Reactivity of Low Valent Magnesium(I) Complexes with Epoxides and Episulfides.

ABSTRACT: Chemical C-H functionalisation is traditionally the domain of potent organolithium bases that require cryogenic conditions, whereas biologically inspired C-H functionalisation can be executed by transition metal-oxo species. Blending these chemical and biological approaches, this work exploits magnesium-oxo complexes for selective C-H deprotonation at ambient temperature. Overall, three low valent magnesium(I) dimers, [^DippNacnacMg]₂ 1, [^DepNacnacMg]₂ 2 and [^MesNacnacMg]₂ 3, react with two equivalents of propylene oxide to generate dinuclear Mg complexes of general formula [NacnacMg(OH)(OCH₂CHCH₂)MgNacnac] (Nacnac = HC(C(CH₃)NAr)₂). Isolation of oxo-bridged [^DippNacnacMg

SUBMITTER: Shaw PJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12723457 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature