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Xu S, Wang Q, Rajeshkumar T, Jiang S, Maron L, Xu X. Reductive Dimerization of Alkenes and Allenes Enabled by Photochemically Activated Zinc-Zinc Bonded Compounds. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:19590-19598. [PMID: 38957130 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c07390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
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Metal radicals have shown versatile reactivity in modern synthetic chemistry. However, the use of zinc radicals for molecular synthesis has been barely explored. Here, we show that a transient zinc radical can be formed through photoactivation of a zinc-zinc bonded compound, which is able to mediate the selective dimerization of alkenes and allenes. Treatment of dizinc compounds [L2Zn2] [L = CH3C(2,6-iPr2C6H3N)CHC(CH3)(NCH2CH2PR2); R = Ph (LPh) or iPr (LiPr)] with a diverse array of aromatic alkenes under UV irradiation (365 nm) facilely afforded the head-to-head coupling products, i.e., 1,4-dizinciobutanes in high yields. In addition, arylallenes could also be selectively dimerized by the dizinc compound to give 2,5-dizincyl-functionalized 1,5-hexadienes under the same conditions. Control reactions of [LPh2Zn2] in the presence of UV irradiation isolated a zinc phenyl complex and a trimeric zinc phosphide complex resulting from C-P bond cleavage at the tridentate ligand. Reactions of photoactivated dizinc compounds with organic spin traps, i.e., 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxy (TEMPO) and 2,2'-bipyridine (2,2'-bpy), successfully isolated zinc radical trapping products [LZnOTEMP] and [LPhZn(2,2'-bpy)·-], respectively. The profile of alkene dimerization was elucidated by density functional theory calculations, which confirmed that a transient zinc radical [LZn·] was initially generated through homolytic Zn-Zn bond cleavage via photoactivation followed by single-electron transfer and radical dimerization. The unique selectivity of the current reaction was also studied computationally.
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- Shuilian Xu
- Key Laboratory of Organic Synthesis of Jiangsu Province, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Synthesis of Jiangsu Province, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- LPCNO, CNRS & INSA, Université Paul Sabatier, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, Toulouse 31077, France
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Synthesis of Jiangsu Province, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- LPCNO, CNRS & INSA, Université Paul Sabatier, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, Toulouse 31077, France
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Synthesis of Jiangsu Province, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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Dabringhaus P, Heizmann T, Krossing I. Activation of the Ga I Cation for Bond Activation: from Oxidative Additions into C-Cl and H-P Bonds to Reversible Insertion into P 4. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202302212. [PMID: 37583347 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202302212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Revised: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/17/2023]
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Although the discovery of the GaI complex salt [Ga(PhF)2-3 ][Al(ORF )4 ] (RF =C(CF3 )3 , PhF=C6 H5 F) invoked the preparation of a diverse library of cationic Ga(I) coordination complexes and clusters, studies on small molecule activation with low-valent GaI cations are scarce. Herein, a first experimental study on the reactivity of a monomeric Ga(I) cation activated with a pyridine-diimine pincer ligand (in [Ga(PDIdipp )][Al(ORF )4 ]) towards small-molecules is reported. First controlled oxidative additions of the GaI cation into C-Cl, H-P and P-P bonds are presented. Moreover, the [4+1]cycloaddition to butadienes was achieved. Intriguingly, the isolated, blue insertion product into the P-P bond of P4 allows for the quantitative release of the P4 molecule upon reaction with AlEt3 and butadienes. Reversible P4 insertion of main-group metals has previously been reported for Ge and Sn, respectively. The experimental study is supported by high-level computational analysis of the in-part reversible oxidative additions at the DLPNO-CCSD(T)/def2-TZVPP//PBEh-3c/def2-mSVP level of theory with COSMO-RS solvation in 1,2-difluorobenzene.
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- Philipp Dabringhaus
- Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Institute for Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Freiburg Materials Research Center FMF, Albertstrasse 21, 79104, Freiburg i. Br., Germany
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- Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Institute for Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Freiburg Materials Research Center FMF, Albertstrasse 21, 79104, Freiburg i. Br., Germany
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- Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Institute for Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Freiburg Materials Research Center FMF, Albertstrasse 21, 79104, Freiburg i. Br., Germany
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Dhara D, Fantuzzi F, Härterich M, Dewhurst RD, Krummenacher I, Arrowsmith M, Pranckevicius C, Braunschweig H. Stepwise reduction of a base-stabilised ferrocenyl aluminium(iii) dihalide for the synthesis of structurally-diverse dialane species. Chem Sci 2022; 13:9693-9700. [PMID: 36091914 PMCID: PMC9400590 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc02783f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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We report the reduction of bulky ferrocenyl-based NHC-stabilised aluminium(iii) diiodide [Fc*(NHC)AlI2] (Fc* = 2,5-bis(3,5-di-tert-butylphenyl)-1-ferrocenyl) in different hydrocarbon solvents (hexane, benzene, toluene, and p-xylene), which results in different outcomes. Reduction in hexane with an equivalent amount of KC8 generates the diiododialane [(Fc*(NHC)AlI)2], whereas complete reduction in hexane leads to an unusual C-H activation at an N-Me group of one NHC unit. In contrast, reaction in aromatic solvents result in hitherto unknown Birch-type reductions of the corresponding solvent molecules by transient aluminium radicals of the type [LAlR2]˙, which is ultimately bound to two aluminium centers.
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- Debabrata Dhara
- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
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- School of Physical Sciences, Ingram Building, University of Kent Park Wood Rd Canterbury CT2 7NH UK
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
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Dodonov VA, Kushnerova OA, Rumyantsev RV, Novikov AS, Osmanov VK, Fedushkin IL. Cycloaddition of isoselenocyanates to sodium and magnesium metallacycles. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:4113-4121. [PMID: 35187552 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt04366h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Heterocumulenes SeCNR (R = C6H4OMe-2, C6H4Me-2) undergo facile cycloaddition to [(H-dpp-bian)Na(Et2O)2] (1) (H-dpp-bian = N-protonated 1,2-bis[(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imino]acenaphthene) resulting in cycloadducts [(H-dpp-bian)Na(SeCNR)(DME)] (2, 3), which are the first cycloadducts derived from a sodium metallacycle reported so far. A comparative reaction of [(dpp-bian)Mg(THF)3] (10) with SeCNR gives magnesium cycloadducts [(dpp-bian)Mg(SeCNR)(Solv)2] (11, 12), which undergo fast decomposition at room temperature. New compounds are characterized by NMR, EPR, and IR spectroscopy, and elemental and X-ray diffraction analysis. Their electronic structures and reaction pathways were probed using DFT calculations.
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- Vladimir A Dodonov
- G.A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Tropinina str. 49, N. Novgorod 603137, Russia.
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- G.A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Tropinina str. 49, N. Novgorod 603137, Russia.
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- G.A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Tropinina str. 49, N. Novgorod 603137, Russia.
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- Institute of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya Nab., 7/9, Saint Petersburg 199034, Russia.
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- Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University. Minina str. 24, N. Novgorod 603155, Russia.
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- G.A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Tropinina str. 49, N. Novgorod 603137, Russia.
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Koshino K, Kinjo R. A Highly Strained Al-Al σ-Bond in Dianionic Aluminum Analog of Oxirane for Molecule Activation. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:18172-18180. [PMID: 34697939 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c07389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Since aluminum is the most electropositive element among the p-block elements, the construction of molecules bearing a dianionic Al-Al σ-bond is inherently highly challenging. Herein, we report the first synthesis of a dianionic dialane(6) 2 based on the Al2O three-membered ring scaffold, namely, an aluminum analog of oxirane. The structure of 2 has been unambiguously ascertained by spectroscopic analysis as well as X-ray crystallography, and computational studies revealed that 2 bears a highly strained Al-Al σ-bond. 2 readily reacts with the unsaturated substrates such as isocyanide, ethylene, and ketone, concomitant with the cleavage of the Al-Al σ-bond under mild conditions, leading to the four- and five-membered heterocycles 3-5. Furthermore, the reaction of 2 with two molecules of benzonitrile (PhCN) furnishes a seven-membered heterocycle 6, resulting from the C-C coupling reaction of PhCN. We further delineate that 2 selectively activates an arene ring C-C bond of biphenylene, rendering a di-Al-substituted benzo[8]annulene derivative 7. Preliminary computational studies propose that the stepwise reaction mechanism involves the Al-Al σ-bond cleavage, dearomative Al-C bond formation, subsequent sigmatropic [1,3]shifts, and a pericyclic reaction.
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- Kota Koshino
- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 637371, Singapore
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- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 637371, Singapore
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Zhang R, Wang Y, Zhao Y, Redshaw C, Fedushkin IL, Wu B, Yang XJ. Main-group metal complexes of α-diimine ligands: structure, bonding and reactivity. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:13634-13650. [PMID: 34519747 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt02120f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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α-Diimine ligands, in particular 1,4-diazabutadiene (dad) and bis(iminoacenaphthene) (bian) derivatives, have been widely used for coordination with various metals, including main-group, transition, and lanthanide and actinide metals. In addition to their tunable steric and electronic properties, the dad and bian ligands are redox-active and can readily accept one or two electrons, converting into the radical-anionic (L˙-) or dianionic (enediamido, L2-) form, respectively. This non-innocence brings about rich electronic structures and properties of the ligands and complexes thereof. For example, the dad ligands in their three redox levels can effectively stabilize a series of metal centers in different oxidation states, including low-valent metals. Moreover, these ligands can serve as electron reservoirs and can participate in reactions toward other molecules with or without metals. Therefore, such ligands are extremely useful in the areas of low-valent complexes and small molecule activation. Herein, we will discuss the use of dad (and bian) ligands in the stabilization of metal-metal-bonded compounds, in particular those of main-group metals, as well as small molecule activation by these (low-valent) metal coordination species where the non-innocence of the ligands plays a key role.
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- Rong Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutics Engineering, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutics Engineering, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
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- Plastics Collaboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Hull, Cottingham Road, Hull, UK
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China.,G.A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Tropinina str. 49, Russian Federation
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutics Engineering, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutics Engineering, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China. .,College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
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Dodonov VA, Chen W, Liu L, Sokolov VG, Baranov EV, Skatova AA, Zhao Y, Wu B, Yang XJ, Fedushkin IL. Reactions of Iso(thio)cyanates with Dialanes: Cycloaddition, Reductive Coupling, or Cleavage of the C═S or C═O Bond. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:14602-14612. [PMID: 34551514 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c01581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The dialanes [(dpp-Bian)Al-Al(dpp-Bian)] (1) and [(dpp-dad)Al(THF)-(THF)Al(dpp-dad)] (2) (dpp-Bian = 1,2-[(2,6-iPr2C6H3)NC]2C12H6, dpp-dad = [(2,6-iPr2C6H3)NC(CH3)]2) react with some isothiocyanates, isocyanates, and diphenylketene via [2 + 4] cycloaddition of the C═O or C═S bond across the C═C-N-Al fragment to afford complexes [L(X═C-Y)Al-Al(X═C-Y)L] with an intact Al-Al single bond (3, L = dpp-Bian, X = PhN, Y = O; 4, L = dpp-Bian, X = Ph2C, Y = O; 6, L = dpp-dad, X = BnN, Y = S; 7, L = dpp-dad, X = tBuN, Y = O; 8, L = dpp-dad, X = iPrN, Y = S; and 9, L = dpp-dad, X = CyN, Y = S). A mixed C═N and C═O mode cycloadduct, [(dpp-Bian)(TosN═C-O)Al-Al(TosN-C═O)(dpp-Bian)] 5, was obtained in the reaction of 1 with tosylisocyanate. Heating the solution of 3 resulted in a thermal transformation and a change of the cycloaddition mode from C═O to C═N to give the product [(dpp-Bian)(PhN-C═O)Al(O)Al(PhN-C═O)(dpp-Bian)] 10. The reduction of 7 and 8 with Na yielded the products [Na(THF)n]2[(dpp-dad-H)(X═C-Y)Al]2 (12, X = iPrN, Y = S, n = 2 and 13, X = tBuN, Y = O, n = 3) in which one of the methyl groups of the backbone of the initial dpp-dad ligand was dehydrogenated. When 2 was reacted with the bulky adamantyl isocyanate AdNCO, the C-C coupling of two substrates occurred to form 14 [(dpp-dad)Al(O═C-NAd)2Al(dpp-dad)] in which the coupled dianionic oxamide ligand bridged two Al atoms in a μ,η4-N,O/N,O mode. Moreover, in the presence of 2.0 equiv of Na metal, precursor 2 reacts with tBuNCS, p-TolylNCS, or Me3SiNCO, possibly through the reduced AlI intermediate, to yield the sulfur- or oxygen-bridged dimer [Na(solv)n]2[(dpp-dad)Al(μ-E)]2 (15, E = S, solv = THF, n = 3 and 16, E = O, solv = DME, n = 2) upon C═S or C═O bond cleavage. Dialane 1 reacts with dimethylsulfone to give a Lewis adduct [(dpp-Bian)(Me2SO2)Al]2 (17), which releases dimethylsulfone upon heating. The diamagnetic compounds 3-10 and 12-17 were characterized by NMR and IR spectroscopy. The molecular structures of 3-17 were established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Electronic structures of the compounds and possible isomers have been examined by DFT calculations.
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- Vladimir A Dodonov
- G. A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences (IOMC RAS), Tropinina 49, Nizhny Novgorod 603950, Russian Federation
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
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- G. A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences (IOMC RAS), Tropinina 49, Nizhny Novgorod 603950, Russian Federation
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- G. A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences (IOMC RAS), Tropinina 49, Nizhny Novgorod 603950, Russian Federation
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- G. A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences (IOMC RAS), Tropinina 49, Nizhny Novgorod 603950, Russian Federation
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
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- G. A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences (IOMC RAS), Tropinina 49, Nizhny Novgorod 603950, Russian Federation.,College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
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Dodonov VA, Kushnerova OA, Baranov EV, Novikov AS, Fedushkin IL. Activation and modification of carbon dioxide by redox-active low-valent gallium species. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:8899-8906. [PMID: 34105584 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt01199e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The activation of carbon dioxide by metallylene [(dpp-bian)GaNa(DME)2] (dpp-bian = 1,2-bis[(2,6-di-isopropylphenyl)imino]acenaphthene) under mild conditions is described. Furthermore, the reaction of the activation complex [(dpp-bian)Ga(CO2)2Ga(dpp-bian)][Na(DME)2]2 (2) with diphenylketene, cyclohexyl isocyanate, and phenyl isocyanate leads to the elimination of carbon monoxide and the formation of derivatives of oxocarboxylic acid [(dpp-bian)GaOC(O)C(Ph)2C(CPh2)O][Na(DME)2] (6) and carbamate derivatives [(dpp-bian)GaN(Cy)C(O)N(Cy)C(O)O]2[Na(DME)2]2 (7) and [(dpp-bian)GaN(Ph)C(O)O]2[Na(DME)2]2 (8), respectively. Complexes have been characterized by NMR, IR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, and X-ray diffraction analysis. Their electronic structures have been examined by DFT calculations. The possible mechanism of the modification reaction is proposed and supported by the investigation of 13CO2-enriched samples and DFT calculations.
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- Vladimir A Dodonov
- G.A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences, Tropinina str. 49, N. Novgorod, Russia.
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- G.A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences, Tropinina str. 49, N. Novgorod, Russia.
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- G.A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences, Tropinina str. 49, N. Novgorod, Russia.
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- Institute of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya Nab., 7/9, Saint Petersburg 199034, Russia.
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- G.A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences, Tropinina str. 49, N. Novgorod, Russia.
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Chen W, Liu L, Zhao Y, Xue Y, Xu W, Li N, Wu B, Yang XJ. Organometallo-macrocycle assembled through dialumane-mediated C-H activation of pyridines. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:6268-6271. [PMID: 34075952 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc00318f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Dialumane 1 reacts with pyridines at elevated temperatures through regioselective reductive dehydrogenation of 4-H, affording a unique hexanuclear Al(iii) macrocycle [{LAl(pyridyl)}6], which represents the first dialumane-mediated C-H activation of Py and may suggest a new approach toward organometallo supra-molecules by one-pot small molecule activation and self-assembly.
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- Weixing Chen
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology, School of Mechatronical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China. and Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutics Engineering, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China. and Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutics Engineering, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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Chen W, Dodonov VA, Sokolov VG, Liu L, Baranov EV, Zhao Y, Fedushkin IL, Yang XJ. Activation of Nitrogen-Rich Substrates by Low-Valent, Redox-Active Aluminum Species. Organometallics 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.0c00738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Weixing Chen
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
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- G. A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences (IOMC RAS), Tropinina 49, Nizhny Novgorod 603950, Russian Federation
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- G. A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences (IOMC RAS), Tropinina 49, Nizhny Novgorod 603950, Russian Federation
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
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- G. A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences (IOMC RAS), Tropinina 49, Nizhny Novgorod 603950, Russian Federation
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
- G. A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences (IOMC RAS), Tropinina 49, Nizhny Novgorod 603950, Russian Federation
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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Mastropierro P, Livingstone Z, Robertson SD, Kennedy AR, Hevia E. Structurally Mapping Alkyl and Amide Basicity in Zincate Chemistry: Diversity in the Synthesis of Mixed Sodium–Zinc Complexes and Their Applications in Enolate Formation. Organometallics 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.0c00339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde Glasgow G1 1XL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde Glasgow G1 1XL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde Glasgow G1 1XL, United Kingdom
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- Department für Chemie und Biochemie, Universität Bern, CH3012 Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde Glasgow G1 1XL, United Kingdom
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Dodonov VA, Xiao L, Kushnerova OA, Baranov EV, Zhao Y, Yang XJ, Fedushkin IL. Transformation of carbodiimides to guanidine derivatives facilitated by gallylenes. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:7475-7478. [PMID: 32496503 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc03270k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
The reductive coupling of carbodiimides RN[double bond, length as m-dash]C[double bond, length as m-dash]NR (R = 2,6-iPr2C6H3, Cy, iPr) by using [(dpp-bian)GaNa(dme)2] (1); [(dpp-dad)GaNa(thf)3] (2a) and [(dpp-dad)GaK(thf)4Ga(dpp-dad)][K(thf)6] (2b) led to the guanidinate derivatives [(dpp-bian)Ga(NCy)2C[double bond, length as m-dash]NCy][Na(thf)2] (3); [LGaN(R)C(RN)N(R)C(RN)][M] L = dpp-bian, M = Na(dme)2, R = iPr, (4a); L = dpp-dad, M = Na(thf)3, R = iPr, (4b); R = Cy, (4c); M = K(thf)4, (4d); L = dpp-bian, M = Na(dme)2, R = Cy, (4e) and [(dpp-dad)Ga(2,6-iPr2C6H3N)2C][Na(thf)2] (5).
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- Vladimir A Dodonov
- G.A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences, Tropinina str. 49, N. Novgorod, Russia.
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China.
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- G.A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences, Tropinina str. 49, N. Novgorod, Russia.
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- G.A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences, Tropinina str. 49, N. Novgorod, Russia.
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China.
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- G.A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences, Tropinina str. 49, N. Novgorod, Russia. and Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China.
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Sugita K, Nakano R, Yamashita M. Cycloaddition of Dialkylalumanyl Anion toward Unsaturated Hydrocarbons in (1+2) and (1+4) Modes. Chemistry 2020; 26:2174-2177. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201905830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Kengo Sugita
- Department of Molecular and Macromolecular Chemistry Graduate School of Engineering Nagoya University Furo-cho Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-8603 Aichi Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Macromolecular Chemistry Graduate School of Engineering Nagoya University Furo-cho Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-8603 Aichi Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Macromolecular Chemistry Graduate School of Engineering Nagoya University Furo-cho Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-8603 Aichi Japan
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Xiao L, Chen W, Shen L, Liu L, Xue Y, Zhao Y, Yang XJ. Reduction of carbodiimides by a dialumane through insertion and cycloaddition. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:6352-6355. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cc02048f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Dialumane reacts with carbodiimides, RNCNR (R = Cy, iPr, dipp, tBu), through insertion, [2+4] cycloaddition and a hydrogen transfer process.
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- Lin Xiao
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Northwest University
- Xi’an 710069
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Northwest University
- Xi’an 710069
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Northwest University
- Xi’an 710069
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Northwest University
- Xi’an 710069
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Northwest University
- Xi’an 710069
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Northwest University
- Xi’an 710069
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Northwest University
- Xi’an 710069
- China
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Lukina DA, Skatova AA, Lukoyanov AN, Kozlova EA, Fedushkin IL. Alkali metal reduction of 1,3,2-diazaborol and 1,3,2-diazagermol derivatives based on 1,2-bis[(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imino]acenaphthene. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:2941-2946. [DOI: 10.1039/c9dt04652f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The reduction of borol (5) and germol (7) derivatives with sodium in thf proceeds with a transfer of two electrons and one proton to dpp-bian ligand and results in the formation of the products 6 and 8, which consist of the diamagnetic mono-anionic ligand.
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- Daria A. Lukina
- G. A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Nizhny Novgorod
- Russian Federation
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- G. A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Nizhny Novgorod
- Russian Federation
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- G. A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Nizhny Novgorod
- Russian Federation
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- G. A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Nizhny Novgorod
- Russian Federation
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- G. A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Nizhny Novgorod
- Russian Federation
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Xiao L, Zhao Y, Qiao S, Sun Z, Santoro O, Redshaw C. Synthesis and structures of mono- and di-nuclear aluminium and zinc complexes bearing α-diimine and related ligands, and their use in the ring opening polymerization of cyclic esters. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:1456-1472. [DOI: 10.1039/c9dt04332b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Multi-metallic complexes (of Al, Zn) derived from imine-based ligands effectively operate as catalysts for the ring opening polymerization (ROP) of ε-caprolactone (ε-CL), δ-valerolactone (δ-VL) and co-polymerization thereof.
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- Lin Xiao
- College of Chemistry and Material Science
- Northwest University
- 710069 Xi'an
- China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Science
- Northwest University
- 710069 Xi'an
- China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Science
- Northwest University
- 710069 Xi'an
- China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Science
- Northwest University
- 710069 Xi'an
- China
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
- The University of Hull
- Hull
- UK
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- College of Chemistry and Material Science
- Northwest University
- 710069 Xi'an
- China
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
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Sokolov VG, Koptseva TS, Rumyantcev RV, Yang XJ, Zhao Y, Fedushkin IL. Reactivity of Aluminum Complexes of Redox-Active Ligand toward N-Heterocyclic Carbene and Its Thione. Organometallics 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.9b00611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Vladimir G. Sokolov
- G. A. Razuvaev Institute, Organometallic Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences, Tropinina str. 49, Nizhny Novgorod 603950, Russian Federation
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- G. A. Razuvaev Institute, Organometallic Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences, Tropinina str. 49, Nizhny Novgorod 603950, Russian Federation
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- G. A. Razuvaev Institute, Organometallic Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences, Tropinina str. 49, Nizhny Novgorod 603950, Russian Federation
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
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- G. A. Razuvaev Institute, Organometallic Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences, Tropinina str. 49, Nizhny Novgorod 603950, Russian Federation
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
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Dodonov VA, Chen W, Zhao Y, Skatova AA, Roesky PW, Wu B, Yang XJ, Fedushkin IL. Gallium "Shears" for C=N and C=O Bonds of Isocyanates. Chemistry 2019; 25:8259-8267. [PMID: 30892746 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201900517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Digallane [L1 Ga-GaL1 ] (1, L1 =dpp-bian=1,2-[(2,6-iPr2 C6 H3 )NC]2 C12 H6 ) reacts with RN=C=O (R=Ph or Tos) by [2+4] cycloaddition of the isocyanate C=N bonds across both of its C=C-N-Ga fragments to afford [L1 (O=C-NR)Ga-Ga(RN-C=O)L1 ] (R=Ph, 3; R=Tos, 4). The reactions with both isocyanates result in new C-C and N-Ga single bonds. In the case of allyl isocyanate, the [2+4] cycloaddition across one C=C-N-Ga fragment of 1 is accompanied by insertion of a second allyl isocyanate molecule into the Ga-N bond of the same fragment to afford compound [L1 Ga-Ga(AllN- C=O)2 L1 ] (5) (All=allyl). In the presence of Na metal, the related digallane [L2 Ga-GaL2 ] (2; L2 =dpp-dad=[(2,6-iPr2 C6 H3 )NC(CH3 )]2 ) is converted into the gallium(I) carbene analogue [L2 Ga:]- (2 A), which undergoes a variety of reactions with isocyanate substrates. These include the cycloaddition of ethyl isocyanate to 2 A affording [Na2 (THF)5 ]{L2 Ga[EtN-C(O)]2 GaL2 } (6), cleavage of the N=C bond with release of 1 equiv. of CO to give [Na(THF)2 ]2 [L2 Ga(p-MeC6 H4 )(N-C(O))2 -N(p-MeC6 H4 )]2 (7), cleavage of the C=O bond to yield the di-O-bridged digallium compound [Na(THF)3 ]2 [L2 Ga-(μ-O)2 -GaL2 ] (8), and generation of the further addition product [Na2 (THF)5 ][L2 Ga(CyNCO2 )]2 (9). Complexes 3-9 have been characterized by NMR (1 H, 13 C), IR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, and X-ray diffraction analysis. Their electronic structures have been examined by DFT calculations.
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- Vladimir A Dodonov
- G. A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic Chemistry, of Russian Academy of Sciences, Tropinina str. 49, Nizhny Novgorod, 603137, Russia.,Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstrasse 15, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China
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- G. A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic Chemistry, of Russian Academy of Sciences, Tropinina str. 49, Nizhny Novgorod, 603137, Russia
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstrasse 15, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China
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- G. A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic Chemistry, of Russian Academy of Sciences, Tropinina str. 49, Nizhny Novgorod, 603137, Russia.,Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China
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Kassymbek A, Britten JF, Spasyuk D, Gabidullin B, Nikonov GI. Interaction of Multiple Bonds with NacNacGa: Oxidative Cleavage vs Coupling and Cyclization. Inorg Chem 2019; 58:8665-8672. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b01005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Aishabibi Kassymbek
- Department of Chemistry, Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St. Catharines, Ontario L2S 3A1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4M1, Canada
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- SM and MX Crystallography, Canadian Light Source Inc., 44 Innovation Boulevard, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 2 V3, Canada
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- X-ray Core Facility, Faculty of Science, University of Ottawa, 150 Louis Pasteur, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St. Catharines, Ontario L2S 3A1, Canada
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Dange D, Gair AR, Jones DDL, Juckel M, Aldridge S, Jones C. Acyclic 1,2-dimagnesioethanes/-ethene derived from magnesium(i) compounds: multipurpose reagents for organometallic synthesis. Chem Sci 2019; 10:3208-3216. [PMID: 30996903 PMCID: PMC6428033 DOI: 10.1039/c9sc00200f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2019] [Accepted: 02/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Reactions of three magnesium(i) dimers, [{(ArNacnac)Mg-}2] (ArNacnac = [(ArNCMe)2CH]-; Ar = xylyl (Xyl), mesityl (Mes) or 2,6-diethylphenyl (Dep)), with either 1,1-diphenylethylene (DPE), α-methylstyrene (MS), trans-stilbene (TS) or diphenylacetylene (DPA) led to the 1,2-addition of the Mg-Mg bond across the substrate, giving rise to the 1,2-dimagnesioethanes, [{(XylNacnac)Mg}2(μ-DPE)], [{(DepNacnac)Mg}2(μ-MS)], [{(ArNacnac)Mg}2(μ-TS)] (Ar = Mes or Dep); and a 1,2-dimagnesioethene, [{(MesNacnac)Mg}2(μ-DPA)]. The reactions involving the 1,1-substituted alkenes are shown to be readily redox reversible, in that the reaction products are in equilibrium with a significant proportion of the starting materials at room temperature. Variable temperature NMR spectroscopy and a van't Hoff analysis point to low kinetic barriers to these weakly exergonic reactions. [{(MesNacnac)Mg}2(μ-DPE)] and [{(MesNacnac)Mg}2(μ-DPA)] behave as 1,2-di-Grignard reagents in their reactions with very bulky amido-zinc bromides, yielding the first examples of a 1,2-dizincioethane, [(L*Zn)2(μ-DPE)] (L* = -N(Ar*)(SiPri 3); Ar* = C6H2Me{C(H)Ph2}2-4,2,6), and a 1,2-dizincioethene, [(TBoLZn)2(μ-DPA)] (TBoL = -N(SiMe3){B(DipNCH)2}, Dip = 2,6-diisopropylphenyl), respectively. Divergent reactivity is shown for [{(MesNacnac)Mg}2(μ-DPE)], which behaves as a two-electron reducing agent when treated with amido-cadmium and amido-magnesium halide precursors, yielding the cadmium(i) and magnesium(i) dimers, [PhBoLCdCdPhBoL] (PhBoL = -N(SiPh3){B(DipNCH)2}) and [L†MgMgL†] (L† = -N(Ar†)(SiMe3); Ar† = C6H2Pri{C(H)Ph2}2-4,2,6), respectively. A further class of reactivity for [{(MesNacnac)Mg}2(μ-DPE)] derives from its reaction with the bulky amido-germanium chloride, L*GeCl, which gives a magnesio-germane, presumably via intramolecular C-H activation of a highly reactive magnesiogermylene intermediate, [:Ge(L*){Mg(MesNacnac)}]. [{(MesNacnac)Mg}2(μ-DPE)] can be considered as acting as a two-electron reducing, magnesium transfer reagent in this reaction.
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- Deepak Dange
- School of Chemistry , Monash University , PO Box 23 , VIC , 3800 , Australia
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- School of Chemistry , Monash University , PO Box 23 , VIC , 3800 , Australia
- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory , Department of Chemistry , University of Oxford , South Parks Road , Oxford , OX1 3QR , UK . ; http://www.monash.edu/science/research-groups/chemistry/jonesgroup
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- School of Chemistry , Monash University , PO Box 23 , VIC , 3800 , Australia
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- School of Chemistry , Monash University , PO Box 23 , VIC , 3800 , Australia
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory , Department of Chemistry , University of Oxford , South Parks Road , Oxford , OX1 3QR , UK . ; http://www.monash.edu/science/research-groups/chemistry/jonesgroup
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- School of Chemistry , Monash University , PO Box 23 , VIC , 3800 , Australia
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Robertson SD, Uzelac M, Mulvey RE. Alkali-Metal-Mediated Synergistic Effects in Polar Main Group Organometallic Chemistry. Chem Rev 2019; 119:8332-8405. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Stuart D. Robertson
- WestCHEM, Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow, G1 1XL, U.K
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- WestCHEM, Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow, G1 1XL, U.K
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- WestCHEM, Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow, G1 1XL, U.K
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Wilson ASS, Hill MS, Mahon MF. Calcium Hydride Insertion Reactions with Unsaturated C–C Bonds. Organometallics 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.8b00743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Andrew S. S. Wilson
- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K
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Stennett TE, Mattock JD, Pentecost L, Vargas A, Braunschweig H. Chelated Diborenes and Their Inverse-Electron-Demand Diels-Alder Reactions with Dienes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:15276-15281. [PMID: 30204298 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201809217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Abstract
A doubly base-stabilised diborane based on a benzylphosphine linker was prepared by a salt elimination reaction between 2-LiC6 H4 CH2 PCy2 ⋅Et2 O and B2 Br4 . This compound was reduced with KC8 to its corresponding diborene, with the benzylphosphine forming a five-membered chelate. The diborene reacts with butadiene, 2-trimethylsiloxy-1,3-butadiene, and isoprene to form 4,5-diboracyclohexenes, which interconvert between their 1,1- (geminal) and 1,2- (vicinal) chelated isomers. The 1,1-chelated diborene undergoes a halide-catalysed isomerisation into its thermodynamically favoured 1,2-isomer, which undergoes Diels-Alder reactions more slowly than the kinetic product.
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- Tom E Stennett
- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97070, Würzburg, Germany.,Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97070, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, BN1 9QJ, Sussex, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, BN1 9QJ, Sussex, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, BN1 9QJ, Sussex, UK
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97070, Würzburg, Germany.,Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97070, Würzburg, Germany
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Stennett TE, Mattock JD, Pentecost L, Vargas A, Braunschweig H. Chelatisierte Diborene und ihre Diels‐Alder‐Reaktionen mit Dienen unter inversem Elektronenbedarf. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201809217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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- Tom E. Stennett
- Institute für Anorganische ChemieJulius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97070 Würzburg Deutschland
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with BoronJulius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97070 Würzburg Deutschland
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- Department of ChemistrySchool of Life SciencesUniversity of Sussex Brighton BN1 9QJ Sussex Großbritannien
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- Department of ChemistrySchool of Life SciencesUniversity of Sussex Brighton BN1 9QJ Sussex Großbritannien
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- Department of ChemistrySchool of Life SciencesUniversity of Sussex Brighton BN1 9QJ Sussex Großbritannien
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- Institute für Anorganische ChemieJulius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97070 Würzburg Deutschland
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with BoronJulius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97070 Würzburg Deutschland
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Zhang W, Dodonov VA, Chen W, Zhao Y, Skatova AA, Fedushkin IL, Roesky PW, Wu B, Yang XJ. Cycloaddition versus Cleavage of the C=S Bond of Isothiocyanates Promoted by Digallane Compounds with Noninnocent α-Diimine Ligands. Chemistry 2018; 24:14994-15002. [PMID: 30016556 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201802469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2018] [Revised: 07/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Whereas the chemistry of single-bond activation by compounds of the main group elements has undergone some development in recent years, the cleavage of multiple bonds remains underexplored. Herein, the reactions of two digallanes bearing α-diimine ligands, namely, [L1 Ga-GaL1 ] (1, L1 =dpp-dad=[(2,6-iPr2 C6 H3 )NC(CH3 )]2 ) and [L2 Ga-GaL2 ] (2, L2 =dpp-bian=1,2-[(2,6-iPr2 C6 H3 )NC]2 C10 H6 ), with isothiocyanates are reported. Reactions of 1 or 2 with isothiocyanates in 1:2 molar ratio proceeded with [2+4] cycloaddition of the C=S bond across the C2 N2 Ga metallacycle with formation of C-C and S-Ga single bonds to afford [L1 (RN=C-S)Ga-Ga(S-C=NR)L1 ] (3, R=Me; 4, R=Ph) and [L2 (RN=C-S)Ga-Ga(S-C=NR)L2 ] (8, R=allyl; 9, R=Ph). In the cases of 8 and 9, this cycloaddition is reversible. The digallanes reacted with 2 equiv of PhNCS in the presence of Na metal or at high temperatures through a unique reductive cleavage of the C=S bond to yield the disulfide-bridged digallium species [Na(THF)3 ]2 [L1 Ga(μ-S)2 GaL1 ] (5), [L2 Ga(μ-S)2 GaL2 ] (10), and [Na(DME)3 ][L2 Ga(μ-S)2 GaL2 ] (11). Moreover, products 4 and 5 can further react with an excess of isothiocyanate, through cleavage of the C=S bond or cycloaddition, to give the bis- or mono-S-bridged complexes [Na(THF)2 ]2 [L1 (PhN=C-S)Ga(μ-S)2 Ga(S-C=NPh)L1 ] (6) and [L1 (PhN=C-S)Ga(μ-S)Ga(S-C=NPh)L1 ] (7). All the newly prepared compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, single-crystal X-ray diffraction, IR spectroscopy, NMR (3-9) or ESR spectroscopy (11), and DFT calculations.
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- Wei Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of, the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, P. R. China
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- G. A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic Chemistry of, Russian Academy of Sciences, Tropinina str. 49, Nizhny Novgorod, 603137, Russia.,Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Engesserstrasse 15, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of, the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of, the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, P. R. China
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- G. A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic Chemistry of, Russian Academy of Sciences, Tropinina str. 49, Nizhny Novgorod, 603137, Russia
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- G. A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic Chemistry of, Russian Academy of Sciences, Tropinina str. 49, Nizhny Novgorod, 603137, Russia
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Engesserstrasse 15, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of, the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of, the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, P. R. China
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Bag P, Weetman C, Inoue S. Isolierung schwer fassbarer Komplexe mit einer Aluminium-Element-Mehrfachbindung: Am Horizont zeichnet sich eine neue Aluminiumchemie ab. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201803900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Prasenjit Bag
- Department Chemie; WACKER-Institute of Silicon Chemistry and Catalysis Research Center; Technische Universität München (TUM); Lichtenbergstraße 4 85748 Garching bei München Deutschland
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- Department Chemie; WACKER-Institute of Silicon Chemistry and Catalysis Research Center; Technische Universität München (TUM); Lichtenbergstraße 4 85748 Garching bei München Deutschland
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- Department Chemie; WACKER-Institute of Silicon Chemistry and Catalysis Research Center; Technische Universität München (TUM); Lichtenbergstraße 4 85748 Garching bei München Deutschland
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Bag P, Weetman C, Inoue S. Experimental Realisation of Elusive Multiple-Bonded Aluminium Compounds: A New Horizon in Aluminium Chemistry. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:14394-14413. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201803900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Prasenjit Bag
- Department of Chemistry; WACKER-Institute of Silicon Chemistry and Catalysis Research Center; Technische Universität München (TUM); Lichtenbergstraße 4 85748 Garching bei München Germany
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- Department of Chemistry; WACKER-Institute of Silicon Chemistry and Catalysis Research Center; Technische Universität München (TUM); Lichtenbergstraße 4 85748 Garching bei München Germany
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- Department of Chemistry; WACKER-Institute of Silicon Chemistry and Catalysis Research Center; Technische Universität München (TUM); Lichtenbergstraße 4 85748 Garching bei München Germany
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Boutland AJ, Carroll A, Alvarez Lamsfus C, Stasch A, Maron L, Jones C. Reversible Insertion of a C═C Bond into Magnesium(I) Dimers: Generation of Highly Active 1,2-Dimagnesioethane Compounds. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:18190-18193. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b11368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Aaron J. Boutland
- School
of Chemistry, Monash University, P.O. Box 23, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia
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- School
of Chemistry, Monash University, P.O. Box 23, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Université de Toulouse et CNRS, INSA, UPS, UMR 5215, LPCNO, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, F-31077 Toulouse, France
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- School
of Chemistry, Monash University, P.O. Box 23, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Université de Toulouse et CNRS, INSA, UPS, UMR 5215, LPCNO, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, F-31077 Toulouse, France
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- School
of Chemistry, Monash University, P.O. Box 23, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia
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Bag P, Porzelt A, Altmann PJ, Inoue S. A Stable Neutral Compound with an Aluminum-Aluminum Double Bond. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:14384-14387. [PMID: 28898060 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b08890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Homodinuclear multiple-bonded neutral Al compounds, aluminum analogues of alkenes, have been a notoriously difficult synthetic target over the past several decades. Herein, we report the isolation of a stable neutral compound featuring an Al═Al double bond stabilized by N-heterocyclic carbenes. X-ray crystallographic and spectroscopic analyses demonstrate that the dialuminum entity possesses trans-planar geometry and an Al-Al bond length of 2.3943(16) Å, which is the shortest distance reported for a molecular dialuminum species. This new species reacts with ethylene and phenyl acetylene to give the [2+2] cycloaddition products. The structure and bonding were also investigated by detailed density functional theory calculations. These results clearly demonstrate the presence of an Al═Al double bond in this molecule.
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- Prasenjit Bag
- Department of Chemistry, Catalysis Research Center and Institute of Silicon Chemistry, Technische Universität München , Lichtenbergstraße 4, 85748 Garching bei München, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Catalysis Research Center and Institute of Silicon Chemistry, Technische Universität München , Lichtenbergstraße 4, 85748 Garching bei München, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Catalysis Research Center and Institute of Silicon Chemistry, Technische Universität München , Lichtenbergstraße 4, 85748 Garching bei München, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Catalysis Research Center and Institute of Silicon Chemistry, Technische Universität München , Lichtenbergstraße 4, 85748 Garching bei München, Germany
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Agou T, Tokitoh N. Reactivity of Organoaluminum Compounds with Unique Coordination Modes. J SYN ORG CHEM JPN 2017. [DOI: 10.5059/yukigoseikyokaishi.75.723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Tomohiro Agou
- Department of Biomolecular Functional Engineering, School of Engineering, Ibaraki University
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Causero A, Elsen H, Ballmann G, Escalona A, Harder S. Calcium stilbene complexes: structures and dual reactivity. Chem Commun (Camb) 2017; 53:10386-10389. [PMID: 28876007 DOI: 10.1039/c7cc05792j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Addition of a calcium hydride complex to diphenylacetylene gave a complex in which the stilbene dianion symmetrically bridges two Ca2+ions. With H2, this complex reacts as a double Brønsted base. In reaction with I2it provides two electrons.
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- Andrea Causero
- Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry
- University Erlangen-Nürnberg
- 91058 Erlangen
- Germany
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- Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry
- University Erlangen-Nürnberg
- 91058 Erlangen
- Germany
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- Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry
- University Erlangen-Nürnberg
- 91058 Erlangen
- Germany
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- Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry
- University Erlangen-Nürnberg
- 91058 Erlangen
- Germany
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- Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry
- University Erlangen-Nürnberg
- 91058 Erlangen
- Germany
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Franz D, Inoue S. Advances in the development of complexes that contain a group 13 element chalcogen multiple bond. Dalton Trans 2016; 45:9385-97. [DOI: 10.1039/c6dt01413e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The advances in the synthesis and isolation of complexes that contain a group 13 element chalcogen multiple bond are accounted for.
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- Daniel Franz
- Institut für Siliciumchemie and Catalysis Research Center
- Technische Universität München
- 85748 Garching
- Germany
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- Institut für Siliciumchemie and Catalysis Research Center
- Technische Universität München
- 85748 Garching
- Germany
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Zhao Y, Liu Y, Wu B, Yang XJ. Reactions of α-diimine-aluminum complexes with sodium alkynides: versatile structures of aluminum σ-alkynide complexes. Dalton Trans 2015; 44:13671-80. [PMID: 26147659 DOI: 10.1039/c5dt01693b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Reaction of AlCl(3) with the monoanionic α-diimine ligand [NaL] yielded the complex [L˙(-)Al(III)Cl(2)(-)] (1, L = [(2,6-iPr(2)C(6)H(3))NC(Me)](2)), and subsequent reduction of by sodium metal afforded the mononuclear [L(2-)Al(III)Cl(-)(THF)] (2) and binuclear [L(2-)(THF)Al(II)-Al(II)(THF)L(2-)] (3). Compounds 2 and 3 exhibit interesting reactivities to sodium alkynides at room temperature. Treatment of dialumane 3 with 1 equiv. of 4-methylphenylacetylene in the presence of sodium metal yielded the asymmetric Al-Al-bonded compound [Na(Et(2)O)][LAl-Al(C[triple bond, length as m-dash]C(C(6)H(4)-Me))L] (4) containing an alkynyl group attached to one of the Al atoms. The reaction of 2 with 4-methylphenylacetylene and Na (or sodium 4-methylphenylacetylide) resulted in the mononuclear product [L(THF)Al(C[triple bond, length as m-dash]C-(C(6)H(4)-Me))] (5) containing a single terminal acetylide ligand. Precursor 2 reacted with 2 equiv. of phenylacetylene (or 4-methylphenylacetylene, trimethylsilylacetylene) and Na to give the tweezer "ate" complexes, [Na(THF)(DME)][LAl(C[triple bond, length as m-dash]CR)(2)] (R = C(6)H(5), ; C(6)H(4)-Me, ; Si(Me)(3), 6c), [Na(THF)](2)[LAl(C[triple bond, length as m-dash]CPh)(2)](2)(μ-C(7)H(8)) (7), [Na(C(7)H(8))][(μ-Na)][LAl(C[triple bond, length as m-dash]CSi(Me)(3))(2)](2) (8), as well as the polymeric [LAl(C[triple bond, length as m-dash]CPh)(2)Na](n) (9). In the products, two alkynyl groups coordinate terminally to one Al center and a sodium ion is embedded between these two alkynyls. Interestingly, both cycloaddition and terminal acetylide coordination of three equiv. of alkyne occurred in the reaction of with 1-hexyne, resulting in the unique dialuminum complex [Na(Et(2)O)](2)[{L(C(C(4)H(9))[double bond, length as m-dash]CH)}Al(C[triple bond, length as m-dash]C(C(4)H(9)))(2)](2) (10). Complexes 1-10 have been characterized by NMR ((1)H, (13)C) and IR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, and X-ray diffraction, and their electronic structures were studied by DFT calculations.
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- Yanxia Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China.
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Zhao Y, Wang Z, Jing X, Dong Q, Gong S, Li QS, Zhang J, Wu B, Yang XJ. α-Diimine nickel complexes of ethylene and related alkenes. Dalton Trans 2015; 44:16228-32. [DOI: 10.1039/c5dt02333e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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A series of α-diimine-supported nickel complexes with a coordinated alkene, [LNi(alkene)], were synthesized and their structure and bonding were studied.
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- Yanxia Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Northwest University
- Xi'an 710127
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Northwest University
- Xi'an 710127
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Northwest University
- Xi'an 710127
- China
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- State Key Laboratory for Oxo Synthesis & Selective Oxidation
- Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics
- CAS
- Lanzhou 730000
- China
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- Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry
- South China Normal University
- Guangzhou 510631
- China
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- Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry
- South China Normal University
- Guangzhou 510631
- China
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- Institute of Chemistry in Shaanxi Province
- School of Chemical Engineering
- Northwest University
- Xi'an 710069
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Northwest University
- Xi'an 710127
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Northwest University
- Xi'an 710127
- China
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Protchenko AV, Dange D, Blake MP, Schwarz AD, Jones C, Mountford P, Aldridge S. Oxidative Bond Formation and Reductive Bond Cleavage at Main Group Metal Centers: Reactivity of Five-Valence-Electron MX2 Radicals. J Am Chem Soc 2014; 136:10902-5. [PMID: 25036798 DOI: 10.1021/ja5062467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Andrey V. Protchenko
- Inorganic
Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, U.K
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- School
of Chemistry, Monash University, P.O. Box 23, Melbourne, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Inorganic
Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, U.K
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- Inorganic
Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, U.K
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- School
of Chemistry, Monash University, P.O. Box 23, Melbourne, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Inorganic
Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, U.K
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- Inorganic
Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, U.K
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