Ruthenium carboxylate complexes as easily prepared and efficient catalysts for the synthesis of β-oxopropyl esters
摘要:
The easily prepared complex cis-[Ru(kappa(2)-O2CMe)(2)(PPh3)(2)] is an effective catalyst for the addition of carboxylic acids to propargyl alcohols to afford beta-oxopropyl esters. The reaction is tolerant to a range of functional groups on the propargyl alcohol and is effective in the case of the steroid ethisterone. An investigation into the ruthenium-containing products from the reaction involving benzoic acid revealed that rapid exchange between coordinated acetate and benzoate ligands occurs. The synthesis of crystallographically characterised cis-[Ru(kappa(2)-O2CPh)(2)(PPh3)(2)] was developed. This benzoate-substituted complex was shown to react with HC CPh and HC CC(OH)PhH to give [Ru(kappa(2)-O2CPh)(kappa(1)-O2CPh)(=C=CPhH) (PPh3)(2)] and [Ru(kappa(2)-O2CPh)(kappa(1)-O2CPh)(=C=CC{OH}PhH)(PPh3)(2)] respectively. Reaction of cis-[Ru(kappa(2)-O2CPh) (2)(PPh3)(2)] with CO affords [Ru(kappa(2)-O2CPh)(kappa(1)-O2CPh)(CO)(PPh3)(2)] or [Ru(kappa(2)-O2CPh)(2)(CO)(2)(PPh3)(2)] depending on the conditions employed. Related carbonyl compounds are thought to be the rutheniumcontaining products from the catalytic reactions and [Ru(kappa(2)-O2CMe)(kappa(1)-O2CMe)(CO)(PPh3)(2)] was also shown to be a competent catalyst. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Ruthenium carboxylate complexes as easily prepared and efficient catalysts for the synthesis of β-oxopropyl esters
作者:Nicholas P. Hiett、Jason M. Lynam、Christine E. Welby、Adrian C. Whitwood
DOI:10.1016/j.jorganchem.2010.10.001
日期:2011.1
The easily prepared complex cis-[Ru(kappa(2)-O2CMe)(2)(PPh3)(2)] is an effective catalyst for the addition of carboxylic acids to propargyl alcohols to afford beta-oxopropyl esters. The reaction is tolerant to a range of functional groups on the propargyl alcohol and is effective in the case of the steroid ethisterone. An investigation into the ruthenium-containing products from the reaction involving benzoic acid revealed that rapid exchange between coordinated acetate and benzoate ligands occurs. The synthesis of crystallographically characterised cis-[Ru(kappa(2)-O2CPh)(2)(PPh3)(2)] was developed. This benzoate-substituted complex was shown to react with HC CPh and HC CC(OH)PhH to give [Ru(kappa(2)-O2CPh)(kappa(1)-O2CPh)(=C=CPhH) (PPh3)(2)] and [Ru(kappa(2)-O2CPh)(kappa(1)-O2CPh)(=C=CCOH}PhH)(PPh3)(2)] respectively. Reaction of cis-[Ru(kappa(2)-O2CPh) (2)(PPh3)(2)] with CO affords [Ru(kappa(2)-O2CPh)(kappa(1)-O2CPh)(CO)(PPh3)(2)] or [Ru(kappa(2)-O2CPh)(2)(CO)(2)(PPh3)(2)] depending on the conditions employed. Related carbonyl compounds are thought to be the rutheniumcontaining products from the catalytic reactions and [Ru(kappa(2)-O2CMe)(kappa(1)-O2CMe)(CO)(PPh3)(2)] was also shown to be a competent catalyst. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.