Transition metal clusters arenes

Kajiwara, T, Iki, N., and Yamashita, M. (2007) Transition metal and lanthanide cluster complexes constmcted with thiacahx[n]arene and its derivatives. Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 251, 1734-1746. 

Little is known about the chemical nature of the recently isolated carbon clusters (C o> C70, Cg4, and so forth). One potential application of these materials is as highly dispersed supports for metal catalysts, and therefore the question of how metal atoms bind to C40 is of interest. Reaction of C o with organometallic ruthenium and platinum re nts has shown that metals can be attached directly to the carbon framework. Ihe native geometry of transition metal, and an x-ray difi action analysis of the platinum complex [(CgHg)3P]2Pt( () -C6o) C4HgO revealed a structure similar to that known for [(C4Hs)3P]2Pt( n -ethylene). The reactivity of C40 is not like that of relatively electron-rich planar aromatic molecules su( as benzene. The carbon-carbon double bonds of C40 react like those of very electron-deficient arenes and alkcnes. 

Transition metal complexes of other relevant organonitrogen compounds such as isoquinoline, 5,6-benzoquinoline, 7,8-benzoquinoline, acridine, and phenanthridine are also known, and they contain theN-ligand coordinated in either the p fN) or the tl -arene fashion [49, 69, 70]. The triosmium cluster Os3(CO),o(CH3CN)2 reacts with polyaromatic N-heterocycles such as 5,6-benzoquinoline and phenanthridine in an analogous manner to Py and Q, yielding J.3, n (N,C,C) complexes [69]. 

Transition metal and lanthanide cluster complexes constructed with thia-calix[n]arene and its derivatives 07CCR1734. 

A review on the industrial applications of homogeneous catalysts is particularly welcome. The proceedings of recent symposia and a general text have been published in addition to reviews on metal cluster catalysts, activation of saturated hydrocarbons by metal complexes in solution, catalysis by arene Group-VIB tricarbonyls, titanocene-catalysed reactions ofalkenes, transition-metal hydrides in catalysis, the mechanisms of the catalytic cyclization of aliphatic, hydrocarbons, asymmetric hydrosilylation and asymmetric synthesis. A n.m.r. study of the conformations of chelated Diop and a MO study of organo-metallic migration reactions are also of interest. Polymer supported catalysts have been reviewed and the relationship between cross-linking of the polymer and catalytic activity has been discussed. ... 

In Volume II, which will be published in the near future, the following topics will be covered The Potential Utility of Transition Metal-Alkyne Complexes and Derived Cluster Compounds as Reagents in Organic Synthesis (K. M. Nicholas, M. O. Nestle, and D. Seyferth) Arene Complexes in Organic Synthesis (G. Jaouen) and Oxidation, Reduction, Rearrangement, and Other Synthetically Useful Processes (H. Alper). 

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