67428-04-0Relevant articles and documents
Selective carbene transfer to amines and olefins catalyzed by ruthenium phthalocyanine complexes with donor substituents
Cailler, Lucie P.,Kroitor, Andrey P.,Martynov, Alexander G.,Gorbunova, Yulia G.,Sorokin, Alexander B.
supporting information, p. 2023 - 2031 (2021/02/26)
Electron-rich ruthenium phthalocyanine complexes were evaluated in carbene transfer reactions from ethyl diazoacetate (EDA) to aromatic and aliphatic olefins as well as to a wide range of aromatic, heterocyclic and aliphatic amines for the first time. It was revealed that the ruthenium octabutoxyphthalocyanine carbonyl complex [(BuO)8Pc]Ru(CO) is the most efficient catalyst converting electron-rich and electron-poor aromatic olefins to cyclopropane derivatives with high yields (typically 80-100%) and high TON (up to 1000) under low catalyst loading and nearly equimolar substrate/EDA ratio. This catalyst shows a rare efficiency in the carbene insertion into amine N-H bonds. Using a 0.05 mol% catalyst loading, a high amine concentration (1 M) and 1.1 eq. of EDA, a number of structurally divergent amines were selectively converted to mono-substituted glycine derivatives with up to quantitative yields and turnover numbers reaching 2000. High selectivity, large substrate scope, low catalyst loading and practical reaction conditions place [(BuO)8Pc]Ru(CO) among the most efficient catalysts for the carbene insertion into amines.
Iron/N-doped graphene nano-structured catalysts for general cyclopropanation of olefins
Bartling, Stephan,Beller, Matthias,Ferretti, Francesco,Formenti, Dario,Junge, Kathrin,Kreyenschulte, Carsten,Ragaini, Fabio,Sarkar, Abhijnan
, p. 6217 - 6221 (2020/08/24)
The first examples of heterogeneous Fe-catalysed cyclopropanation reactions are presented. Pyrolysis of in situ-generated iron/phenanthroline complexes in the presence of a carbonaceous material leads to specific supported nanosized iron particles, which are effective catalysts for carbene transfer reactions. Using olefins as substrates, cyclopropanes are obtained in high yields and moderate diastereoselectivities. The developed protocol is scalable and the activity of the recycled catalyst after deactivation can be effectively restored using an oxidative reactivation protocol under mild conditions. This journal is
Tuning Rh(ii)-catalysed cyclopropanation with tethered thioether ligands
Abshire, Anthony,Cressy, Derek,Darko, Ampofo,Sheffield, William,Zavala, Cristian
supporting information, p. 15779 - 15787 (2020/11/24)
Dirhodium(ii) paddlewheel complexes have high utility in diazo-mediated cyclopropanation reactions and ethyl diazoacetate is one of the most commonly used diazo compounds in this reaction. In this study, we report our efforts to use tethered thioether ligands to tune the reactivity of RhII-carbene mediated cyclopropanation of olefins with ethyl diazoacetate. Microwave methods enabled the synthesis of a family of RhII complexes in which tethered thioether moieties were coordinated to axial sites of the complex. Different tether lengths and thioether substituents were screened to optimise cyclopropane yields and minimise side product formation. Furthermore, good yields were obtained when equimolar diazo and olefin were used. Structural and spectroscopic investigation revealed that tethered thioethers changed the electronic structure of the rhodium core, which was instrumental in the performance of the catalysts. Computational modelling of the catalysts provided further support that the tethered thioethers were responsible for increased yields. This journal is