Hetero-atom complexes

The selective complexation of a specific cation, which is always associated with an anion because of electroneutrality, depends on the number and position of the hetero atoms. Complexation with organic molecules occurs very often via hydrogen bonding. Figure 3-55 shows the molecular structure of a RbNCS ion-pair that is coordinated by dibenzo-18-crown-6. 

In the synthesis of molecules without functional groups the application of the usual polar synthetic reactions may be cumbersome, since the final elimination of hetero atoms can be difficult. Two solutions for this problem have been given in the previous sections, namely alkylation with nucleophilic carbanions and alkenylation with ylides. Another direct approach is to combine radical synthons in a non-polar reaction. Carbon radicals are. however, inherently short-lived and tend to undergo complex secondary reactions. Escheirmoser s principle (p. 34f) again provides a way out. If one connects both carbon atoms via a metal atom which (i) forms and stabilizes the carbon radicals and (ii) can be easily eliminated, the intermolecular reaction is made intramolecular, and good yields may be obtained. 

The bonding in these complexes is the result of ion-dipole attractions between the hetero atoms and the positive ions. The parameters of the host-guest interactions can sometimes be measured by NMR." ... 

Unlike nickel Catalysts, palladium complexes do not catalyze the homo-cyclization reaction to give CDT or COD. The difference seems to be due to a different degree of hydride shift and atomic volume. With palladium catalysts, the hydride shift is easier, and hence linear oligomers are formed. The characteristic reaction catalyzed by palladium is the cocyclization of two moles of butadiene with one-hetero atom double bonds such as C=N and C=0 bonds to give six-membered rings with two vinyl groups (19) ... 

Asymmetric hydrogenation of prochiral ketones,s Ketones substituted in the a- or (3-position by diverse polar groups, particularly OH,OR,NR2,COOR, can undergo highly enantioselective hydrogenation catalyzed by BINAP-Ru complexes. A key factor of asymmetric induction is undoubtedly chelation of the carbonyl group and the hetero atom to the Ru atom. 

The formation of w-donor complexes (IV). This involves stronger forces than the previous two types because the lone pair of the hetero-atom is involved. It is clear that the polymerisations of some of the favourite monomers, such as the alkyl vinyl ethers, 4-MeO-styrene, and N-vinylcarbazole may be dominated by this phenomenon. A corollary of the complexation by an w-donor monomer is that the hetero-atoms in the corresponding polymers will also interact with the growing carbenium ions. The authors who have proposed this include Stannett (alkyl vinyl ethers) [11], Boelke (dimethoxyethene) [12], and Sauvet (4-MeO-St) [7]. 

To clarify what is implied, it must be understood that the propagators considered below include cations complexed by the solvent (solvated) P+ Sv, and cations complexed by the monomer through its double bond, P+ M and that the principal non-propagators are cations complexed by an aromatic ring or a hetero-atom in the monomer, P+ G. 

The non-propagating species P+ G, in which the monomer is complexed with V n through a hetero-atom or a phenyl ring is involved in the equilibrium... 

In addition to the species Pn+ and Pn+ M, one must consider the complexes formed by the carbenium ions with other n- or n-donors in the system, in particular the polymers formed from monomers containing aromatic groups or hetero-atoms. This means that the polymers formed from non-aromatic hydrocarbons, e.g., isobutene, form a distinct class of noncomplexing polymers we will call these the Class A polymers. It is likely that the internal double-bonds in, for example, poly-(cyclopentadiene) are such poor complexors for steric reasons, that polymers containing them can be placed into the same class. 

The stability of crown-ether complexes depends on several factors these include cavity size of the ligand, cation diameter, spatial distribution of ring binding sites, the character of the hetero-atoms, the presence of additional binding sites and the type of solvent used. In apolar solutions it also depends on the nature of the anion. The effects of these parameters will be illustrated in the next sections. 

The formation of the C-X bond in hetero-cross coupling reactions is thought to proceed via a migration of the hetero atom to the aryl group, which develops a negative charge, which is Jt-stabilised by mesomeric interaction with acceptor substituents. Both for this reductive elimination and its reverse (oxidative addition) resonance-stabilised Meisenheimer complexes have been proposed [42,49,50,51], This stabilised structure is depicted in Figure 12.18. 

The HO-energy of a ir-system can be changed, e.g. by occupied orbitals of hetero-atoms which are relative donors or acceptors for the HO s. This can also be true of interactions of the LUMO s of the tr-system with vacant AO s of heteroatoms. The consequences e.g. for the preference of certain conformers relative to the type and position of perturbations in tricarbonyl-chromium benzene complexes (organo-metallic example) are described in Figure 2 of Scheme 2.1-4 together with the consequences for the reactivities in benzene derivatives (example of organic chemistry) due to rektive donor- or acceptor-perturbations (see also Scheme 2.1-2 Fig. 2). 

Ghosez and co-workers also presented a hetero-Diels-Alder reaction using a hetero-atom-containing diene 121 and the oxazolidinone 80a in the presence of bu-box 3 complexed with copper(II) triflate to afford the cycloadduct 122 in 80% yield (>99 1 exo/endo, 95% ee) as shown in Figure 9.38Z . ... 

The bonding in these complexes is the result of ion-dipole attractions between the hetero atoms and the positive ions. 

Many of the crown ethers have considerable specificity with regard to the metal with which they complex. Ring size as well as the number and kind of hetero atoms are very important in this connection. 18-Crown-6 is especially effective for potassium ... 

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