A new family of ruthenium complexes bearing the carbodicarbene-type ligand "cyclic bent allene" (CBA) have been synthesized from the common precursor RuHCl(CO)(PPh3)3. Complexes were evaluated for catalytic activity in the room-temperature hydrogenation of unactivated olefins and were found to be significantly more active than known ruthenium hydrido-carbonyl phosphine or NHC complexes. In particular, RuH(OSO2CF3)(CO)(SIMes)(CBA) was found to be among the most active hydrogenation catalysts, achieving comparable activity to Crabtree's catalyst in the hydrogenation of unactivated trisubstituted olefins and superior activity in the hydrogenation of styrene derivatives in side-by-side catalytic runs. RuH(OSO2CF3)(CO)(SIMes)(CBA) was also found to be highly active in olefin selective hydrogenation in the presence of a variety of unsaturated functional groups, and can achieve exceptional diastereoselectivity in functional-group-directed hydrogenations at very low catalyst loadings.
Hydroboration of BuC≡CSR with (CF)BH generate the B/S FLPs, (CF)B(RS)C═CH( tBu) (R = ptol, Me). For R = ptol the product Z-1 exhibits Z stereochemistry, is monomeric in solution and is capable of both classical Lewis acid-base and FLP reactivity. Photoisomerization of Z-1 affords E-1, which features an intramolecular S-B interaction promoted by the remote steric influence of the tert-butyl group. E-1 is not active as an FLP under ambient conditions but reacts with phenylacetylene when activated with either heat or light. The stereochemical outcome of the product is dependent on the stimulus employed.
The synthesis and isolation of N-imidazol-2ylidene-N′-p-tolylureate and thioureate proligands is described. Titanium(IV), nickel(II), and palladium(II) complexes containing one or two equivalents of the ligand were prepared by transmetalation of the ureate or thioureate salts. The X-ray structure of titanium complexes corroborated our prediction based on spectroscopic data and showed the ureate binds in a bidentate fashion through the oxygen and nitrogen atoms of the isocyanate building block, leaving the imidazol-2-imine fragment uncoordinated. Carbon−nitrogen bond lengths indicate substantial electron delocalization from the imidazole ring to the ureate group. In contrast, the ligand adopts a different coordination mode and binds to nickel and palladium through the N imidazol-2-ylidene and N p-tolyl atoms. Surprisingly, despite the softer nature of sulfur, coordination of the thioureate was exclusively through the sulfur and nitrogen atoms of the isothiocyanate building block with all three metals studied. All complexes were tested for ethylene polymerization at ambient conditions using methylaluminoxane as cocatalyst. Titanium(IV) complexes were found to be the most active, with activities up to 60 kg PE mol −1 catalyst h −1 .
The compounds iPr2P(BH3)N3, tBu2PC[triple bond, length as m-dash]CR (R = Ph , tBu , Cy ) and Ph2PC[triple bond, length as m-dash]CR (R = Ph , tBu , Cy ) were reacted to give the products tBu2P(C[triple bond, length as m-dash]CR)NP(BH3)iPr2 (R = Ph , tBu , Cy ) and Ph2P(C[triple bond, length as m-dash]CR)NP(BH3)iPr2 (R = Ph , tBu , Cy ). Subsequent thermally induced or Lewis acid catalyzed intramolecular hydroboration of and afforded the PNPCB heterocyclic compounds Ph2P(C[double bond, length as m-dash]CHPh)NP(BH2)iPr2 and tBu2P(C[double bond, length as m-dash]CHPh)NP(BH2)iPr2, respectively. Compounds and were crystallographically characterized and the mechanisms and implications for the synthesis of inorganic heterocycles are considered.
The electrophilic pyridinium-substituted phenoxy-phosphonium dicationic salt [(PhO)P(2-(N-Mepy))Ph][B(CF)], is shown to be an effective catalyst for the double hydroarylation of alkynes with diarylamines to afford a series of 9-methyl-9-aryl-9,10-dihydroacridine and 9,10-dimethyl-9-aryl-9,10-dihydroacridine derivatives.
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