Palladium complexes dimers

In 2003, Sigman et al. reported the use of a chiral carbene ligand in conjunction with the chiral base (-)-sparteine in the palladium(II) catalyzed oxidative kinetic resolution of secondary alcohols [26]. The dimeric palladium complexes 51a-b used in this reaction were obtained in two steps from N,N -diaryl chiral imidazolinium salts derived from (S, S) or (R,R) diphenylethane diamine (Scheme 28). The carbenes were generated by deprotonation of the salts with t-BuOK in THF and reacted in situ with dimeric palladium al-lyl chloride. The intermediate NHC - Pd(allyl)Cl complexes 52 are air-stable and were isolated in 92-95% yield after silica gel chromatography. Two diaster corners in a ratio of approximately 2 1 are present in solution (CDCI3). 

In reactions closely related to the carbonylation processes described above, the dimeric azoarene palladium complexes (78) can be transformed efficiently in two steps into 3-imino-2-phenylindazolines (Scheme 95).162... 

The mercuration of phosphonium derivatives has also been observed. The methylene group of the dimeric palladium complex 63 substituted by a carbonyl and a phosphonium functionality is readily mercurated upon reaction with Hg(OAc)2 to afford complex 64 (Equation (22)).7 Further studies demonstrated that the presence of a triphenylphosphonium group alone is sufficient to promote proton-mercury exchange. For example, the reaction of... 

Figure 3.21 Structure of the dimeric palladium complex [(dppplPdhfCFjSChh. (Reprinted with permission from Organometallics, 1992,11,23. Copyright (1992) American Chemical Society.)...

There are two main types of reactions of conjugated dienes catalyzed by palladium complexes. The first type is the linear dimerization to form 1,3,7-octatriene (16) in the absence of a nucleophile ... 

It is apparent from mechanistic considerations that an active species in the palladium-catalyzed dimerization of butadiene is a zero-valent palladium complex, which forms bis-ir-allylic complex 20. 

The main path of the palladium-catalyzed reaction of butadiene is the dimerization. However, the trimerization to form /j-1, 3,6,10-dodeca-tetraene takes place with certain palladium complexes in the absence of a phosphine ligand. Medema and van Helden observed, while studying the insertion reaction of butadiene to 7r-allylpalladium chloride and acetate (32, 37), that the reaction of butadiene in benzene solution at 50°C using 7r-allylpalladium acetate as a catalyst yielded w-1,3,6,10-dodecatetraene (27) with a selectivity of 79% at a conversion of 30% based on butadiene in 22 hours. 

The essential factor which differentiates the monomeric and dimeric carbonylations seems to be the presence or absence of halide ion coordinated to the palladium. The dimerization-carbonylation proceeds satisfactorily with halide-free palladium phosphine complexes. Most conveniently, Pd(OAc)2 is used with PPh3. PdCl2(PPh3)2 can be used as a catalyst with addition of an excess of bases. The reaction is carried out at 1I0°C under 50 atm of carbon monoxide pressure in alcohol. Higher... 

The carbonylation was explained by the following mechanism. Formation of dimeric 7r-allylic complex 20 from two moles of butadiene and the halide-free palladium species is followed by carbon monoxide insertion at the allylic position to give an acyl palladium complex which then collapses to give 3,8-nonadienoate by the attack of alcohol with regeneration of the zero-valent palladium phosphine complex. When halide ion is coordinated to palladium, the formation of the above dimeric 7r-allylic complex 20 is not possible, and only monomeric 7r-allylic complex 74 is formed. Carbon monoxide insertion then gives 3-pentenoate (72). 

In one mechanism, Pd° generated by reduction of Pd2+ with formic acid forms hydridoformatopalladium complex 102, which reacts with isoprene to form formato(methylbutenyl)palladium complex 103. Then, insertion of the second molecule of isoprene takes place. Finally, reductive elimination and evolution of carbon dioxide give the dimers ... 

Cross-conjugated trienes have attracted interest in polymer chemistry and theoretical chemistry as well as in synthetic chemistry.11 Although a palladium complex catalyzed 1,2-propadiene dimerization in the presence of water or an amine produced hydroxylated or aminated 2,3-dimethyl-2,3-butadiene,12 the method was not applied to the synthesis of cross-conjugated trienes. Another interesting feature... 

The palladium(II)-catalyzed oxidation of allenes with chloride was studied by Hege-dus et al. [3], In this reaction the dimeric products 4 and 6 as shown in Scheme 17.4 were obtained. The (allene)palladium(II) complex formed can react with chloride ions in two different ways (Scheme 17.4) [4]. Attack at the terminal carbon gives a vinylpalladium intermediate 2 whereas attack at the middle carbon produces a 2-chloro(jt-allyl)palladium complex 3. The former complex is the kinetic intermediate (k2 > kj) and is in equilibrium with the (allene)palladium complex. The 2-chloro(jt-allyl)palladium complex is formed more slowly but is more stable and has been isolated [2]. The vinyl complex can undergo further reaction with excess allene to give a new (jt-allyl)palladium complex, which undergoes attack with chloride to give the observed dimer 6 [3]. The dichloride from attack on the 2-chloro-(jT-allyl)palladium complex 3 was not observed. 

The linear telomerization reaction of dienes was one of the very first processes catalyzed by water soluble phosphine complexes in aqueous media [7,8]. The reaction itself is the dimerization of a diene coupled with a simultaneous nucleophilic addition of HX (water, alcohols, amines, carboxylic acids, active methylene compounds, etc.) (Scheme 7.3). It is catalyzed by nickel- and palladium complexes of which palladium catalysts are substantially more active. In organic solutions [Pd(OAc)2] + PPhs gives the simplest catalyst combination and Ni/IPPTS and Pd/TPPTS were suggested for mnning the telomerizations in aqueous/organic biphasic systems [7]. An aqueous solvent would seem a straightforward choice for telomerization of dienes with water (the so-called hydrodimerization). In fact, the possibility of separation of the products and the catalyst without a need for distillation is a more important reason in this case, too. 

Although lithiation remains the most frequently used metalation reaction, there have been a number of new reports of direct palladation of aryloxazolines. For example, Smoliakova and co-workers prepared the dimeric palladium complex 457 by direct reaction of Pd(OAc)2 with 2-phenyloxazoline in the presence of NaOAc/ HOAc (Scheme 8.150). ° The dimeric complex 457 was converted to the monomeric triphenylphosphine complex 458 for which the X-ray crystal structure was determined. A similar reaction sequence was observed for naphthalenes. Muller... 

It is reasonable to assume that the identical complex will be generated whether it be done stoichiometrically from an alkene, to give a chloride or carboxylate dimer followed by the addition of 2 equiv. of a phosphine per Pd, or by the addition of an allyl-X compound to give a phosphine-Pd0 complex. This assumption is supported by the fact that complexes generated in either manner have been found to exhibit identical reaction profiles.380 Furthermore, for the vast majority of allylpalladium reactions studied, it is most likely that the reactive species is a cationic bisphosphine-palladium complex (13).13 Calculations... 

Coupling of n- allylic)paUadium complexes with an alkenylzirconium(IV) complex l,4-< enes.2 A recent stereospecific synthesis of natural (20R)-cholestanone-3 (4) involves coupling of the alkenylzirconium complex 2 with the jr-(allylic)palladium chloride dimer (1) of a (Z)-17(2U)-pregnene. The major product is a 1,4-diene (3), formed by regioselective attack of 2 at C20, the less hindered terminus of the allylic unit, and with inversion at C20. Coupling of 2 with the 7i-(allylic)palladium chloride dimer of the (E)-isomer of 1 results in a 1,4-diene epimeric at C20 with 3. Hydrogenation of the diene completes the synthesis of the desired natural cholestanone-3 (4). 

Heterometal alkoxide precursors, for ceramics, 12, 60-61 Heterometal chalcogenides, synthesis, 12, 62 Heterometal cubanes, as metal-organic precursor, 12, 39 Heterometallic alkenes, with platinum, 8, 639 Heterometallic alkynes, with platinum, models, 8, 650 Heterometallic clusters as heterogeneous catalyst precursors, 12, 767 in homogeneous catalysis, 12, 761 with Ni—M and Ni-C cr-bonded complexes, 8, 115 Heterometallic complexes with arene chromium carbonyls, 5, 259 bridged chromium isonitriles, 5, 274 with cyclopentadienyl hydride niobium moieties, 5, 72 with ruthenium—osmium, overview, 6, 1045—1116 with tungsten carbonyls, 5, 702 Heterometallic dimers, palladium complexes, 8, 210 Heterometallic iron-containing compounds cluster compounds, 6, 331 dinuclear compounds, 6, 319 overview, 6, 319-352... 

Homonuclear carbonyl dimers, palladium complexes, 8, 206 Homonuclear element-element bonds, addition to C-C multiple bonds boron-boron bonds, 10, 727 chalcogen-chalcogen additions, 10, 752 germanium-germanium bonds, 10, 747 phosphorus-phosphorus bonds, 10, 751 silicon—silicon bonds, 10, 734 tin—tin bonds, 10, 748... 

Abstract The dimerization of 1,3-dienes (e.g. butadiene) with the addition of a protic nucleophile (e.g. methanol) yields 2,7-octadienyl ethers in the so-called telomerization reaction. This reaction is most efficiently catalyzed by homogeneous palladium complexes. The field has experienced a renaissance in recent years as many of the platform molecules that can be renewably obtained from biomass are well-suited to act as multifunctional nucleophiles in this reaction. In addition, the process adheres to many of the principles of green chemistry, given that the reaction is 100% atom efficient and produces little waste. The telomerization reaction thus provides a versatile route for the production of valuable bulk and specialty chemicals that are (at least partly) green and renewable. The use of various multifunctional substrates that can be obtained from biomass is covered in this review, as well as mechanistic aspects of the telomerization reaction. 

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