α-Diimine synthesis

Autor: Connor W, Frye, Dominic T, Egger, Errikos, Kounalis, Adam J, Pearce, Yukun, Cheng, Ian A, Tonks
Rok vydání: 2021
Zdroj: Chemical science. 13(5)
ISSN: 2041-6520
Popis: α-Diimines are commonly used as supporting ligands for a variety of transition metal-catalyzed processes, most notably in α-olefin polymerization. They are also precursors to valuable synthetic targets, such as chiral 1,2-diamines. Their synthesis is usually performed through acid-catalyzed condensation of amines with α-diketones. Despite the simplicity of this approach, accessing unsymmetrical α-diimines is challenging. Herein, we report the Ti-mediated intermolecular diimination of alkynes to afford a variety of symmetrical and unsymmetrical α-diimines through the reaction of diazatitanacyclohexadiene intermediates with C-nitrosos. These diazatitanacycles can be readily accessed
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