Molybdenum η3-Allyl Dicarbonyl Complexes as a New Class of Precursors for Highly Reactive Epoxidation Catalysts with tert-Butyl Hydroperoxide

Autor: Paula Ferreira, Michael G. B. Drew, Susana Quintal, Pedro D. Vaz, Anabela A. Valente, and Vitor Félix, Maria José Calhorda, João C. Alonso, Maria João Silva, Carlos Marques da Silva, Patrícia Neves
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Organometallics. 26:5548-5556
ISSN: 1520-6041
0276-7333
DOI: 10.1021/om700348w
Popis: New Mo(II) diimine derivatives of [Mo(η3-allyl)X(CO)2(CH3CN)2] (allyl = C3H5 and C5H5O; X = Cl, Br) were prepared, and [Mo(η3-C3H5)Cl(CO)2(BIAN)] (BIAN = 1,4-(4-chloro)phenyl-2,3-naphthalenediazabutadiene) (7) was structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. This complex adopted an equatorial−axial arrangement of the bidentate ligand (axial isomer), in contrast with the precursors, found as the equatorial isomer in the solid and fluxional in solution. The new complexes of the type [Mo(η3-allyl)X(CO)2(N−N)] (N−N is a bidentate chelating dinitrogen ligand) were tested for the catalytic epoxidation of cyclooctene using tert-butyl hydroperoxide as oxidant. All catalytic systems were 100% selective toward epoxide formation. While their turnover frequencies paralleled those of related Mo(II) carbonyl compounds or Mo(VI) compounds bearing similar N-donor ligands, they exhibited similar olefin conversions in consecutive catalytic runs. The acetonitrile precursors were generally more active than...
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