Exploring the Insertion Chemistry of Tetrabenzyluranium Using Carbonyls and Organoazides
摘要:
The insertion chemistry of U(CH2C6H5)(4) (1) was explored with acetone, benzophenone, mesityl azide, and 1-azidoadamantane. Using 2 equiv of acetone affords the double-insertion product U[OC(CH3)(2)(CH2C6H5)](2)(CH2C6H5)(2)(THF)(2) (2), while using 4 equiv results in the tri-inserted enolate product U[OC(CH3)(2)(CH2C6H5)](3)[OC(CH3)CH2](THF)(3) (3). Deuterium labeling experiments aided in the assignment of 2 and 3. With 4 equiv of benzophenone, insertion at all U-C bonds is noted, forming U[OC(C6H5)(2)(CH2C6H5)](4) (4) and the THF adduct U[OC(C6H5)(2)(CH2C6H5)](4)(THF) (4-THF). Addition of 4 equiv of N(3)Mes to 1 forms the tetrakis(triazenido)uranium(IV) complex U[CH2(C6H5)NNN(Mes)-kappa N-2(1,2)][CH2(C6H5)NNN(Mes)-kappa N-2(1,3)](3) (5), while the same reaction with 1-azidoadamantane generates the uranium(VI) trans-his (imido) complex U(NAd)(2)[CH2(C6H5)NNN(Ad)-kappa N-2(1,3)](2)(THF) (6). All species were characterized by H-1 NMR and infrared spectroscopy, with select examples being structurally characterized using single-crystal X-ray diffraction.