Heterocyclic-substituted complexes

Diamino-substituted complexes of type 37 were first obtained by Fischer et al. [12] in two steps via the 1,2-addition-elimination product 34 from di-methylamine and 35 (Scheme 6). The (3-aminoallenylidene)chromium complexes 36, which can be prepared either from 33 [47,48] or directly from 35 [33], can also be transformed to l,3-bis(dialkylamino)-substituted complexes of type 37 (e.g., R2=z Pr) by treatment with dimethylamine in excellent yields [33]. Although the complex 37 is accessible by further reaction of the complex 34 with dimethylamine, and 34 itself stems from the reaction of 35 with dimethylamine, the direct transformation of 33 to 37 could not be achieved [12]. In spite of this, heterocyclic carbene complexes with two nitrogens were obtained by reactions of alkynylcarbene complexes 35 with hydrazine [49] and 1,3-diamines [50]. 

Iron(III) complexes have also been prepared with 2-acetylpyridine N-phenylthiosemicarbazone [142], 14. Three have been formulated as square pyramidal [Fe(14-H)A2] (A = Cl, NCS and NOj) based, in part, on molar conductivities of 37-62 ohm cm mol . Their ESR spectra in frozen DMF are essentially the same as for other Af-substituted species, which likely indicates the presence of [FeL2] ions. More recently [138], [Fe(14-H)2]C104 has been isolated and its solid ESR spectrum is reported to be axial with g > g - Table 1 summarizes the g-values of iron(III) heterocyclic thiosemicarbazone complexes. 

Carbonyl complexes also react with non-carbon nucleophiles. The resulting carbonic acid derivatives can serve as starting material for the preparation of bis-heteroatom-substituted carbene complexes [93]. Heterocyclic carbene complexes can be obtained from nucleophiles with a leaving group in -position (Table 2.2). 

Terminal alkynes readily react with coordinatively unsaturated transition metal complexes to yield vinylidene complexes. If the vinylidene complex is sufficiently electrophilic, nucleophiles such as amides, alcohols or water can add to the a-carbon atom to yield heteroatom-substituted carbene complexes (Figure 2.10) [129 -135]. If the nucleophile is bound to the alkyne, intramolecular addition to the intermediate vinylidene will lead to the formation of heterocyclic carbene complexes [136-141]. Vinylidene complexes can further undergo [2 -i- 2] cycloadditions with imines, forming azetidin-2-ylidene complexes [142,143]. Cycloaddition to azines leads to the formation of pyrazolidin-3-ylidene complexes [143] (Table 2.7). 

More complex examples exist where the 2-substituent on the furan is a polyhydroxyalkyl or glycosyl moiety <89CAR(l9l)209>. In these cases, the rearrangement products provide useful intermediates for the preparation of heterocycle-substituted sugar derivatives. Sometimes Baeyer-Vil-liger-type products are observed, such as 3-keto enoic esters instead of 3-keto enol esters <81TL1443>. 

The effect of substituents on benzenoid reactivity has been one of the most extensively investigated branches of chemistry. The scattered data on pyridine substitution are now assembled in a review by R. A. Abramovitch and J. G. Saha which is as valuable for showing what remains to be done as for what has been achieved. R. E. Lyle and P. S. Anderson survey reactions of nitrogen heterocycles with complex hydrides, and the heterocyclic chemistry of nitriles and nitrilium salts is covered by F. Johnson and R. Madronero. 

Tridentate pincer bis-carbene [114] and N-carbamoyl-substituted heterocyclic carbene complexes of Pd(II) [115] have also been used to couple aryl bromides and iodides with aromatic or aliphatic alkynes. Surprisingly, the latter catalytic system requires the use of 1 mol % of PPh3. Its role in the catalytic cycle is still unclear but it might facilitate the initial generation of Pd(0) species. 

A relatively large number of organic lumiphores and luminescent polypyridyl ruthenium complexes have been developed as luminescent pH probe molecules (82-84). The heterocyclic-substituted platinum-1,2-enedithiolates have also been developed in this regard (18, 19). 

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