Mechanism of Ethylene Oligomerization by a Cationic Palladium(II) Alkyl Complex that Contains a (3,5-Me2-pyrazolyl)2CHSi(p-tolyl)3) Ligand
摘要:
The reactivity of the ethylene oligomerization catalyst (N boolean AND N)Pd(Me)(ethylene)(+) (5), which contains a silyl-capped bis-pyrazolyl methane ligand (N boolean AND N) = (3,5-Me-2-pyrazolyl)(CHSi)-C-2(p-tolyl)3 (1)) was investigated. The reaction of (N boolean AND N)PdMeCl (3) with Li[B(C6F5)4] and ethylene in CH2Cl2 generates 5. Complex 5 undergoes ethylene insertion at -10 degrees C with a rate constant of k(insert.Me) = 3.3 (3) x 10(-3) s(-1). Complex 5 catalytically oligomerizes ethylene to branched C-6-C-20 internal olefins (-10 to 20 degrees C; 2.7-30 atm ethylene). NMR studies show that an equilibrium mixture of base-free beta-agostic secondary alkyl (N boolean AND N)PdR+ species (8) and ethylene adducts (N boolean AND N)Pd(R)(ethylene)+ (9) is present under oligomerization conditions. Complex 9 decomposes to NO at 20 degrees C, resulting in catalyst decomposition. (N boolean AND N)Pd(R)(L)+ species containing R groups that can function as internal donors (either eta(2)-acyl or agostic beta-H) undergo a dynamic process that exchanges the two pz* rings and are thermally unstable. It is proposed that catalyst decomposition and pz* exchange both involve initial coordination of the internal donor to generate a configurationally labile five-coordinate intermediate, which isomerizes, resulting in pz* site exchange or displacement of one arm of the N boolean AND N ligand.
Mechanism of Ethylene Oligomerization by a Cationic Palladium(II) Alkyl Complex that Contains a (3,5-Me<sub>2</sub>-pyrazolyl)<sub>2</sub>CHSi(<i>p</i>-tolyl)<sub>3</sub>) Ligand
作者:Matthew P. Conley、Christopher T. Burns、Richard F. Jordan
DOI:10.1021/om7007698
日期:2007.12.1
The reactivity of the ethylene oligomerization catalyst (N boolean AND N)Pd(Me)(ethylene)(+) (5), which contains a silyl-capped bis-pyrazolyl methane ligand (N boolean AND N) = (3,5-Me-2-pyrazolyl)(CHSi)-C-2(p-tolyl)3 (1)) was investigated. The reaction of (N boolean AND N)PdMeCl (3) with Li[B(C6F5)4] and ethylene in CH2Cl2 generates 5. Complex 5 undergoes ethylene insertion at -10 degrees C with a rate constant of k(insert.Me) = 3.3 (3) x 10(-3) s(-1). Complex 5 catalytically oligomerizes ethylene to branched C-6-C-20 internal olefins (-10 to 20 degrees C; 2.7-30 atm ethylene). NMR studies show that an equilibrium mixture of base-free beta-agostic secondary alkyl (N boolean AND N)PdR+ species (8) and ethylene adducts (N boolean AND N)Pd(R)(ethylene)+ (9) is present under oligomerization conditions. Complex 9 decomposes to NO at 20 degrees C, resulting in catalyst decomposition. (N boolean AND N)Pd(R)(L)+ species containing R groups that can function as internal donors (either eta(2)-acyl or agostic beta-H) undergo a dynamic process that exchanges the two pz* rings and are thermally unstable. It is proposed that catalyst decomposition and pz* exchange both involve initial coordination of the internal donor to generate a configurationally labile five-coordinate intermediate, which isomerizes, resulting in pz* site exchange or displacement of one arm of the N boolean AND N ligand.