名称:
Synthesis of [(mes)OsH(CH3)CO] from [(mes)OsCl2]n and C2H5OH. Controlled fragmentation of ethanol into CH3, H, CO, and H2 by a transition-metal center
摘要:
In contrast to the reaction of [(mes)OsCl2]n (1: mes = mesitylene, 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene) with Na2CO3/EtOH under an ethylene atmosphere which gives [(mes)Os(C2H4)2] (3), the corresponding reaction in the presence of propene leads to the formation of [(mes)OsH(CH3)CO] (2) and [(mes)Os(eta-3-C3H5)Cl] (4) in about equal quantities. If H2C = CH-t-Bu is used instead of propene, only 2 is obtained. In the absence of olefin, the reaction of 1 with Na2CO3/EtOH gives [(mes)2Os2(mu-OEt)3]Cl (5). Experiments done in C2D5OD (leading to 2-d4) and with propene in propan-2-ol (leading only to 4) provide evidence that all three ligands H, CH3, and CO coordinated to the metal center in 2 are generated from C2H5OH. This is the first example illustrating that a controlled fragmentation of a primary alcohol into an alkyl group, CO, H, and H-2 can occur, the added olefin being the trap of H-2.