Anionic transition metal-catalyzed

Obviously, there are many good reasons to study ionic liquids as alternative solvents in transition metal-catalyzed reactions. Besides the engineering advantage of their nonvolatile natures, the investigation of new biphasic reactions with an ionic catalyst phase is of special interest. The possibility of adjusting solubility properties by different cation/anion combinations permits systematic optimization of the biphasic reaction (with regard, for example, to product selectivity). Attractive options to improve selectivity in multiphase reactions derive from the preferential solubility of only one reactant in the catalyst solvent or from the in situ extraction of reaction intermediates from the catalyst layer. Moreover, the application of an ionic liquid catalyst layer permits a biphasic reaction mode in many cases where this would not be possible with water or polar organic solvents (due to incompatibility with the catalyst or problems with substrate solubility, for example). 

For the reason of comparison and the development of new domino processes, we have created a classification of these transformations. As an obvious characteristic, we used the mechanism of the different bond-forming steps. In this classification, we differentiate between cationic, anionic, radical, pericyclic, photochemical, transition metal-catalyzed, oxidative or reductive, and enzymatic reactions. For this type... 

There are, however, also many examples of mixed domino processes , such as the synthesis of daphnilactone (see Scheme 0.6), where two anionic processes are followed by two pericydic reactions. As can be seen from the information in Table 0.1, by counting only two steps we have 64 categories, yet by including a further step the number increases to 512. However, many of these categories are not - or only scarcely - occupied. Therefore, only the first number of the different chapter correlates with our mechanistic classification. The second number only corresponds to a consecutive numbering to avoid empty chapters. Thus, for example in Chapters 4 and 6, which describe pericydic and transition metal-catalyzed reactions, respectively, the second number corresponds to the frequency of the different processes. 

Thus, the direct alkylation of the anions derived from nitroalkanes with alkyl halides has some difficulties, and such difficulties are partially overcome by the radical reaction or transition metal catalyzed reactions, as discussed in Sections 5.4 and 5.5. 

Abstract In this chapter different types of domino-processes are described which consist of the combination of cationic, anionic, radical, pericyclic and transition metal-catalyzed as well other reactions. The methodology is used for the highly effective synthesis of carbocycles and heterocycles as well as of natural products and other interesting materials. It is also employed as an efficient tool in combinatorial chemistry. 

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Anions, too, are not always innocent. The borate anion B(C6F5)4 is very popular in early-transition-metal catalyzed polymerization, where it acts as a rather inert and non-coordinating anion. Examples of decomposition of the anion by, e.g., CeFs transfer exist but are not very common. In aluminium chemistry, transfer of CeFs groups from B(C6Fs)3, MeB(C6F5)3 and B(C6F5)4 to the metal appears to be rather easy [14, 15], and it may be that other, even more innocent anions will be required here. 

The electron-releasing phosphine promotes oxidative addition of the bromo derivative to Pd(0) and, because of its bulkiness, readily generates free coordination sites by dissociation. Ethylene coordination and insertion then occur, followed by reductive elimination, triethylamine acting as a base to neutralize hydrogen bromide. As in most cases of transition metal-catalyzed reactions the fine details of the mechanism are still under investigation. Thus recent studies by Amatore s group suggest that the palladium(O) species formed by reduction of palladium acetate is an anionic acetato complex. 

The (diaryl)stanna-[l]-ferrocenophanes are relatively more stable than the (di-/-butyl)tin analog. - The bis(triisopropylphenyl)tin-ferrocenophane is stable in the presence of both air and moisture, and does not undergo anionic or transition-metal catalyzed ROP. However, at elevated temperature it undergoes... 

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