10.1021/om00152a031
The research aimed to explore the coordination chemistry of potentially tetradentate ligands with transition metals, focusing on the facile chelate-assisted carbon-halogen bond cleavage at tungsten(0). The study demonstrated that aryl carbon-halogen bonds of certain ligands, prepared by Schiff base condensation of ethylenediamine and 2-halobenzaldehyde (la-c, X = Cl, Br, I), could be readily cleaved by reaction with tungsten(0), resulting in the formation of seven-coordinate tungsten(II) complexes, W(CO)5(la-c). In contrast, the related ligand 1,4-bis(2-chlorobenzyl)2,3dimethyl-1,4diaza-2,3-butadiene (2) coordinated to tungsten(0) but did not oxidatively add under similar conditions. The research concluded that subtle changes in the ligand framework can significantly affect the propensity for oxidative addition in these systems. Key chemicals used in the process included tungsten carbonyls (W(CO)6 and W(CO)3(RCN)2), ethylenediamine, 2-halobenzaldehyde, and the ligand 2.
10.1021/ol050975u
The research aims to synthesize the branched C-glycoside substructure of altromycin B, an antibiotic and anticancer compound, using non-carbohydrate precursors. The study employs a tungsten-catalyzed cycloisomerization of alkynyl alcohols to produce key intermediates, followed by a sequence of Stille cross-coupling reactions and selective functional group transformations. Key chemicals used include alkynyl alcohols such as 8, tungsten hexacarbonyl (W(CO)?), and various reagents for functional group transformations like DIBAL (diisobutylaluminum hydride), TBSCl (tert-butyldimethylsilyl chloride), and AD-mix (Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation reagent). The research concludes with the successful synthesis of the C13-diastereomers of the branched C-arylglycoside (2a and 2b), which were confirmed by X-ray crystallography and NMR spectroscopy. The findings support ongoing efforts towards the total synthesis of altromycin natural products and provide a robust synthetic route for this complex substructure.