Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of Ruthenium Diene/Diamine Complexes Including Catalytic Hydrogenation of Ketones
摘要:
Thermal reactions between [RuCl2(diene)](n) (diene = 2,5-norbornadiene, nbd; 1,5-cyclooctadiene, cod) with an excess of N,N,N-',N-'-tetramethylethylene diamine (tmeda) afforded derivatives [RUCl2(diene)(tmeda)] (diene = nbd, 1; cod, 2) as a mixture of cis and trans isomers. When thermolysis was performed under H-2 mixtures of hydride species [RuCI(H)(diene)(tmeda)] (diene = nbd, 3; cod, 4) and the bis-tmeda adduct trans-[RuCl2(tmeda)(2)] (5) were obtained in different ratios depending upon the reaction conditions and reaction times. Heating polymeric Ru(II) precursors in toluene in the presence of a 5-fold excess of the bulkier N,N,N-',N-'-tetraethylethylene diamine (teeda) resulted in a rare diamine dealkylation process with formation of trans-[RUCl2(nbd)(Et2NCH2CH2NHEt)] (6) and trans-[RUCl2(cod)(EtHNCH2CH2NHEt)] (7) in high yields. The presence of N-H functionalities in the coordinated diamine ligands of 6 and 7 was unambiguously established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies. The dealkylation process of the teeda ligand seems to proceed intramolecularly as shown by solution NMR studies performed with the soluble Ru(II) precursors trans-[RUCl2(amine)2(diene)] (diene = nbd, amine = morpholine, 9; diene = cod, amine = Et2NH, 10). The above complexes [RUCl2(diene)(diamine)] have been tested as precatalysts in the hydrogenation of ketones both for transfer as well as direct hydrogenation, the latter route being the most effective.
Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of Ruthenium Diene/Diamine Complexes Including Catalytic Hydrogenation of Ketones
摘要:
Thermal reactions between [RuCl2(diene)](n) (diene = 2,5-norbornadiene, nbd; 1,5-cyclooctadiene, cod) with an excess of N,N,N-',N-'-tetramethylethylene diamine (tmeda) afforded derivatives [RUCl2(diene)(tmeda)] (diene = nbd, 1; cod, 2) as a mixture of cis and trans isomers. When thermolysis was performed under H-2 mixtures of hydride species [RuCI(H)(diene)(tmeda)] (diene = nbd, 3; cod, 4) and the bis-tmeda adduct trans-[RuCl2(tmeda)(2)] (5) were obtained in different ratios depending upon the reaction conditions and reaction times. Heating polymeric Ru(II) precursors in toluene in the presence of a 5-fold excess of the bulkier N,N,N-',N-'-tetraethylethylene diamine (teeda) resulted in a rare diamine dealkylation process with formation of trans-[RUCl2(nbd)(Et2NCH2CH2NHEt)] (6) and trans-[RUCl2(cod)(EtHNCH2CH2NHEt)] (7) in high yields. The presence of N-H functionalities in the coordinated diamine ligands of 6 and 7 was unambiguously established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies. The dealkylation process of the teeda ligand seems to proceed intramolecularly as shown by solution NMR studies performed with the soluble Ru(II) precursors trans-[RUCl2(amine)2(diene)] (diene = nbd, amine = morpholine, 9; diene = cod, amine = Et2NH, 10). The above complexes [RUCl2(diene)(diamine)] have been tested as precatalysts in the hydrogenation of ketones both for transfer as well as direct hydrogenation, the latter route being the most effective.