Phosphine-substituted

The hydroformylation reaction is carried out in the Hquid phase using a metal carbonyl catalyst such as HCo(CO)4 (36), HCo(CO)2[P( -C4H2)] (37), or HRh(CO)2[P(CgH3)2]2 (38,39). The phosphine-substituted rhodium compound is the catalyst of choice for new commercial plants that can operate at 353—383 K and 0.7—2 MPa (7—20 atm) (39). The differences among the catalysts are found in their intrinsic activity, their selectivity to straight-chain product, their abiHty to isomerize the olefin feedstock and hydrogenate the product aldehyde to alcohol, and the ease with which they are separated from the reaction medium (36). 

Phosphine-substituted carbonylates lead to a stabilization of the very sensitive B—Co bond . 

Studies of phosphine substitution have thus far focused almost exclusively on ti i- or tetranuelear clusters, with almost all trimetallic examples pseudotetrahedral... 

The magnitude of J(Pt—P) for some phosphine-substituted SiPt complexes depends on the covalency of the Pt—P bond (136). Such a bond is relatively ionic in a system where it lies trans to a ligand of high trans influence and J(Pt—P) is then small. The coupling in cis complexes decreased in the order Cl > C > Si and since a comparable situation has been observed for methyl-Pt compounds it is suggested that the effect is one of a- rather than tr-interaction. 

Casey et al. have studied the decarbonylation reactions of [cis-(OC)4M(MeCO)(PhCO)], in which M is Mn or Re (16,17). These complexes lose a carbonyl ligand to form five-coordinate intermediates of the type [(OC)3M(MeCO)(PhCO)]. Reversible methyl migration proceeds much more rapidly than does phenyl migration. In the course of these studies, a phosphine substituted rhena-/3-diketonate complex, [fac-(OC)3(Et3P)Re(MeCO) (PhCO)], was prepared. 

Treatment of 4 with either PF3 or 13CO results in CO substitution believed to proceed via a dissociative process yielding Ti(CO)2(PF3)-(dmpe)2 (6) and Ti(13CO)3(dmpe)2. Structural characterization of 6 showed it also to be monomeric, but possessing a monocapped trigonal prismatic geometry. Complexes 4, 5, and 6 may be considered phosphine-substituted derivatives of the as yet unisolated Ti(CO)7, thus representing the only isolable titanium carbonyl complexes where the titanium atom is in the zero oxidation state. 

A similar set of experiments was carried out with the phosphine substituted derivative Co2(CO),L2 (L = PBu3). Again it was shown that Co(C0)3L radicals were not involved in the hydroformylation of aliphatic olefins /32/. It is quite clear now, however, that such radicals may play a role in the hydrogenation of aromatic olefins, like styrene, stilbene, etc. /34, 35/. 

The stability of phosphine-substituted Co clusters derived from Co4(CO)10(/r4-PPh)2 was examined under hydroformylation conditions using cylindrical internal reflectance (CIR) spectroscopy.148 [(CO)4Fe(//-PtBu2)Rh(CO)L], PPN[(CO)3CoO/-P(CMe3)2)Rh(CO)(HP(CMe3)2)], and... 

The combination of [Rh(Cl(NBD)]2 and ligands 89, 90, 91, or 92 with diphenylsilane asymmetrically reduces aryl alkyl ketones, including acetophenones, in excellent yields and in 81 to 90% ee (Eq. 346).574 The best results are with ferrocene 91 and acetophenone in toluene.575 Other phosphine-substituted ferrocenes do not give comparable results. Rhodium(I) complexes of TADDOL-derived... 

For the phosphine-substituted cobalt carbonyl hydroformylations, it is probable that the mechanism follows the pathway of Heck and Breslow (77, 18), although the possibility of an associative mechanism has been raised (7). The increased stability of the HCo(CO)3PR3 complexes toward loss of CO was cited as being suggestive of a nondissociative pathway. 

One equivalent of LiHBEt3 or LiHB(sec-butyl)3 in THF at -80° consumed the phosphine substituted a,8-dialkoxyethylidene salts 9a, b and delivered 73% yields of the formylmethyl complex CpFe(CO)PPh3(CH2CHO) (21) as the only isolable organometallic compound. The product 21 can be accounted for by an electrophile... 

The low affinity of the alkali metals for neutral P-donor ligands has hampered efforts to synthesize complexes in which there is a genuine R3P-M interaction (see Section I). However, this poor affinity may be overcome by incorporating a remote phosphine functionality into a potentially chelating anionic ligand, such as a phosphine-substituted alkoxide, amide, or aryl, and several alkali metal complexes of such ligands have been isolated. 

Dialkyl(trimethylsilyl)phosphines undergo 1,4-addition to a,/3-unsaturated ketones and esters to give phosphine-substituted silyl enol ethers and silyl ketene acetals, respectively. A three-component coupling reaction of a silylphosphine, activated alkenes, and aldehydes in the presence of a catalytic amount of GsF affords an aldol product (Scheme 76).290 291... 

Phosphine-substituted complexes have shown promise for cluster catalysis, especially in the case of chelating ligands, because of the added stability that might help avoid cluster fragmentation. Bergounhou et al. reported a detailed study of the hy-... 

Ru3(CO)10(Ph2C2)2, and Ru3(CO)9(C2(Ph)2)3 (128). The dinuclear complex Ru2(CO)6(C2Ph2)2, containing a metallocyclopentadiene ring similar to that observed for both iron and osmium, is a further product in the reaction this does imply very similar structures for the trinuclear adducts to those observed for iron and osmium. The carbonyl reacts with tetracyclone to yield the complex Ru3(CO)i0(C2Ph2)2, which may be related to the osmium compounds discussed later. Phosphine substitution of the carbonyls in some of these compounds has been established. 

We have restricted the discussion in the section primarily to mixed carbonyl, carbonyl-hydride, or phosphine-substituted cluster compounds. On the basis of electronegativity, there should be an enhance-... 

Related phosphine-substituted derivatives were also obtained, and the chirality of the clusters demonstrated by the NMR spectra of the compounds (246). Molecules of this type have obvious utility in establishing the potential intermediacy of the polynuclear adduct in a catalytic reaction by the formation of optically active products. 

Figure 8.1 A phosphine-substituted crown ether, used as ligand and phase transfer reagent...

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