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Phosphino-(α-sulfinylalkyl)phosphonium ylide complexes (Rh, Pd) with a configurationally stable asymmetric ylidic carbon
Zurawinski, Remigiusz,Lepetit, Christine,Canac, Yves,Vendier, Laure,Mikolajczyk, Marian,Chauvin, Remi
, p. 1777 - 1787 (2010)
The synthesis and structure of Rh(I) and Pd(II) complexes of chiral P,C-chelating phosphino-(α-sulfinylalkyl)phosphonium ylide ligands with a trisubstituted asymmetric ylidic center P+-CR(S(O)p-Tol)-M (R = alkyl group) have been investigated, and compared to those of the analogous disubstituted ylide complexes (R = H). Reaction of the ethyl onium ylide of o-bis(diphenylphosphino)benzene with (-)-menthyl-(S)-p-tolylsulfinate afforded the corresponding racemic erythro phosphino-(α-sulfinylethyl)phosphonium in 90% de (R = Me). The racemization process is interpreted by a Berry-like pseudorotation mechanism driven by the steric repulsion between the α-methyl substituent and the bulky menthyloxy S-substituent or sulfur lone pair in the intermediate ylide-sulfinyl adduct. The ylide of phosphino-(α-sulfinylethyl)phosphonium reacts with [Rh(cod) 2][PF6] and PdCl2(MeCN)2 to afford the corresponding P,C-chelated threo-Rh(I) and erythro-Pd(II) mononuclear complexes in 70% yield and total diastereoselectivity. These respective complexes act as efficient catalytic precursors for the hydrogenation of (Z)-α-acetamidocinnamic acid and allylic substitution of 3-acetoxy-1,3-diphenyl-1-propene with sodium dimethyl malonate. The bonding features of the erythro-Pd(II) complex exhibiting a sulfinyl O...Pd interaction are studied theoretically at the DFT level using ELF and MESP analyses. The η2-P,C haptomeric form of the ylide ligand is estimated to compete at 19% with the η1-C haptomeric form dominating at 81%.
