Reductive carbonylation mechanism

When dicobalt octacarbonyl, [Co(CO)4]2, is the catalyst, the species that actually adds to the double bond is tricarbonylhydrocobalt, HCo(CO)3. Carbonylation, RCo(CO)3- -CO—>RCo(CO)4, takes place, followed by a rearrangement and a reduction of the C—Co bond, similar to steps 4 and 5 of the nickel carbonyl mechanism shown in 15-30. The reducing agent in the reduction step is tetra-carbonylhydrocobalt HCo(CO)4, ° or, under some conditions, H2. When HCo(CO)4 was the agent used to hydroformylate styrene, the observation of CIDNP indicated that the mechanism is different, and involves free radicals. Alcohols can be obtained by allowing the reduction to continue after all the carbon monoxide is... 

In 1975 Demerseman and co-workers reported two new preparations for Cp2Ti(CO)2 via the reductive carbonylation of Cp2TiCl2. The first of these involved the reaction of either Cp2TiCl2 or (Cp2TiCl)2 with AlEt3 in a CO atmosphere. After these heptane suspensions or benzene solutions were stirred for 20 hours at 20°C, Cp2Ti(CO)2 (1) could be isolated in 30% yield (26). No speculation as to the mechanism of this reduction was discussed however, alkylation and CO insertion steps are probably involved. 

The overall response to the reaction variables is very similar in the carbonylation and reductive carbonylation reactions. This may indicate similar catalysts and reaction mechanisms. In the carbonylation reaction Co(CO) " was identified by its characteristic CO stretching frequency ( v(CO) r 1890 cm" as the dominant species present in high pressure infrared experiments carried out at 170 °C and 5000 psig. Similar results were obtained in the reductive carbonylation of methanol. It is known that Co(CO) " rapidly reacts with CH I to yield CH C(0)Co(C0) (J9) however, in the carbonylation and reductive carbonylation reactions acyl-cobalt complexes are not observed by infrared under catalytic conditions. This indicates that once formed, the acyl complex rapidly reacts as outlined by Equations 7 and 8. 

The single step conversion of methyl acetate to ethylidene diacetate is catalyzed by either a palladium or rhodium compound, a source of iodide, and a promoter. The mechanism is described as involving the concurrent generation of acetaldehyde and acetic anhydride which subsequently react to form ethylidene diacetate. An alternative to this scheme involves independent generation of acetaldehyde by reductive carbonylation of methanol or methyl acetate, or by acetic anhydride reduction. The acetaldehyde is then reacted with anhydride in a separate step. 

Scheme II. Possible General Mechanism for Palladium Catalyzed Reductive Carbonylation...

Concurrent with acetic anhydride formation is the reduction of the metal-acyl species selectively to acetaldehyde. Unlike many other soluble metal catalysts (e.g. Co, Ru), no further reduction of the aldehyde to ethanol occurs. The mechanism of acetaldehyde formation in this process is likely identical to the conversion of alkyl halides to aldehydes with one additional carbon catalyzed by palladium (equation 14) (18). This reaction occurs with CO/H2 utilizing Pd(PPh )2Cl2 as a catalyst precursor. The suggested catalytic species is (PPh3)2 Pd(CO) (18). This reaction is likely occurring in the reductive carbonylation of methyl acetate, with methyl iodide (i.e. RX) being continuously generated. 

When the anhydride was placed under the reductive carbonylation conditions, EDA was produced along with methyl acetate and acetic acid. However, the rate of EDA formation was substantially lower than usual methyl acetate conversions. Also, a mechanism incorporating Fenton s reduction cannot account for excess acetaldehyde along with EDA formation. This cannot be the major path to EDA. 

Related synthetic routes include the redox condensation reaction of carbonylate anions with neutral carbonyls, e.g., Eq. (12) (55), metal exchange reactions between carbonylate anions, e.g., Eq. (13) (56), and direct reductive carbonylation of metal halides, e.g., Eq. (14) (57). The stoichiometry of the products are not rational, and the mechanisms clearly are very complicated, though once again these reactions, under experimental optimization, can provide very useful synthetic routes. 

A plausible mechanism for the reaction includes several organometallic species that are sensitive to reactive moieties elsewhere in the molecule. If a chloro, chloromethyl, or mesyloxymethyl substituent is attached vicinal to the 1,1 -dibromo moiety, efficient ring opening occurs prior to carbonylation and P,y- and y, -unsaturated acid derivatives are formed. Reductive carbonylation has also been achieved with 1,1-dibromocyclopropanes using an excess of pentacarbonyliron in dimethylformamide with added methanol or sodium methoxide, or cobalt(II) chloride and nickel(ll) cyanide under phase-transfer conditions in a carbon monoxide atmosphere. However, the yield of cyclopropanecarboxylic acid derivatives is low, and when pentacarbonyliron is used the amount of monobromides is fairly high. ... 

Serval reactions occurred evidenced by a complex desorption products. First, acetaldehyde (m/e 29, 15, 44) desorbed at 390 K followed by traces of ethanol at 415 K (2 % of carbon selectivity, table 2). Three other products were observed. Butadiene and butene desorbed at 540 and 673 K respectively with a combined carbon selectivity of 21.1 %. This reaction pathway follows a reductive coupling mechanism which has been observed previously on the surfaces of Ti02 single crystal and powder [19-21]. The formation of C4 olefins is a clear example of the capacity of UO2 surfaces to abstract large amounts of oxygen from surface carbonyls, via pinacolates [19], as follow... 

It is well known that the oxidative carbonylation of aniline and the reductive carbonylation of nitrocompounds to give DPU or MPC occur according to the stoichiometry of reactions (1-2) and (4-5). Alkoxycarbonyl complexes (M-COOR 1) and carbamoyl complexes (M-CONHR 2) which then evolve into the final products, are believed to be key intermediates for these reactions. The two accepted different mechanisms for the formation of 1 and 2 along with their catalytic cycles are illustrated in the schemes 1 and 2 for the oxidative carbonylation of amines catalyzed by noble metals. Both the cycles involve a two electron redox process. 

However, an alternative mechanism similar to that described in scheme 2, that considers the oxidative addition of aniline to the Rh° finely dispersed on the support, cannot be completely excluded. The evolution of carbamoyl intermediate to DPU should occur still via iodoformamide. The last mechanism could be also operative in the reductive carbonylation of nitrobenzene, when aniline is necessary for its conversion. In this case, the reaction could be better considered as an oxidative carbonylation process in which the nitrobenzene is playing the role of the oxidant in place of the oxygen. It has been ascertained that under these conditions the carbonylation occurs with the stoichiometry of reaction (11) [14], different from the one reported in reaction (4). 

Effect of Aromatic Carbonyl Croups The action spectra of Forsskahl and Tylli show that light of 320-330 nm induces yellowing most efficiently, consistent with the hypothesis that aromatic carbonyl groups are the most important sensitizers of the reactions. However, several authors [124,125] have noted that thorough borohydride reduction of mechanical pulps reduces light-induced yellowing only marginally. 

The postulated mechanism for the reductive carbonylation reaction involves initial formation of CH3Co(CO)4 via reaction of HCo(CO)4 with CH3I or CH3OH ... 

Research trends of the last few years highlight applications to more involved systems either from the substrate/product side or from the catalyst side. Furthermore, a deeper insight into underlying mechanism is intended. Thus, reductive carbonylation of dibromocyclopropanes was performed in toluene/5 M KOH with syngas (CO/H2, 3 1) at elevated temperature (90 °C) using a mixture of CoCl2, KCN, and Ni(CN)2 for the metal catalyst and PEG-400 as PT catalyst which was much more efficient than a quaternary ammonium catalyst [81]. l,l-Dibromo-2-phenylcydopropane furnished a 72% yield of 2-phenylcydopropanecarboxylic add (1 1 cis/trans mixture). 

The mechanism of the reaction is as shown in equations (13.139) and (13.140). This reaction is also catalyzed by compounds of other metals of groups 8 and 9 such as ruthenium and iridium. Higher alcohols EtOH, Pr"OH, Pr OH also undergo carbonylation to give corresponding carboxylic acids.However, the rate of the reaction is lower. It is assumed that in this case, the oxidative addition of alkyl iodide to the rhodium(I) complex proceeds according to a radical mechanism. Hydrocarboalkoxylation, carbonylation of esters, reductive carbonylation of... 

The reductive carbonylation of acetylenes proceeds via a different mechanism compared to the carbonylation of olefins, but through the addition of palladium hydride species to the triple bond. The most probable source of PdH is the WGS reaction, so water is required at two key steps of this catalytic cycle. Depending on conditions, the nature of the catalyst, and promoter additives, the carbonylation of acetylenes can lead to different products. An important role of cationic palladium complexes that readily form in the presence of water has been disclosed. "... 

Carbonylation of Alcohols and Esters. The mechanism of ttie Rh/I" catalysed alcohol carbonylation has been studied in detail. Rates decrease sharply from methanol to n-propanol. Formation of isobutyric acid as a by-product points to a p-H elimination-reinsertion sequence.This sequence has also been demonstrated for ethanol carbonylation by selective C labelling (eqn.l8). The reductive carbonylation of methanol in the presence of Col2 and PPhg generates acetaldehyde, ethanol and methyl acetate. Only diphenylether and alkanes as solvents did not decompose under the reaction conditions (17CPC,... 

Degradation in polypropylene fibers and films is characterized by the following phenomena reduction in mechanical properties, crack formation in the early stage of implantation and decomposition of the implant over a longer period, no changes in molecular mass during implantation, formation of a carbonyl band in the IR spectrum, increase in oxidoreductase and cytochrome-oxidase in the capsule around the implant... 

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