Cyclometallation reactions complex

The reversible reaction of tri-n-butylstannylfuran with the cyclometallated palladium complex 24 yields the ti C) coordinated 2-furyl complex 25 (98JA11016). 

Kitadai, K., Takahashi, M., Takeda, M., Bhargava, S.K., Priver, S.Fl. and Bennett, M.A. (2006) Synthesis, structures and reactions of cyclometalated gold complexes containing (2-diphenylarsino-n-methyl)phenyl (n = 5, 6). Dalton Transactions, (21), 2560—2571. 

Inter- and intramolecular (cyclometallation) reactions of this type have been ob-.served, for instance, with titanium [408,505,683-685], hafnium [411], tantalum [426,686,687], tungsten [418,542], and ruthenium complexes [688], Not only carbene complexes but also imido complexes L M=NR of, e.g., zirconium [689,690], vanadium [691], tantalum [692], or tungsten [693] undergo C-H insertion with unactivated alkanes and arenes. Some illustrative examples are sketched in Figure 3.37. No applications in organic synthesis have yet been found for these mechanistically interesting processes. 

Mdssbauer spectra of bonding and structure in, 15 184-187 reactions with diborane, 16 213 stabilization of, 5 17, 18-19 cyanates, 17 297, 298 cyanide complexes of, 8 143-144 cyclometallated bipyridine complex, 30 76 diazene complexes, 27 231-232 dinitrogen complexes, 27 215, 217 diphosphine complexes of, 14 208-219 dithiocarbamates, 23 253-254 -1,2-dithiolene complexes, 22 323-327 hydrogen bonding, 22 327 halide complexes with phosphine, etc., 6 25 hexaflouride, structure, 27 104 hydride complexes, 20 235, 248-281, see also Transition metal-hydride complexes... 

Attempts to prepare Ta(NEt2)5 by metathetic exchange reactions were found to lead to a complex in which activation of a )3-CH bond of an NEt2 ligand occurs with the elimination of diethylamine (equation 92), 244 345 Presumably steric pressure at the tantalum center promotes the cyclometallation reaction to generate the iminomethyl group. 

We find that on treating the 16-atom ring binuclear dihydride tetrachloride complex with a base such as 2-methylpyridine to remove the elements of hydrogen chloride from the rhodium, smooth conversion to the cyclometallated hydride complex occurs. A possible sequence of reactions leading to this overall conversion is shown in Scheme I. 

Murahashi, S.-I. Tamba, Y. Yamamura, M. Yoshimura, N. Reactions of cyclometalated Pd complexes with organolithium compounds or Grignard reagents. Selective ortho alkylation and arylation of benzaldehydes, azobenzenes, and tertiary benzylic amines. J. Org. Chem. 1978, 43, 4099-4106. 

Complex compounds with halide bridges are prepared by immediate interaction of unsaturated hydrocarbons with metal salts (Sec. 2.2.4.1). Their examples are classic 7i-complexes of the type 123 which are characteristic for fi 8-metals [75]. Such complexes are also formed by the method of ligand exchange. The bridges of this type are widespread in products of cyclometallation reactions with the use of metal halides (Sec. 2.2.5.1) 371-374, 381, 382 [41,46,48]. An example of such a synthesis is the reaction of arylhydrazones of 2-oxopropionic aldehyde and benzoylformalde-hyde, as well as butadiene-2,3-dione 635, with palladium dichloride, leading (3.71) to dipalladium complexes 636 [88] ... 

Ligand exchange has found a wide application in the syntheses of metal chelates. Metal-cycles containing C,N-donor atoms are formed as a result of cyclometallation reactions using ligand exchange. For example, the complex [Pt(DMSO)2Cl2], which is a universal cycloplatination reactant, takes part in such a process (3.104) [276] ... 

Amongst some specific reactions used in regioselective syntheses, we note the cyclometallation processes [Sec. 2.2.5.1, reaction (2.8) Sec. 3.1.1.2, reactions (3.40)-(3.44) Sec. 3.3.2.3, reactions (3.226)-(3.228)]. In this respect, we note that C,N-donor ligands form, depending on the nature of Lewis acids, two types of complexes. In the case of immediate interaction (4.35) of azomethines 859 with titanium or tin tetrachlorides (MC14), the molecular complexes with M—N bond 860 [101] were obtained (route A), while the cyclometallation reaction with the use of palladium diacetate leads to binuclear chelates 861, in which the Pd — N, C metal-cycles are formed (4.35) [11,114-116] ... 

The solvent nature also has a regulating influence on the character of the coordination in the complexes obtained in cyclometallation reactions. Transformation (4.36) [11] is representative in this respect ... 

The tetrahedral [160-163] and cis-planar [100,134,164-167] structures are characteristic for chelates of type 874 with coordination units NiN4 and MN2S2, respectively, as well as chelates 868 discussed above. Original polyhedral forms were discovered by x-ray diffraction for nickel and palladium ICC of the discussed type 874. It is accepted that, in case of a nickel complex, the compound with a carbon-carbon bond 875 is formed [165,166] formation of palladium chelates is accompanied by the cyclometallation reaction leading to tetranuclear clusters 876, where the tridentate ligand behaves as C,N,S-donor [168]. 

R2M complexes with strong Lewis acids (such as BX3 and AIX3) are more stable. R2M can also be added to the 1,4-position of 1,3-dienes, forming the corresponding heterocycles (cyclometallation reaction). 

The reaction of palladium reagents with amines, phosphines, and other organic ligands to produce chelated complexes with Pd-C bonds is the Cyclometalation reaction (equation 7). It has been used to synthesize thousands of complexes with Pd-alkyl and Pd-aryl bonds. These complexes are beginning to be used as very stable, high turnover number catalysts and as intermediates in the synthesis of complex natural products. The scope and limitations of this reaction are detailed in Section 8. 

A limited number of cyclometalation reactions at alkene and related C-H bonds have been carried out. In part, this may have arisen because such ligands can form Pd-aUcene TT-complexes rather than give C-H insertion products. Nevertheless, examples can be found, as in the cyclometalation of vinylic oximes (equation 74). 

Many of the reactions outlined in Section 4 for Pd-C bonds occur in cyclometalated complexes. However, the existence of the Pd-C bond in a chelate ring imposes some kinetic stability on the bond. In general, mild acids and bases and oxygen are unreactive with cyclometalated palladium complexes. More vigorous reagents will lead to useful reactions, however. 

Electrophihc reagents, inclnding Br2, CI2, NCS-SCN, and I2, will react rapidly and in high yield to add across the Pd-C bond. Mineral acids will cleave the bond in cyclometalated complexes as well. Since cyclometalation with palladinm halide complexes generates HCl, frequently a weak base, such as sodium acetate, is added to prevent reversal of the cyclometalation reaction. 

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