. Therefore, this step was investigated in detail in the stoichiometric reaction of ammonium triate 1m with Ni(cod)2 and ICy ligand (Table 2). At room temperature, the reaction proceeded very sluggishly in the presence of ICy HBF4 and CsF (corresponding to

the coupling conditions), and only a trace amount of the desired product was obtained. On the other hand, CN cleavage was observed in the presence of neutral ICy ligand, with or without CsF.

Higher product yields were obtained in all cases at 50 C, and the yield was further increased at 80 C. These results imply that CsF acts simply as a base to release free ICy ligand in this step.

After several attempts, we obtained X-ray-grade crystals from a 1,4-dioxane solution of the stoichiometric reaction mixture containing Ni(cod)2, ICy HBF4 and CsF in a ratio of 1:2:30

(Fig. 3a,b)29. The crystal structure is that of a prototype trans-Ni(ICy)2Ar(1m)F (Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC) 1438708) having a square-planar Ni(II) geometry, with two ICy ligands coordinated to the nickel atom in a trans arrangement. The compound was very stable, and even when it was treated with aqueous deuterium chloride (DCl) (0.2 mol l 1)

for several hours, the CNi bond remained unbroken; F/Cl exchange took place instead to give trans-Ni(ICy)2Ar(1m)Cl (conrmed by X-ray diffraction analysis, CCDC 1438709; Fig. 3a,c). Furthermore, the reaction of trans-Ni(ICy)2Ar(1m)F with PhSnMe3 under the same conditions was very reluctant, indicating that this product may be a dead-end species, rather than the active intermediate of the present coupling reaction (Fig. 3a). Some important conclusions regarding the reaction

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ICy

DCl

(0.2 mol L )

Ar(1m) Ni Cl

Ar(1m) Ni F

Me NMe3+ OTf

1m (1.0 equiv.)

Ni(cod)2 (1.0 equiv.)

ICy HBF4(2.0 equiv.)

CsF (30.0 equiv.)

1,4-dioxane 80 C, 12h

ICy

isolation yield: 80%

isolation yield: 72%

PhSnMe3 (2a, 3.0 equiv.)

3ma (GC yield: 12%)

b c

ICy

ICy CCDC: 1438709

Figure 3 | Mechanistic study. (a) Trapping of Ni-intermediates after CN cleavage. (b, c) Crystal structures images.

Table 3 | Inuence of uoride on the present coupling reaction.

Reagents

Ar(1m) Ni F

ICy

CCDC: 1438708

Ar(1m) Ni Cl

NMe3+ -OTf

Me3Sn

2a (1.1 equiv.)

Ni(cod)2 (10 mol%) Reagents

1,4-dioxane T (oC), > 6 h

EtO EtO

1h (1.0 equiv.) 3ha (GC yield)

T (C) ICy HBF

4 (20 mol%)

CsF (3.0 eq.) ICy (20 mol%) r.t. N.D. N.D.50 C 45% N.D.80 C 95% N.D.

N.D., not determined; r.t., room temperature.

mechanism of this coupling can be drawn from the data in Table 2 and Fig. 3, that is, (1) when a substantial amount of PhSnMe3 is present in the CN bond cleavage step, the subsequent transmetalation proceeds smoothly, but (2) in the absence of PhSnMe3, the reaction affords a dead-end species, that is, trans-Ni(ICy)2ArF, which is inert to transmetalation with PhSnMe3.

The role of uoride ion and the nature of the post CN bond cleavage step in the present coupling reaction were investigated in model systems (Table 3). Several elegant investigations to clarify the inuence of uoride in Stille coupling reactions have already been reported4144. In our case, when salt-free neutral ICy was used in the absence of CsF, the coupling reaction did not proceed at all. On the other hand, under the standard conditions, the reaction temperature played a crucial role in determining the coupling yield. The coupling did not occur at room temperature, but proceeded at higher temperature, and was accelerated as the temperature was increased. The yield of product 3ha reached 95% at 80 C. These results suggest that uoride is necessary for Ni/Sn transmetalation, which may be quite energy-demanding.

DFT calculations. Next, we employed density functional theory (DFT) calculations at the B3LYP (refs 4951)/M06 (ref. 52) level,

together with the articial force-induced reaction method53,54, to examine in detail the mechanism of this cross-coupling reaction. The results are illustrated in Fig. 4. First, the Ni(0) p complex

CP0 is formed with 3.0 kcal mol 1 exothermicity from Ni(ICy)2

(generated from Ni[cod]2 and ICy) and [PhNMe3]F (generated via anion metathesis of [PhNMe3][OTf] and CsF; the reaction route starting from [PhNMe3][OTf] was also calculated, but there was no marked difference in geometric structure or energy prole, compared with the results shown in Fig. 4). From CP0, Ni(0) can migrate on the phenyl ring to the proximal position of the CN bond via TS0 with an energy loss of only 10.2 kcal mol 1 to form the more stable CP1. Cleavage of the CN bond then takes place very smoothly as a SNAr process (TS1, 2.0 kcal mol 1),

with release of NMe3, affording intermediate CP2-1 with large exothermicity ( 45.5 kcal mol 1). The two ICys in CP2-1 arrange

in the cis-position, in which the horizontal NiC(ICy) bond (d2 2.01 ) is rather longer than the vertical one (d2 1.92 ).

PhSnMe3 then approaches the Ni(II) centre in CP2-1 after the loss of one ICy ligand and rotation of the NiF bond from the vertical to the horizontal position (Supplementary Fig. 1) to generate CP2-2 with an overall energy loss of 18.4 kcal mol 1. To reach the TS of transmetalation, TS2, the orientation of the phenyl group of

PhSnMe3 changes so that the sp2-orbital bound to the Sn metal can interact with the Ni(II) centre, and the CSn bond is cleaved with a small activation energy (4.1 kcal mol 1) to give CP3-1

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OTf

ICy

Ph Ph

PhNMe

PhNMe3+ OTf

(G = 57.9)

ICy

ICy ICy

ICy

Ni(ICy)2

CP3-2

(G = 19.0) TS3 (G = 16.7)

(G = 0.0)

NMe3 CP0

(G = 3.0)

NMe3 TS0

(G = 7.2)

ICy

d = 1.919 d = 2.005

ICy

withoutPhSnMe3 d

d = 1.932 d = 1.932

SnMe3

FSnMe3 RS (G = 55.9)

PhSnMe3

CP2-1

(G = 45.5)

Ni ICy

ICy

CP2-2

(G = 27.1)

NMe3

ICy

TS1

(G = 2.0)

ICy

ICy ICy

SnMe3

NMe3

CP3-1

(G = 27.2)

TS2

(G = 23.0)

NMe3 CP1

(G = 5.9)

G (kcal mol-1)

TS0

10.0

0.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

50.0

60.0

TS1

(SM)

CP0

CP1

TS3

TS2

CP3-2

CP2-2

CP3-1

22.5

32.9

CP2-1

Figure 4 | Reaction route located by means of DFT calculations. Optimizations: B3LYP/LANL2DZ (Ni, Sn)&6-31G* (H, C, N and F). Single-point energies: M06(polarizable continuum model, solvent 1, 4-dioxane)/SDD (Ni, Sn)&6-311 G** (H, C, N and F).

( 27.2 kcal mol 1). CP3-1 then ejects FSnMe3 to afford

the precursor for the reductive elimination, CP3-2 ( 19.0 kcal mol 1). Finally, CC bond formation proceeds

smoothly through TS3 with an energy loss of only 2.3 kcal mol 1 to produce the nal product, PhPh, and the Ni(ICy)2 catalyst is regenerated with a large energy gain. We also carried out the experimental and theoretical studies of the possible alternative Ni(I)/Ni(III) pathway (Supplementary Figs 24; Supplementary Discussion). Although we cannot completely rule out the involvement of the Ni(I)/Ni(III) mechanism, and other scenarios could be contemplated, the computational and experimental results are all consistent with the view that the Ni(0)/Ni(II) route is more favourable and would be at least the predominant reaction pathway.

The computed resting-state RS (trans-isomer of CP2-1) is essentially identical with the structure obtained by X-ray diffraction analysis (Fig. 3b). RS is thermodynamically more favourable than CP2-1 by 10.4 kcal mol 1, and thus the total energy loss for the transmetalation (TS2) from RS(32.9 kcal mol 1) is much higher than that from CP2-1

(22.5 kcal mol 1), suggesting low reactivity (Fig. 4), which is in good agreement with the experimental facts.

We next examined the role of uoride ion in the transmetalation step (Fig. 5)4144. In the presence of uoride ligand on the Ni(II) metal, this step is facilitated by a push-pull interaction, where F anion plays the role of a Lewis basic activator coordinating to the Sn metal to enhance the transfer ability of the Ph group of PhSnMe3, and the Ni(II) centre is activated by the F SnMe3 interaction, allowing the Ph group to undergo

smooth bond switching from Sn to Ni(II), affording the biarylated Ni(II) intermediate CP3-1 with an activation energy of only4.1 kcal mol 1. On the other hand, CP2-2OTf with triate anion on the Ni(II) undergoes transmetalation via a six-membered TS

TS2OTf in essentially the same manner. However, transmetalation of CP2-2OTf requires much higher activation energy(19.5 kcal mol 1) than that of CP2-2. In addition, the resultant intermediate CP3-1OTf is geometrically and electronically unstable, and is thermodynamically disfavoured by 15.0 kcal mol 1 compared with CP2-2OTf. Thus, transmetalation without the assistance of uoride anion should encounter both kinetic and

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(I) F

1.0

ICy

SnMe3

+4.1 4.2

TS2

CP2-2 CP3-1

5.0 G

rel (kcal mol1) TS2

CP2-2 CP3-1

4.0

3.0

2.0

1.0

0.0

TS2

(II) OTf

5.0

ICy

SnMe3

ICy

O S

CF3 O S

+19.5 4.5

S O

CF3

SnMe3

Me3

TS2OTf

CP2-2OTf CP3-1OTf

25.0 G

rel (kcal mol1)

20.0

TS2OTf

CP3-1OTf

15.0

10.0

5.0

CP2-2OTf

0.0

TS2OTf

Figure 5 | Transmetalation step. DFT calculation for the transmetalation step in the presence and absence of uoride. See Fig. 4 for details.

thermodynamic difculties, in accordance with the experimental facts.

DiscussionAlmost 40 years after the discovery of Stille coupling chemistry, we have developed the rst Stille reaction of quaternary ammonium salts via CN bond cleavage catalysed by a commercially available Ni-catalyst/ligand. Few Ni-catalysed Stille coupling reactions have been reported so far. This novel CN type Stille reaction is expected to be a powerful tool for the straightforward transformation of various aromatic amines/ quaternary ammonium salts into multi-aromatic compounds and oligo(arylene)s, which have many potential applications in pharmaceutical, agrochemical and materials sciences. We also provide the rst comprehensive reaction prole of cross-coupling via CN bond cleavage, uncovered by employing a combination of experimental and computational methods. Work to extend the scope of this reaction and to apply it for synthesis of a range of functional molecules, including extended p-conjugation systems and bioactive compounds, is in progress.

Methods

General methods. All reactions were carried out under a slightly positive pressure of dry argon by using standard Schlenk line techniques or in a glovebox(Braun, Labmaster SP). The oxygen and moisture concentrations in the glovebox atmosphere were monitored with an O2/H2O analyser to ensure both were always o0.1 p.p.m. Unless otherwise noted, all starting materials including dehydrated solvents were purchased from WAKO, KANTO, TCI or ALDRICH. Ammonium salts were prepared via reported protocols (Supplementary Methods). ArSnMe3 were prepared through the reaction of (1) Me3SnCl with corresponding aryl lithium or (2) Me3SnLi with corresponding aryl bromides/iodides. Nuclear

magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra were obtained on JEOL AL-300, AL-400 NMR and/or BRUKER AVANCE III HD spectrometers. Column chromatographywas performed with silica gel 60 (230400 mesh) from Merck and thin-layer chromatography was carried out on 0.25 mm Merck silica gel plates (60F-254).

Typical procedure for cross-coupling between 1 and 2. A Schlenk tube was charged with an aryltrimethylammonium triate 1 (0.5 mmol), Ni(cod)2 (13.8 mg,0.05 mmol), ICy HBF4 (32.0 mg, 0.1 mmol), CsF (227.9 mg, 1.5 mmol), ArSnMe3 2

(0.55 mmol) and dioxane (5 ml) under an argon atmosphere. The reaction mixture was stirred at 80 C overnight and then cooled to room temperature. Water (10 ml) was added and the resulting mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (3 10 ml).

The combined organic layer was dried over Na2SO4, ltered and concentrated. The residue was puried by column chromatography on silica gel to afford product 3. Representative example: 3aa, colourless oil, isolated yield 60%; 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) d 7.727.67 (m, 2H), 7.637.58 (m, 2H), 7.567.50 (m, 2H), 7.487.34 (m, 3H), 2.50 (s, 3H). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3) d 141.25, 138.45, 137.11, 129.55, 128.82, 128.78, 127.32, 127.24, 127.07, 127.04 and 21.00. For full experimental details, see Supplementary Figs 568 and Supplementary Methods. For detailson synthesis, characterization and deuteration of trans-Ni(ICy)2Ar(1m)X(X F and Cl), see Supplementary Figs 6974 and Supplementary Methods.

X-ray crystallographic analysis. Data collections were performed at 100 K on a Bruker D8 VENTURE diffractometer (PHOTON-100 CMOS detector, ImS-microsource, focusing mirrors, CuKa l 1.54178 ) and processed using

Bruker APEX-II software. The structure was solved by SHELXT55 and rened by full-matrix least squares on F2 for all data using SHELXL56 and ShelXle57 software. All non-disordered non-hydrogen atoms were rened anisotropically, and hydrogen atoms except those of water molecules were placed in the calculated positions. In the renement of trans-Ni(ICy)2Ar(1m)Cl, the disordered cyclohexane rings were rened with equivalent anisotropic displacement parameters (EADP). DELU restraints were applied to solvent n-pentane, which rides on a symmetrically special position. The hydrogen atoms of solvent water were located on the difference Fourier maps and rened isotropically. DFIX and DANG restraints were applied to most of these hydrogen atoms (Supplementary Fig. 75; Supplementary Tables 4 and 5).

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Computation methods. All DFT calculations were performed with the Gaussian 09 program (Revision D.01)58 and the GRRM 11 (Version 11.03 (ref. 59) based on Gaussian 09) program. Structure optimizations were carried out at the B3LYP level in the gas phase, using the LANL2DZ basis set6062 for Ni and Sn, and the 6-31G* basis set63,64 for H, C, N and F (keyword ve dimensional was used in the calculations). The vibrational frequencies were computed at the same level to check whether each optimized structure is an energy minimum (no imaginary frequency) or a transition state (one imaginary frequency), and to evaluate its zero-point vibrational energy and thermal corrections at 298 K. Intrinsic reaction coordinates were calculated to conrm the connection between the transition states and the reactants/products. The single-point energy considering the solvent effect of 1,4-dioxane was obtained via calculation of the B3LYP geometries withM06 functional theory, using the Stuttgart-Dresden ECP (effective core potentials) and D-basis set (SDD) basis set65,66 for Ni and Sn, and the 6-311 G basis

set67,68 for other atoms. Solvation was evaluated by the self-consistent reaction eld method using the polarizable continuum model69. The Gibbs free energy used for the discussion in this study was calculated by adding the gas-phase Gibbs free energy correction and the solution-phase single-point energy. Geometry of ICy was taken from the crystal structures. Original energy proles and cartesian coordinates for DFT calculation be found in the Supplementary Data 1.

Data availability. Detailed experimental procedures and characterization of compounds can be found in the Supplementary Figs 575; Supplementary Methods. Original energy proles and cartesian coordinates for DFT calculation be found in the Supplementary Data 1. Crystallographic data have been deposited with the CCDC, with deposition number CCDC-1438708 (trans-Ni(ICy)2Ar(1m)Cl) and 1438709 (trans-Ni(ICy)2Ar(1m)Cl). These data can be obtained free of charge from the CCDC via http://<bold>www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/data_request/cif</bold>

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI (S) (no. 24229011; to M.U.), JSPS Grant WAKATE-B (no. 24790035; to C.W.), and JSPS TEI-SOKU Program (PU14008; to C.W.). This research was also partly supported by grants (to M.U.) from Takeda Science Foundation, Asahi Glass Foundation, Daiichi-Sankyo Foundation of Life Sciences, Mochida Memorial Foundation, Tokyo Biochemical Research Foundation, Nagase Science Technology Development Foundation, Yamada Science Foundation and Sumitomo Foundation. D.Y.W. is grateful for a scholarship provided by the Uehara Memorial Foundation.

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D.Y.W. planned, conducted, analysed and summarized the experiments. M.K., S.K. and K.Y. performed X-ray diffraction analysis. C.W. conceived the project and performed DFT calculation. Z.K.Y. and K.M. participate in the experiments or discussions. D.Y.W., C.W. and M.U. wrote the manuscript with feedback from all authors. C.W. and M.U. supervised the research.

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Cross-coupling is a fundamental reaction in the synthesis of functional molecules, and has been widely applied, for example, to phenols, anilines, alcohols, amines and their derivatives. Here we report the Ni-catalysed Stille cross-coupling reaction of quaternary ammonium salts via C-N bond cleavage. Aryl/alkyl-trimethylammonium salts [Ar/R-NMe₃ ]⁺ react smoothly with arylstannanes in 1:1 molar ratio in the presence of a catalytic amount of commercially available Ni(cod)₂ and imidazole ligand together with 3.0 equivalents of CsF, affording the corresponding biaryl with broad functional group compatibility. The reaction pathway, including C-N bond cleavage step, is proposed based on the experimental and computational findings, as well as isolation and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis of Ni-containing intermediates. This reaction should be widely applicable for transformation of amines/quaternary ammonium salts into multi-aromatics.

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Stille coupling via C-N bond cleavage

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Wang, Dong-yu; Kawahata, Masatoshi; Yang, Ze-kun; Miyamoto, Kazunori; Komagawa, Shinsuke; Yamaguchi, Kentaro; Wang, Chao; Uchiyama, Masanobu

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2016

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