Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl

An ether that would not undergo rearrangement to a 3-alkyl derivative during acid-catalyzed removal of — NH protective groups was required to protect the phenol group in tyrosine. Four compounds were investigated (9-cyclohexyl-, (9-isobomyl-, 0-[l-(5-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)ethyl]-, and O-isopropyltyro-sine. 

The (9-isobomyl- and (9-[l-(5-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)ethyl]-derivatives do not undergo rearrangement, but are very labile in trifluoroacetic acid (100% cleaved in 5 min). The cyclohexyl and isopropyl derivatives are more stable to acid, but undergo some rearrangement. The cyclohexyl group combines minimal rearrangement with ready removal. ... 

Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl substituted boron complexes arc obtamed by the reaction of the pentamethylcyclopentadienyl anion with boron tnfluonde [109] (Table 27) Similarly, the Gngnard reagent prepared from 3,5-bis(tnfluorometh-yl)iodobenzene reacts with sodium tetrafluoroborate to form the phase-transfer eatalyst 2 under anhydrous eonditions [110] (equation 87)... 

The pentamethylcyclopentadienyl derivatives of rhodium Cp RhL (L = PMe3, C2H4) oxidatively add thiophene preferentially via the C—S activation route compared to that based on the C—H activation [880M1171,94JOM(472)311]. The Tp derivatives by contrast yield mainly the latter. Tp Rh(PEt3) acts almost selectively and forms exclusively 225 (R = Et), whereas Tp Rh(PMc3) forms a major amount of 225 (R = Me) and minor amount of 226 (960M2678). 

Abbreviations Aik, alkyl AN, acetonitrile Ar, aryl Bu, butyl cod, 1,5-cyclooctadiene Cp, cy-clopentadienyl Cp , pentamethylcyclopentadienyl Cy, cyclohexyl dppm, diphenylphosphinome-thane dpme, Ph2PC2H4PMe2 Et, ethyl fod, 6,6,7,7,8,8,8-heptafluoro-2,2-dimethyl-3,5-octane-dionate HOMO, highest occupied molecular orbital LUMO, lowest unoccupied molecular orbital Me, methyl MO, molecular orbital nbd, norbornadiene Nuc, nucleophile OTf, triflate Ph, phenyl Pr, propyl py, pyridine THE, tetrahydrofuran TMEDA V,V,M,M-tetramethylethylenediamine. 

The preparation of 5-ACETYL-l,2,3,4,5-PENTAMETHYLCYCLO-PENTADIENE is of value in the synthesis of pentamethyleyclo-pentadiene and many pentamethylcyclopentadienyl metal carbonyl derivatives that are more soluble in organic solvents than those derived from cyclopentadiene. Simple preparations of 5,6-DIHYDRO-2-PYRAN-2-0NE and 2-//-PYRAN-2-ONE make these hitherto rather inaccessible intermediates available for cycloaddition and other reactions. The already broad scope of the Michael reaction has been widened further by including an efficient preparation of ETHYL (E)-3-NITROACRYLATE. Workers in the field of heterocyclic chemistry will find a simplified method for the preparation of 2,3,4,5-TETRA-HYDROPYRIDINE of help. 

As shown in Scheme 94, the fj -styrene zirconium complex Cp Zr (f/ -PhCHCH2)[MeC(NPr )2] also served as starting material in the synthesis of alkyl-substituted 1,3-diene complexes of (pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)zirco-nium amidinates. NMR spectroscopy as well as single-crystal X-ray analyses of these complexes revealed that they are best described by the Zr(lV) a, n-metallacyclopent-3-ene limiting resonance form rather than as Zr(ll) f/ -diene complexes. ... 

The (pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium amidinate unit also served as a platform for the synthesis and characterization of remarkable cationic and zwitterionic allyl zirconium complexes derived from trimethylenemethane (TMM). A direct synthetic route to the neutral precursors was found in the... 

Deprotonation of Group 4 mono(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl) metal acet-amidinates can be achieved in high yield using sterically encumbered bases (Scheme 103) to provide anionic enolate complexes as purple powders. These can subsequently be allowed to react with electrophiles (e.g., PhCH2Cl, CH2CI2, Me2SiCl2) to produce several new classes of metal amidinates that are not accessible by conventional routes (Scheme 104). ° ... 

A (pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)iridium chelating guanidinate complex has been conveniently prepared by treatment of [Cp IrCl2]2 with N,N, N"-th-p-tolylguanidine and base in THF at room temperature followed by recrystallization of the green product from toluene and pentane (Scheme 154). Insertion reactions of the product with heterocumulenes (diaryl carbodiimides, aryl isocyanates) have been investigated. It was found that the complex serves as highly active catalyst for the metathesis of diaryl carbodiimides with each other and for the more difficult metathesis of diaryl carbodiimides with aryl isocyanates (cf. Section V.C). ... 

Cp pentamethylcyclopentadienyl Tmp 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine Dipp 2,6-di(iso-propyl)phenyl Trip 2,4,6-tri(iso-propyl)phenyl Mes 2,4,6-trimethylphenyl Mes 2,4,6-tri(tert-butyl)phenyl Ada adamantyl dmap 4-(dimethylamino)pyridine Tms trimethylsilyl (SiMe3)... 

P. M. Maitlis Trans. NY. Acad. Chemistry of some novel rhodium 10 Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl 0... 

Effective catalysts have recently been developed for the addition of trialkyl-aluminum reagents to alkenes (carboalumination). 6 -(Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl) zirconium dimethylide activated by fra-(pentafluorophenyl)boron promotes the addition of trimethylaluminum to terminal alkenes.221... 

The structure of these typical stannylenes 1 and 2 are discussed in Chapter 4 as well as that of bis(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)tin(II) (3) which does not aggregate either but contains two r 5-bonded cyclopentadieny] ligands29), the coordination number being difficult to establish. 

Fig. 4. Crystal structure of bis(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)-tin(II) (3). Reprinted with permission from Chem. Ber. 113, 760 (1980). Copyright by Verlag Chemie...

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