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Cyclopentadienyl-bis(oxazoline) Magnesium and Zirconium Complexes in Aminoalkene Hydroaminations
Organometallics
  • Naresh Eedugurala, Iowa State University
  • Megan Hovey, Iowa State University
  • Hung-An Ho, Iowa State University
  • Barun Jana, Iowa State University
  • Nicole L. Lampland, Iowa State University
  • Arkady Ellern, Iowa State University
  • Aaron D. Sadow, Iowa State University
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
1-1-2015
DOI
10.1021/acs.organomet.5b00771
Abstract

A new class of cyclopentadiene-bis(oxazoline) compounds and their piano-stool-type organometallic complexes have been prepared as catalysts for hydroamination of aminoalkenes. The two compounds MeC(OxMe2)2C5H5 (BoMCpH; OxMe2 = 4,4-dimethyl-2-oxazoline) and MeC(OxMe2)2C5Me4H (BoMCptetH) are synthesized from C5R4HI (R = H, Me) and MeC(OxMe2)2Li. These cyclopentadiene-bis(oxazolines) are converted into ligands that support a variety of metal centers in piano-stool-type geometries, and here we report the preparation of Mg, Tl, Ti, and Zr compounds. BoMCpH and BoMCptetH react with MgMe2(O2C4H8)2 to give the magnesium methyl complexes {BoMCp}MgMe and {BoMCptet}MgMe. BoMCpH and BoMCptetH are converted to BoMCpTl and BoMCptetTl by reaction with TlOEt. The thallium derivatives react with TiCl3(THF)3 to provide [{BoMCp}TiCl(μ-Cl)]2 and [{BoMCptet}TiCl(μ-Cl)]2, the former of which is crystallographically characterized as a dimeric species. BoMCpH and Zr(NMe2)4 react to eliminate dimethylamine and afford {BoMCp}Zr(NMe2)3, which is crystallographically characterized as a monomeric four-legged piano-stool compound. {BoMCp}Zr(NMe2)3, {BoMCp}MgMe, and {BoMCptet}MgMe are efficient catalysts for the hydroamination/cyclization of aminoalkenes under mild conditions.

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This is an article from the journal Organometallics 34 (2015): 5566, doi: 10.1021/acs.organomet.5b00771. Posted with permission.

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American Chemical Society
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en
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Citation Information
Naresh Eedugurala, Megan Hovey, Hung-An Ho, Barun Jana, et al.. "Cyclopentadienyl-bis(oxazoline) Magnesium and Zirconium Complexes in Aminoalkene Hydroaminations" Organometallics Vol. 34 Iss. 23 (2015) p. 5566 - 5575
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/aaron_sadow/33/