Method for preparation of alkylated or fluoro, chloro and fluorochloro alkylated compounds by heterogeneous cobalt catalysis

1. A method for the preparation of fluoro alkylated, chloro alkylated or fluorochloro alkylated compound ALKYLCOMPSUBST with heterogeneous catalysis by a reaction of a compound COMPSUBST with an alkylating agent ALKHAL in the presence of a catalyst CAT;

ALKHAL is a compound of formula (III);

R3-X  (III)

wherein

X is Br or I;

R3 is C 1-20 alkyl;

wherein the C 1-20 alkyl residue R3 of ALKHAL is either unsubstituted, or at least one hydrogen residue of the C 1-20 alkyl residue R3 of ALKHAL is substituted by F or Cl;

CAT is Co-L1/C;

L1 is 1,10-phenanthroline;

COMPSUBST is selected from the group consisting of a compound COMPSUBST-I, compound of formula (II), compound of formula (IV), polystyrene, ethene and ethine;

wherein

COMPSUBST-I is a ring RINGA or is a RINGA condensed with a ring RINGB;

RINGA is a 5 or 6 membered carbocyclic aromatic or heterocyclic aromatic ring,

when RINGA is a heterocyclic ring, then RINGA has 1, 2 or 3 identical or different endocyclic heteroatoms independently from each other selected from the group consisting of N, O and S;

when RINGA is a 5 membered ring, then RINGA is unsubstituted or substituted by 1, 2, 3 or 4 identical or different substitutents,

when RINGA is a 6 membered ring then RINGA is unsubstituted or substituted by 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 identical or different substitutents,

any of said substitutents of RINGA is independently from any other of said substitutent of RINGA selected from the group consisting of C 1-20 alkyl, C 3-8 cycloalkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, OH, N(R10)R11, CN, NH—OH, NO, NO 2 , F, Cl, Br, I, CF 3 , (CH 2 ) m —C(O)Y1, S(O) 2 R50,

CH═C(H)R28, benzyl, phenyl and naphthyl;

RINGB is a 5 or 6 membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, resulting in a bicyclic having 8, 9 or 10 ring members in total,

when RINGB is a heterocyclic ring, then RINGB contains 1, 2 or 3 identical or different endocyclic heteroatoms independently from each other selected from the group consisting of N, O and S;

RINGB is unsubstituted or substituted with 1, 2 or 3 identical or different substituents in case of RINGB being a 5 membered ring, with 1, 2, 3 or 4 identical or different substituents in case of RINGB being a 6 membered ring, which identical or different substitutents are independently from each other selected from the group consisting of C 1-10 alkyl, C 3-8 cycloalkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, OH, N(R17)R18, CN, NH—OH, NO, NO 2 , F, Cl, Br, I, CF 3 , (CH 2 ) n —C(O)Y2, S(O) 2 R51, CH═C(H)R38,

benzyl, phenyl and naphthyl;

any of said C 1-10 alkyl substitutent of RINGA or RINGB is unsubstituted or substituted with 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 identical or different substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, OH, O—C(O)—C 1-5 alkyl, O—Ch 1-10 alkyl, S—Ch 1-10 alkyl, S(O)—Ch 1-10 alkyl, S(O 2 )—C 1-10 alkyl, O—C 1-6 alkylen-O—C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-8 cycloalkyl and 1,2,4-triazolyl;

any of said benzyl, phenyl and naphthyl substitutent of RINGA or RINGB is independently from each other unsubstituted or substituted with 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 identical or different substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, C 1-4 alkoxy, NO 2 and CN;

m and n are identical or different and independently from each other an integer from 0 to 10;

wherein

the compound of formula (II) and the compound of formula (IV) being

R40 and R41 are identical or different and independently from each other selected from the group consisting of —(CH 2 ) q —C(O)R13 and —CN;

R42 is selected from the group consisting of —(CH 2 ) q —C(O)R13, —CN and R13;

q is independently an integer from 0 to 10;

wherein

the ethene being unsubstituted or substituted by 1, 2 or 3 substitutents selected from the group consisting of C 1-10 alkyl, C 3-8 cycloalkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, N(R10)R11, CN, NO, NO 2 , F, Cl,

Br, I, CF 3 , (CH 2 ) p —C(O)Y1, S(O) 2 R50, CH═C(H)R28, benzyl, phenyl and naphthyl;

the ethine being unsubstituted or substituted by 1 substitutent selected from the group consisting of C 1-10 alkyl, C 3-8 cycloalkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, N(R10)R11, CN, NO, NO 2 , F, Cl, Br, I, CF 3 ,

(CH 2 ) p -C(O)Y1, S(O) 2 R50, CH═C(H)R28, benzyl, phenyl and naphthyl;

p is independently an integer from 0 to 10;

any of the R24, R34, R28 and R38 are identical or different and independently from each other selected from the group consisting of H, C 1-10 alkyl, C(R25)(R26)-O-R27;

any of the R25, R26 and R27 are identical or different and independently from each other selected from the group consisting of H and C 1-10 alkyl;

any of the R50 and R51 are identical or different and independently from each other selected from the group consisting of OH, C 1-6 alkyl and C 1-6 alkoxy;

any of the Y1, Y2 and R13 are identical or different and independently selected from the group consisting of H, OH, C(R14)(R15)R16, C 1-6 alkyl, O—C 1-6 alkyl, phenyl, benzyl, O—phenyl, O—C 1-6 alkylen-O—C 1-6 alkyl and N(R19)R20;

any of the R14, R15 and R16 are identical or different and independently from each other selected from the group consisting of H, F, Cl and Br;

any of the R10, R11, R17, R18, R19 and R20 are identical or different and are independently from each other H or C 1-6 alkyl, or R10 and R11, R17 and R18 or R19 and R20 represent together tetramethylene or pentamethylene.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

when RINGA is a heterocyclic ring, then RINGA has 1, 2 or 3 identical or different endocyclic heteroatoms independently from each other selected from the group consisting of N and S.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein COMPSUBST-I is RINGA or is RINGA condensed with RINGB and is selected from the group consisting of

with RINGA or RINGA condensed with RINGB being unsubstituted or substituted

by 1, 2, 3 or 4 in case of RINGA being a monocyclic compound with 5 endocyclic atoms,

by 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 in case of RINGA being a monocyclic compound with 6 endocyclic atoms,

by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 in case of RINGA condensed with RINGB being a bicyclic compound wherein a 5-membered and a 6-membered ring are ortho-fused,

by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 in case of RINGA condensed with RINGB being a bicyclic compound wherein two 6-membered rings are ortho-fused,

identical or different substituents independently from each other selected from the group consisting of C 1-10 alkyl, C 3-8 cycloalkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, OH, C(H)═O, N(R10)R11, CN, NH—OH, NO, NO 2 , F, Cl, Br, I, CF 3 , (CH 2 ) m —C(O)Y1, S(O) 2 R50, CH═C(H)R28,

benzyl, phenyl and naphthyl;

said C 1-10 alkyl substitutent is unsubstituted or substituted with 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 identical or different substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, OH, O—C(O)—C 1-5 alkyl, O—C 1-10 alkyl, S-C 1-10 alkyl, S(O)—C 1-10 alkyl, S(O 2 )—C 1-10 alkyl, O—C 1-6 alkylen-O—C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-8 cycloalkyl and 1,2,4-triazolyl;

said benzyl, phenyl and naphthyl substitutent is independently from each other unsubstituted or substituted with 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 identical or different substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, C 1-4 alkoxy, NO 2 and CN;

wherein

R10 and R11 are identical or different and are independently from each other H or C 1-6 alkyl or R10 and R11 represent together a tetramethylene or a pentamethylene group;

R24 and R28 are identical or different and are independently from each other OH, C 1-10 alkyl, C(R25)(R26)-O-R27, with R25, R26 and R27 being identical or different and independently from each other being H or C 1-10 alkyl;

R50 is OH, C 1-6 alkyl or C 1-6 alkoxy;

Y1 is H, OH, C (R14) (R15) R16, C 1-6 alkyl, O—CO, phenyl, benzyl, O-phenyl, O—C 1-6 alkylen-O—C 1-6 alkyl or N (R19) R20 with R14, R15, R16 being identical or different and independently from each other H, F, Cl or Br;

R19 and R20 being identical or different and are independently from each other H or C 1-6 alkyl or R19 and R20 represent together a tetramethylene or a pentramethylene group; and

m is independently an integer from 0 to 10.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

m, n, p and q are identical or different and independently from each other 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

Y1, Y2 and R13 are identical or different and independently from each other selected from the group consisting of H, OH, C(R14)(R15)R16, C 2-6 alkyl, O—C 1-6 alkyl, phenyl, benzyl, O-phenyl, O—C 1-6 alkylen-O—C 1-6 alkyl and N(R19)R20.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein RINGA or RINGA condensed with RINGB is unsubstituted or substituted

by 1, 2 or 3 in case of RINGA being a monocyclic compound with 5 endocyclic atoms,

by 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 in case of RINGA being a monocyclic compound with 6 endocyclic atoms,

by 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 in case of RINGA consensed with RINGB being a bicyclic compound wherein a 5-membered and a 6-membered ring are ortho-fused,

by 1, 2, 3 or 4 in case of RINGA condensed with RINGB being a bicyclic compound wherein two 6-membered rings are ortho-fused,

identical or different substituents independently from each other selected from the group consisting of C 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, OH, C(H)═O, N(R10)R11, CN, F, Cl, Br, CF 3 , (CH 2 ) m —C(O)Y1, and S(O) 2 R50;

said C 1-4 alkyl substitutent is unsubstituted or substituted with 1, 2 or 3 identical or different substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

COMPSUBST is selected from the group consisting of benzene, pyrazole,

wherein

R1 is selected from the group consisting of C 1-10 alkyl, C 3-8 cycloalkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, OH, N(R10)R11, CN, NH—OH, NO, NO 2 , F, Cl, Br, I, CF 3 , (CH 2 ) m —C(O)Y1, S(0)2R50,

CH═C(H)R28, benzyl, phenyl and naphthyl;

Y1, R10, R11, m, R50, R28 and R24 are as defined in claim 1 .

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

R3 is C 1-20 alkyl, wherein all hydrogen atoms are independently substituted by Cl or F.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

R3 is C 1-20 alkyl, wherein all hydrogen atoms are substituted by F.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

ALKHAL is selected from the group consisting of F 21 C 10 —I, F 17 C 8 —I, F 13 C 6 —I, F 9 C 4 —I, F 3 C—I, F 21 C 10 —Br, F 17 C 8 —Br, F 13 C 6 —Br, F 9 C 4 —Br, F 3 C—Br, F 3 C—Cl, F 2 HC—Cl, and F 2 HC—Br.

11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein Co-L1/C is prepared by reacting Co(OAc) 2 4 H 2 O with 1,10-phenantroline and thereby forming a complex Co (phen) 2 (OAc) 2 which is then absorbed on carbon black and kept at 800° C. for 2 h under argon to provide Co-L1/C.