10.1246/cl.2008.1032
The research focuses on the synthesis of novel cobalt dithiolene complexes using a CpCoI-mediated Diels–Alder reaction. The purpose of the study was to develop a method for forming dimeric 1,3-dithiol-2-one derivatives with a spiro structure and subsequently generate new CpCo(dithiolene) complexes. The key chemicals used in the process include 4,5-bis(bromomethyl)-1,3-dithiol-2-one (1), CpCo(CO)2 (2), and N-phenylmaleimide. The researchers found that the reaction of 1 with CpCo(CO)2 under thermal conditions led to the formation of a dimeric 1,3-dithiol-2-one derivative (3) and a new CpCo(dithiolene) complex (4). The study concluded that CpCoI species not only facilitate the Diels–Alder reaction but also enable the successive formation of CpCo(dithiolene) complexes, providing a one-step synthesis method for these compounds, which are useful for syntheses of TTF derivatives and metal dithiolene complexes.