Asymmetric cyclizations of some chlorohydrins catalyzed by optically active cobalt (salen) type complexes

Optically active chloromethyloxirane was obtained from 1,3-dichloro-2-propanol by a process of asymmetric synthesis. The highest enantiomenc excess (e. e. ) of chloromethyloxirane that could be obtained was 67%, using Co(II) (3,5-Cl,Cl-sal)₂(S-CHXDA) and K₂CO₃ as the catalyst and base, respectively. For purpose of comparison, asymmetric cyclizations of racemic 2,3-dichloro-1-propanol and 2-chloro-1-propanol were examined; optically active chloromethyloxirane and methyloxirane were obtained according to kinetic resolution mechanisms, although the optical purities of oxiranes formed were not so high. The mechanisms for the asymmetric reactions were investigated by circular dichroism and absorption spectroscopies. It was found that the cobalt (salen) type complex forms a new complex with alkali metal carbonate, similarly to the function of crown ether. The substrate interacts with the newly formed chiral complex, followed by cylization to give optically active oxiranes.     

Synthesis of optically active 2-hydroxy monoesters via-kinetic resolution and asymmetric cyclization catalyzed by heterometallic chiral (salen) Co complex

The binuclear chiral (salen) Co complexes bearing Lewis acids of Al and Ga catalyze regio- and enantioselective ring opening of terminal epoxides with carboxylic acids. The ring opened product of epichlorohydrin with carboxylic acids followed by cyclization step in the presence of catalyst and base represent straightforward, efficient methods for the synthesis of enatiomerically enriched (>99% ee) valuable terminal epoxides. Strong synergistic effects of different Lewis acid of Co-Al and Co-Ga were exhibited in the catalytic process.     

Influence of tetraazamacrocyclic ligands on the nitric oxide reactivity of their cobalt(II) complexes

The reactions of cobalt(II) complexes of tetraazamacrocyclic tropocoronand (TC) ligands with nitric oxide (NO) were investigated. When [Co(TC-5,5)] was allowed to react with NO(g), the {CoNO}(8) mononitrosyl [Co(NO)(TC-5,5)] was isolated and structurally characterized. In contrast, a {Co(NO)(2)}(10) species formed when [Co(TC-6,6)] was exposed to NO(g), and the nitrito [Co(NO(2))(TC-6,6)] complex was structurally and spectroscopically characterized from the reaction mixture. The {Co(NO)(2)}(10) species was assigned as the bis(cobalt dinitrosyl) complex [Co(2)(NO)(4)(TC-6,6)] by spectroscopic comparison with independently synthesized and characterized material. These results provide the first evidence for the influence of tropocoronand ring size on the nitric oxide reactivity of the cobalt(II) complexes.     

Alternating copolymerization of carbon dioxide and propylene oxide under bifunctional cobalt salen complexes: Role of Lewis base substituent covalent bonded on salen ligand

Alternating copolymerization of propylene oxide (PO) and carbon dioxide (CO₂) was realized under mild conditions with a moderate turnover frequency (TOF), employing sole bifunctional cobalt salen complexes containing Lewis acid metal center and covalent bonded Lewis base on the ligand. Variation of the covalent bonded Lewis base substituents on the salen ligands could tailor the catalytic activity with TOF changing from 19.3 to 34.9 h^?1, polymeric/cyclic carbonate selectivity from 95.3 to 72.8%, and the head‐to‐tail structure in the polymer from 72.2 to 86.0%. The IR analysis confirmed that the Lewis base moiety on one molecule could coordinate with cobalt center of adjacent molecule, playing similar role to the Salen metal complex/Lewis base binary catalytic system. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 48: 359–365, 2010     

Synthesis and reactivity of cobalt boryl complexes

The reaction between [Co(PMe3)4] and B2(4-Mecat)2 (4-Mecat = 1,2-O2-4-MeC6H3) or between [Co(PMe2Ph)4] and B2(cat)2 (cat = 1,2-O2C6H4) affords the paramagnetic Co(II) bisboryl complexes [Co(PMe3)3[B(4-Mecat)]2] and [Co(PMe2Ph)3{B(cat)]2] respectively, both of which have been structurally characterised. ESR data and preliminary diboration and boryl transfer reactivity studies are also presented. The reaction between [CoMe(PMe3)4] and B2(cat)2 affords the Co(I) monoboryl complex [Co(PMe3)4[B(cat)]].     

Synthesis reactivity and electrochemical properties of substituted cyclopentadienyl cobalt (III) complexes

Cyclopentadienyl cobalt complexes (η⁵‐C₅H₄R) CoLI₂ [L = CO,R=‐COOCH₂CH=CH₂ (3); L=PPh₃, R=‐COOCH₂‐CH=CH₂ (6); L=P(p‐C₆H₄O₃)₃, R = ‐COOC(CH₃) = CH₂ (7), ‐COOCH₂C₆H₅ (8), ‐COOCH₂CH = CH₂ (9)] were prepared and characterized by elemental analyses, ¹H NMR, ER and UV‐vis spectra. The reaction of complexes (η⁵‐C₅H₄R)CoLI₂ [L= CO, R= ‐COOC(CH₃) = CH₂ (1), ‐COOCH₂C₆H₅(2); L=PPh₃, R=‐COOC (CH₃) = CH₂ (4), ‐COOCH₂C₆H₅ (5)] with Na‐Hg resulted in the formation of their corresponding substituted cobaltocene (η⁵‐C₅H₄R)₂ Co[R=‐COOC(CH₃) = CH₂ (10), ‐COOCH₂C₆H₅ (11)]. The electrochemical properties of these complexes 1–11 were studied by cyclic voltammetry. It was found that as the ligand (L) of the cobalt (III) complexes changing from CO to PPh₃ and P(p‐tolyl)₃, their oxidation potentials increased gradually. The cyclic voltammetry of α,α′‐substituted cobaltocene showed reversible oxidation of one electron process.     

Synthesis, characterization, and solution behavior of optically active cis beta organocobalt salen complexes with L-amino acids

The reaction of a cis beta folded organocobalt derivative with a salen-type ligand, 1, isolated as racemic compound of Delta and Lambda enantiomers, with enantiomerically pure alpha-l amino acids is reported. The reaction between racemic 1 and l-tyrosine afforded a mixture of the two diastereoisomers Delta-2 and Lambda-2, which could be separated by fractional crystallization owing to the lower solubility of Delta-2. The absolute configuration of the two diastereomers was unequivocally assigned from the X-ray structure, using the known absolute configuration of the asymmetric carbon of the amino acid as internal reference. The reaction of racemic 1 with trans-4-hydroxy-l-proline afforded only the diastereoisomer with a Delta configuration of the tetradentate ligand, as proved by X-ray diffractometric analysis. For both l-tyrosine and trans-4-hydroxy-l-proline, the amino acid initially coordinates both to the Delta and to the Lambda enantiomers of 1, leading to an about equimolar mixture of diastereoisomers. In the case of l-tyrosine the diastereoisomers have about the same energy, so that the successive isomerization is negligible. In the case of trans-4-hydroxy-l-proline, Delta-3 is much more stable than Lambda-3, and the isomerization reaction Lambda-3 --> Delta-3 goes practically to completion.     

Ring-opening of unsymmetrical 1,2-dioxines using cobalt(II) salen complexes

The regioselectivity of the metal-catalyzed ring opening of unsymmetrical 1,2-dioxines to cis-gamma-hydroxyenones was investigated using two different Co(II) salen complexes. Regioselectivity was determined by direct examination of the enone ratios and by derivitization with a stabilized phosphorus ylide. The steric influence of the substituents on the 1,2-dioxine was the primary influence on regioselectivity. Temperature played little role; however, solvent and selection of Co(II) complex could be used to mildly influence the outcome of the rearrangement for selected substrates. The origins of the selectivity for the reaction are discussed.     

Enantioselective 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of nitrones catalyzed by optically active cationic cobalt(III) complexes

[reaction: see text] The optically active beta-ketoiminato cationic cobalt(III) complexes were employed as efficient Lewis acid catalysts for the enantioselective 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes with nitrones. Excellent endo selectivities and high enantioselectivities were achieved in the cycloaddition reaction of 1-cyclopentene-1-carbaldehyde and the nitrones derived from 2-halobenzaldehyde.     

Synthesis of optically active oligonaphthalenes via second-order asymmetric transformation

Synthesis of numerous optically active rod-shaped oligo(2,3-dioxyfunctionalized)naphthalenes connected at their 1,4-positions was achieved using oxidative coupling under CuCl2/alpha-methylbenzylamine conditions by second-order asymmetric transformation. We believe this method is practical and should contribute to the field of material science.     

Self-assembly approach toward chiral bimetallic catalysts: bis-urea-functionalized (salen)cobalt complexes for the hydrolytic kinetic resolution of epoxides

A series of novel bis-urea-functionalized (salen)Co complexes has been developed. The complexes were designed to form self-assembled structures in solution through intermolecular urea-urea hydrogen-bonding interactions. These bis-urea (salen)Co catalysts resulted in rate acceleration (up to 13 times) in the hydrolytic kinetic resolution (HKR) of rac-epichlorohydrin in THF by facilitating cooperative activation, compared to the monomeric catalyst. In addition, one of the bis-urea (salen)Co(III) catalyst efficiently resolves various terminal epoxides even under solvent-free conditions by requiring much shorter reaction time at low catalyst loading (0.03-0.05 mol %). A series of kinetic/mechanistic studies demonstrated that the self-association of two (salen)Co units through urea-urea hydrogen bonds was responsible for the observed rate acceleration. The self-assembly study with the bis-urea (salen)Co by FTIR spectroscopy and with the corresponding (salen)Ni complex by (1)H NMR spectroscopy showed that intermolecular hydrogen-bonding interactions exist between the bis-urea scaffolds in THF. This result demonstrates that self-assembly approach by using non-covalent interactions can be an alternative and useful strategy toward the efficient HKR catalysis.     

Acid-functionalized dissymmetric salen ligands and their manganese(III) complexes

Acid-functionalized symmetric and dissymmetric salen-type ligands were synthesized via a novel self-protection step in a quantitative yield. This synthetic method allows one to quickly prepare salen-based dissymmetric chiral compounds with tailorable coordinating properties. Therefore, this approach provides a blueprint for synthesizing and evaluating a new class of acid-functionalized salen ligands that can be used as chiral building blocks for a wide range of catalysts and coordination polymers with chemically tailorable properties.     

Synthesis of optically active strigolactones: enzymatic resolution and asymmetric hydroxylation

A synthetic intermediate of an optically active strigolactone analogue was prepared in two ways: enzymatic resolution and asymmetric hydroxylation. The 4-hydroxy tricyclic lactone 4 was enzymatically resolved to give the corresponding enantiomers in an enantiomerically pure state, while the tricyclic lactone 5 was hydroxylated asymmetrically at the 4-position by the action of cytochrome P450 monooxygenase.     

Synthesis and characterization of nickel(II) bis(alkylthio)salen complexes

NiX2(2-RSC6H4CH=NCH2CH2N=CHC6H4SR-2) (NiX2L; L = 5) (1a, X = Br, R = C6H13; 1b, X = Cl, R = C12H25) and NiX2(2-C6H13SC6H4CH2NHCH2CH2NHCH2C6H4SC6H13-2) (NiX2L; L = 6) (2a, X = Br; 2b, X = Cl; 2c, X = OClO3) were prepared from ligands 5 and 6, respectively. The 1:2 metal-ligand complex Ni(OClO3)2(2-RSC6H4CH2NHCH2CH2NHCH2C6H4SR-2)2 3, was obtained from an EtOH solution of 2c. The characterization of paramagnetic 1-3 included single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies of 1a and 3. Complex 2c converted into 3 in the presence of excess ligand 6 in CHCl3.     

Synthesis of optically active amino acids during asymmetric phase-transfer catalysis

Conclusions Asymmetric alkylation of the amino acid fragment of Ni²⁺ complexes of the Schiff bases of glycine with N-(2-pyridinecarbonyl)-o-aminobenzophenone and of alanine with N-(2-pyridinecarbonyl)-o-aminobenzaldehyde has been carried out under phase-transfer conditions using N-benzylcinchonidinium chloride as the chiral phase-transfer catalyst.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 631–635, March, 1989.     

Effective, selective coupling of propylene oxide and carbon dioxide to poly(propylene carbonate) using (salen)CrN3 catalysts

The copolymerization of propylene oxide and CO2 has been investigated employing Cr(salen)N3 complexes as catalysts. Unfortunately the reaction could not be studied in real time via in situ IR spectroscopy, thereby obtaining detailed kinetic data, because of the copolymer limited solubility in most solvents. Investigations employing batch reactor runs concentrating on varying the cocatalyst, the equivalents of cocatalyst, and the steric and electronic structure of the catalyst through modification of the salen ligand were undertaken. It was discovered that the optimal catalyst for copolymer selectivity vs the monomeric propylene carbonate was one that contained a salen ligand with an electron-withdrawing phenylene backbone and electron-donating tert-butyl groups in the phenolate rings. This catalyst was used to investigate the effect of altering the nature of the cocatalyst and its concentration, the three cocatalysts being tricyclohexylphosphine (PCy3), PPN+ N3(-), and PPN+ Cl-, where PPN+ is the large very weakly interacting bis(triphenylphosphoramylidene)ammonium cation. By utilization of more or less than 1 equiv of PCy3 as cocatalyst, the yield of polymer was reduced. On the other hand, the PPN+ salts showed the best activity when 0.5 equiv was employed, and produced only cyclic when using over 1 equiv.     

Catalytic,asymmetric Strecker reactions catalysed by titaniumIV and vanadiumV(salen) complexes

Vanadium^V(salen) complex 3 has been found to be an effective catalyst for the asymmetric addition of hydrogen cyanide (generated in situ from trimethylsilyl cyanide) to imines. The best results (up to 81% enantiomeric excess) were obtained for aromatic imines in which the nitrogen atom is protected with a benzyl group and in which the imine bond is not sterically encumbered.