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Synthesis and catalytic activity of N-heterocyclic silylene (NHSi) iron (II) hydride for hydrosilylation of aldehydes and ketones

A novel silylene supported iron hydride [Si, C]FeH (PMe3)3 (1) was synthesized by C (sp3)-H bond activation with zero-valent iron complex Fe (PMe3)4. Complex 1 was fully characterized by spectroscopic methods and single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. To the best of our knowledge, 1 is the first example of silylene-based hydrido chelate iron complex produced through activation of the C (sp3)?H bond. It was found that complex 1 exhibited excellent catalytic activity for hydrosilylation of aldehydes and ketones. The catalytic system showed good tolerance and catalytic activity for the substrates with different functional groups on the benzene ring. It is worth mentioning that, the experimental results showed that both ketones and aldehydes could be reduced in good to excellent yields under the same catalytic conditions. Based on the experiments and literature reports, a possible catalytic mechanism was proposed.

A new anthraquinoid ligand for the iron-catalyzed hydrosilylation of carbonyl compounds at room temperature: New insights and kinetics

The reaction of 1-((2-(pyridin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)anthraquinone with either Fe(HMDS)2 or Li(HMDS)/FeCl2 allowed the preparation of a new anthraquinoid-based iron(ii) complex active in the hydrosilylations of carbonyls. The new complex Fe(2)2 was characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy, NMR, and high resolution mass spectrometry (electrospray ionization). Superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) magnetometry established no spin crossover behavior with an S = 2 state at room temperature. This complex was determined to be an effective catalyst for the hydrosilylation of aldehydes and ketones, exhibiting turnover frequencies of up to 63 min-1 with a broad functional group tolerance by just using 0.25 mol% of the catalyst at room temperature, and even under solvent-free conditions. The aldehyde hydrosilylation makes it one of the most efficient first-row transition metal catalysts for this transformation. Kinetic studies have proven first-order dependences with respect to acetophenone and Ph2SiH2 and a fractional order in the case of the catalyst.

Preparation of hydrido [CNC]-pincer cobalt complexes via selective C-H/C-F bond activation and their catalytic performances

Polyfluorinated aryl imines 2,4,5-R1,R2,R3-C6H2-HC═N-1-C10H7 (R1 = F, R2 = F, R3 = H (1); R1 = F, R2 = H, R3 = F (2) and R1 = F, R2 = F, R3 = F (3)) and F5C6-HC═N-1-C10H7 (7) reacted with CoMe(PMe3)4 to give rise to hydrido [CNC]-pincer cobalt(iii) complexes (2,4,5-R1,R2,R3-C6H-HC═N-1-C10H6)Co(H)(PMe3)2 (R1 = F, R2 = F, R3 = H (4); R1 = F, R2 = H, R3 = F (5); R1 = F, R2 = F, R3 = F (6)) and (F4C6-HC═N-1-C10H6)Co(H)(PMe3)2 (8) via selective C-F/C-H bond activation. Penta-coordinate dicarbonyl cobalt(i) complexes (2,4,5-R1,R2,R3-C6H-HC═N-1-C10H7)Co(CO)2(PMe3) (R1 = F, R2 = H, R3 = F (9); R1 = F, R2 = F, R3 = F (10)) were obtained from reactions of hexa-coordinate cobalt(iii) complexes 5 and 6 with carbon monoxide through reductive elimination. Cobalt(iii) halides (2,4,5-R1,R2,R3-C6H-HC═N-1-C10H6)Co(i)(PMe3)2 (R1 = F, R2 = F, R3 = H (11); R1 = F, R2 = H, R3 = F (12); R1 = F, R2 = F, R3 = F (13)) and (2,4,5-R1,R2,R3-C6H-HC═N-1-C10H6)Co(Br)(PMe3)2 (R1 = F, R2 = F, R3 = H (14); R1 = F, R2 = H, R3 = F (15); R1 = F, R2 = F, R3 = F (16)) were prepared by the interaction between hydrido cobalt(iii) complexes 4-6 and MeI or EtBr. The molecular configurations of complexes 4, 8, and 11 were determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. We then confirmed that the four hydrido cobalt(iii) complexes 4-6 and 8 could be used as catalysts for reduction of aldehydes and ketones. Complex 8 is the best catalyst among the four complexes and can selectively catalyze the carbonyl groups of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes and ketones.

Preparation and hydrosilylation activity of a molybdenum carbonyl complex that features a pentadentate bis(imino)pyridine ligand

Attempts to prepare low-valent molybdenum complexes that feature a pentadentate 2,6-bis(imino)pyridine (or pyridine diimine, PDI) chelate allowed for the isolation of two different products. Refluxing Mo(CO)6 with the pyridine-substituted PDI ligand, PyEtPDI, resulted in carbonyl ligand substitution and formation of the respective bis(ligand) compound ( PyEtPDI)2Mo (1). This complex was investigated by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, and density functional theory calculations indicated that 1 possesses a Mo(0) center that back-bonds into the π-orbitals of the unreduced PDI ligands. Heating an equimolar solution of Mo(CO) 6 and the phosphine-substituted PDI ligand, Ph2PPrPDI, to 120 °C allowed for the preparation of (Ph2PPrPDI)Mo(CO) (2), which is supported by a κ5-N,N,N,P,P-Ph2PPrPDI chelate. Notably, 1 and 2 have been found to catalyze the hydrosilylation of benzaldehyde at 90°C, and the optimization of 2-catalyzed aldehyde hydrosilylation at this temperature afforded turnover frequencies of up to 330 h-1. Considering additional experimental observations, the potential mechanism of 2-mediated carbonyl hydrosilylation is discussed.