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P-C bond scission at the TRIPHOS ligand and C-CN bond cleavage in 2-methyl-3-butenenitrile with [Ni(COD)2]
Acosta-Ramirez, Alberto,Flores-Alamo, Marcos,Jones, William D.,Garcia, Juventino J.
, p. 1834 - 1840 (2009/02/02)
The use of catalytic amounts of [Ni(COD)2] and TRIPHOS (bis(2-diphenylphosphinoethyl)phenylphosphine) allows the isomerization of 2-methyl-3-butenenitrile (2M3BN) at 100°C, to yield Z- and E-2-methyl-2-butenenitrile (2M2BN) (57% and 31%, respectively), small amounts of 3-pentenenitrile (3PN) (5%), along with a mixture of nickel complexes, consisting of cis- and trans- [Ni2(μ-P(CH2CH 2PPh2)2)2(CN)2] (1, 2), cis- and irans-[Ni(TRIPHOS)(CN)2] (3, 4), [Ni(TRIPHOS)] (5), and [Ni2(μ-P(CH2CH2PPh2) 2)2] (6), where compounds 1-4 and 6 are the C-CN and P-C bond cleavage products, respectively. The persistent presence of benzene in the reaction mixture was confirmed by GC-MS. The use of stochiometric amounts of the reagents led to the isomerization of 2M3BN to Z- and E-2M2BN (47% and 44%, respectively) and 3PN (9%); the formation of complexes 2, 5, and 6 has been confirmed to take place, in addition to benzene and 1,3-butadiene. Complexes 1 and 3 were characterized by single-crystal X-ray determinations.
