On the structure and mechanism of formation of the Lansbury reagent, lithium tetrakis(N-dihydropyridyl)aluminate
摘要:
The reaction of lithium aluminum hydride (LAH) and pyridine yields five lithium tetrakis(N-dihydropyridyl)aluminate (LDPA) isomers. The LDPA isomers are formed reversibly and contain both 1,2- and 1,4-dihydropyridyl ligands. The 1,2-dihydropyridyl ligands are incorporated as the products of kinetic control while the 1,4-dihydropyridyl ligands are formed as the thermodynamic products. When LDPA is synthesized using lithium aluminum deuteride and the deuterated LDPA is placed in pyridine solvent, the ligands exchange with the pyridine in the solvent pool and form pyridine which is deuterated mainly in the 2- and 4-positions. A small amount of 3-deuterated pyridine is also detected. The formation of 3-deuteriopyridine suggests that the pyridine radical anion is an intermediate present during the reaction of LAH with pyridine. In support of this suggestion, when LAH and pyridine are mixed, the EPR spectrum of the lithium salt of the pyridyl radical anion is observed. The stepwise addition of ligands to form LDPA is observed (NMR). Five aluminate species are detectable (Al-27 NMR): LAH, mono-, di-, and trisubstituted aluminum hydride, and LDPA. The hydrolysis of LDPA in solvent pyridine-d5 yields a mixture of 1,4-, 1,2-, and 2,5-dihydropyridines. The dihydropyridines are stable in the absence of oxygen.
Evaluation of Organic Hydride Donors as Reagents for the Reduction of Carbon Dioxide and Metal-Bound Formates
作者:Timothy E. Elton、Graham E. Ball、Mohan Bhadbhade、Leslie D. Field、Stephen B. Colbran
DOI:10.1021/acs.organomet.8b00600
日期:2018.11.12
A variety of organic hydride donors (OHDs) have been tested as reagents for the transfer of hydride to iron formato complexes in the activation and reduction of carbon dioxide. Theoretical calculations show that the selection of OHD and solvent is crucial when planning systems involving OHD cooperativity. Strong consideration is given to the likelihood that metal centers may deactivate formate to hydride