Evolution and Study of Polymer-Supported Metal Catalysts for Oxygen Atom Transfer: Oxidation of Alkanes and Alkenes by Diamide Manganese Complexes

A Simple and Versatile Amide Directing Group for C-H Functionalizations

Achieving selective C-H activation at a single and strategic site in the presence of multiple C-H bonds can provide a powerful and generally useful retrosynthetic disconnection. In this context, a directing group serves as a compass to guide the transition metal to C-H bonds by using distance and geometry as powerful recognition parameters to distinguish between proximal and distal C-H bonds. However, the installation and removal of directing groups is a practical drawback. To improve the utility of this approach, one can seek solutions in three directions: 1) Simplifying the directing group, 2) using common functional groups or protecting groups as directing groups, and 3) attaching the directing group to substrates via a transient covalent bond to render the directing group catalytic. This Review describes the rational development of an extremely simple and yet broadly applicable directing group for Pd(II) , Rh(III) , and Ru(II) catalysts, namely the N-methoxy amide (CONHOMe) moiety. Through collective efforts in the community, a wide range of C-H activation transformations using this type of simple directing group have been developed.

Bis(1-methyl-1H-imidazole-κN)[N,N'-o-phenyl-enebis(pyridine-2-carbox-amido)-κN]manganese(II)

The title compound, [Mn(C₁₈H₁₂N₄O₂)(C₄H₆N₂)₂], belongs to the family of 1,2-bis­(pyridine-2-carboxamido)benzene (H₂bpb) ligated metal complexes. The manganese center is octa­hedrally coordinated by a bpb ligand and two axial 1-methyl­imidazole mol­ecules. The axial N—Mn—N group is bent with a bond angle of 151.79 (7)°.

Azido-(methanol)[N,N'-(o-phenyl-ene)bis-(pyridine-2-carboxamidato)]manganese(III)

In the title complex, [Mn(C₁₈H₁₂N₄O₂)(N₃)(CH₄O)], the Mn^III ion is in a distorted octa­hedral coordination environment. In the crystal structure, inter­molecular O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds connect mol­ecules into centrosymmetric dimers.

Dinuclear and Octanuclear Mn(II) Complexes with μ2-C, μ2-N(Pyrrolide), and μ-η1:η5-(Pyrrolide) Bridges: A Structural and Magnetic Study

Reaction of the dinuclear [(CH2SiMe3)(mu-CH2SiMe3)Mn(THF)]2 (1) with an equivalent amount of 1,1-dipyrrolylcyclohexane afforded two compounds depending on the solvent employed. Reaction carried out in THF afforded the dinuclear ([1,1-(mu-C4H3N)(C4H3N)C6H10]Mn(THF)2)2.2(THF) (2) while reaction in toluene yielded the octanuclear and cyclic cluster ([1,1-(mu,eta1:eta5-C4H3N)2C6H10]Mn)8.4(toluene) (3). The magnetism in all three cases is dominated by intramolecular antiferromagnetic exchange with strong coupling in 1 (J=-85 cm(-1)), and in 2 (J=-23.2 cm(-1)), whereas substantially weaker coupling through the sigma/pi-bonded dipyrrolide bridges (J=-3.3 cm(-1)) was observed within the cyclic and octameric 3.

Catalysis by amino acid-derived tetracoordinate complexes: enantioselective addition of dialkylzincs to aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes

Me(2)Zn and Et(2)Zn added to aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes in the presence of 3 mol % of 2. (S)-1-Phenylethanol (91% ee) and (S)-1-phenylpropanol (86% ee) were synthesized from benzaldehyde and (S)-1-furan-2-yl-1-propanol (86% ee) from 2-furaldehyde. Nonanal and 3-phenylpropanal provided (S)-3-undecanol (96% ee) and (S)-1-phenyl-3-pentanol (94% ee). A solid-phase variant was effective with reduced ee's (e.g., 86% ee --> 79% ee) for (S)-1-phenylpropanol.