Novel Substitutions of 1-Alkoxy- and 1-Arylsulfonyloxy-η-Allylmolybdenum Complexes. A Case for η-Alkenyl Carbene Complexes as Intermediates.

ABSTRACT: A series of acyclic and cyclic 1-alkoxy- and 1-arylsulfonyloxy-substituted TpMo(CO)(2)(η(3)-allyl) complexes was synthesized and characterized, and exchange of the oxygenated substituent was investigated under a variety of reaction conditions. 1-Alkoxy-substituted η(3)-allyl and η(3)-butenyl complexes participated in direct, uncatalyzed exchange of the alkoxy substituent with benzylamine, but required a Lewis acid for exchange with alcohols. The 1-alkoxy-substituted η(3)-cyclohexenyl complex was unreactive towards exchange under all conditions investigated. The corresponding acyclic arylsulfonyloxy-substituted complexes underwent direct, uncatalyzed exchange with both benzylamine and alcohols, while the arylsulfonyloxy-substituted cyclohexenyl compounds participated in direct substitution

SUBMITTER: Coombs TC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2992457 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature