Chromium Isomerism

In contrast, chromium (ITT) and cobalt(III) form 2 1 dye metal complexes that have nonplanar stmctures. Geometrical isomerism exists. The (9,(9 -dihydroxyazo dyes (22) form the Drew-Pfitzner or y rtype (23) (A = C = O) whereas o-hydroxy—o -carboxyazo dyes (24) form the Pfeiffer-Schetty or fac type (25), where A = CO 2 and C = O. 

Metal oxides, sulfides, and hydrides form a transition between acid/base and metal catalysts. They catalyze hydrogenation/dehydro-genation as well as many of the reactions catalyzed by acids, such as cracking and isomerization. Their oxidation activity is related to the possibility of two valence states which allow oxygen to be released and reabsorbed alternately. Common examples are oxides of cobalt, iron, zinc, and chromium and hydrides of precious metals that can release hydrogen readily. Sulfide catalysts are more resistant than metals to the formation of coke deposits and to poisoning by sulfur compounds their main application is in hydrodesulfurization. 

Chromium(lll) oxide, 402 Chromium trihydroxide, 396, 402 Cis-trans isomerism, 296, 394... 

The related chromium compound [1140], trans-[Cr(pn)2Br2]Br H20, undergoes rapid dehydration at 395 419 K by a first-order process for which E = 96 kJ mole-1 and this is accompanied by some 10% isomerization to the cis compound. At higher temperatures, 433-473 K, the residual anhydrous trans compound isomerizes in the solid state this is also a first-order process and E = 180 kJ mole-1. 

Chromium, bis(l,2-ethanediamine)difluoro-photochemistry, 1,393 Chromium, bis(l, 2-ethanediamine)oxalato-coordination isomerism, 1, 183 Chromium, diamminetetrakis(isothiocyanato)-photoaquation chemical actinometer. 1,409 photochemistry reactivity, 1, 398... 

Chromium, hexacyano-, 3, 703, 777 hexaamminecobaltate coordination isomerism, 1, 183 ligand field photochemistry, 1, 398 photochemistry excited states, 1, 398 production, 3, 704 Chromium, hexafluoro-, 3, 927 Chromium, hexabalo-, 3, 889 Chromium, hexaiodo-, 3, 766 Chromium, hexakis(dimethyl sulfoxide)-photoanation, 1, 399 Chromium, u-oxalatodi-reduction... 

Chromium, tetraaquadichloro-chloride dihydrate hydrate isomerism, 1, 183 Chromium, tetrabromo-solvated, 3, 758 synthesis, 3, 763 Chromium, tetrachloro-antiferromagnetic, 3, 761 ferromagnetic magnetic properties, 3,7559 optical properties, 3,759 structure, 3,759 solvated, 3. 758 synthesis. 3, 759 Chromium, tetrachlorooxy-tetraphenylarsenate stereochemistry, 1,44 Chromium, tetrahalo-, 3,889 Chromium, tetrakis(dioxygen)-stereochemistry, 1,94 Chromium, triamminediperoxy-structure. 1, 78 Chromium, tricyanodiperoxy-structure, 1, 78 Chromium, trifluoro-electronic spectra, 3, 757 magnetic properties, 3, 757 structures, 3, 757 synthesis, 3, 756 Chromium, trihalo-clcctronic spectra, 3, 764 magnetic properties, 3, 764 structure, 3, 764 synthesis, 3, 764 Chromium, tris(acetylacetone)-structure. 1, 65 Chromium, tris(bipyridyl)-... 

Chromium, tris(hexafluoroacetylacetonato) optical isomerism, 1, 28 Chromium, tris(oxalato)-raceinization solid state, 1,466 strychnine salt... 

Naphthol, l-(2-carboxyphenylazo)-chromium complex geometrical isomerism, 6, 68 2-Naphthol, l-(2-hydroxy-4-nitrophenylazo)-chromium complexes geometrical isomerism, 6, 69 2-Naphthol, l-(2-hydroxyphenylazo)-chromium complex... 

For chromium alkoxycarbene complexes the MLCT and the lowest energy LF bands overlap. Irradiation at A>385 nm led to anti-syn isomerization... 

Photolysis of chromium alkoxycarbenes with azoarenes produced 1,2- and 1,3-diazetidinones, along with imidates from formal azo metathesis (Eq. 21) [85, 86]. Elegant mechanistic studies [87-89] indicated the primary photoprocess was trans-to-cis isomerization of the azoarene followed by subsequent thermal reaction with the carbene complex. Because of the low yields and mixtures obtained the process is of little synthetic use. 

Constrained geometry chromium alkyls catalyzed the polymerization of ethylene however, the reaction was relatively slow, and elevated pressures (PC2H4 = 500 psi) were required to generate significant amounts of polymer. Not surprisingly then, no homopolymoization or copolymerization of a-olefins was observed. Instead, catalytic isomerization and dimerization of the alkyl-substituted olefins was found. 

Thiocarbamate (tc, RHNCSO-) is a monodentate ambidentate ligand, and both oxygen- and sulfur-bonded forms are known for the simple pentaamminecobalt(III) complexes. These undergo redox reactions with chromium(II) ion in water via attack at the remote O or S atom of the S- and O-bound isomers respectively, with a structural trans effect suggested to direct the facile electron transfer in the former.1045 A cobalt-promoted synthesis utilizing the residual nucleophilicity of the coordinated hydroxide in [Co(NH3)5(OH)]2+ in reaction with MeNCS in (MeO)3PO solvent leads to the O-bonded monothiocarbamate, which isomerizes by an intramolecular mechanism to the S-bound isomer in water.1046... 

A wide range of nonacidic metal oxides have been examined as catalysts for aromatization and skeletal isomerization. From a mechanistic point of view, chromium oxide catalysts have been, by far, the most thoroughly studied. Reactions over chromium oxide have been carried out either over the pure oxide, or over a catalyst consisting of chromium oxide supported on a carrier, usually alumina. Depending on its history, the alumina can have an acidic function, so that the catalyst as a whole then has a duel function character. However, in this section, we propose only briefly to outline, for comparison with the metal catalyzed reactions described in previous sections, those reactions where the acidic catalyst function is negligible. 

Reactions over chromium oxide catalysts are often carried out without the addition of hydrogen to the reaction mixture, since this addition tends to reduce the catalytic activity. Thus, since chromium oxide is highly active for dehydrogenation, under the usual reaction conditions (temperature >500°C) extensive olefin formation occurs. In the following discussion we shall, in the main, be concerned only with skeletally distinguished products. Information about reaction pathways has been obtained by a study of the reaction product distribution from unlabeled (e.g. 89, 3, 118, 184-186, 38, 187) as well as from 14C-labeled reactants (89, 87, 88, 91-95, 98, 188, 189). The main mechanistic conclusions may be summarized. Although some skeletal isomerization occurs, chromium oxide catalysts are, on the whole, less efficient for skeletal isomerization than are platinum catalysts. Cyclic C5 products are of never more than very minor impor-... 

The products for which the cyclo-C4 isomerization intermediate has been suggested, can also be explained by a sequence of vinyl insertions. Thus, two vinyl insertions would be adequate to explain the formation of m-xylene from 2,3,4-trimethylpentane. Although we have seen in previous sections that extensive reaction sequences are possible on platinum, isomerization by a single vinyl insertion process on chromium oxide is relatively difficult, and the chance of two occurring in sequence would therefore be expected to be very low. In fact, the proportion of m-xylene is comparable to that of o- and p-xylene. 

It should be noted that 175 is the chromium complex of 154, the intermediate postulated in the thermal isomerization of hexamethyl[6]radialene (150). 

Alkenyl Fischer carbene complexes can serve as three-carbon components in the [6 + 3]-reactions of vinylchro-mium carbenes and fulvenes (Equations (23)—(25)), providing rapid access to indanone and indene structures.132 This reaction tolerates substitution of the fulvene, but the carbene complex requires extended conjugation to a carbonyl or aromatic ring. This reaction is proposed to be initiated by 1,2-addition of the electron-rich fulvene to the chromium carbene followed by a 1,2-shift of the chromium with simultaneous ring closure. Reductive elimination of the chromium metal and elimination/isomerization gives the products (Scheme 41). 

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