TM Catalysis of Organic Flashcards
What is the oxn state of a metal?
Charge left on metal after all ligands have been removed in their normal closed shell config
What is the 18e- rule?
Total no of e- in shell never exceeds 18
In mononuclear diamagnetic complexes
What is the formal charge of a ligand?
number of electrons required from metal required for bonding
i.e. -1 for when requires one e- and 0 if 2 are donated to the M
What is the formal charge of a ligand?
number of electrons required from metal required for bonding
i.e. -1 for when requires one e- and 0 if 2 are donated to the M
What is oxidative addition?
X-Y added to coordinatively unsaturated metal centre
M increases oxn state by 2
Name examples of things added in oxidative addition
alkenyl-X
aryl-X
RCO-X
RSO2-X
H-H, etc.
How is X-Y added in oxidative addition?
Added in cis fashion
Can rearrange to trans
How do Pd complexes become active?
What promotes oxidative addition (OA)?
Bulkyl and good donor ligand -> stabilises oxn+2 state
Reactivity: I > OTf > Br > Cl
e- defficient substrates react faster
Does inversion of config occur for OA?
Vinyl halides - retention
Allyl, benzyl, alkyl halides - inversion
What is the rate of OA for Pd(0) and alkyl halides?
Slow as no pre-coordination event is possible
What is the mechanism for oxidative addition?
What is reductive elimination (RE)?
Loss of 2xligands of cis-config to give single product
Unimolecular pathway
Oxn state of M reduced by 2
What is the oxn state of Pd during OA/RE?
Pd(0) <-> Pd(2)
What type of ligand encourages RE?
e- poor ligands, so reduced e- density of M (more electrophilic)
π-acceptors and bulkyl ligands also increase rate of RE
e.g. PPh3 > PPh2Me
How does RE occur wrt retention?
Retention of stereochem in both fragments
What is the bite angle of a ligand?
Angle between two ligand atoms in a bidentate
How does bite angle effect RE?
Increased bite angle (larger bidentate rings) increase RE by bringing two departing ligands closer together
What is transmettalation?
M-R of main group metal react with Pd, organic group/H is transferred to Pd
What is the driving force of transmetallation?
Difference in electronegativity of two metals
Main group is more electropositive than Pd
M = Mg, Zn, B, Al, Sn, Si, Hg
What is the driving force of transmetallation?
Difference in electronegativity of two metals
Main group is more electropositive than Pd
This is often RDS in a process
What is the change of oxn state in transmetallation?
No change
What increases the rate of transmetallation?
Ligands increasing nucleophilicity of R of Pd and increasing electrophilicity of Main group metal
e.g. Zn > Sn > B»_space; Li
Transfer faster with alkyne > alkene > aryl > allyl > Benzyl»_space; alkyl
Name some examples of complexes for transmettalation
LiR, XMgR, RZrClCp2, RZnCl, RCuLn
RSnR’3, RB(OR’)2m, R-9BBN, RSiR’3
What is 1,1-migratory insertion of CO?
R groups undergo migratory insertion to CO ligand
Rapid and reversible
What is the retention of config for 1,1-migratory insertion of CO?
Retention of config
What is 1,2-migratory insertion of alkenes?
Addition of alkene/alkyne to sigma-bonded Pd complex
Syn fashion and can happen multiple times
What is β-hydride elimination?
Syn-elim of H from C at β-position to metal centre to give a H-Pd-X and an alkene
Reversible and requires coord unsaturated Pd complexes
Resulting H-Pd complex then gives Pd[0] by reductive elim in presence of base