Synthesis, Isomerization, and Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenation Activity of Rhodium(III) Complexes Containing Both Chelating Dicarbenes and Diphosphine Ligands
Different rhodium(III) complexes [Rh(C,C)(P,P)X2]+ bearing both a cis-chelating dicarbene and a diphosphine ligand were synthesized (C,C = methylene(4,4′-diimidazolylidene); P,P = 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane (dppe), (R)-(+)-2,2′-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1′-binaphthalene (R-BINAP); X = h...
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Published in | Organometallics Vol. 34; no. 24; pp. 5723 - 5733 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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American Chemical Society
28.12.2015
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Summary: | Different rhodium(III) complexes [Rh(C,C)(P,P)X2]+ bearing both a cis-chelating dicarbene and a diphosphine ligand were synthesized (C,C = methylene(4,4′-diimidazolylidene); P,P = 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane (dppe), (R)-(+)-2,2′-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1′-binaphthalene (R-BINAP); X = halide, carbanion, NCMe). Solution analysis by NMR spectroscopy indicate a dynamic behavior of the complexes and cis/trans isomerization processes, likely through dissociation of the nonchelating ligands X (X = halide, NCMe), and eventually also involving the diphosphine ligand, identified by the formation of phosphine oxides. The presence of a diphosphine ligand in addition to the dicarbene substantially enhances the catalytic activity of the rhodium center in the transfer hydrogenation of ketones in iPrOH/KOH, reaching over 4000 turnover numbers and turnover frequencies around 1000 h–1 vs 330 h–1 for the phosphine-free analogue. Optimization of the catalytic conditions allowed transfer hydrogenation to be run with only 1 mol % base instead of the often used 10 mol %. The chiral R-BINAP ligand enhances catalytic activity, though no enantioselectivity was induced in the transfer hydrogenation of fluoroacetophenone as prochiral substrate. |
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ISSN: | 0276-7333 1520-6041 |
DOI: | 10.1021/acs.organomet.5b00809 |