Carbonyl --complexes, preparation substitution methods

Donor-substituted alkynes can insert into the C-M double bond of alkoxycarbene complexes, yielding donor-substituted vinylcarbene complexes [191,192]. In addition to this, photolysis or thermolysis of a-alkoxycyclopropyl carbonyl complexes or a-alkoxycyclobutanoyl complexes can lead to rearrangement to metallacyclic carbene complexes (Table 2.11). This methodology has not been used as extensively for the preparation of carbene complexes as the other methods described above. 

The transition metal-catalyzed reductive carbonylation of o-substituted nitrobenzenes is a useful method for the synthesis of nitrogen heterocycles. Application of this methodology to the preparation of l,4-dihydro-2/f-3,l-benzoxazin-2-one derivatives and to the synthesis of the 3,1-benzox-azepin-2-one (42) has been reported <93JOM(451)157>. Reaction of 2-(2-nitrophenyl)ethanol (41) (100% conversion) with carbon monoxide in the presence of a palladium(Il) catalyst gave (42) in 60% yield, together with some of the macrocyclic dimer (43) ( nation (2)). It is suggested that a nitrene complex may not be involved with the palladium catalyst in view of the reaction path selectivity observed <93JOM(45i)l57>. 

The most general method for the preparation of carbonyl arene complexes is substitution of CO groups in metal carbonyls. Vanadium hexacarbonyl undergoes disproportionation in the presence of arenes ... 

Acyclic Series. The first complex in the acyclic series was prepared from butadiene by the thermal method. Heating isoprene and pentacarbonyliron at high temperature, however, is inefficient due to competitive Diels-Alder dimerization. Despite the formation of some bis(diene) iron carbonyl complexes on prolonged irradiation, the photochemical method is superior in this case. Complexation of acyclic dienes by Fe(CO)3 is limited to those that can adopt a cisoid conformation, with the syn substitution pattern normally preferred. 2,4-Hexadienolc acid, for example, ean be conveniently complexed by a photolytic procedure. Trialkylsilyl-substituted dienes have also been complexed. ... 

As noted above, titanocene-alkylidenes can be prepared using various methods and starting materials. Like the methylidene complex, higher alkylidene complexes are useful for the transformation of carbonyl compounds to highly substituted olefins. Ketones and aldehydes are converted into substituted allenes by treatment with titanocene-alkenylidenes prepared by olefin metathesis between titanocene-methylidene and substituted allenes (see Scheme 14.7) [17]. Titanocene-alkenylidene complexes can also be prepared from... 

The majority of these contain CO ligands. The neutral homoleptic carbonyls have not been isolated, but anionic M(CO)6 as well as highly reduced M(CO) species are known. The original synthesis of the -1 species required elevated temperatures and high pressure but recently two simple, atmospheric pressure methods have been developed. They involve reduction of pentahalides in pyridine with Zn/Mg or in dimethoxyethane with sodium naphthalenide under an atmosphere of CO. These yellow salts contain discrete M(CO)6 anions. The facile syntheses of the octahedral hexacarbonyl anions allowed systematic exploration of the previously difficult to access area of low-valent complexes of Nb and Ta. Since M(CO)s are rather inert towards displacement of CO the substitution products of general formula M(CO)6- L have to be obtained by other routes, for example, by reduction of MX(CO)6- L compounds. The monosubstituted derivatives are conveniently prepared via the following method87 ... 

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