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Zheng X, Huang F, Li X, Zhuo K, Chen D, Luo M, Xia H. Isomerization reactions of metal vinylidene units. Chem Sci 2024; 15:8443-8450. [PMID: 38846407 PMCID: PMC11151869 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc01993h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/09/2024] Open
Abstract
Isomerization reactions of unsaturated molecules offer an efficient strategy in atom-economical synthesis. Although isomerization reactions of unsaturated organic and organometallic compounds, such as alkenes, alkynes, and metal carbynes, have been achieved, those of metal vinylidene units that contain cumulated double bonds have never been reported. Herein, we inaugurally discovered isomerization reactions of metal vinylidene units via protonation and deprotonation reactions of metal carbenes. Experimental and theoretical investigations indicate that the electrical characteristics of substituents on the rings play a crucial role in controlling the formation of metal vinylidene units. The isomerization reactions of metal vinylidene units were driven by thermodynamic forces. Moreover, one of the angles at metal vinylidenes was found as 126.9°, representing the smallest angle in metal vinylidenes and the first cyclic 4d transition metal (Ru) vinylidene complex was successfully isolated. These investigations unveil novel structures and reactivity for metal vinylidenes, offering a fresh perspective on the isomerization reactions of unsaturated molecules containing cumulative unsaturated bonds.
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Affiliation(s)
- Xuejuan Zheng
- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Guangming Advanced Research Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Guangming Advanced Research Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Guangming Advanced Research Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Guangming Advanced Research Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Guangming Advanced Research Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Guangming Advanced Research Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Guangming Advanced Research Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen 518055 China
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Li Q, Hua Y, Tang C, Chen D, Luo M, Xia H. Isolation, Reactivity, and Tunable Properties of a Strained Antiaromatic Osmacycle. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:7580-7591. [PMID: 36952602 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c00942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/25/2023]
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Strain and antiaromaticity in compounds are recognized as two substantial destabilizing features, and consequently, realization of dual destabilizing features in a single molecule is challenging and far more difficult in a single ring. Moreover, transformation of an antiaromatic framework to different antiaromatic or aromatic species is a significant subject in antiaromatic chemistry and has attracted increasing interest. In this work, we isolated a highly strained antiaromatic metallacycle in which a cyclic metal vinylidene unit is embedded. Computational studies revealed its ring strain energies and antiaromatic character and showed that the metal incorporation and the phosphonium substituents play a crucial role in its stabilization. The mechanism of its formation has been illustrated by density functional theory (DFT) calculations and the isolation of a key intermediate. We further discovered diverse reactivities and structural reshuffling of this unusual strained antiaromatic complex according to its two destabilizing characters. We obtained two isomers of metallaindenes fused with oxiranes from the direct oxidation of the metal vinylidene or by nucleophilic addition to an isolated metallacyclocumulene formed by the reaction of metal vinylidene with hydroxide ion, achieving a reconfiguration of the antiaromatic framework. Transformations of the antiaromatic metallacycle by electrophiles to various aromatic metallaindynes have been achieved, and that a condensed Fukui function was employed to confirm the regioselectivity of the electrophilic additions, and the acid/base-induced aromaticity switch along with tunable photophysical properties were investigated. These interesting transformations not only enrich the chemistry of metal vinylidenes and antiaromatics and could also perform potentially as switchable optical materials.
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- Qian Li
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, P. R. China
- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
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Huang F, Yan Z, Zheng X, Cai Y, Zhang H, Xia H. One‐Pot Synthesis of High‐Strained Metal Vinylidene and Metal Carbyne. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202201229. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202201229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Fanping Huang
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM) College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute Department of Chemistry Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen 518055 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM) College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute Department of Chemistry Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen 518055 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM) College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM) College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM) College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute Department of Chemistry Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen 518055 China
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Lin X, Xie W, Lin Q, Cai Y, Hua Y, Lin J, He G, Chen J. NIR-responsive metal-containing polymer hydrogel for light-controlled microvalve. Polym Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1py00404b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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NIR-responsive metal-containing polymer hydrogel was prepared via the radical copolymerization of N-isopropylacrylamide and an osmium aromatic complex. It has excellent photothermal property and can be used as a light-controlled microvalve.
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- Xusheng Lin
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- College of Materials
- Xiamen University
- Xiamen
- People's Republic of China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- College of Materials
- Xiamen University
- Xiamen
- People's Republic of China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- College of Materials
- Xiamen University
- Xiamen
- People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Xiamen University
- Xiamen
- People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Xiamen University
- Xiamen
- People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Xiamen University
- Xiamen
- People's Republic of China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- College of Materials
- Xiamen University
- Xiamen
- People's Republic of China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- College of Materials
- Xiamen University
- Xiamen
- People's Republic of China
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Ruan W, Yang T, Shi C, Bai W, Sung HHY, Williams ID, Lin Z, Jia G. Substituent Effect on the Reactions of OsCl2(PPh3)3 with o-Ethynylphenyl Carbonyl Compounds. Organometallics 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.9b00810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Wenqing Ruan
- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Herndon JW. The chemistry of the carbon-transition metal double and triple bond: Annual survey covering the year 2017. Coord Chem Rev 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2018.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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