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Cationic Dirhodium Complexes Bridged by 2-Phosphinopyridines Having an Exquisitely Positioned Axial Shielding Group: A Molecular Design for Enhancing the Catalytic Activity of the Dirhodium Core
Ohnishi, Ryuhei,Ohta, Hidetoshi,Mori, Shigeki,Hayashi, Minoru
, p. 2678 - 2690 (2021/07/31)
This report describes a strategy to create highly electrophilic dirhodium catalysts. The electrophilicity of lantern-Type dirhodium complexes is generally decreased by the coordination of a ligand to the axial site, which often causes a reduction in the catalytic activity. We designed and synthesized a series of cationic dirhodium complexes bridged by 2-diarylphosphinopyridines having a bulky 2,4,6-Triisopropylphenyl (Tip) group that can prevent the attack of external molecules to the closest axial site. Theoretical calculations indicated that the Tip group weakly interacts with the axial site but hardly reduces the electrophilicity of the dirhodium core. The complexes served as excellent catalyst precursors for the dehydrogenative silylation of alcohols using hydrosilanes under mild conditions and a low metal loading, producing the silyl ethers in higher yields in comparison to conventional dirhodium complexes.
Phosphine-catalyzed reductions of alkyl silyl peroxides by titanium hydride reducing agents: Development of the method and mechanistic investigations
Harris, Jason R.,Haynes, M. Taylor,Thomas, Andrew M.,Woerpel
experimental part, p. 5083 - 5091 (2010/10/19)
(Figure presented) A method that allows for the reduction of protected hydroperoxides by employing catalytic amounts of phosphine is presented. The combination of a titanium(IV) alkoxide and a siloxane allowed for the chemoselective reduction of phosphine oxides in the presence of alkyl silyl peroxides. Subsequent reduction of the peroxide moiety by phosphine provided the corresponding silylated alcohols in useful yields. Mechanistic experiments, including crossover experiments, support a mechanism in which the peroxide group was reduced and the silyl group was transferred in a concerted step. Labeling studies with 17O-labeled peroxides demonstrate that the oxygen atom adjacent to the silicon atom is removed from the silyl peroxide.
