Remarkably Robust Monomeric Alkylperoxyzinc Compounds from Tris(oxazolinyl)boratozinc Alkyls and O2
摘要:
Metal alkylperoxides are remarkable, highly effective, yet often thermally unstable, oxidants that may react through a number of possible pathways including O-O homolytic cleavage, M-O homolytic cleavage, nucleophilic O-atom transfer, and electrophilic O-atom transfer. Here we describe a series of zinc alkyl compounds of the type To(M)ZnR (To(M) = tris(4,4-dimethyl-2-oxazolinyl)phenylborate; R = Et, n-C3H7, i-C3H7, t-Bu) that react with O-2 at 25 degrees C to form isolable monomeric alkylperoxides To(M)ZnOOR in quantitative yield. The series of zinc alkylperoxides is crystallographically characterized, and the structures show systematic variations in the Zn-O-O angle and O-O distances. The observed rate law for the reaction of To(M)ZnEt (2) and O-2 is consistent with a radical chain mechanism, where the rate-limiting S(H)2 step involves the interaction of (OOR)-O-center dot and To(M)ZnR. In contrast, To(M)ZnH and To(M)ZnMe are unchanged even to 120 degrees C under 100 psi of O-2 and in the presence of active radical chains (e.g., (OOEt)-O-center dot). This class of zinc alkylperoxides is unusually thermally robust, in that the compounds are unchanged after heating at 120 degrees C in solution for several days. Yet, these compounds are reactive as oxidants with phosphines. Additionally, an unusual alkylperoxy group transfer to organosilanes affords To(M)ZnH and ROOSiR3'.
Conversion of a Zinc Disilazide to a Zinc Hydride Mediated by LiCl
摘要:
An unusual beta-elimination reaction involving zinc(II) and LiCl is reported. LiCl and a coordinatively saturated disilazido zinc compound form an adduct that contains activated SiH moieties. In THF/toluene mixtures, this adduct is transformed into a zinc hydride and 0.5 equiv. cyclodisilazane. The Li+ and Cl- ions apparently affect the reaction pathway of the disilazido zinc in a synergistic fashion. Thus, the zinc hydride and cyclodisilazane products of formal beta-elimination are not observed upon treatment of the zinc disilazide with Cl- or Li+ separately.
Remarkably Robust Monomeric Alkylperoxyzinc Compounds from Tris(oxazolinyl)boratozinc Alkyls and O2
摘要:
Metal alkylperoxides are remarkable, highly effective, yet often thermally unstable, oxidants that may react through a number of possible pathways including O-O homolytic cleavage, M-O homolytic cleavage, nucleophilic O-atom transfer, and electrophilic O-atom transfer. Here we describe a series of zinc alkyl compounds of the type To(M)ZnR (To(M) = tris(4,4-dimethyl-2-oxazolinyl)phenylborate; R = Et, n-C3H7, i-C3H7, t-Bu) that react with O-2 at 25 degrees C to form isolable monomeric alkylperoxides To(M)ZnOOR in quantitative yield. The series of zinc alkylperoxides is crystallographically characterized, and the structures show systematic variations in the Zn-O-O angle and O-O distances. The observed rate law for the reaction of To(M)ZnEt (2) and O-2 is consistent with a radical chain mechanism, where the rate-limiting S(H)2 step involves the interaction of (OOR)-O-center dot and To(M)ZnR. In contrast, To(M)ZnH and To(M)ZnMe are unchanged even to 120 degrees C under 100 psi of O-2 and in the presence of active radical chains (e.g., (OOEt)-O-center dot). This class of zinc alkylperoxides is unusually thermally robust, in that the compounds are unchanged after heating at 120 degrees C in solution for several days. Yet, these compounds are reactive as oxidants with phosphines. Additionally, an unusual alkylperoxy group transfer to organosilanes affords To(M)ZnH and ROOSiR3'.
Divergent reaction pathways of tris(oxazolinyl)borato zinc and magnesium silyl compounds
作者:Debabrata Mukherjee、Nicole L. Lampland、KaKing Yan、James F. Dunne、Arkady Ellern、Aaron D. Sadow
DOI:10.1039/c2cc36953b
日期:——
Synthesis and reactivity of monomeric magnesium and zinc silyl compounds To(M)M-Si(SiHMe2)3 and To(M)M-Si(SiMe3)3 are described (To(M) = tris(4,4-dimethyl-2-oxazolinyl)phenylborate). The magnesium compounds react slowly with water and air, while the zinc compounds are inert. With CO2, To(M)Mg-Si(SiHMe2)3 provides To(M)MgO2CSi(SiHMe2)3 through CO2 insertion, whereas To(M)Zn-Si(SiHMe2)3 affords To(M)ZnOCHO