2,2'-diborabiphenyl: a Lewis acid analogue of 2,2'-bipyridine.
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Warren E Piers
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Synthesis and chemistry of zwitterionic tantala-3-boratacyclopentenes: olefin-like reactivity of a borataalkene ligand.
The compounds, where Cp' = C(5)H(5), a series, and C(5)H(4)Me, b series, are generated via treatment of with HB(C(6)F(5))(2). When allowed to undergo irreversible methane loss in the presence of an excess of the sterically modest alkynes 2-butyne or phenylacetylene, the putative intermediates 1a and 1b are trapped as the tantala-3-boratacyclopentene compounds 2 and 3, respectively. In these complexes, the alkyne and borataalkene ligands have reductively coupled at the d(2) tantalum center. For the unsymmetrical alkyne, a kinetic product resulting from coupling in the opposite regiochemical sense is observed; the thermodynamic products 3-t incorporate the phenyl group in the alpha position of the tantalaboratacyclic ring. Two of these compounds (2b and 3b-t) were characterized crystallographically. For bulkier alkynes (diphenylacetylene, 1-phenyl-1-propyne, and 3-hexyne), intermediates with similar spectroscopic properties to the tantala-3-boratacyclopentenes were observed, but the ultimate products were the vinylalkylidene compounds 5-(R,R'). Compound 5-(Ph,Me) was characterized crystallographically, and it was found that the vinylalkylidene binds to the metal in an eta(1)-bonding mode, with the tantalum center receiving further ligation through a hydridoborate moiety. Mechanistic studies suggest that these products arise via retrocyclization of the tantala-3-boratacyclopentenes formed kinetically. These studies represent the first studies concerning the reactivity of a borataalkene ligand at a transition metal center and show that it can behave in an "olefin-like" manner, despite having a more flexible array of bonding modes available to it than an olefin.
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Cationic scandium methyl complexes supported by a beta-diketiminato ("Nacnac") ligand framework.
The base-free dimethyl scandium complex supported by the bulky beta-diketiminato ligand ArNC((t)Bu)CHC((t)Bu)NAr (Ar = 2,6-(i)Pr(2)C(6)H(3), 1) reacts with various equivalencies of the strong organometallic Lewis acid B(C(6)F(5))(3) to give scandium alkyl cations. With 0.5 equiv, a monocationic mu-methyl dimer (2) was observed spectroscopically. Reaction with a further 0.5 equiv of borane gives the monomeric methyl cation 3, which was fully characterized, including via X-ray crystallography. This compound is fluxional on the NMR time scale via a "ligand flip" mechanism. Reaction with another equivalent of borane gives the unique dication 4, which exhibits a static structure on the NMR time scale. Dimethyl compound 1 is a highly active catalyst precursor for ethylene polymerization under borane or MAO-type activation. Activities for this group 3 metal based catalyst approach those observed for group 4 based metallocene systems.
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Mechanistic studies on the B(C(6)F(5))(3) catalyzed allylstannation of aromatic aldehydes with ortho donor substituents.
Mechanistic studies on the B(C(6)F(5))(3) catalyzed allylstannation of isomeric substituted benzaldehydes are reported. Confirming a report by Maruoka et al., good (5:1) to excellent (>20:1) selectivities for ortho over para isomers are observed when 1:1 mixtures (X = OMe, Cl, F, OTBS) are allylstannated with C(3)H(5)SnBu(3) in the presence of B(C(6)F(5))(3) (2.5% per CHO). The best selectivities are observed for the anisaldehydes. Multinuclear NMR studies on solutions of B(C(6)F(5))(3) and C(3)H(5)SnBu(3) (1:1 to 1:5) show that the borane abstracts the allyl group from the organotin reagent, forming an adduct (C(6)F(5))(3)B...CH(2)CHCH(2)SnBu(3), 1, or ion pair [(C(6)F(5))(3)BCH(2)CH=CH(2)](-)[Bu(3)SnCH(2)CHCH(2)SnBu(3)](+), 2, depending on the reagent ratio. These compounds are important in the mechanism of Lewis acid catalyzed 1,3-isomerization of substituted allyl stannanes. When allyltin reagent is added to solutions of B(C(6)F(5))(3) and ortho-anisaldehyde (1:5) at -60 degrees C, conversion to the stannylium ion pair [Bu(3)Sn(ortho-anisaldehyde)(2)](+)[o-ArCH(allyl)OB(C(6)F(5))(3)](-), o,o-4, is observed. The structure of this species was confirmed by (1)H, (11)B, (19)F, and (119)Sn NMR spectroscopy and by forming related ion pairs (o-5 and o,o-5) utilizing the [B(C(6)F(5))(4)](-) counteranion via reaction of [Bu(3)Sn](+)[B(C(6)F(5))(4)](-) with aldehyde. The anion in o,o-4 is formed via direct allylation of the ortho-anisaldehyde/B(C(6)F(5))(3) adduct o-3, while the cation arises upon aldehyde ligation of the resulting tributylstannylium ion. The crystal structure of the related derivative ortho-C(6)H(4)(OMe)CHO x SnMe(3)BF(4), 6, showed that the aldehyde binds the tin nucleus only through the carbonyl oxygen. Similar reactions using para-anisaldehyde show that formation of p,p-4 occurs at a much slower rate, again demonstrating the preference for the ortho substituted substrates. For similar experiments using benzophenone, however, formation of the ion pair [Bu(3)Sn(Ph(2)CO)(2)](+)[(C(3)H(5))B(C(6)F(5))(3)](-), 8, was observed, illustrating the differences subtle changes in substrate can bring. Ion pair 8 is formed via the trapping of 1 by the benzophenone substrate. In the presence of excess aldehyde and allyltin reagent, ion pair o,o-4 catalyzes the allylstannation of aldehyde to give the product stannyl ether. Several lines of experimental evidence suggest this is the true catalyst in the system. The chemoselectivity observed thus does not rely on classical chelation control in any way. Rather, we propose that the ortho donor group stabilizes the developing positive charge at the beta carbon of the allyl group and the tin atom during the allylation event. This stabilization renders the ortho substituted substrates kinetically favored toward allylation irrespective of the Lewis acid employed.
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