CpCo(I)-olefin-phosphite and CpCo(I)-bisphosphite complexes were systematically prepared and their reactivity in [2+2+2] cycloaddition reactions compared with highly active [CpCo(H(2)C=CHSiMe(3))(2)] (1). Whereas 1 is an excellent precursor for the synthesis of [CpCo(olefin)(phosphite)] complexes (2 a-f), [CpCo(phosphite)(2)] complexes (3 a-e) were prepared photochemically from [CpCo(cod)]. The complexes were evaluated in the cyclotrimerization reaction of diynes with nitriles yielding pyridines. For [CpCo(olefin)(phosphite)], as well as some of the [CpCo(phosphite)(2)] complexes, reaction temperatures as low as 50 °C were sufficient to perform the cycloaddition reaction. A direct comparison showed that the order of reactivity for the complex ligands was olefin(2)>olefin/phosphite>phosphites(2). The complexes with mixed ligands favorably combine reactivity and stability. Calculations on the ligand dissociation from [CpCo(olefin)(phosphite)] proved that the phosphite is dissociating before the olefin. [CpCo(H(2)C=CHSiMe(3)){P(OPh)(3)}] (2 a) was investigated for the co-cyclization of diynes and nitriles and found to be an efficient catalyst at rather mild temperatures.
We investigated the ability to selectively form products arising from a kinetic or a thermodynamic enolate under solvent-free high speed ball milling conditions. Using 2methylcyclohexanone as the substrate and sodium hydroxide or lithium hexamethyldisilazide as the base, we were able to trap the thermodynamic or kinetic enolate in high selectivity. Although all the reagents were ball milled simultaneously, we observed no products resulting from aldol condensation.
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