Article
Reductive Coupling Reactions of Carbonyl Compounds with a Low-Valent Titanium(II) Porphyrin Complex
Organometallics
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
8-1-2004
DOI
10.1021/om049686k
Abstract
The reactions of a low-valent titanium(II) tetratolylporphyrin complex, (TTP)Ti(η2-PhC⋮CPh) (1), with various aromatic aldehydes or aryl ketones afforded the reductive coupling products Ti(IV) diolato complexes (2a−c, 3a−d). Treatment of 1 with two different carbonyl compounds selectively produced cross-coupled diolato complexes (4a−d). Interestingly, unreactive aliphatic aldehydes or ketones could be cross-coupled with aryl ketones. Reaction of 1 with benzil produced the enediolato complex (TTP)Ti[OC(Ph)C(Ph)O] (5). Putative η2-carbonyl complexes were observed in the reactions of 1 with benzaldehyde and p-chlorobenzaldehyde, and their implication in reaction mechanisms is discussed.
Copyright Owner
American Chemical Society
Copyright Date
2004
Language
en
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application/pdf
Citation Information
Guodong Du, Gholam A. Mirafzal and L. Keith Woo. "Reductive Coupling Reactions of Carbonyl Compounds with a Low-Valent Titanium(II) Porphyrin Complex" Organometallics Vol. 23 Iss. 18 (2004) p. 4230 - 4235 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/l-woo/48/
Reprinted (adapted) with permission from Organometallics 23 (2004): 4230, doi:10.1021/om049686k. Copyright 2004 American Chemical Society.