Reactions of Late First-Row Transition Metal (Fe-Zn) Dichlorides with a PGeP Pincer Germylene

The reactivity of the PGeP germylene 2,2’-bis(di-isopropylphosphanylmethyl)-5,5’-dimethyldipyrromethane-1,1’-diylgermanium(II), Ge(pyrmPiPr₂)₂CMe₂, with late first-row transition metal (Fe-Zn) dichlorides has been investigated. All reactions led to PGeP pincer chloridogermyl complexes. The reactions with FeCl₂ and CoCl₂ afforded paramagnetic square planar complexes of formula [MCl{κ³P,Ge,P-GeCl(pyrmPiPr₂)₂CMe₂}] (M=Fe, Co). While the iron complex maintained an intermediate spin state (S¹; μ_eff=3.0 μ_B) over the temperature range 50–380 K, the effective magnetic moment of the cobalt complex varied linearly with temperature from 1.9 μ_B at 10 K to 3.6 μ_B at 380 K, indicating a spin crossover behavior that involves S^1/2 (predominant at T<180 K) and S^3/2 (predominant at T>200 K) species. Both cobalt(II) species were detected by electron paramagnetic resonance at T<20 K. The reaction of Ge(pyrmPiPr₂)₂CMe₂ with [NiCl₂(dme)] (dme=dimethoxyethane) gave a square planar nickel(II) complex, [NiCl{κ³P,Ge,P-GeCl(pyrmPiPr₂)₂CMe₂}], whereas the reaction with CuCl₂ involved a redox process that rendered a mixture of the germanium(IV) compound GeCl₂(pyrmPiPr₂)₂CMe₂ and a binuclear copper(I) complex, [Cu₂{μ-κ³P,Ge,P-GeCl(pyrmPiPr₂)₂CMe₂}₂], whose metal atoms are in tetrahedral environments. The reaction of the germylene with ZnCl₂ led to the tetrahedral derivative [ZnCl{κ³P,Ge,P-GeCl(pyrmPiPr₂)₂CMe₂}].     

C−N,C−S and S−S Bond Cleavage by Rhodium PCcarbeneP Pincer Complexes

Rhodium PC_carbeneP complexes 1‐L {L=PPh₃, PPh₂(C₆F₅)} react with isothiocyanate, carbodiimide and disulphide to enable C?S, C?N and S?S bond cleavage. The cleaved molecules are sequestered by the metal center and the pincer alkylidene linkage, forming η²‐coordinated sulfide or imide centered pincer complexes. When a C?S or S?S bond is cleaved, the resulting complexes can bridge two rhodium centers through sulphur forming dimeric complexes and eliminating a monodentate phosphine ligand.     

Dynamic Ligand Reactivity in a Rhodium Pincer Complex

Ligand cooperativity provides (transition) metal complexes with new reactivities in substrate activation and catalytic reactions, but usually the ligand acts as an internal (Brønsted) base, while the metal acts as a (Lewis) acid. We describe the synthesis and stepwise activation of a new phosphane‐pyridine‐amide ligand PNN^H2 in combination with Rh^I. The ligand is susceptible to stepwise proton and hydride loss from the nitrogen arm (imine formation) and deprotonation at the pyridylphosphine arm (dearomatization), giving rise to amine complex 1 , amido species 2 , imine complex 3 and dearomatized compound 4 . Complex 4 bears a dual‐mode cooperative PNN′ ligand containing both a (nucleophilic) basic methine fragment and a reactive (electrophilic) imine moiety. The basic ligand arm enables substrate deprotonation while the imine ligand arm enables reversible “storage” of the activated (nucleophilic) form of a sulfonamide substrate at the ligand. In combination with metal‐based reactivity, this allows for the mono‐alkylation of o‐toluenesulfonamide with iodomethane. Compounds 1 , 3 and 4 are structurally characterized. We also report the first structurally characterized example of an aminal in the coordination sphere of rhodium, complex 5 , [Rh(CO)( PNN′′ )], formed by sequential N?H activation of sulfonamide by the dearomatized ligand PNN′ and follow‐up nucleophilic attack of anionic sulfonamide onto the imine fragment.     

Direct Arylation in the Presence of Palladium Pincer Complexes

Direct arylation is an atom-economical alternative to more established procedures such as Stille, Suzuki or Negishi arylation reactions. In comparison with other palladium sources and ligands, the use of palladium pincer complexes as catalysts or pre-catalysts for direct arylation has resulted in improved efficiency, higher reaction yields, and advantageous reaction conditions. In addition to a revision of the literature concerning intra- and intermolecular direct arylation reactions performed in the presence of palladium pincer complexes, the role of these remarkably active catalysts will also be discussed.     

Enantioselective Direct Alkynylation of Ketones Catalyzed by Chiral CCN Pincer RhIII Complexes

A direct asymmetric alkynylation of ketones with new chiral CCN Rh catalysts containing N‐heterocyclic carbene and oxazoline hybrid ligands is described. The catalytic reaction of fluoroalkyl‐substituted ketones, ArCOCF₂X (X=F, Cl, H), with aromatic and aliphatic alkynes yielded the corresponding chiral propargyl alcohols with high enantioselectivity. Control and kinetic experiments suggested a bis(alkynyl) Rh intermediate as the active species for the C?C bond‐forming step.     

Facile Synthesis and Versatile Reactivity of an Unusual Cyclometalated Rhodium(I) Pincer Complex

The synthesis of the reactive PN(C^H) ligand 2‐di(tert‐butylphosphanomethyl)‐6‐phenylpyridine ( 1^H ) and its versatile coordination to a Rh^I center is described. Facile C?H activation occurs in the presence of a (internal) base, thus resulting in the new cyclometalated complex [Rh^I(CO)(κ³‐P,N,C‐ 1 )] ( 3 ), which has been structurally characterized. The resulting tridentate ligand framework was experimentally and computationally shown to display dual‐site proton‐responsive reactivity, including reversible cyclometalation. This feature was probed by selective H/D exchange with [D₁]formic acid. The addition of HBF₄ to 3 leads to rapid net protonolysis of the Rh?C bond to produce [Rh^I(CO)(κ³‐P,N,(C?H)‐ 1 )] ( 4 ). This species features a rare aryl C?H agostic interaction in the solid state, as shown by X‐ray diffraction studies. The nature of this interaction was also studied computationally. Reaction of 3 with methyl iodide results in rapid and selective ortho‐methylation of the phenyl ring, thus generating [Rh^I(CO)(κ²‐P,N‐ 1^Me )] ( 5 ). Variable‐temperature NMR spectroscopy indicates the involvement of a Rh^III intermediate through formal oxidative addition to give trans‐[Rh^III(CH₃)(CO)(I)(κ³‐P,N,C‐ 1 )] prior to C?C reductive elimination. The Rh^III–trans‐diiodide complex [Rh^I(CO)(I)₂(κ³‐P,N,C‐ 1 )] ( 6 ) has been structurally characterized as a model compound for this elusive intermediate.     

Chiral Bis(imidazolidine)‐Derived NCN Pincer Rh Complex for Catalytic Asymmetric Mannich Reaction of Malononitrile with N‐Boc Imines

Chiral bis(imidazolidine)‐derived NCN–rhodium complexes ([PhBidine‐RhX₂] and [tBu‐PhBidine‐RhX₂]) were prepared by a C?H insertion method, and the structures were unequivocally determined by X‐ray crystallographic analysis. The [tBu‐PhBidine‐Rh(OAc)₂] complex smoothly catalyzed an asymmetric Mannich reaction of malononitrile with N‐Boc imines to give products in up to 94 % ee, which are useful for the synthesis of chiral α‐amino acids.     

铑螯合物对苯乙烯氢甲酰化的催化作用

合成了螯合物二羰基邻氨基苯酚铑、二羰基(8-羟基喹啉)铑和二羰基亮氨酸铑,在常压、60℃下研究了其对苯乙烯氢甲酰化的催化作用.催化活性及选择性与氮氧螯合配体和外加膦配体结构有关,在双齿膦配体存在下,催化活性和选择性较高,膦铑比增大一般可使初活性降低,但转化率提高,而膦铑比对区域选择性影响很小.二羰基亮氨酸铑既表现出较好的活性和选择性,又可作为苯乙烯氢甲酰化手性催化剂,旋光产率9.5％.苯乙烯氢甲酰化的化学选择性均达100％.     

A Nickel Complex Containing a Pyramidalized,Ambiphilic Pincer Germylene Ligand

Reaction of N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-stabilized PGeP-type germylene Ge{o-(PiPr₂)C₆H₄}₂⋅^MeIiPr ( 1 ) (^MeIiPr=1,3-diisopropyl-4,5-dimethylimidazol-2-ylidene) with Ni(cod)₂ gave pincer germylene complex Ni[Ge{o-(PiPr₂)C₆H₄}₂](^MeIiPr) ( 2 ), in which the Ge center of 2 is significantly pyramidalized. Theoretical calculation on 2 predicted the ambiphilicity of the germanium center, which was confirmed by reactivity studies. Thus, complex 2 reacted with both Lewis base ^MeIMe (^MeIMe=1,3,4,5-tetramethylimidazol-2-ylidene) and Lewis acid BH₃⋅SMe₂ at the germanium center to afford the adducts Ni[Ge{o-(PiPr₂)C₆H₄}₂⋅^MeIMe](^MeIiPr) ( 3 ) and Ni[Ge{o-(PiPr₂)C₆H₄}₂⋅BH₃](^MeIiPr) ( 4 ), respectively. Furthermore, the former was slowly converted to dinuclear complex Ni₂[Ge{o-(PiPr₂)C₆H₄}₂]₂(^MeIMe)₂ ( 5 ) at room temperature. Complex 5 can be regarded as a dimer of the ^MeIMe analog of 2 with a Ni-Ge-Ge-Ni linkage.     

铑配合物的抗肿瘤活性及其作用机制研究

自从Rosenberg等人发现顺铂具有抗肿瘤活性以来，金属配合物的抗肿瘤活性引起了人们的广泛关注。本文综述了近年来铑配合物抗肿瘤活性的研究进展，并对铑配合物的抗肿瘤机制和构效关系进行了探讨，为进一步寻找高效低毒和抗肿瘤谱广的新药物揭示了可循的途径。     

NCC Pincer Ni (II) Complexes Catalyzed Hydrophosphination of Nitroalkenes with Diphenylphosphine

An efficient NCC pincer Ni (II)-catalyzed hydrophosphination of nitroalkenes with diphenylphosphine has been developed. Under the optimized conditions, both (hetero)aromatic and aliphatic nitroalkenes were well tolerated, irrespective of electronic effect, to provide the corresponding products in up to 99% yield.     

Direct Synthesis of Pyrroles by Dehydrogenative Coupling of Diols and Amines Catalyzed by Cobalt Pincer Complexes

Herein, the first example of base‐metal‐catalyzed dehydrogenative coupling of diols and amines to selectively form functionalized 1,2,5‐substituted pyrroles liberating water and hydrogen gas as the sole by‐products is presented. The reaction is catalyzed by pincer complexes of earth‐abundant cobalt.     

Polymerizations Mediated by Well‐Defined Rhodium Complexes

This Minireview details the current state‐of‐the‐art relating to (co)polymerizations mediated by well‐defined Rh^I‐ethynyl, vinyl, and aryl complexes. In particular, we focus on Rh^I species suitable for the (co)polymerization of phenylacetylenes, arylisocyanides, as well as propargyl esters and amides.     

Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction under Visible-Light Irradiation by Ruthenium CNC Pincer Complexes

Photocatalytic CO₂ reduction using a ruthenium photosensitizer, a sacrificial reagent 1,3-dimethyl-2-(o-hydroxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-benzo[d]imidazole (BI(OH)H), and a ruthenium catalyst were carried out. The catalysts contain a pincer ligand, 2,6-bis(alkylimidazol-2-ylidene)pyridine (CNC) and a bipyridine (bpy). The photocatalytic reaction system resulted in HCOOH as a main product (selectivity 70–80 %), with a small amount of CO, and H₂. Comparative experiments (a coordinated ligand (NCMe vs. CO) and substituents (tBu vs. Me) of the CNC ligand in the catalyst) were performed. The turnover number (TON_HCOOH) of carbonyl-ligated catalysts are higher than those of acetonitrile-ligated catalysts, and the carbonyl catalyst with the smaller substituents (Me) reached TON_HCOOH=5634 (24 h), which is the best performance among the experiments.     

Synthesis and Characterization of Novel 7-6-7 Ring-Based PCP Pincer Rhodium Complexes

Abstract

A series of Rh-PCP pincer complexes (^iPrPCP)Rh(L) bearing a novel alkyl–aryl mixed “7-6-7” ring skeleton has been synthesized and fully characterized. The 7-6-7 ring skeleton in the hydrido-chloro and carbonyl species was found to assume the cis and trans conformations, respectively, in solid state as determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. This suggested a flexibility of the backbone compared with the similar but strictly fixed anthracene backbone. Electron density on the central rhodium atom was investigated by IR experiments and by DFT computations. NMR monitoring of the reaction of the hydrido-chloro complex with base followed by application of H₂ showed the presence of what are likely to be the active 14e^? species and the dihydride derivative. Especially, noteworthy is the former that was found to be relatively stable, in contrast to the corresponding iridium complex.

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Capturing HBCy2: Using N,O‐Chelated Complexes of Rhodium(I) and Iridium(I) for Chemoselective Hydroboration

1,3‐N,O‐chelated complexes of Rh^I and Ir^I cooperatively and reversibly stabilized the B?H bond of HBCy₂ to afford six‐membered metallaheterocycles (M=Rh ( 7 ) or Ir ( 8 )) having a δ‐[M]???H‐B agostic interaction. Treatment of these Shimoi‐type borane adducts 7 or 8 with both an aldehyde and an alkene resulted in chemoselective aldehyde hydroboration and reformation of the 1,3‐N,O‐chelated starting material. The observed chemoselectivity is inverted from that of free HBCy₂, which is selective for alkene hydroboration.     

Synthesis and Structure of Heterodinuclear Rhodium and Iridium Borylene Complexes

Herein we report on the synthesis and structural characterization of a representative range of novel heterodinuclear bridging rhodium and iridium borylene complexes. The iridium borylene complexes feature an unusual coordination mode of the borylene ligand. Furthermore, the first instance of a heterodinuclear‐bridged borylene compound containing a chromium atom in the three‐membered ring is reported.