Process for producing cyano substituted arene boranes and compounds

1. A process for producing a cyano ring-substituted arene borane wherein the arene is selected from the group consisting of pyridine, pyrrole, furan, thiophene and benzene, the process comprising:

reacting a ring-substituted cyano arene with an HB or a B—B organic compound, in the presence of a catalytically effective amount of a catalytic composition comprising an iridium complex and an organic ligand at least in part bonded to the iridium complex, the organic ligand being selected from the group consisting of a phosphorus organic ligand, an organic amine, an imine, and a nitrogen-substituent organic ligand comprising at least one 5- or 6-membered nitrogen heterocycle to form the cyano ring-substituted arene borane;

wherein:

(i) the iridium complex is selected from the group consisting of (Cp*)Ir(H) 2 (Me 3 P), (Cp*)Ir(H)(BPin)(Me 3 P), (CP*)Ir(H)(C 6 H 5 )(Me 3 P), (Ind)Ir(COD), (MesH)Ir(BPin)(B(OR) 2 ), ((R 1 ) 3 P) 3 Ir(B(OR 2 ) 2 ) 3 , (R 1 ) 2 P) 2 Ir(BPin) 3 , [((R 1 ) 2 P) 3 Ir((R 2 O) 2 B) 3 ] 2 , ((R 1 ) 3 P) 4 Ir(BPin), ((R1) 2 P) 2 Ir(BPin) 3 , (MesH)Ir(BPin) 3 , IrCl(COD), [IrCl(COD)] 2 , [Ir(OMe)(COD)] 2 , and combinations thereof; and

(ii) in the iridium complex, CP* is 1,2,3,4,5-methylcyclopentadienyl, BPin is pinacolborane, Me is methyl, H is hydrogen, P is phosphorus, Ind is indenyl, COD is 1,5-cyclooctadiene, MesH is mesitylene, and R, R 1 , and R 2 are each selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, linear or branched alkyl containing 1 to 8 carbons, aryl, and a carbon in a cyclic structure.

2. A process for producing a di-cyano or tri-cyano ring-substituted arene borane wherein the arene is selected from the group consisting of pyridine, furan, pyrrole, thiophene and benzene, the process comprising:

reacting a di-cyano or tri-cyano ring-substituted arene with an HB or a B—B organic compound in the presence of a catalytically effective amount of a catalytic composition comprising an iridium complex and a dipyridyl organic ligand at least in part bonded to the iridium complex in a molar ratio of iridium complex to dipyridyl organic ligand between 1 to 3 and 1 to 1 to form the di-cyano or tri-cyano ring-substituted arene borane;

wherein:

(i) the iridium complex is selected from the group consisting of (Cp*)Ir(H) 2 (Me 3 P), (Cp*)Ir(H)(BPin)(Me 3 P), (CP*)Ir(H)(C 6 H 5 )(Me 3 P), (Ind)Ir(COD), (MesH)Ir(BPin)(B(OR) 2 ), ((R 1 ) 3 P) 3 Ir(B(OR 2 ) 2 ) 3 , (R 1 ) 2 P) 2 Ir(BPin) 3 , [((R 1 ) 2 P) 3 Ir((R 2 O) 2 B) 3 ] 2 , ((R 1 ) 3 P) 4 Ir(BPin), ((R1) 2 P) 2 Ir(BPin) 3 , (MesH)Ir(BPin) 3 , IrCl(COD) [IrCl(COD)] 2 , [Ir(OMe)(COD)] 2 , and combinations thereof; and

(ii) in the iridium complex, CP* is 1,2,3,4,5-methylcyclopentadienyl, BPin is pinacolborane, Me is methyl, H is hydrogen, P is phosphorus, Ind is indenyl, COD is 1,5-cyclooctadiene, MesH is mesitylene, and R, R 1 , and R 2 are each selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, linear or branched alkyl containing 1 to 8 carbons, aryl, and a carbon in a cyclic structure.

3. A benzonitrile of the formula:

wherein R is selected from the group consisting of cyano, BPin, halo other than fluoro, alkyl, alkoxy, thioalkyl, amino alkyl, acyl, alkyl aminoacyl, trifluoro methyl, substituted aryl, organosilane, organoborane, organostannane and organophosphorus each containing 1 to 8 carbon atoms except for the halo group.

4. A process for producing a ring-substituted arene borane wherein the arene is selected from the group consisting of pyridine, furan, pyrrole, thiophene and benzene, the process comprising:

reacting a ring-substituted arene having one to five substituents of which one or more is a cyano group, with HBPin or B 2 Pin 2 , in the presence of a catalytically effective amount of a catalytic composition comprising an iridium complex and a nitrogen-substituent organic ligand at least in part bonded to the iridium complex to form a ring-substituted arene borane containing two to six substituents at least one of which is a cyano group;

wherein:

(i) the iridium complex is selected from the group consisting of (Cp*)Ir(H) 2 (Me 3 P), (Cp*)Ir(H)(BPin)(Me 3 P), (CP*)Ir(H)(C 6 H 5 )(Me 3 P), (Ind)Ir(COD), (MesH)Ir(BPin)(B(OR) 2 ), ((R 1 ) 3 P) 3 Ir(B(OR 2 ) 2 ) 3 , (R 1 ) 2 P) 2 Ir(BPin) 3 , [((R 1 ) 2 P) 3 Ir((R 2 O) 2 B) 3 ] 2 , ((R 1 ) 3 P) 4 Ir(BPin), ((R1) 2 P) 2 Ir(BPin) 3 , (MesH)Ir(BPin) 3 , IrCl(COD) [IrCl(COD)] 2 , [Ir(OMe)(COD)] 2 , and combinations thereof; and

(ii) in the iridium complex, CP* is 1,2,3,4,5-methylcyclopentadienyl, BPin is pinacolborane, Me is methyl, H is hydrogen, P is phosphorus, Ind is indenyl, COD is 1,5-cyclooctadiene, MesH is mesitylene, and R, R 1 , and R 2 are each selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, linear or branched alkyl containing 1 to 8 carbons, aryl, and a carbon in a cyclic structure;

(iii) the nitrogen-substituent organic ligand comprises at least one 5- or 6-membered nitrogen heterocycle; and

(iv) the catalytic composition has a molar ratio of the iridium complex to the organic ligand between 1 to 3 and 1 to 1.

5. The process of claim 4 wherein the borane moiety is ortho to a cyano group in the ring-substituted arene borane produced.

6. The process of claim 1 or 4 wherein the nitrogen-substituent organic ligand is selected from the group consisting of:

wherein R are each selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, linear alkyl containing 1 to 8 carbon atoms, branched alkyl containing 1 to 8 carbons, and a carbon in a cyclic structure, Y is a carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, or sulfur containing moiety, and G is a heteroatom containing group, multiple atom chain, or multiple atom ring.

7. The process of claim 1 or 4 wherein the nitrogen-substituent organic ligand is selected from the group consisting of:

wherein R are each selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, linear alkyl containing 1 to 8 carbon atoms, branched alkyl containing 1 to 8 carbons, and a carbon in a cyclic structure.

8. The process of claim 1 or 4 wherein the nitrogen-substituent organic ligand is selected from the group consisting of:

wherein R are each selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, linear alkyl containing 1 to 8 carbon atoms, branched alkyl containing 1 to 8 carbons, and a carbon in a cyclic structure, Y is a carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, or sulfur containing moiety, and Z is a carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, or boron containing moiety or a multiple atom chain containing a carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, or boron containing moiety.

9. The process of claim 1 or 2 wherein the HB or B—B organic compound is HBPin or B 2 Pin 2 .

10. The process of claim 1 or 4 wherein the iridium complex comprises [Ir(OMe)(COD)] and the nitrogen-substituent organic ligand comprises 4,4′-di-t-butyl-2,2′-bipyridine (dtbpy).

11. A benzonitrile of the formula:

wherein BPin is

and Z is selected from the group consisting of —CH 3 , —OMe, —SMe, —NMe 2 , —CO 2 Me, —NHAc, and —CF 3 moieties.

12. A 2-cyano-3-borylated-pyridine of the formula:

wherein R is selected from the group consisting of cyano, BPin, halo other than fluoro, alkyl, alkoxy, thioalkyl, amino, alkyl acyl, alkyl aminoacyl, trifluoro methyl, substituted aryl, organosilane, organoborane, organostannane and organophosphorus containing 1 to 8 carbon atoms except for the halo group.

13. A 5-cyano-4-borylated-thiophene of the formula:

wherein R is selected from the group consisting of cyano, BPin, halo other than fluoro, alkyl, alkoxy, thioalkyl, amino, alkyl acyl, alkyl aminoacyl, trifluoro methyl, substituted aryl, organosilane, organoborane, organostannane and organophosphorus containing 1 to 8 carbon atoms except for the halo group.

14. A 2-cyano-3-borylated-furan of the formula:

wherein R is selected from the group consisting of cyano, BPin, halo other than fluoro, alkyl, alkoxy, thioalkyl, amino, alkyl acyl, alkyl aminoacyl, trifluoro methyl, substituted aryl, organosilane, organoborane, organostannane and organophosphorus containing 1 to 8 carbon atoms except for the halo group.

15. A 5-cyano-2,4-di BPin thiophene.

16. A 4-cyano-2,5-di BPin thiophene.

17. The process of claim 1 , 2 , or 4 wherein the iridium complex is selected from [Ir(OMe)(COD)] 2 , [IrCl(COD)] 2 , (Ind)Ir(COD), and combinations thereof.