75687-68-2Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Synthesis and formal [4 + 2] cycloaddition reactions of vinylimido complexes of titanocene
Doxsee, Kenneth M.,Farahi, Judah B.,Hope, H?kon
, p. 8889 - 8898 (1991)
Sources of the methylidene complex of titanocene, Cp2Ti=CH2, react with nitriles in the presence of donor ligands to afford vinylimido titanocene complexes. The vinylimido complexes react readily with ketones, nitriles, and imines, y
Mechanism of Titanocene Metallacyclobutane Cleavage and the Nature of the Reactive Intermediate
Anslyn, Eric V.,Grubbs, Robert H.
, p. 4880 - 4890 (1987)
The mechanism of titanocene metallacyclobutane cleavage to give a titanocene methylidene is examined in detail.The reaction of titanocene metallacyclobutanes with acetylenes or olefins displays either first- or second-order kinetics depending upon the metallacycle, its reaction temperature, and the trapping reagent.The rate-determining step for cleavage is the formation of an olefin-titanocene methylidene complex.Evidence for this complex is presented by competition experiments and kinetic studies of titanocene methylidene phosphine adducts.Deuterium isotope effect studies on an α-d2 metallacycle reveal a preference for cleavage toward placing deuterium in the liberated olefin.The studies presented allow for the rational control of the catalytic activity of titanocene metallacyclobutanes.
