1
|
Kakiuchi Y, Docherty SR, Berkson ZJ, Yakimov AV, Wörle M, Copéret C, Aghazada S. Origin of Reactivity Trends of an Elusive Metathesis Intermediate from NMR Chemical Shift Analysis of Surrogate Analogues. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:20168-20182. [PMID: 38980045 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c05193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/10/2024]
Abstract
Olefin metathesis has become an efficient tool in synthetic organic chemistry to build carbon-carbon bonds, thanks to the development of Grubbs- and Schrock-type catalysts. Olefin coordination, a key and often rate-determining elementary step for d0 Schrock-type catalysts, has been rarely explored due to the lack of accessible relevant molecular analogues. Herein, we present a fully characterized surrogate of this key olefin-coordination intermediate, namely, a cationic d0 tungsten oxo-methylidene complex bearing two N-heterocyclic carbene ligands─[WO(CH2)Cl(IMes)2](OTf) (1) (IMes = 1,3-dimesitylimidazole-2-ylidene, OTf-triflate counteranion), resulting in a trigonal bipyramidal (TBP) geometry, along with its neutral octahedral analogue [WO(CH2)Cl2(IMes)2] (2)─and an isostructural oxo-methylidyne derivative [WO(CH)Cl(IMes)2] (3). The analysis of their solid-state 13C and 183W MAS NMR signatures, along with computed 17O NMR parameters, helps to correlate their electronic structures with NMR patterns and evidences the importance of the competition among the three equatorial ligands in the TBP complexes. Anchored on experimentally obtained NMR parameters for 1, computational analysis of a series of olefin coordination intermediates highlights the interplay between σ- and π-donating ligands in modulating their stability and further paralleling their reactivity. NMR spectroscopy descriptors reveal the origin for the advantage of the dissymmetry in σ-donating abilities of ancillary ligands in Schrock-type catalysts: weak σ-donors avoid the orbital-competition with the oxo ligand upon formation of a TBP olefin-coordination intermediate, while stronger σ-donors compromise M≡O triple bonding and thus render olefin coordination step energy demanding.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Yuya Kakiuchi
- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Zürich CH-8093, Switzerland
| | - Scott R Docherty
- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Zürich CH-8093, Switzerland
| | - Zachariah J Berkson
- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Zürich CH-8093, Switzerland
| | - Alexander V Yakimov
- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Zürich CH-8093, Switzerland
| | - Michael Wörle
- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Zürich CH-8093, Switzerland
| | - Christophe Copéret
- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Zürich CH-8093, Switzerland
| | - Sadig Aghazada
- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Zürich CH-8093, Switzerland
| |
Collapse
|
2
|
Senthil S, Fehn D, Gau MR, Bacon AM, Carroll PJ, Meyer K, Mindiola DJ. A Vanadium Methylidene. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:15666-15671. [PMID: 38830196 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c01906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2024]
Abstract
Examples of stable 3d transition metal methylidene complexes are extremely rare. Here we report an isolable and stable vanadium methylidene complex, [(PNP)V(=NAr)(=CH2)] (PNP = N[2-PiPr2-4-methylphenyl]-, Ar = 2,6-iPr2C6H3), via H atom transfer (HAT) from [(PNP)V(NHAr)(CH3)] or [(PNP)V(=NAr)(CH3)] using two or one equivalents of the TEMPO radical (TEMPO = (2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-yl)oxyl), respectively. Alternatively, the vanadium methylidene moiety can also be formed via the treatment of transient [(PNP)V=NAr] with the Wittig reagent, H2CPPh3. Structural and spectroscopic analysis, including 13C enriched labeling of the methylidene ligand, unequivocally confirmed the terminal nature of a rare 3d methylidene complex, featuring a V=CH2 bond distance of 1.908(2) Å and a highly downfield 13C NMR spectral shift at 298 ppm. In the absence of the ylide, intermediate [(PNP)V=NAr] activates dinitrogen to form an end-on bridging N2 complex, [(PNP)V(=NAr)]2(μ2-η1:η1-N2), having a singlet ground state. Complex [(PNP)V(=NAr)(=CH2)] reacts with H3COTf to form [(PNP)V(=NAr)(OTf)], accompanied by the release of ethylene as evidenced by 1H NMR spectroscopy, and reactivity studies suggest a β-hydride elimination pathway.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Shuruthi Senthil
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
| | - Dominik Fehn
- Department of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), 91058 Erlangen, Germany
| | - Michael R Gau
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
| | - Alexandra M Bacon
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
| | - Patrick J Carroll
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
| | - Karsten Meyer
- Department of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), 91058 Erlangen, Germany
| | - Daniel J Mindiola
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
| |
Collapse
|
3
|
Wititsuwannakul T, Hall MB, Gladysz JA. Mechanism of Coupling of Methylidene to Ethylene Ligands in Dimetallic Assemblies; Computational Investigation of a Model for a Key Step in Catalytic C 1 Chemistry. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:18672-18687. [PMID: 36174130 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c08886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Methylidene complexes often couple to ethylene complexes, but the mechanistic insight is scant. The path by which two cations [(η5-C5H5)Re(NO)(PPh3)(═CH2)]+ (5+) transform (CH2Cl2/acetonitrile) to [(η5-C5H5)Re(NO)(PPh3)(H2C═CH2)]+ (6+) and [(η5-C5H5)Re(NO)(PPh3)(NCCH3)]+ is studied by density functional theory. Experiments provide a number of constraints such as the second-order rate in 5+; no prior ligand dissociation/exchange; a faster reaction of (S)-5+ with (S)-5+ than with (R)-5+ ("enantiomer self-recognition"). Although dirhenium dications with Re(μ-CH2)2Re cores represent energy minima, they are not accessible by 2 + 2 cycloadditions of 5+. Transition states leading to ReCH2CH2Re linkages are prohibitively high in energy. However, 5+ can give non-covalent SRe/SRe or SRe/RRe dimers with π interactions between the PPh3 ligands but long ReCH2···H2CRe and H2CRe···H2CRe distances (3.073-3.095 Å and 3.878-4.529 Å, respectively). In rate-determining steps, these afford [(η5-C5H5)Re(NO)(PPh3)(μ-η2:η2-H2C···CH2)(Ph3P)(ON)Re(η5-C5H5)]2+ (132+), in which one rhenium binds the bridging ethylene more tightly than the other (2.115-2.098 vs 2.431-2.486 Å to the centroid). In the SRe/RRe adduct, Dewar-Chatt-Duncanson optimization leads to unfavorable PPh3/PPh3 contacts. Ligand interactions are further dissected in the preceding transition states via component analyses, and ΔΔG‡ (1.2 kcal/mol, CH2Cl2) favors the SRe/SRe pathway, in accordance with the experiment. Acetonitrile then displaces 6+ from the more weakly bound rhenium of 132+. The formation of similar μ-H2C···CH2 intermediates is found to be rate-determining for varied coordinatively saturated M═CH2 species [M = Fe(d6)/Re(d4)/Ta(d2)], establishing generality and enhancing relevancy to catalytic CH4 and CO/H2 chemistry.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Taveechai Wititsuwannakul
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, P.O. Box 30012, College Station, Texas 77842-3012, United States
| | - Michael B Hall
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, P.O. Box 30012, College Station, Texas 77842-3012, United States
| | - John A Gladysz
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, P.O. Box 30012, College Station, Texas 77842-3012, United States
| |
Collapse
|
4
|
Cui M, Jia G. Organometallic Chemistry of Transition Metal Alkylidyne Complexes Centered at Metathesis Reactions. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:12546-12566. [PMID: 35793547 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c01192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Transition metals form a variety of alkylidyne complexes with either a d0 metal center (high-valent) or a non-d0 metal center (low-valent). One of the most interesting properties of alkylidyne complexes is that they can undergo or mediate metathesis reactions. The most well-studied metathesis reactions are alkyne metathesis involving high-valent alkylidynes. High-valent alkylidynes can also undergo metathesis reactions with heterotriple bonded species such as N≡CR, P≡CR, and N≡NR+. Metathesis reactions involving low-valent alkylidynes are less known. Highly efficient alkyne metathesis catalysts have been developed based on Mo(VI) and W(VI) alkylidynes. Catalytic cross-metathesis of nitriles with alkynes has also been achieved with M(VI) (M = W, Mo) alkylidyne or nitrido complexes. The metathesis activity of alkylidyne complexes is sensitively dependent on metals, supporting ligands and substituents of alkylidynes. Beyond metathesis, metal alkylidynes can also promote other reactions including alkyne polymerization. The remaining shortcomings and opportunities in the field are assessed.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Mingxu Cui
- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, SAR, Hong Kong, China
| | - Guochen Jia
- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, SAR, Hong Kong, China.,HKUST Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, 518057, China
| |
Collapse
|
5
|
Aghazada S, Fehn D, Heinemann FW, Munz D, Meyer K. Cobalt Diazo‐Compounds: From Nitrilimide to Isocyanoamide via a Diazomethanediide Fleeting Intermediate. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202016539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Sadig Aghazada
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) Inorganic Chemistry Egerlandstrasse 1 91058 Erlangen Germany
| | - Dominik Fehn
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) Inorganic Chemistry Egerlandstrasse 1 91058 Erlangen Germany
| | - Frank W. Heinemann
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) Inorganic Chemistry Egerlandstrasse 1 91058 Erlangen Germany
| | - Dominik Munz
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) Inorganic Chemistry Egerlandstrasse 1 91058 Erlangen Germany
- Current address: Saarland University Inorganic Chemistry: Coordination Chemistry Campus 4.1 66123 Saarbrücken Germany
| | - Karsten Meyer
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) Inorganic Chemistry Egerlandstrasse 1 91058 Erlangen Germany
| |
Collapse
|
6
|
Aghazada S, Fehn D, Heinemann FW, Munz D, Meyer K. Cobalt Diazo-Compounds: From Nitrilimide to Isocyanoamide via a Diazomethanediide Fleeting Intermediate. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:11138-11142. [PMID: 33559940 PMCID: PMC8251593 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202016539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Abstract
Lithium trimethylsilyldiazomethanide and a cobalt (II) precursor with an N-anchored tris-NHC (TIMENmes ) ligand provide access to the cobalt nitrilimide 1. Complex 1 was structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffractometry (SC-XRD) and its electronic structure was examined in detail, including EPR spectroscopy, SQUID magnetometry and computational analyses. The desilylation of the C-(trimethylsilyl)nitrilimide reveals a transient complex with an elusive diazomethanediide ligand, which substitutes one of the mesitylene rings of the ancillary ligand through C-N bond cleavage. This transformation results in the cyclometalated cobalt(II) complex 2, featuring a rare isocyanoamido-κ-C ligand.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Sadig Aghazada
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Inorganic Chemistry, Egerlandstrasse 1, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
| | - Dominik Fehn
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Inorganic Chemistry, Egerlandstrasse 1, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
| | - Frank W Heinemann
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Inorganic Chemistry, Egerlandstrasse 1, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
| | - Dominik Munz
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Inorganic Chemistry, Egerlandstrasse 1, 91058, Erlangen, Germany.,Current address: Saarland University, Inorganic Chemistry: Coordination Chemistry, Campus 4.1, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany
| | - Karsten Meyer
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Inorganic Chemistry, Egerlandstrasse 1, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
| |
Collapse
|
7
|
Geeson MB, Transue WJ, Cummins CC. Identification of Reactive Intermediates Relevant to Dimethylgermylene Group Transfer Reactions of an Anthracene-Based Precursor. Organometallics 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.9b00410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Michael B. Geeson
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
| | - Wesley J. Transue
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
| | - Christopher C. Cummins
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
| |
Collapse
|
8
|
Transue WJ, Nava M, Terban MW, Yang J, Greenberg MW, Wu G, Foreman ES, Mustoe CL, Kennepohl P, Owen JS, Billinge SJL, Kulik HJ, Cummins CC. Anthracene as a Launchpad for a Phosphinidene Sulfide and for Generation of a Phosphorus–Sulfur Material Having the Composition P2S, a Vulcanized Red Phosphorus That Is Yellow. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 141:431-440. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b10775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Wesley J. Transue
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
| | - Matthew Nava
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
| | - Maxwell W. Terban
- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart 70569, Germany
| | - Jing Yang
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
| | - Matthew W. Greenberg
- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
| | - Gang Wu
- Department of Chemistry, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario K7L3N6, Canada
| | - Elizabeth S. Foreman
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
| | - Chantal L. Mustoe
- Chemistry Department, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T1Z1, Canada
| | - Pierre Kennepohl
- Chemistry Department, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T1Z1, Canada
| | - Jonathan S. Owen
- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
| | - Simon J. L. Billinge
- Department of Applied Physics & Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
- Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
| | - Heather J. Kulik
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
| | - Christopher C. Cummins
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
| |
Collapse
|