Cobalt complexes acyl halides

Acylcobalt tetracarbonyl complexes, formed from Na[Co(CO)4] and alkyl or acyl halides, react with alkynes to give 2,4-pentadieno-4-lactones (Scheme 20). The reaction is catalytic in cobalt and yields are around 60% for a variety of substituted alkynes and alkyl halides. 

Reduction of Co2(CO)g with sodium-amalgam in THF solution gives Na[Co(CO)4]. Na[Co(CO)4] has high nucleophilicity, and the reaction with alkyl halides gives alkyl-cobalt complexes. It is generally difficult to isolate the alkylcobalt complexes, but in the presence of alkenes and alkynes, acylated compounds are obtained in good yields (eq (10)) [13]. 

The cobalt complex (24), on treatment with alkyl-lithium reagents, forms an acyl complex which will react with allylic halides... 

Before addition of the benzyl halide, the only carbonyl adsorption peak is found at 1900 cm, indicative of the cobalt tetracarbonyl anion. After addition, this band immediately disappears and peaks at 2000 cm l are observed. These most likely represent the corresponding acyl complex. Reaction with methoxide yields the product and regenerates the cobalt anion. In the absence of sufficient methoxide, the reaction requires attack by the much... 

Cyclic cobalt-acyl complexes can be deprotonated, and subsequent reaction of these enolates with aldehydes gives predominantly the anti/threo product (Scheme 63). Rhenium-acyl complexes can be deprotonated in the same manner. These lithium enolates can be alkylated or can react with [M(CO)5(OTf)] (M = Re, Mn) to give the corresponding enolates (Scheme Many transition metal enolates of type (21) or (22) are known, - but only a few have shown normal enolate behavior , e.g. aldol reaction, reaction with alkyl halides, etc. Particularly useful examples have been developed by Molander. In a process analogous to the Reformatsky reaction, an a-bromo ester may be reduced with Smia to provide excellent yields of condensation products (Scheme 65) which are generated through intermediacy of a samarium(III) enolate. ... 

A quite different process, called Reppe carbonylation, has been used to convert acetylene to acrylic acid esters. The catalysts are carbonyls of iron, cobalt or nickel and the hydrogen source is a hydrogen halide, HX. The process is thought to involve oxidative addition of HX to the metal carbonyl, followed by coordination and insertion of alkyne into the M—H bond and insertion of CO into the M—C bond. The resulting acyl complex is cleaved by alcohol to produce the ester and the metal hydride catalyst. De Angelis et al. have reported a theoretical analysis of the Ni(CO)4 system. 

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