Cyclooctadiene complexes with rhodium

In an ethanol solution of RhCl3, cis,irons-1,5-cyclodecadiene is converted to its cts,cis-l,6-isomer with subsequent formation of the dimeric rhodium complex [(l,6-CioHie)RhCl]2 which can also be prepared by direct interaction of the 1,6-olefin with RhCl3 in ethanol (579, 582). Spectral evidence suggests a configuration (192) much like that of the 1,5-cyclooctadiene complex with the 1,6-CioHie rings in a boat conformation. 

Dinuclear Pt-Rh (336a-c, 339) and Pt-Ir (337a-c, 338) complexes with doubly alkynyl bridging systems have been isolated from the reactions between platinum alkynyl complex, 40 and from cyclooctadiene complexes of rhodium and iridium (Scheme 91). ... 

Catalytic Asymmetric Hydroboration. The hydroboration of olefins with catecholborane (an achiral hydroborating agent) is cataly2ed by cationic rhodium complexes with enantiomericaHy pure phosphines, eg, [Rh(cod)2]BE4BINAP, where cod is 1,5-cyclooctadiene and BINAP is... 

The most effective catalysts for enantioselective amino acid synthesis are coordination complexes of rhodium(I) with 1,5-cyclooctadiene (COD) and a chiral diphosphine such as (JR,jR)-l,2-bis(o-anisylphenylphosphino)ethane, the so-called DiPAMP ligand. The complex owes its chirality to the presence of the trisubstituted phosphorus atoms (Section 9.12). 

A novel chiral dissymmetric chelating Hgand, the non-stabiUzed phosphonium ylide of (R)-BINAP 44, allowed in presence of [Rh(cod)Cl]2 the synthesis of a new type of eight-membered metallacycle, the stable rhodium(I) complex 45, interesting for its potential catalytic properties (Scheme 19) [81]. In contrast to the reactions of stabihzed ylides with cyclooctadienyl palladium or platinum complexes (see Scheme 20), the cyclooctadiene is not attacked by the carbanionic center. Notice that the reactions of ester-stabilized phosphonium ylides of BINAP with rhodium(I) (and also with palladium(II)) complexes lead to the formation of the corresponding chelated compounds but this time with an equilibrium be-... 

Cyclooctatetraene also forms interesting complexes with cobalt, rhodium, nickel, and other transition metals, but these will not be elaborated on here. It should also be mentioned that other eight-mem-bered ring systems, such as 1,5-cyclooctadiene, 1,3,5- and 1,3,6-cyclo-octatrienes, etc., form a variety of metal, t complexes. The most recent survey of cyclooctatetraene and related metal, t complexes is the review by Fischer and Werner (100) as well as earlier reviews by these authors (99) f and Bennett (11). 

According to route A, functionalized organosilanes, derived from a commercially available precursor [68], are first reacted with a suitable metal compound, e. g., a rhodium cyclooctadiene complex, resulting in the formation of a monomeric metal-phosphine complex bearing alkoxysilyl groups. Subsequently in a... 

In contrast to rhodium, the majority of work with iridium has focussed upon the chemistry of these materials, with little effort expended on attempts to elucidate structural systematics, though a small number of cyclooctadiene complexes (177-188, Table II) have been prepared from Ir2(jU-Cl)2(l,5-COD)2 and MTp (M = Na, K, or Tl) largely to this end. 

Decarbonylation of aldehydes is frequently used in synthetic organic chemistry [19]. Aromatic aldehydes and enals, but also saturated aldehydes, have been shortened by one C atom with this transformation. In most cases, rhodium complexes were used in a stoichiometric reaction, but also catalytic transformations have been described [20]. It was found that RhCl3-3H20 modified with dppp was less air-sensitive than [Rh(COD)Cl]2 (COD = 1,5-cyclooctadiene) modified with dppp or the Wilkinson complex and therefore better suited for lab-scale experiments [21]. While using the Wilkinson complex, strictly oxygen-free conditions were essential for the success. Besides homogeneous rhodium catalysts, also supported complexes were suggested recently [22]. The reaction in ionic liquids is a possibility to recycle the precious rhodium complex [23]. 

Manufacture of rhodium precatalysts for asymmetric hydrogenation. Established literature methods used to make the Rh-DuPhos complexes consisted of converting (1,5-cyclooctadiene) acetylacetonato Rh(l) into the sparingly soluble bis(l,5-cyclooctadiene) Rh(l) tetrafluoroborate complex which then reacts with the diphosphine ligand to provide the precatalyst complex in solution. Addition of an anti-solvent results in precipitation of the desired product. Although this method worked well with a variety of diphosphines, yields were modest and more importantly the product form was variable. The different physical forms performed equally as well in hydrogenation reactions but had different shelf-life and air stability. 

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