Metal-alkyne complexes reactions

The reaction of alkoxyarylcarbene complexes with alkynes mainly affords Dotz benzannulated [3C+2S+1C0] cycloadducts. However, uncommon reaction pathways of some alkoxyarylcarbene complexes in their reaction with alkynes leading to indene derivatives in a formal [3C+2S] cycloaddition process have been reported. For example, the reaction of methoxy(2,6-dimethylphenyl)chromium carbene complex with 1,2-diphenylacetylene at 100 °C gives rise to an unusual indene derivative where a sigmatropic 1,5-methyl shift is observed [60]. Moreover, a related (4-hydroxy-2,6-dimethylphenyl)carbene complex reacts in benzene at 100 °C with 3-hexyne to produce an indene derivative. However, the expected Dotz cycloadduct is obtained when the solvent is changed to acetonitrile [61] (Scheme 19). Also, Dotz et al. have shown that the introduction of an isocyanide ligand into the coordination sphere of the metal induces the preferential formation of indene derivatives [62]. 

The hydrosilylation of alkynes has also been studied using as catalysts Pt, Rh, Ir and Ni complexes. The improvement of the regioselectivity of the catalyst and the understanding of stereoelectronic factors that control it have been major incentives for the ongoing research. From numerous studies involving non-NHC catalysts, it has been established that there is a complex dependence of the product ratio on the type of metal, the aUcyne, the metal coordination sphere, the charge (cationic versus neutral) of the catalytic complex and the reaction conditions. In the Speier s and Karstedt s systems, mixtures of the thermodynamically more stable a- and -E-isomers are observed. Bulky phosphine ligands have been used on many occasions in order to obtain selectively P-f -isomers. 

The NHCs have been used as ligands of different metal catalysts (i.e. copper, nickel, gold, cobalt, palladium, rhodium) in a wide range of cycloaddition reactions such as [4-1-2] (see Section 5.6), [3h-2], [2h-2h-2] and others. These NHC-metal catalysts have allowed reactions to occur at lower temperature and pressure. Furthermore, some NHC-TM catalysts even promote previously unknown reactions. One of the most popular reactions to generate 1,2,3-triazoles is the 1,3-dipolar Huisgen cycloaddition (reaction between azides and alkynes) [8]. Lately, this [3h-2] cycloaddition reaction has been aided by different [Cu(NHC)JX complexes [9]. The reactions between electron-rich, electron-poor and/or hindered alkynes 16 and azides 17 in the presence of low NHC-copper 18-20 loadings (in some cases even ppm amounts were used) afforded the 1,2,3-triazoles 21 regioselectively (Scheme 5.5 Table 5.2). 

A tremendous amount of progress has been made over the past decade in the understanding of the catalyzed reductive coupling of unactivated alkenes and alkynes. Both early and late transition metal complexes accomplish the reaction with good yields and with low catalyst loadings. Enynes and dienes can... 

Finally, the reaction of (L)AuX complexes with metallated alkynes in an inert solvent and at low temperature is a particularly safe pathway to complexes with more delicate components (X = halogen M = alkali metal Equation (21)).74 75... 

Schore, N. E. Transition Metal Alkyne Complexes Pauson-Khand Reaction. In Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry II Abel, E. W., Stone, F. G. A., Wilkinson, G., Eds. Elsevier Oxford, 1995 Vol. 12, pp 703-739. 

Complex condensation products are obtained by reaction of the alkyne complex with excess of 3,3-dimethyl-l-butyne, which yields two isomeric products of formulas Ru3(CO)6[HC2C(Me)3-COCH2CMe3][HC2CMe3]2 (125). The X-ray structure of one of those adducts (Fig. 19) shows that both dimerization of two alkyne molecules and the insertion of carbon monoxide into the alkyne metal bonds have occurred. The Ru-Ru distances of 2.820,2.828, and 2.686 A in the ring are of interest. The value of 2.686 A is one of the shortest found in a... 

In most of the reactions of heteroatom-substituted carbene complexes with alkynes the first event is insertion of the alkyne into the carbon-metal double bond. If vinylcarbene complexes undergo insertion reactions with alkynes, (1,3-butadien-l-yl)carbene complexes result (Figure 2.27). 

Schore NE (1991) Org React 40 1 Schore NE (1991) The Pauson-Khand reaction. In Trost BM (ed) Comprehensive organic synthesis, vol 5. Pergamon Press, Oxford, p 1037 Pauson PL (1985) Tetrahedron 41 5855 Schore NE (1995) Transition metal alkyne complexes Pauson-Khand reaction. In Abel EW, Stone EGA, Wilkinson G (eds) Comprehensive organometallic chemistry II, vol 12. Pergamon Press, Oxford, p 703 Iwasawa N (1992) Chem Lett 473... 

Alkynes have not yielded isolable organometallic complexes in their reactions with metal atoms, although the field has not been systematically examined. 

Pyrrole and indole rings can also be constructed by intramolecular addition of nitrogen to a multiple bond activated by metal ion complexation. Thus, 1-aminomethyl-l-alkynyl carbinols (obtained by reduction of cyanohydrins of acetylenic ketones) are cyclized to pyrroles by palladium(II) salts. In this reaction the palladium(II)-complexed alkyne functions as the electrophile with aromatization involving elimination of palladium(II) and water (Scheme 42) (81TL4277). 

Ojima and co-workers have also extensively studied the catalytic silylformylation of alkynes, employing a number of rhodium and rhodium-cobalt mixed metal complexes.122 The reaction of 1-hexyne with hydrosilanes under either ambient pressure or 10 atm of CO is catalyzed by a variety of metal complexes to yield (Z)-l-silyl-2-formyl-l-hexene, 1, and/or ( )-l-silyl-l-hexene, 2 [Eq. (48)].122a>c... 

Although alkynes are highly reactive toward a wide range of transition metals, very few instances of metal-catalyzed reactions of nucleophiles with alkynes are known. This is, in part, because most stable alkyne-metal complexes are inert to nucleophilic attack, while most unstable alkyne-metal complexes tend to oligomerize alkynes faster than anything else. Hence synthetic methodology involving this process is quite limited. 

Carbometallation is a term coined for describing chemical processes involving net addition of carbon-metal bonds to carbon-carbon Jt-bonds [1] (Scheme 4.1). It represents a class of insertion reactions. Whereas the term insertion per se does not imply anything chemical, the term carbometallation itself not only explicitly and clearly indicates carbon-metal bond addition but also is readily modifiable to generate many additional, more specific terms such as carboalumination, arylpalladation, and so on. In principle, carbometallation may involve addition of carbon-metal double and triple bonds, that is, carbene- and carbyne-metal bonds, as well as those of metallacycles. Inasmuch as alkene- and alkyne-metal Jt-complexes can also be represented as three-membered metallacycles, their ring expansion reactions via addition to alkenes and alkynes may also be viewed as carbometallation processes (Scheme 4.1). 

The insertion of alkene to metal hydride (hydrometallation of alkene) affords the alkylmetal complex 34, and insertion of alkyne to an M—R (R = alkyl) bond forms the vinyl metal complex 35. The reaction can be understood as the cis carbometallation of alkenes and alkynes. 

Complexation is believed to be involved in the first step of the hydrobo-ration of alkenes and alkynes rearrangement reactions of organoboranes most likely involve intermediates of a rc-complex type. However, the stability of such complexes is generally too low to allow their isolation (112). However, evidence for 7t-complex formation has been obtained by the device of anchoring the alkene function to the metal atom in question by means of a... 

The thermal cyclization of ketones onto alkynes, the Conia-ene reaction, can proceed thermally but only at inconveniently high temperatures.39 Transition metals can catalyse it at lower temperatures but they require enolate generation, strong acid or photochemical activation. In the presence of phosphaneAu1 complexes, however, the reaction proceeds at ambient temperature under neutral conditions. For example, the following ketoester was converted into the cyclic product in 94% yield in 15 min in the... 

Compound 35 does not form above 30°C when an aromatic solvent is used instead, two alkynes are dimerized to give a titanacyclopentadiene having the structure of l,l-bis(r 5-cyclopentadienyl)-2,3,4,5-tetraphenylzirconole (36) (Fig. 15). It is an important intermediate in alkyne oligomerization reactions on transition metal complexes. 

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