Dimetallated olefins, formation

Thus, the alkynyllithium derived from the propargylic ether 302 underwent allylzincation under the above-mentioned conditions and led to the dimetallic species 303. Whereas treatment with NBS resulted in the formation of the dibromoolefin 304, reaction of 303 with the less reactive benzenesulfonyl chloride produced an ce-chlorozinc sulfinate 305. The latter could in turn react with different electrophiles and afforded the corresponding tri- or tetra-substituted olefins of type 306 as single geometric isomers (equation 144)179. 

Substituted gem-dimetallic compounds, readily obtained via allylation of alkenyl organometallics, react with aldehydes in the presence of BF3-Et20 but do not react with ketones. When alkylidenemalonates are used instead of aldehydes, the Z-olefins see (E) (Z) Isomers) are obtained with a very high stereoselectivity (Scheme 35). A transmetallation reaction with copper cyanide significantly increases the reactivity of gm-dimetallic derivatives via formation of 1,1-zinca cyanocuprates. Indeed, when these compounds react with... 

A variety of olefinic hydrocarbons have been dimetallated [1]. Most of the papers on this subject have been published by the groups of Klein and Bates. The usual base-solvent systems for the dimetallations are BuLi TMEDA-hexane and BuLi t-BuOK in hexane or homologues. In practice, clean dimetallations are not easily realizable. The result is very often a mixture of the mono- and dimetallated hydrocarbon and after reaction with some electrophilic reagent a corresponding mixture of mono- and disubstituted product is obtained. Examples of dimetallation reactions with preparative significance are the formations of the following species ... 

The mechanisms of these reactions bear marked similarities, in spite of the differences in their reactivities and selectivities. Thus, in certain cases, a four-membered intermediate similar to the 1,2-oxaphosphetane intermediate in the Wittig reaction appears in the Peterson reaction as a pentacoordinate 1,2-oxasiletanide. Reactions of transition metal carbene complexes with carbonyl compounds also proceed through the formation of a four-membered oxametallacycle, which was recently found to be an intermediate of some McMurry reactions. Carbonyl olefination utilizing dimetallic species of zinc or chromium is somewhat similar to the Julia reaction in that they both involve the process of ) -elimination. 

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