Ruthenium–arene complexes bearing imidazol(in)ium-2-dithiocarboxylate ligands: Evaluation of their catalytic activity in the synthesis of enol esters
摘要:
The catalytic activity of four ruthenium imidazol(in)ium-2-dithiocarboxylates was evaluated for the synthesis of vinyl esters through addition of 4-acetoxybenzoic acid to 1-hexyne, and compared to those of the parent ruthenium-N-heterocyclic carbene complexes and [RuCl2(p-cymene)(PPh3)] (a standard catalyst). It turned out that ruthenium imidazol(in)ium-2-dithiocarboxylates were poorly active and selective. Quantitative yields, indeed, were obtained only after extended reaction times. However, the catalytic activity could be improved significantly under microwave heating or conventional heating in a sealed tube at 160 degrees C, driving the reaction to completion in less than 4 h of reaction. (C) 2009 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.
A simple synthesis of [RuCl<sub>2</sub>(NHC)(<i>p</i>-cymene)] complexes and their use in olefin oxidation catalysis
作者:Xinyuan Ma、Sébastien G. Guillet、Min Peng、Kristof Van Hecke、Steven P. Nolan
DOI:10.1039/d1dt00030f
日期:——
A simple and efficient synthetic route to [RuCl2(NHC)(p-cymene)] and [Ru(CO3)(NHC)(p-cymene)] complexes making use of a weak base, under aerobic conditions, is reported. This method enables access to a series of NHC-ruthenium compounds with moderate to good yields under mild conditions. The Ru pre-catalysts were successfully used in olefin oxidation catalysis at lowcatalystloading and reach complete
The ability of five imidazol(in)ium-2-carboxylates and dithiocarboxylates bearing cyclohexyl, mesityl, or 2,6-diisopropylphenyl substituents on their nitrogen atoms to act as NHC precursors for in situ catalytic applications was probed in ruthenium-promoted ring-opening metathesis and atom transfer radical polymerizations. Results obtained with 1:2 mixtures of [RuCl2(p-cymene)](2) and NHC center dot CO2 adducts were in line with those reported previously starting from preformed [RuCl2-(p-cymene)(NHC)] complexes, whereas the NHC center dot CS2 zwitterions were almost completely inactive. To account for this dichotomy, the preparation of preformed ruthenium-arene complexes from [RuCk(p-cymene)](2) and NHC center dot CX2 inner salts was thoroughly investigated. As expected, imidazolium-2-carboxylates lost their CO2 moiety and afforded [RuCl2(p-cyrnene)(NHC)] complexes in high yields, whereas the NHC center dot CS, betaines retained their zwitterionic nature and led to cationic complexes of the [RuCl(p-cymene)(NHC center dot CS2)]PF6 type. These stable, 18-electron species are the first examples of well-defined transition-metal complexes bearing chelating NHC center dot CS2 ligands. They were characterized by various analytical techniques, and the molecular structure of [RuCl(p-cymene)([Mes center dot CS2)]PF6 was determined by X-ray diffraction analysis.