- Heterolytic Oxidative Addition of sp2and sp3C-H Bonds by Metal-Ligand Cooperation with an Electron-Deficient Cyclopentadienone Iridium Complex
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Oxidative addition reactions of C-H bonds that generate metal-carbon-bond-containing reactive intermediates have played essential roles in the field of organometallic chemistry. Herein, we prepared a cyclopentadienone iridium(I) complex 1 designed for oxidative C-H bond additions. The complex cleaves the various sp2 and sp3 C-H bonds including those in hexane and methane as inferred from their H/D exchange reactions. The hydroxycyclopentadienyl(nitromethyl)iridium(III) complex 2 was formed when the complex was treated with nitromethane, which highlights this elementary metal-ligand cooperative C-H bond oxidative addition reaction. Mechanistic investigations suggested the C-H bond cleavage is mediated by polar functional groups in substrates or another iridium complex. We found that ligands that are more electron-deficient lead to more favorable reactions, in sharp contrast to classical metal-centered oxidative additions. This trend is in good agreement with the proposed mechanism, in which C-H bond cleavage is accompanied by two-electron transfer from the metal center to the cyclopentadienone ligand. The complex was further applied to catalytic transfer-dehydrogenation of tetrahydrofuran (THF).
- Higashi, Takuya,Kusumoto, Shuhei,Nozaki, Kyoko
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p. 12999 - 13004
(2021/08/16)
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- Facile H/D exchange at (hetero)aromatic hydrocarbons catalyzed by a stable trans-dihydride n-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) iron complex
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Earth-abundant metal pincer complexes have played an important role in homogeneous catalysis during the last ten years. Yet, despite intense research efforts, the synthesis of iron PCcarbeneP pincer complexes has so far remained elusive. Here we report the synthesis of the first PCNHCP functionalized iron complex [(PCNHCP)FeCl2] (1) and the reactivity of the corresponding trans-dihydride iron(II) dinitrogen complex [(PCNHCP)- Fe(H)2N2)] (2). Complex 2 is stable under an atmosphere of N2 and is highly active for hydrogen isotope exchange at (hetero)aromatic hydrocarbons under mild conditions (50 °C, N2). With benzene-d6 as the deuterium source, easily reducible functional groups such as esters and amides are well tolerated, contributing to the overall wide substrate scope (e.g., halides, ethers, and amines). DFT studies suggest a complex assisted σ-bond metathesis pathway for C(sp2)-H bond activation, which is further discussed in this study.
- De Ruiter, Graham,Garhwal, Subhash,Kaushansky, Alexander,Fridman, Natalia,Shimon, Linda J.W.
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p. 17131 - 17139
(2020/11/09)
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