Catalyst bidentate ligands

Hanson, P., Rowell, S. C., Walton, P. H., Timms, A. W. Promotion of Sandmeyer hydroxylation (hemolytic hydroxydediazoniation) and hydrodediazoniation by chelation of the copper catalyst bidentate ligands. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2004, 2, 1838-1855. 

The red tetrathiomolybdate ion appears to be a principal participant in the biological Cu—Mo antagonism and is reactive toward other transition-metal ions to produce a wide variety of heteronuclear transition-metal sulfide complexes and clusters (13,14). For example, tetrathiomolybdate serves as a bidentate ligand for Co, forming Co(MoSTetrathiomolybdates and their mixed metal complexes are of interest as catalyst precursors for the hydrotreating of petroleum (qv) (15) and the hydroHquefaction of coal (see Coal conversion processes) (16). The intermediate forms MoOS Mo02S 2> MoO S have also been prepared (17). 

The chain-growth catalyst is prepared by dissolving two moles of nickel chloride per mole of bidentate ligand (BDL) (diphenylphosphinobenzoic acid in 1,4-butanediol). The mixture is pressurized with ethylene to 8.8 MPa (87 atm) at 40°C. Boron hydride, probably in the form of sodium borohydride, is added at a molar ratio of two borohydrides per one atom of nickel. The nickel concentration is 0.001—0.005%. The 1,4-butanediol is used to solvent-extract the nickel catalyst after the reaction. 

A cobalt-based catalyst, prepared by reducing Co(acac)3 with diethylalumi-num chloride in the presence of the bidentate ligand l,2-bis(triphenylphosphi-no)ethane, accelerates [87] the cycloadditions of norbornadiene (88) with a variety of acetylenes (Equation 3.30). 

Very recently the Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley-Oppenauer (MPVO) reaction has been exploited for the racemization of alcohols using inexpensive aluminum-based catalysts. Combination of these complexes with a lipase (CALB) results in an efficient DKR of sec-alcohols at ambient temperature. To increase the reactivity of the aluminum complexes, a bidentate ligand, such as binol, is required. Also, specific acyl donors need to be used for each substrate [31] (Eigure 4.9). 

The bidentate ligands were prepared by the Schiff-base condensation of two equivalents of the desired 2,6-dialkyl substituted anilines with acenaphthenequinone as in the scheme 1, The pre-catalysts, formed by addition of the ligand to (DME)NiBr2 are isolated and purified. The products were characterized by h, C NMR, GPC, DSC and Elemental Analysis. 

In 1997 the first asymmetric aza-Claisen rearrangement was reported by Overman et al. [55], which made use of diamines as bidentate ligands for Pd(II), allowing for moderate enantioselectivities. In the same year, Hollis and Overman described the application of the planar chiral ferrocenyl palladacycle 38 as a catalyst for the enantioselective aza-Claisen rearrangement of benzimidates 39 (Fig. 19) [56]. A related ferrocenyl imine palladacycle provided slightly inferior results, while a benzylamine palladacycle lacking the element of planar chirality was not able to provide any enantioselectivity [57]. 

Other classes of complexes that have been studied in depth in the Mizoroki-Heck reaction are those having a bidentate ligand containing both a NHC and a phosphine. The development of these structures was encouraged by early theoretical work from Rosch, who calculated that such ligands should be promising catalysts for this... 

Fig. 7.4. Tricyclic transition structures for aminoalcohol catalysts syn and anti refer to the relationship between the transferring group and the bidentate ligand cis and trans refer to the relationship between the aldehyde substituent and the coordinating zinc. Reproduced from J. Am. Chem. Soc., 125, 5130 (2003), by permission of the American Chemical Society.

It has been found that a number of bidentate ligands greatly expand the scope of copper catalysis. Copper(I) iodide used in conjunction with a chelating diamine is a good catalyst for amidation of aryl bromides. Of several diamines that were examined, rra s-yV,yV -dimethylcyclohexane-l,2-diamine was among the best. These conditions are applicable to aryl bromides and iodides with either ERG or EWG substituents, as well as to relatively hindered halides. The nucleophiles that are reactive under these conditions include acyclic and cyclic amides.149... 

Kostic et al. recently reported the use of various palladium(II) aqua complexes as catalysts for the hydration of nitriles.456 crossrefil. 34 Reactivity of coordination These complexes, some of which are shown in Figure 36, also catalyze hydrolytic cleavage of peptides, decomposition of urea to carbon dioxide and ammonia, and alcoholysis of urea to ammonia and various carbamate esters.420-424, 427,429,456,457 Qggj-jy palladium(II) aqua complexes are versatile catalysts for hydrolytic reactions. Their catalytic properties arise from the presence of labile water or other solvent ligands which can be displaced by a substrate. In many cases the coordinated substrate becomes activated toward nucleophilic additions of water/hydroxide or alcohols. New palladium(II) complexes cis-[Pd(dtod)Cl2] and c - Pd(dtod)(sol)2]2+ contain the bidentate ligand 3,6-dithiaoctane-l,8-diol (dtod) and unidentate ligands, chloride anions, or the solvent (sol) molecules. The latter complex is an efficient catalyst for the hydration and methanolysis of nitriles, reactions shown in Equation (3) 435... 

Palladium(II) complexes possessing bidentate ligands are known to efficiently catalyze the copolymerization of olefins with carbon monoxide to form polyketones.594-596 Sulfur dioxide is an attractive monomer for catalytic copolymerizations with olefins since S02, like CO, is known to undergo facile insertion reactions into a variety of transition metal-alkyl bonds. Indeed, Drent has patented alternating copolymerization of ethylene with S02 using various palladium(II) complexes.597 In 1998, Sen and coworkers also reported that [(dppp)PdMe(NCMe)]BF4 was an effective catalyst for the copolymerization of S02 with ethylene, propylene, and cyclopentene.598 There is a report of the insertion reactions of S02 into PdII-methyl bonds and the attempted spectroscopic detection of the copolymerization of ethylene and S02.599... 

The results of unsymmetrical 7r-acid bidentate ligands, e.g., (81), have in the hydroformylation of ra-octenes was described. The preparation of seven such ligands was described. Thus, [Rh-(acac)(cod)]-catalyzed hydroformylation of ra-octene in the presence of a phosphinite ligand gave 94% ra-nonanal.295 A new upper-rim phosphacalix[4]arene 5,17-bis(diphenylphosphinomethyl)-25,26,27,28-tetrapropoxycalix[4]arene has been prepared. It reacted with [(cod)RhCl]2 to give a dirhodium complex that is an active catalyst for the hydroformylation of 1-octene and styrene.296 Rhodium complexes of [l-propyl-3-methylimidazolium+]2 [PhP(C6H4SO%)2] dissolved in the... 

Simple bidentate ligands involving dipyridyl- or dipyrimidylamino fragment (L23) form Pd catalysts of moderate activity for the cross-coupling of terminal acetylenes (copper-free reaction) or arylboronic acids. Supported versions of such ligands were also reported (see Chapter 9.9 for more details about supported catalysts).449,450... 

In catalytic enantioselective Diels-Alder reactions, Mg11 catalysts bearing chiral auxiliaries, such as chiral bidentate ligands containing oxazoline moieties,27-29 chiral diamines,30 and... 

The reaction was carried out with /3-keto esters, /3-diketones, malonate, a-formyl ketones, a-cyano and a-nitro esters, cyanoacetamide, and phen-ylsulfonylacetate. (PPh3)2PdCl2 was used with sodium phenoxide. Also, Pd(OAc)2 and PPh3 are good catalysts. When bidentate ligand was used, the 1 1 rather than 1 2 addition reaction took place (56). For example, bis(diphenylphosphino) 1,2-ethane (39) produced a mixture of the following 1,4- (59) and 1,2- (60) addition products ... 

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