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Hydrophosphination using [GeCl{N(SiMe3)2}3] as a pre-catalyst

Transformations catalyzed by germanium are scarce, with examples mainly limited to widely catalyzed processes such as polymerisation of lactide and hydroboration of carbonyls. Reported is the first example of hydrophosphination using a germanium pre-catalyst, yielding anti-Markovnikov products when diphenylphosphine is reacted with styrenes or internal alkynes at room temperature. This journal is

Tetranuclear strontium and barium siloxide/amide clusters in metal-ligand cooperative catalysis

One-pot reaction of 2,6-iPr2-aniline (DIPP-NH2) with (Me2SiO)3 and Sr[N(SiMe3)2]2 (SrN′′2) gave a tetranuclear cluster consisting of four dianions [OSiMe2N-DIPP]2– and four Sr2+ ions solvated each by one THF ligand. The general applicability of this method was investigated by variation of amine and metal. Anilines with smaller substituents led to insoluble uncharacterized coordination polymers, whereas bulkier anilines gave soluble product mixtures that could not be purified. Primary alkylamines neither led to isolable products. Introduction of a tBu group in para-position of DIPP-NH2, however, gave an isostructural cluster with increased solubility. Similar clusters could be obtained with barium. Both, the Sr and Ba clusters, were found to be active catalysts for a wide range of transformations: intramolecular alkene hydroamination, alkene hydrophoshination, pyridine hydroboration, pyridine hydrosilylation, and alkene hydrosilylation. The Ba catalysts were generally more active than the Sr catalysts. The tBu-substituent in para-position also had an accelerating effect, which is likely due to improved solubility.

N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Ytterbium Amide as a Recyclable Homogeneous Precatalyst for Hydrophosphination of Alkenes and Alkynes

The N-heterocyclic carbene-ytterbium(II) amides (NHC)2Yb[N(SiMe3)2]2 (1: NHC: 1,3,4,5-tetramethylimidazo-2-ylidene (IMe4); 2: NHC: 1,3-diisopropyl-4,5-dimethylimidazol-2-ylidene (IiPr)) and the NHC-stabilized rare-earth phosphide (IMe4)3Yb(PPh2)2 (3) have been synthesized and fully characterized. Complexes 1-3 are active precatalysts for the hydrophosphination of alkenes, alkynes, and dienes and exhibited much superior catalytic activity to that of the NHC-free amide (THF)2Yb[N(SiMe)2]2. Complex 1 is the most active precursor among the three complexes. In particular, complex 1 can be recycled and recovered from the reaction media after the catalytic reactions. Furthermore, it was found that complex 3 could catalyze the polymerization of styrene to yield atactic polystyrenes with low molecular weights. To the best of our knowledge, complex 1 represents the first rare-earth complex that can be recovered after catalytic reactions.

Synthesis and molecular structures of divalent bridged bis(guanidinate) europium complexes and their application in intermolecular hydrophosphination of alkenes and alkynes

The reaction of anhydrous EuCl3 with one equiv. of lithium salt of a three-carbon bridged bis(guanidinate) Li2L1 (L1 = [iPr(Me3Si)NC(NiPr)N(CH2)3NC(NiPr)N(SiMe3)iPr]) in THF afforded chloride EuIIIL1Cl(THF)2 (1). The reduction reaction of complex 1 with Na/K alloy in a molar ratio of 1?:?1.2 in THF gave a novel EuII complex supported by an unexpected new bridged bis(guanidinate) ligand L3, [EuIIL3]2 (L3 = [iPr(Me3Si)NC(NiPr)N(CH2)3N(SiMe3)C(NiPr)2]) (2), through the redistribution of one guanidinate in L1 during the reduction. Complex 2 was structurally characterized to be a binuclear complex in which two Eu metals are connected together by two L3 ligands that adopted a μ-η1:η2:η2 coordination mode for one L3 ligand and a μ-η2:η2:η2 mode for the other. Treatment of the in situ formed EuIIIL2Cl(THF)2 (L2 = 1,8-C10H6{NC(NiPr)(NHiPr)}2) by the reaction of EuCl3 with 0.5 equiv. of [Li2L22Li2] in THF with Na/K alloy yielded a novel EuII complex [EuIIL2(THF)]2 (3) in good yield. Complex 3 was characterized by an X-ray crystal structure analysis. Complex 3 features an unusual μ-η1:η2:η2 coordination mode of the bridged bis(guanidinate) ligand onto EuII. Complexes 2 and 3 are efficient pre-catalysts for the intermolecular hydrophosphination of alkenes and alkynes to give exclusively anti-Markovnikov products and mainly anti-addition products for the alkyne reactions. For these transformations, the best performances were observed with complex 2.

Dual Radical/Polar Pudovik Reaction: Application Field of New Activation Methods

The Pudovik reaction (addition of organophosphorus compounds containing a labile P-H bond with alkenes and alkynes) can progess via a radical or (and) ionic mechanism. A comparative and systematic study including various reagents and different activation methods (heating, photochemical or ultrasonic irradiation, and dry medium supported reactions) is presented. Photolysis is the most efficient method for the radical processes, but in a few examples, ultrasonic irradiation can be more appropriate since the reaction time is shorter and ultrasound did not induce side-reactions (in particular Z/E isomerization). Dry medium process on basic solid support is the best anionic activation (yield, time, selectivity, purification facilities). Ultrasound, by its mechanical effects, can contribute to increase yield compared to the classical thermal method under these basic conditions. All the activation methods are efficient whatever the unsaturated substrates for the phosphine reactivity, whereas the appropriate activation method is exclusively determined by the nature of the unsaturated system for the thiophosphine (or phosphine oxide) reactivity.