Oxorhenium(V) complexes with naphtholate-oxazoline ligands in the catalytic epoxidation of olefins
摘要:
Four oxorhenium(V) complexes 3a-d equipped with naphtholate-oxazoline based ligands 2a-d have been prepared and characterized by NMR, IR and mass spectroscopy as well as elemental analysis. Ligands 2a-d were prepared in a two-step procedure from commercially available starting materials. Ligands 2a-b and 2c-d are regioisomers to each other regarding the position of the -OH group and oxazoline moiety on the naphthol ring. Reaction of 2a-d with (NBu4)[ReOCl4] in methanol under reflux gave oxorhenium(V) complexes 3a-d of the type [ReOCl(L)(2)] as green solids in acceptable to good yields. The molecular structures of complexes 3b and 3d have been determined via single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis and both display a distorted octahedral geometry. Complexes 3a-d are active catalysts for the epoxidation of cyclooctene with tert-butylhydroperoxide (TBHP) showing moderate conversions between 41% and 65%. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Oxorhenium(V) complexes with naphtholate-oxazoline ligands in the catalytic epoxidation of olefins
摘要:
Four oxorhenium(V) complexes 3a-d equipped with naphtholate-oxazoline based ligands 2a-d have been prepared and characterized by NMR, IR and mass spectroscopy as well as elemental analysis. Ligands 2a-d were prepared in a two-step procedure from commercially available starting materials. Ligands 2a-b and 2c-d are regioisomers to each other regarding the position of the -OH group and oxazoline moiety on the naphthol ring. Reaction of 2a-d with (NBu4)[ReOCl4] in methanol under reflux gave oxorhenium(V) complexes 3a-d of the type [ReOCl(L)(2)] as green solids in acceptable to good yields. The molecular structures of complexes 3b and 3d have been determined via single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis and both display a distorted octahedral geometry. Complexes 3a-d are active catalysts for the epoxidation of cyclooctene with tert-butylhydroperoxide (TBHP) showing moderate conversions between 41% and 65%. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.