Transformation of Zirconocene−Olefin Complexes into Zirconocene Allyl Hydride and Their Use as Dual Nucleophilic Reagents: Reactions with Acid Chloride and 1,4-Diketone
摘要:
Zirconocene-olefin complexes Cp2Zr(H2C=CHR), prepared in benzene-THF at 0 degreesC, react with acid chlorides to provide homoallylic alcohols. The key is an equilibrium between the zirconocene-olefin complexes and the corresponding zirconocene allyl hydride complexes via allylic C-H bond cleavage of the coordinating alkenes. Furthermore, the zirconocene-olefin complexes are also available for the reaction with 1,4-diketone to afford anti-1,4-diols with excellent diastereoselectivity. Thus, Cp2Zr(H2C CHR) serves as a donor of both hydride and an allylic group. These reactions also proceed efficiently by using zirconocene-olefin complexes, derived from Cp2ZrCl2, Mg metal, and 1-alkenes.
Transformation of Zirconocene−Olefin Complexes into Zirconocene Allyl Hydride and Their Use as Dual Nucleophilic Reagents: Reactions with Acid Chloride and 1,4-Diketone
摘要:
Zirconocene-olefin complexes Cp2Zr(H2C=CHR), prepared in benzene-THF at 0 degreesC, react with acid chlorides to provide homoallylic alcohols. The key is an equilibrium between the zirconocene-olefin complexes and the corresponding zirconocene allyl hydride complexes via allylic C-H bond cleavage of the coordinating alkenes. Furthermore, the zirconocene-olefin complexes are also available for the reaction with 1,4-diketone to afford anti-1,4-diols with excellent diastereoselectivity. Thus, Cp2Zr(H2C CHR) serves as a donor of both hydride and an allylic group. These reactions also proceed efficiently by using zirconocene-olefin complexes, derived from Cp2ZrCl2, Mg metal, and 1-alkenes.
Mechanistic Study of a Re-Catalyzed Monoalkylation of Phenols
作者:Dan Lehnherr、Xiao Wang、Feng Peng、Mikhail Reibarkh、Mark Weisel、Kevin M. Maloney
DOI:10.1021/acs.organomet.8b00543
日期:2019.1.14
A mechanistic study of a rhenium catalyzed monoalkylation of phenols is described. Reaction kinetics reveals a zero-order dependence on both alkene and phenol and a half order dependence on catalyst. Isotopic labeling studies, competition experiments, kinetic isotope effects, and Hammett analysis together afford experimental data consistent with a reversible C–H activation step and an irreversible