title: Ortho-selective direct cross-coupling reaction of 2-aryloxazolines and 2-arylimidazolines with aryl and alkenyl halides catalyzed by ruthenium complexes.
abstract: The ortho position of the aromatic ring in 2-aryloxazolines and 2-arylimidazolines is selectively arylated and alkenylated with organic halides in the presence of a ruthenium(II)-phosphine complex. In the case of unsubstituted and para-substituted phenyloxazolines, 1:2 coupled products were obtained preferentially, while 1:1 coupled products were obtained in the case of meta-substituted phenyloxazolines and N-acylarylimidazolines. The reaction is proposed to proceed via the generation of an organoruthenium intermediate, formed by oxidative addition of the organic halide, and ortho-ruthenation directed by the coordination of the 2-oxazolinyl or 2-imidazolinyl group to the ruthenium center.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8579, Japan. oishu@aporg.che.tohoku.ac.jp
authors.forename: Shuichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oi
authors.forename: Emi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Aizawa
authors.forename: Yukako
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ogino
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Inoue