Cleaving bonds in CH<sub>3</sub>OSO<sub>2</sub>CF<sub>3</sub>with [1,2,4-(Me<sub>3</sub>C)<sub>3</sub>C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>2</sub>]<sub>2</sub>CeH; an experimental and computational study
作者:Evan L. Werkema、Ludovic Castro、Laurent Maron、Odile Eisenstein、Richard A. Andersen
DOI:10.1039/c2nj40624a
日期:——
The reaction at 20 °C of the metallocenelanthanide hydride, [1,2,4-(Me3C)3C5H2]2CeH, , and excess methyltrifluoromethanesulfonate, CH3OSO2CF3, results in formation of , , and the bimetallic complex . The metallocenes , , and react with excess CH3OSO2CF3 to form , CH3OCH3, CH3F, and (CH3O)2SO, respectively, at 20 °C. Thus, the net reaction is but the pathway is not a direct methyl transfer. Comparison of the reactivity of CH3OSO2CF3 and CH3OSO2CH3 (Werkema et al., Organometallics, 2012, 31, 870) is revealing since both form a similar set of products but the rates of reaction of CH3OSO2CF3 are faster. The bimetallic complex, in which the SO32− anion bridges two fragments, is unique in organometallic chemistry. The 1H NMR spectrum is fluxional at 20 °C and the low temperature spectrum is consistent with the geometry observed in the solid state. Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations of the Gibbs energy profiles for the reaction of CH3OSO2CF3 with show that the CH-bond activation and direct CH3 group transfer have similar activation energy barriers. This contrasts with what is observed in the reaction of with CH3OSO2CH3, where CH-bond activation at the SCH3 group is preferred. Remarkably, the activation energy barriers for C–O-bond cleavage are similar in CH3OSO2CH3 and CH3OSO2CF3, which is traced to the calculated small exoergicity of −1.7 kcal mol−1 for the reaction of . This contrasts, perhaps, with conventional wisdom that overemphasizes the effect of the electron-withdrawing ability of the CF3 group on the chemical and physical properties of sulfonate esters.
这是一项关于
金属茂
镧系
氢化物[1,2,4-(Me3C)3C5H2]2CeH与甲基
三氟甲磺酸酯(
CH3OSO2 )在20°C下的反应研究。主要发现如下:
1. 反应生成了双
金属配合物,其中SO32-阴离子桥连两个
金属茂片段,这在有机
金属
化学中是独特的。
2. 与 OSO2 相比, OSO2 形成类似的产物,但反应速率更快。
3. 该双
金属配合物在20°C时的1H NMR谱图显示流动性,低温谱图与固态观察到的构型一致。
4. DFT计算表明, OSO2 与
金属茂反应时,C-H键活化和直接 基团转移具有相似的活化能垒。
5. 这与 OSO2 的反应不同,后者倾向于在S 基团发生C-H键活化。
6. 有趣的是, OSO2 和 OSO2 的C-O键断裂活化能垒相似,这表明传统观点可能过分强调了
CF3基团的电子吸引能力对
磺酸酯
化学和物理性质的影响。
这个研究揭示了反应机理并不是简单的甲基转移,而是涉及更复杂的过程。