Grignard reagents, bonding alkyl halides

Disconnections of the C-C bond next to the hydroxyl group reveals that both these compounds can be made from acetone and a Grignard reagent. Both alkyl halides are commercially available so the syntheses are trivial. The full method, drawn out for TM(4), is usually summarised as drawn for TM(5). 

Oxidative addition of the carbon-halogen bond is a well-documented reaction for Group 10 transition metal complexes, but it is relatively limited for ruthenium. The example given here involves the reversible oxidative addition of allyl halide to RuCp(CO)2X to produce RuCp(p -allyl)X2 [78]. Oxidative addition of allyl halide to a Ru(0) complex Ru(l,5-COD)(l,3,5-COT) is also reported, but the product yield was poor [79]. Nevertheless, a catalytic Heck-type alkenylation of bromostyrene with methyl acrylate by Ru(l,5-COD)(l,3,5-COT) proceeded smoothly [80]. A cross-coupling reaction of alkenyl halide with Grignard reagents or alkyl lithium also pro-... 

M-C(t bonds can be formed by each of the metals. The simple alkyls and ai7ls of Ag are less stable than those of Cu while those of Au have not been isolated. Copper alkyls and ai7ls are prepared by the action of LiR or a Grignard reagent on a Cu halide ... 

Stabilization of intermediates by strong adsorption will frequently be a necessary precondition for synthesis. Thus, in the case of the Kolbe reaction, further oxidation of the radicals is prevented the formation of metal-carbon bonds in the reduction of alkyl halides (Fleischmann et al., 1971a Galli and Olivani, 1970) or oxidation of Grignard reagents (Fleischmann et al., 1972c) is shown by the isolation of organometallic... 

Structural types for organometallic rhodium and iridium porphyrins mostly comprise five- or six-coordinate complexes (Por)M(R) or (Por)M(R)(L), where R is a (T-bonded alkyl, aryl, or other organic fragment, and Lisa neutral donor. Most examples contain rhodium, and the chemistry of the corresponding iridium porphyrins is much more scarce. The classical methods of preparation of these complexes involves either reaction of Rh(III) halides Rh(Por)X with organolithium or Grignard reagents, or reaction of Rh(I) anions [Rh(Por)] with alkyl or aryl halides. In this sense the chemistry parallels that of iron and cobalt porphyrins. 

This means that when we prepare Grignard reagents, we are effectively limited to alkyl halides or tro analogous organic halides containing C=C bonds, internal triple bonds, ether linkages, and -NR2 groups. 

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