1354969-56-4Relevant articles and documents
Hydroboration of aldehydes, ketones and CO2under mild conditions mediated by iron(iii) salen complexes
James, Alexander P.,Lau, Samantha,Provis-Evans, Cei B.,Webster, Ruth L.
, p. 10696 - 10700 (2021)
The hydroboration of aldehydes, ketones and CO2is demonstrated using a cheap and air stable [Fe(salen)]2-μ-oxo pre-catalyst with pinacolborane (HBpin) as the reductant under mild conditions. This catalyst system chemoselectively hydroborates aldehydes over ketones and ketones over alkenes. In addition, the [Fe(salen)2]-μ-oxo pre-catalyst shows good efficacy at reducing “wet” CO2with HBpin at room temperature.
Dialumenes-aryl: Vs. silyl stabilisation for small molecule activation and catalysis
Bag, Prasenjit,Hanusch, Franziska,Inoue, Shigeyoshi,Porzelt, Amelie,Weetman, Catherine
, p. 4817 - 4827 (2020/06/17)
Main group multiple bonds have proven their ability to act as transition metal mimics in the last few decades. However, catalytic application of these species is still in its infancy. Herein we report the second neutral NHC-stabilised dialumene species by use of a supporting aryl ligand (3). Different to the trans-planar silyl-substituted dialumene (3Si), compound 3 features a trans-bent and twisted geometry. The differences between the two dialumenes are explored computationally (using B3LYP-D3/6-311G(d)) as well as experimentally. A high influence of the ligand's steric demand on the structural motif is revealed, giving rise to enhanced reactivity of 3 enabled by a higher flexibility in addition to different polarisation of the aluminium centres. As such, facile activation of dihydrogen is now achievable. The influence of ligand choice is further implicated in two different catalytic reactions; not only is the aryl-stabilised dialumene more catalytically active but the resulting product distributions also differ, thus indicating the likelihood of alternate mechanisms simply through a change of supporting ligand.
CO2 Fixation and Catalytic Reduction by a Neutral Aluminum Double Bond
Weetman, Catherine,Bag, Prasenjit,Szilvási, Tibor,Jandl, Christian,Inoue, Shigeyoshi
supporting information, p. 10961 - 10965 (2019/07/08)
CO2 fixation and reduction to value-added products is of utmost importance in the battle against rising CO2 levels in the Earth's atmosphere. An organoaluminum complex containing a formal aluminum double bond (dialumene), and thus an alkene equivalent, was used for the fixation and reduction of CO2. The CO2 fixation complex undergoes further reactivity in either the absence or presence of additional CO2, resulting in the first dialuminum carbonyl and carbonate complexes, respectively. Dialumene (1) can also be used in the catalytic reduction of CO2, providing selective formation of a formic acid equivalent via the dialuminum carbonate complex rather than a conventional aluminum–hydride-based cycle. Not only are the CO2 reduction products of interest for C1 added value products, but the organoaluminum complexes isolated represent a significant step forward in the isolation of reactive intermediates proposed in many industrially relevant catalytic processes.
