Isomerism transition metal complexes with

The detailed description of all the proposed mechanisms is not the aim of this work (see Reference (i) for more details), but a few concepts are briefly discussed in the following (a) Scheme 11 may be read in two dimensions in the vertical direction, the evolution of the initial species upon addition of one ethene molecule is represented, whereas, in the horizontal direction, all the possible isomeric structures characterized by an average C fCv ratio equal to 2, 3, and 4 are reported, (b) In all the proposed reactions, the metal formally becomes Cr(IV) as it is converted into the active site. This hypothesis is supported by investigations of the interaction of molecular transition metal complexes with ethene (226,227). Furthermore, it has... 

Other transition metal complexes with cis dichloro ligands have been tested for antitumor activity. The palladium analog cis-[PdCl2(NH3)2] is inactive, prohahly due to the high kinetic lability of Pd(II) compared to Pt(II), and isomerization is facile this process is blocked in the chelated en complex, which is active (16). More inert metal ions such as Rh(III) and Ru(III) also have active analogs (Table VI), and it is likely that some ruthenium complexes will soon enter clinical trials (31-33). 

ISOMERISM OF TRANSITION METAL COMPLEXES WITH N, N-TWO-CENTER LIGANDS... 

Schmidt reaction of ketones, 7, 530 from thienylnitrenes, 4, 820 tautomers, 7, 492 thermal reactions, 7, 503 transition metal complexes reactivity, 7, 28 tungsten complexes, 7, 523 UV spectra, 7, 501 X-ray analysis, 7, 494 1 H-Azepines conformation, 7, 492 cycloaddition reactions, 7, 520, 522 dimerization, 7, 508 H NMR, 7, 495 isomerization, 7, 519 metal complexes, 7, 512 photoaddition reactions with oxygen, 7, 523 protonation, 7, 509 ring contractions, 7, 506 sigmatropic rearrangements, 7, 506 stability, 7, 492 N-substituted mass spectra, 7, 501 rearrangements, 7, 504 synthesis, 7, 536-537... 

Attempts have been made to catalyze the arrangement of 3-oxaquadricyclane to oxepins with transition-metal complexes.1 32 1 35 When dimethyl 2,4-dimethyl-3-oxaquadricyclane-l,5-dicarboxylate is treated with bis(benzonitrile)dichloroplatinum(II) or dicarbonylrhodium chloride dimer, an oxepin with a substitution pattern different from that following thermolysis is obtained as the main product. Instead of dimethyl 2,7-dimethyloxepin-4,5-dicarboxylate, the product of the thermal isomerization, dimethyl 2,5-dimethyloxepin-3,4-dicarboxylate (12), is formed due to the cleavage of a C O bond. This transition metal catalyzed cleavage accounts also for the formation of a 6-hydroxyfulvene [(cyclopentadienylidene)methanol] derivative (10-15%) and a substituted phenol (2-6%) as minor products.135 The proportion of reaction products is dependent on solvent, catalyst, and temperature. 

The isomerization of allylic alcohols provides an enol (or enolate) intermediate, which tautomerizes to afford the saturated carbonyl compound (Equation (8)). The isomerization of allylic alcohols to saturated carbonyl compounds is a useful synthetic process with high atom economy, which eliminates conventional two-step sequential oxidation and reduction.25,26 A catalytic one-step transformation, which is equivalent to an internal reduction/oxidation process, is a conceptually attractive strategy due to easy access to allylic alcohols.27-29 A variety of transition metal complexes have been employed for the isomerization of allylic alcohols, as shown below. 

Alkynes react readily with a variety of transition metal complexes under thermal or photochemical conditions to form the corresponding 7t-complexes. With terminal alkynes the corresponding 7t-complexes can undergo thermal or chemically-induced isomerization to vinylidene complexes [128,130,132,133,547,556-569]. With mononuclear rj -alkyne complexes two possible mechanisms for the isomerization to carbene complexes have been considered, namely (a) oxidative insertion of the metal into the terminal C-Fl bond to yield a hydrido alkynyl eomplex, followed by 1,3-hydrogen shift from the metal to Cn [570,571], or (b) eoneerted formation of the M-C bond and 1,2-shift of H to Cp [572]. 

In the present chapter, no explicit discussion or review of the acid-and/or base-catalyzed isomerization of olefins will be included. The discussion will be confined to isomerizations achieved with soluble transition metal complexes. However, it will be seen that addition and elimination reactions and allylic intermediates figure prominently in discussions of the mechanisms. 

CgQ with this Zr complex, a red solution is formed, unlike the green solution ofr transition metal complexes of Cjq. The structure of the air-sensitive Cp2ZrClC5oH was confirmed by NMR spectroscopy. The hydrogen transferred from the Zr to CgQ resonates at 5 = 6.09, a typical value for fullerenyl protons [83]. Hydrolysis of Cp2ZrClC5oH with aqueous HCl provides access to the simplest hydrocarbon C5QH2 (30, Scheme 7.14). Spectroscopic characterization of CggH2 showed that the compound is the isomerically pure 1,2-addition product. 

Although various transition-metal complexes have reportedly been active catalysts for the migration of inner double bonds to terminal ones in functionalized allylic systems (Eq. 3.2) [5], prochiral allylic compounds with a multisubstituted olefin (Rl, R2 H in eq 2) are not always susceptible to catalysis or they show only a low reactivity [Id]. Choosing allylamines 1 and 2 as the substrates for enantioselective isomerization has its merits (1) optically pure citronellal, which is an important starting material for optically active terpenoids such as (-)-menthol, cannot be obtained directly from natural sources [6], and (2) both ( )-allylamine 1 and (Z)-allylamine 2 can be prepared in reasonable yields from myrcene or isoprene, respectively, The ( )-allylamine 1 is obtained from the reaction of myrcene and diethylamine in the presence of lithium diethylamide under Ar in an almost quantitative yield (Eq. 3.3) [7], The (Z)-allylamine 2 can also be prepared with high selectivity (-90%) by Li-catalyzed telomerization of isoprene using diethylamine as a telomer (Eq. 3.4) [8], Thus, natural or petroleum resources can be selected. 

The transition metal complex-catalyzed formation of 1,3-dioxepanes from vinyl ethers has also been described. For example, reaction of allyl vinyl ether 157 with a nonhydridic ruthenium complex at higher temperatures and without any solvent produced 1,3-dioxepane 159 whereas, the use of a hydridic ruthenium complex resulted in the formation of vinyl ether 158 by double-bond isomerization (Scheme 43). It was suggested that cyclic acetal formation proceeds via a 7i-allyl-hydrido transient complex, which undergoes nucleophilic attack of the OH group at the coordinated Jt-allyl <2004SL1203>. 

Allylic double bonds can be isomerized by some transition metal complexes. Isomerization of alkyl allyl ethers 480 to vinyl ethers 481 is catalysed by Pd on carbon [205] and the Wilkinson complex [206], and the vinyl ethers are hydrolysed to aldehydes. Isomerization of the allylic amines to enamines is catalysed by Rh complexes [207]. The asymmetric isomerization of A jV-diethylgeranylamine (483), catalysed by Rh-(5)-BINAP (XXXI) complex to produce the (f )-enaminc 484 with high optical purity, has been achieved with a 300 000 turnover of the Rh catalyst, and citronellal (485) with nearly 100% ee is obtained by the hydrolysis of the enamine 484 [208]. Now optically pure /-menthol (486) is commerically produced in five steps from myrcene (482) via citronellal (485) by Takasago International Corporation. This is the largest industrial process of asymmetric synthesis in the world [209]. The following stereochemical corelation between the stereochemistries of the chiral Rh catalysts, diethylgeranylamine (483), diethylnerylamine (487) and the (R)- and (5)-enamines 484... 

The 1,2,4,3-triazaphospholes are colorless or pale yellow distillable liquids or crystalline solids. They are not oxidized by air and are reluctant to react with sulfur. Three isomeric heterocyclic systems of 277-1,2,4,3-triazaphospholes 15, 177-1,2,4,3-triazaphospholes 16, and 477-1,2,4,3-triazaphospholes 17 are known and they differ considerably in their behavior <1996CHEC-II(4)771>. The synthesis of 1,2,4,3-triazaphospholes and reactivity of different isomers of 1,2,4,3-triazaphospholes in the reactions at a ring nitrogen, in the addition to the P=N bond, oxidative addition to the ring phosphorus, cycloaddition reactions, and the formation of transition metal complexes are systematically covered in CHEC-II(1996) <1996CHEC-II(4)771>. The 1,3,4,2-thiadiazaphospholium ions 18 are only briefly mentioned in CHEC-II(1996) and no new results on their chemistry have been published in the last decade. 

To date there are no examples of the very highly strained cyclopropadiene (288), 1,2-cyclobutadiene (289), or 1,2-cyclopentadiene (290), either free or complexed to transition metals. Complexes of a valence isomeric form of cyclopropadiene (291) have been prepared,110 but as with the free hydrocarbon,111112 there is no evidence for any converting to the allene form [Eq. (46)]. 

The interaction of saturated C—H and C—C bonds with heterogeneous metal catalysts forms the basis of widely applied reactions such as isomerization, cracking, and re-forming of alkanes. In recent years, much attention has been devoted to the selective activation of C—H bonds by transition metal complexes in homogeneous solution under mild conditions.601 604 In principle, an alkane can undergo oxidative addition to a noble metal complex according to... 

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