organometallics test Flashcards
what are catalysts
increase rr and not consumed in rxn
series of elementary steps that provide an alt path w a lower free E of activation for the RDS (usu have small barriers)
these series of steps: assoc of cat/sub, bond making/breaking, diss of cat/prod
TON
turnover number
cat productivity
mol prod/mol cat
TOF
turnover frequency
cat activity
mol prod/(mol cat x time)
catalyst loading
the [] in mol% or ppm
mol of precat used/mol of lim reag
active catalyst
collectively, the intermed’s involved in the cycle
catalyst resting state
species present in the largest [] during catalysis (on or off cycle)
catalysts lifetime
how many turnovers before decomposition
define chemoselectivity
to which a variety of functional grps will a rxn occur?
define regioselectivity
to which end of the alkene does addition of COH occur
(branched/linear)
define stereoselectivity
does one stereoisomer form preferentially
(E/Z)
what does catalysis rely on
rxns bringing subs into M’s coord sphere, cause their transformation into prods, and allow prods to leave M’s coord sphere
what is fav for OA
1.e rich M (have less to lose if ox’d)
2.late TM
3.low OS
4.strong sigma-D ancil lig (NHC)
5.pi-D
6.less ster hind complexes (bc CN increased)
what happens for non-polar reagents (OA)
concerted addition
via 3c ts or intermed’s
first form sigma complex then do oxidative part (fully cleave A-B)
get only cis
req open coord site and 16e or less
usu preceeded w L-diss or RE from coord sat complexes
ex) H2, alkane, silane
what happens for polar reagents (OA)
stepwise (like SN2)
M acts as nu towards R+; then cat complex = E+ for X- to go to empty site
get only trans
ex) alkyl halides, pseudohalides (OTs or OMes)
—-alkyl halide reactivity: Me>1>2>3
—–I>Br>Cl>F
poss w anionic M complexes (get neu intermed)
what happens for medium poalr reagents (OA)
concerted
3c ts
cant do sn2
cis
ex) CX, HX, ArX, sulfonates
ex) aniline (ArNH2), thiols (SH), OH, 1/2 phospines
what is fav for RE
1.e poor complexes
2.steric hind
3.high OS
- anc lig that can stab reduced state of M after lig loss
- HH, CH bonds = fastes (easy for H to approach for orb overlap req’d at TS)
- 1 row>2>3 (ML bond strength increases down triad; larger M allow L to move to optimize orb overlap)
- odd geom
why does RE fav odd geom’s? (draw orbs)
refer to notes
basically: for even , still have AB char in prod (higher E, more unstable)
for odd, have non bonding char in prod which is lower E bc orbs not sitting directly on axis
what happens in sigma bond metathesis
no change in OS (key! even if looks like OA/RE)
concerted
4c ts
for d0 complexes, MC bond = very polar
—-see this for early TM
—-see this for Si, B, N, P
—–cant do OA/RE
poss for dn (usu in late M in high OS; RhIII)