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EFFECTS OF LIGANDS ON ION-PAIRING BEHAVIOR OF BENZYLIC LITHIUM COMPOUNDS
Fraenkel, Gideon,Geckle, Michael J.,Kaylo, Allan,Estes, Don W.
, p. 249 - 260 (1980)
The 1/1/ adduct of t-butyllithium and α-methylstyrene (II) has been generated in cyclopentane in the presence of a variety of ether and t-amine ligands as well as unsolvated, giving stable solutions in every case.NMR spectra of the solvated species are the same for all ligands but differ from that of the unsolvated compound.The results are consistent with a salt which contains a conjugated t-benzylic anion and exists as a loose ion-pair in the presence of ligands and as a tight ion-pair in cyclopentane alone.In contrast, benzyllithium behaves like a tight ion-pair in the presence of all ligands tried.Steric hindrance to tight ion-pairing at Cα of II is concluded to be responsible for the results observed.A covalently-bonded dilithium compound, 4,4-dimethyl-2-lithio-2-(p-lithio-phenyl)pentane has been generated.
Reductive activation and hydrofunctionalization of olefins by multiphoton tandem photoredox catalysis
Czyz, Milena L.,Taylor, Mitchell S.,Horngren, Tyra H.,Polyzos, Anastasios
, p. 5472 - 5480 (2021/06/01)
The conversion of olefin feedstocks to architecturally complex alkanes represents an important strategy in the expedient generation of valuable molecules for the chemical and life sciences. Synthetic approaches are reliant on the electrophilic activation of unactivated olefins, necessitating functionalization with nucleophiles. However, the reductive functionalization of unactivated and less activated olefins with electrophiles remains an ongoing challenge in synthetic chemistry. Here, we report the nucleophilic activation of inert styrenes through a photoinduced direct single electron reduction to the corresponding nucleophilic radical anion. Central to this approach is the multiphoton tandem photoredox cycle of the iridium photocatalyst [Ir(ppy)2(dtbbpy)] PF6, which triggers in situ formation of a high-energy photoreductant that selectively reduces styrene olefinic π bonds to radical anions without stoichiometric reductants or dissolving metals. This mild strategy enables the chemoselective reduction and hydrofunctionalization of styrenes to furnish valuable alkane and tertiary alcohol derivatives. Mechanistic studies support the formation of a styrene olefinic radical anion intermediate and a Birch-type reduction involving two sequential single electron transfers. Overall, this complementary mode of olefin activation achieves the hydrofunctionalization of less activated alkenes with electrophiles, adding value to abundant olefins as valuable building blocks in modern synthetic protocols.
Cobalt-Catalyzed Hydrogenations via Olefin Cobaltate and Hydride Intermediates
Sandl, Sebastian,Maier, Thomas M.,Van Leest, Nicolaas P.,Kr?ncke, Susanne,Chakraborty, Uttam,Demeshko, Serhiy,Koszinowski, Konrad,De Bruin, Bas,Meyer, Franc,Bodensteiner, Michael,Herrmann, Carmen,Wolf, Robert,Von Jacobi Wangelin, Axel
, p. 7596 - 7606 (2019/08/20)
Redox noninnocent ligands are a promising tool to moderate electron transfer processes within base-metal catalysts. This report introduces bis(imino)acenaphthene (BIAN) cobaltate complexes as hydrogenation catalysts. Sterically hindered trisubstituted alkenes, imines, and quinolines underwent clean hydrogenation under mild conditions (2-10 bar, 20-80 °C) by use of the stable catalyst precursor [(DippBIAN)CoBr2] and the cocatalyst LiEt3BH. Mechanistic studies support a homogeneous catalysis pathway involving alkene and hydrido cobaltates as active catalyst species. Furthermore, considerable reaction acceleration by alkali cations and Lewis acids was observed. The dinuclear hydridocobaltate anion with bridging hydride ligands was isolated and fully characterized.
