Titanium 6-ligands

The stereoselectivity of this reaction also depends on the titanium reagent used to prepare the enolate.104 When the substituent is benzyloxy, the 2,2 -anti-2,3-syn product is preferred when ( -PrO)TiCl3 is used as the reagent, as would be expected for a chelated TS. However, when TiCl4 is used, the 2,2 -syn-2,2-syn product is formed. A detailed explanation for this observation has not been established, but it is expected that the benzyloxy derivative would still react through a chelated TS. The reversal on use of TiCl4 indicates that the identity of the titanium ligands is also an important factor. 

Scheme 2-49. TADDOL and its analogs as titanium ligands in enantioselective addition of diethylzinc reagents to benzaldehyde.

Narasaka et al. demonstrated the utility of titanium-ligand complexes in the resolution of chiral a-aryl esters [52]. Ti(Oi-Pr)4-ligand 56 complex resolves 2-pyridine thioesters with high selectivities (fcrei=26-42, see Scheme 13). Seebach and co-workers have examined titanium-TADDOLate complexes as reagents for the ring opening of meso anhydrides, dioxolanones, and azalactones [53]. Addition of an achiral isopropoxide source renders the desymmetrization of meso... 

Also, the transfer of electronic effects was studied in the cyclopentadienyl-titanium-ligand systems, viz. the (7r-CjH5)-ligand interaction, and the interaction of the ligand with the tt-CjH,—Ti bond. 

Atactic polypropene has been synthesized with homogeneous catalytic systems based on mono-Cp trialkoxo titanium complexes activated by MAO.951 Syndiotactic polystyrene has been synthesized with different mono-Gp trialkoxo titanium derivatives activated by MAO and AlMe3, and the catalytic efficiency has been compared with bis-Cp titanium catalysts.952 The titanium ligands affect both catalytic activity and stereoregularity of the polypropylene obtained. For the CpTi(OPrn)3/MAO system, factors influencing the propylene polymerization, such as temperature, Al/Ti molar ratio, and monomer pressure, have been studied. 

When (R)-binaphtol 3.7 (R = H) is used as a titanium ligand, the catalytic asymmetric oxidation of arylmethylsulfides by fe/7-BuOOH in the presence of water in CCI4 leads to (i )-sulfbxides [815, 947, 1514], In tins reaction, the initial oxidation of the sulfide into the chiral sulfoxide takes place with a moderate ee (= 50%). This step is fbllowed by further oxidation of the sulfoxides with kinetic resolution ( 1.6) [815, 1514]. To observe a high enantiomeric excess (> 90%), it is necessary to oxidize the minor (S)-enantiomer into the corresponding sulfone, and the chemical yield of the sulfoxide is in the 45 - 65% range. 

Optimization of the titanium homoenolate formation consisted of selecting the most appropriate titanium ligands (i.e., the ratio of chloride to alkoxide, as well as aUcoxide structme). In our original communication, we described the use of ClTi(OiPr)3 as the transmetallation reagent. This selection was made partly based upon prior precedent, but also upon an observation made when employing... 

Stereoselective Acetate Aldol Reactions Involving Chiral Titanium Ligands... 

Complexes of titanium(III) can be made from the trichloride— these are either approximately octahedral, 6-coordinate (for example TiClj.SL (L = ligand) and [TiCljfHjOj, formed when TiCls dissolves in aqueous hydrochloric acid), or 5-coordinate with a trigonal bipyramid structure. 

Peroxidic Compounds. When hydrogen peroxide is added to a solution of titanium(IV) compounds, an intense, stable, yellow solution is obtained, which forms the basis of a sensitive method for determining small amounts of titanium. The color probably results from the peroxo complex [Ti(02)(0H)(H20)J, and crystalline salts such as K2[Ti(02)(S0 2] H20 can be isolated from alkaline solutions. The peroxo ligand is bidentate the two oxygen atoms ate equidistant from the titanium (98). 

Titanium triiodide can be made by direct combination of the elements or by reducing the tetraiodide with aluminum at 280°C in a sealed tube. Til reacts with nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur donor ligands to give the corresponding adducts (148). 

Titanium chelates are formed from tetraalkyl titanates or haUdes and bi- or polydentate ligands. One of the functional groups is usually alcohoHc or enoHc hydroxyl, which interchanges with an alkoxy group, RO, on titanium to Hberate ROH. If the second function is hydroxyl or carboxyl, it may react similarly. Diols and polyols, a-hydroxycarboxyflc acids and oxaUc acid are all examples of this type. P-Keto esters, P-diketones, and alkanolamines are also excellent chelating ligands for titanium. 

The six coordinated titanium(IV) compounds, Ti(acac)2(X)2, where X is methoxy, ethoxy, isopropoxy, -butoxy, or chloro, all adopt the cis-configuration. This is beheved to result from the ligand-to-metal TT-electron donation (88,89). 

An acylate group is potentially a bidentate ligand. It may bond once or twice to one titanium, or bridge two titanium atoms as shown. 

The i5p-titanium(IV) atom is hard, ie, not very polarizable, and can be expected to form its most stable complexes with hard ligands, eg, fluoride, chloride, oxygen, and nitrogen. Soft or relatively polarizable ligands containing second- and third-row elements or multiple bonds should give less stable complexes. The stabihty depends on the coordination number of titanium, on whether the ligand is mono- or polydentate, and on the mechanism of the reaction used to measure stabihty. 

A partial Hst of ligands that bond to titanium(IV) includes sulfinates, —OSOR sulfonates, —OSO2R peroxide, superoxide, O2 nitro groups,... 

The advantages of titanium complexes over other metallic complexes is high selectivity, which can be readily adjusted by proper selection of ligands. Moreover, they are relative iaert to redox processes. The most common synthesis of chiral titanium complexes iavolves displacement of chloride or alkoxide groups on titanium with a chiral ligand, L ... 

The chemistry of complexes having achiral ligands is based solely on the geometrical arrangement on titanium. Optically active alcohols are the most favored monodentate ligands. Cyclopentadienyl is also well suited for chiral modification of titanium complexes. 

In titanium acylates, the carboxylate ligands are unidentate, not bidentate, as shown by ir studies (333,334). The ligands are generally prepared from the hahde and silver acylate (335). The ben2oate is available also from a curious oxidative addition with ben2oyl peroxide (335—338) ... 

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