Nickel Group Complexes

In 1965, Breslow and Chipman discovered that zinc or nickel ion complexes of (E)-2-pyridinecarbaldehyde oxime (5) are remarkably active catalyst for the hydrolysis of 8-acetoxyquinoline 5-sulfonate l2). Some years later, Sigman and Jorgensen showed that the zinc ion complex of N-(2-hydroxyethyl)ethylenediamine (3) is very active in the transesterification from p-nitrophenyl picolinate (7)13). In the latter case, noteworthy is a change of the reaction mode at the aminolysis in the absence of zinc ion to the alcoholysis in the presence of zinc ion. Thus, the zinc ion in the complex greatly enhances the nucleophilic activity of the hydroxy group of 3. In search for more powerful complexes for the release of p-nitrophenol from 7, we examined the activities of the metal ion complexes of ligand 2-72 14,15). 

Other dichloro(ditertiary phosphine)nickel(II) complexes (see Table VI) catalyze both hydrosilylation and H/Cl exchange, but analogous complexes containing monodentate phosphine ligands or bidentate amine groups are essentially inactive (173). 

Two catalytic cycles are proposed to explain the difference in selectivity. In both cases, catalytic cycle is initiated by the oxidative addition of an alkynylstannane to nickel(O) species, leading to the formation of alkynylnickel(ll) complex 77 (Scheme 24).92 Then, an allene is inserted into the nickel(ll) complex in a manner which avoids steric repulsion with the butyl group to afford the anti-ir-a y complex 80. The carbometallation of the terminal alkyne can take place at the non-substituted allylic carbon of the corresponding syn-Ti-a y complex 78. The stereoselectivity is determined by the relative rate of the two possible insertion modes which depend on the ligand used. A bidentate... 

A nickel(O) complex catalyzes insertion of alkynes into cyclobutanones (Equation (79)).437 Formation of metalla-cycle 194 via oxidative cyclization of an alkyne with the carbonyl group of a cyclobutanone followed by /3-carbon elimination (formation of metallacycle 195) and reductive elimination are postulated for the mechanism (Scheme 92). 

It is proposed that the reaction proceeds through (i) oxidative addition of a silylstannane to Ni(0) generating (silyl)(stannyl)nickel(n) complex 25, (ii) insertion of 1,3-diene into the nickel-tin bond of 25 giving 7r-allylnickel intermediate 26, (iii) inter- or intramolecular allylation of aldehydic carbonyl group forming alkoxy(silyl)nickel intermediate 27, and (iv) reductive elimination releasing the coupling product (Scheme 69). 

Most recently, Grubbs group demonstrated that some neutral salicylaldiminato nickel(II) complexes, whose skeleton structure appears as lb in Figure 1, show catalytic activities rivaling those of the bisimine complexes [9], This potentially opens the door to a new class of catalysts as the active sites derived from these nickel complexes are neutral, thus reducing the ion-pairing problems encountered in the current catalysts. 

The starting material is an 18 electron nickel zero complex which is protonated forming a divalent nickel hydride. This can react further with alkenes to give alkyl groups, but it also reacts as an acid with hard bases to regenerate the nickel zero complex. Similar oxidative addition reactions have been recorded for phenols, water, amines, carboxylic acids, mineral acids (HCN), etc. 

The dissociation rate constant measures directly the value of k 2 in (4.52). The strain resident in multi-ring complexes is clearly demonstrated by some hydrolysis rate studies of nickel(II) complexes. The AFT values for the first bond rupture for Ni(II)-polyamine complexes fall neatly into groups. They are highest for en, containing the most strain-free ring (84 kJ mol ), about 75 kJ mol for complexes with terdentate ligands and only —63 kJ mol for complexes of quadridentate and quinquedentate amines and with NH3 itself. See also Ref. 109. 

When secondary Grignard reagents are used, the coupling product sometimes is derived from the corresponding primary alkyl group.169 This transformation can occur by reversible formation of a nickel-alkene complex from the cr-bonded alkyl group. Reformation of the cr-bonded structure will be preferred at the less hindered primary position. 

Perchlorate ion complexes, 28 255-299 with cobalt group metals, 28 265-268 coordination types, 28 256-260 with copper group metals, 28 273-283 with early transition metals, 28 260-263 electronic spectra. 28 258-259 ESR spectra, 28 260 infrared and Raman spectra, 28 257-258 with iron group metals, 28 263-265 with lanthanides, 28 260-265, 287-288 magnetic susceptibility, 28 260 molar conductivities, 28 260 with nickel group metals. 28 268-273 X-ray crystal structure analysis, 28 256-257... 

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