Hydroalumination of a Dinuclear Tantalum Dinitrogen Complex:  N−N Bond Cleavage and Ancillary Ligand Rearrangement

2005 ◽  
Vol 24 (16) ◽  
pp. 3836-3841 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce A. MacKay ◽  
Brian O. Patrick ◽  
Michael D. Fryzuk
2005 ◽  
Vol 83 (4) ◽  
pp. 315-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce A MacKay ◽  
Samuel A Johnson ◽  
Brian O Patrick ◽  
Michael D Fryzuk

The reaction of the side-on, end-on ditantalum dinitrogen complex ([NPN]Ta)2(µ-η1:η2-N2)(µ-H)2 (where NPN = PhP(CH2SiMe2NPh)2) with a variety of secondary and primary boranes is reported. With 9-BBN, hydroboration of the Ta2N2 unit occurs via B-H addition, which in turn triggers a cascade of reactions that result in N—N bond cleavage, ancillary ligand rearrangement involving silicon group migration, and finally elimination of benzene from the N-Ph group and a B-H moiety to generate the imide–nitride derivative. In the presence of excess 9-BBN, the Lewis acid – base adduct of the imide–nitride ([NPµ–N]Ta(=NBC8H14)(µ-NB(H)C8H14)Ta[NPN]) is formed. A similar set of reactions is observed for dicyclohexylborane (Cy2BH), which hydroborates the dinitrogen complex to generate [NPN]Ta(H)(µ-η1:η2-NNBCy2)(µ-H)2Ta[NPN], followed by loss of H2 and silicon group migration to yield the imide–nitride [NPµ–N]Ta(=NBCy2)(µ-N)(Ta[NPN]. With thexyl borane (H2BCMe2CHMe2), a similar sequence of reactions is suggested starting with hydroboration to generate [NPN]Ta(H)(µ-η1:η2-NNB(H)C6H13)(µ-H)2Ta[NPN], followed by loss of H2 and ancillary ligand rearrangement. When bis(pentafluorophenyl)borane (HB(C6F5)2) is used, no hydroboration of coordinated N2 is observed, rather simple adduct formation to give ([NPN]Ta)2(µ-η1:η2-NN-B(H)(C6F5)2)(µ-H)2 occurs. Key words: dinitrogen, tantalum, hydroboration, N—N bond cleavage.


1999 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 425-432 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takao Sasagawa ◽  
Hidetake Seino ◽  
Youichi Ishii ◽  
Yasushi Mizobe ◽  
Masanobu Hidai

2002 ◽  
Vol 41 (17) ◽  
pp. 4371-4377 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dawn C. Bregel ◽  
Susan M. Oldham ◽  
Rene J. Lachicotte ◽  
Richard Eisenberg

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shubham Deolka ◽  
Orestes Rivada Wheelaghan ◽  
Sandra Aristizábal ◽  
Robert Fayzullin ◽  
Shrinwantu Pal ◽  
...  

We report selective formation of heterobimetallic PtII/CuI complexes that demonstrate how facile bond activation processes can be achieved by altering reactivity of common organoplatinum compounds through their interaction with another metal center. The interaction of the Cu center with Pt center and with a Pt-bound alkyl group increases the stability of PtMe2 towards undesired rollover cyclometalation. The presence of the CuI center also enables facile transmetalation from electron-deficient tetraarylborate [B(ArF)4]- anion and mild C-H bond cleavage of a terminal alkyne, which was not observed in the absence of an electrophilic Cu center. The DFT study indicates that the role of Cu center acts as a binding site for alkyne substrate, while activating its terminal C-H bond.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sukdev Bag ◽  
Sadhan Jana ◽  
Sukumar Pradhan ◽  
Suman Bhowmick ◽  
Nupur Goswami ◽  
...  

<p>Despite the widespread applications of C–H functionalization, controlling site selectivity remains a significant challenge. Covalently attached directing group (DG) served as an ancillary ligand to ensure proximal <i>ortho</i>-, distal <i>meta</i>- and <i>para</i>-C-H functionalization over the last two decades. These covalently linked DGs necessitate two extra steps for a single C–H functionalization: introduction of DG prior to C–H activation and removal of DG post-functionalization. We introduce here a transient directing group for distal C(<i>sp<sup>2</sup></i>)-H functionalization <i>via</i> reversible imine formation. By overruling facile proximal C-H bond activation by imine-<i>N</i> atom, a suitably designed pyrimidine-based transient directing group (TDG) successfully delivered selective distal C-C bond formation. Application of this transient directing group strategy for streamlining the synthesis of complex organic molecules without any necessary pre-functionalization at the distal position has been explored.</p>


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucas A. Freeman ◽  
Akachukwu D. Obi ◽  
Haleigh R. Machost ◽  
Andrew Molino ◽  
Asa W. Nichols ◽  
...  

The reduction of the relatively inert carbon–oxygen bonds of CO<sub>2</sub> to access useful CO<sub>2</sub>-derived organic products is one of the most important fundamental challenges in synthetic chemistry. Facilitating this bond-cleavage using earth-abundant, non-toxic main group elements (MGEs) is especially arduous because of the difficulty in achieving strong inner-sphere interactions between CO<sub>2</sub> and the MGE. Herein we report the first successful chemical reduction of CO<sub>2</sub> at room temperature by alkali metals, promoted by a cyclic(alkyl)(amino) carbene (CAAC). One-electron reduction of CAAC-CO<sub>2</sub> adduct (<b>1</b>) with lithium, sodium or potassium metal yields stable monoanionic radicals clusters [M(CAAC–CO<sub>2</sub>)]<sub>n</sub>(M = Li, Na, K, <b> 2</b>-<b>4</b>) and two-electron alkali metal reduction affords open-shell, dianionic clusters of the general formula [M<sub>2</sub>(CAAC–CO<sub>2</sub>)]<sub>n </sub>(<b>5</b>-<b>8</b>). It is notable that these crystalline clusters of reduced CO<sub>2</sub> may also be isolated via the “one-pot” reaction of free CO<sub>2</sub> with free CAAC followed by the addition of alkali metals – a reductive process which does not occur in the absence of carbene. Each of the products <b>2</b>-<b>8</b> were investigated using a combination of experimental and theoretical methods.<br>


2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucie Nurdin ◽  
Denis M. Spasyuk ◽  
Laura Fairburn ◽  
Warren Piers ◽  
Laurent Maron

Diprotonation of a remarkably stable, toluene soluble cobalt peroxo complex supported by a neutral, dianionic pentadentate ligand leads to facile O-O bond cleavage and production of a highly reactive Co(IV) oxyl cation intermediate that dimerizes and releases O<sub>2</sub>. These processes are relevant to both O<sub>2</sub> reduction and O<sub>2</sub> evolution and the mechanism was probed in detail both experimentally and computationally.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katsutoshi Sato ◽  
Shin-ichiro Miyahara ◽  
Yuta Ogura ◽  
Kotoko Tsujimaru ◽  
Yuichiro Wada ◽  
...  

<p>To mitigate global problems related to energy and global warming, it is helpful to develop an ammonia synthesis process using catalysts that are highly active under mild conditions. Here we show that the ammonia synthesis activity of Ru/Ba/LaCeO<i><sub>x</sub></i> pre-reduced at 700 °C is the highest reported among oxide-supported Ru catalysts. Our results indicate that low crystalline oxygen-deficient composite oxides, which include Ba<sup>2+</sup>, Ce<sup>3+</sup> and La<sup>3+</sup>, with strong electron-donating ability, accumulate on Ru particles and thus promote N≡N bond cleavage, which is the rate determining step for ammonia synthesis.</p>


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katsutoshi Sato ◽  
Shin-ichiro Miyahara ◽  
Yuta Ogura ◽  
Kotoko Tsujimaru ◽  
Yuichiro Wada ◽  
...  

<p>To mitigate global problems related to energy and global warming, it is helpful to develop an ammonia synthesis process using catalysts that are highly active under mild conditions. Here we show that the ammonia synthesis activity of Ru/Ba/LaCeO<i><sub>x</sub></i> pre-reduced at 700 °C is the highest reported among oxide-supported Ru catalysts. Our results indicate that low crystalline oxygen-deficient composite oxides, which include Ba<sup>2+</sup>, Ce<sup>3+</sup> and La<sup>3+</sup>, with strong electron-donating ability, accumulate on Ru particles and thus promote N≡N bond cleavage, which is the rate determining step for ammonia synthesis.</p>


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