High Oxidation State Molybdenum And Tungsten Imido Alkylidene And Metallacycle Chemistry

Download or read book High Oxidation State Molybdenum and Tungsten Imido Alkylidene and Metallacycle Chemistry written by W. C. Peter Tsang and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Cont.) unsubstituted tungstacyclobutane complexes (82), ethylene complexes (84), tungstacyclopentane complexes (86), and a heterochiral methylene dimer (85a). The tungstacyclopentane complexes catalyzed slow dimerization of ethylene to 1-butene. The observation of the methylene dimer provides the first direct evidence of a bimolecular decomposition pathway for methylene complexes. Chapter 3 Racemic and enantiomerically pure molybdenum alkylimido alkylidene complexes, Mo(NAd)(CHCMe2Ph)(Biphen) (19d, Ad = 1-adamantyl) and Mo(NAd)(CHCMe2Ph)[Trip]-(THF) (20d) were prepared and structurally characterized. Complex 19d was observed almost exclusively as a syn alkylidene isomer, in contrast with 20d which was observed almost exclusively as an anti-THF adduct. Complexes 19d and 20d are the only reported chiral alkylimido alkylidene complexes for enantioselective olefin metathesis reactions. Complex 19d is the first crystallographically characterized four-coordinate adamantylimido alkylidene complex in its base-free form. It offers unique reactivity and selectivity profiles in tandem AROM/RCM and AROM/CM reactions. Complex 19d is compatible with a variety of common functional groups, including boron-containing reagents. Van't Hoff analyses suggest that the bias toward syn-19d isomer is entropy-driven. Chapter 4: Solvent- and base-free molybdenum methylene complexes, Mo(NAr)(Biphen)(CH2) (114a, Ar = 2,6-i-Pr2C6H3) and Mo(NAd)(Biphen)(CH2) (114d, Ad = 1-adamantyl) ...