Carbosilane-supported (p-cymene) ruthenium ferrocenyl phosphines in the β-oxopropyl ester synthesis
作者:Claus Schreiner、Janine Jeschke、Bianca Milde、Dieter Schaarschmidt、Heinrich Lang
DOI:10.1016/j.jorganchem.2015.02.036
日期:2015.6
The synthesis and characterization of a series of carbosilane-supported ferrocenyl phosphine ruthenium complexes of type siMe4,(Ee(eta(5)-CsH(4)SiMez(CF1213)(eta(5)-CsF14PR2)RuC12(116-P-cymene))),, (p-cymene = i-Pr-4-Me-C6H4; n = 2: 10a, R = Ph; 10b, R = cC(6)H(11); 10c, R = 2-(5-Me)C4H20); n = 4: 11a, R = Ph; 11b, R = (C6H11)-C-c; 11c, R = 2-(5-Me)C4H20)) is described. For comparative reasons, the non-immobilized ferrocenyl phosphine ruthenium complexes [FcPR(2)(RuCl2(126-p-cymene))I (Ec = Ee(eta(5)-05H(4))(eta(5)-05F(15)); 9a, R = Ph; 9b, R = (C6H11)-C-c; 9c, R = 2-(5-Me)C4H20) were prepared. The molecular structure of 9c in the solid state is reported confirming the expected tetrahedral coordination sphere about the phosphorus atom and the "piano-stool" geometry about ruthenium. The ruthenium complexes 9-11 are catalytically active in the addition of benzoic acid to propargyl alcohol to form d-oxopropyl benzoate. The obtained activities and productivities show that a good solubility of the catalyst is necessary for a successful catalytic reaction. Furthermore, the rate of the reaction can be influenced by using less basic and electronwithdrawing phosphine ligands. (C) 2015 Elsevier BY. All rights reserved.