4573-05-1Relevant articles and documents
Isomer differentiation by tri-osmium cluster complexation of substituted 1,3-cyclohexadienes
Ingham,Johnson,Sadler,Nairn
, p. 237 - 242 (2007/10/03)
A series of methyl- and dimethyl-substituted 1,3-cyclohexadienes have been prepared from their aromatic analogues via Birch reduction and subsequent isomerisation with Fe(CO)3 fragments. These ligands were reacted with [Os3(CO)10(CH3CN)2] to form tri-osmium decacarbonyl cluster compounds containing the η4-coordinated substituted 1,3-cyclohexadienes. The various isomers of the substituted dienes show a dramatic difference in their reactivity towards the tri-osmium cluster and it is likely that this is due to the steric interactions between the methyl substituents and the cluster framework, with this effect being more marked for the di-substituted ligands.
Regioselective Synthesis of Substituted Bicyclooct-3-ene-2,8-diones via Double Carbonylation of 1,3-Cyclohexadienes
Eilbracht, Peter,Jelitte, Ruediger,Trabold, Peter
, p. 169 - 181 (2007/10/02)
Double carbonylation of 1,3-cyclohexadienes 1 is applied to the synthesis of substituted bicyclooct-3-ene-2,8-diones 4.The Lewis acid mediated ring enlargement of substituted cyclohexadiene complexes 2 produces the cycloheptanone alkyl allyl complexes 3 with high regioselectivity.Substituted bicyclic diketones 4 are obtained in high yields by treating the complexes 3 with carbon monoxide under pressure or by oxidative decomposition.The two carbonylation steps can also be performed in a one-pot version.