My watch list
my.chemeurope.com  
Login  

Studies into the Mechanism of CO-Induced N2 Cleavage Promoted by an Ansa-Hafnocene Complex and C–C Bond Formation from an Observed Intermediate

Carbonylation of the hafnocene dinitrogen complex, [Me2Si(η5-C5Me4)(η5-C5H3-tBu)Hf]2(μ2, η2, η2-N2), yields the corresponding hafnocene oxamidide compound, arising from N2 cleavage with concomitant C–C and C–N bond formation. Monitoring the addition of 4 atm of CO by NMR spectroscopy allowed observation of an intermediate hafnocene complex with terminal and bridging isocyanates and a terminal carbonyl. 13C labeling studies revealed that the carbonyl is the most substitutionally labile ligand in the intermediate and that N–C bond formation in the bridging isocyanate is reversible. No exchange was observed with the terminal isocyanate. Kinetic data established that the conversion of the intermediate to the hafnocene oxamidide was not appreciably inhibited by carbon monoxide and support a pathway involving rate-determining C–C coupling of the isocyanate ligands. Addition of methyl iodide to the intermediate hafnocene resulted in additional carbon–carbon bond formation arising from CO homologation following n...

Authors:   Donald J. Knobloch; Scott P. Semproni; Emil Lobkovsky; Paul J. Chirik
Journal:   Journal of the American Chemical Society
Year:   2012
DOI:   10.1021/ja208562d
Publication date:   10-02-2012

Watchlist

This is where you can add this publication to your personal favourites.

Additional Information

Facts, background information, dossiers
More about American Chemical Society Publications
Your browser is not current. Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 does not support some functions on Chemie.DE