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Catalytic hydration of cyanamides with phosphinous acid-based ruthenium(ii) and osmium(ii) complexes: scope and mechanistic insights
álvarez, Daniel,Cadierno, Victorio,Crochet, Pascale,González-Fernández, Rebeca,López, Ramón,Menéndez, M. Isabel
, p. 4084 - 4098 (2020/07/09)
The synthesis of a large variety of ureas R1R2NC(O)NH2 (R1 and R2 = alkyl, aryl or H; 26 examples) was successfully accomplished by hydration of the corresponding cyanamides R1R2NCN using the phosphinous acid-based complexes [MCl2(η6-p-cymene)(PMe2OH)] (M = Ru (1), Os (2)) as catalysts. The reactions proceeded cleanly under mild conditions (40-70 °C), in the absence of any additive, employing low metal loadings (1 molpercent) and water as the sole solvent. In almost all the cases, the osmium complex 2 featured a superior reactivity in comparison to that of its ruthenium counterpart 1. In addition, for both catalysts, the reaction rates observed for the hydration of the cyanamide substrates were remarkably faster than those involving classical aliphatic and aromatic nitriles. Computational studies allowed us to rationalize all these trends. Thus, the calculations indicated that the presence of a nitrogen atom directly linked to the CN bond depopulates electronically the nitrile carbon by inductive effect when coordinated to the metal center, thus favouring the intramolecular nucleophilic attack of the OH group of the phosphinous acid ligand to this carbon. On the other hand, the higher reactivity of Os vs. Ru seems to be related with the lower ring strain on the incipient metallacycle that starts to form in the transition state associated with this key step in the catalytic cycle. Indirect experimental evidence of the generation of the metallacyclic intermediates was obtained by studying the reactivity of [RuCl2(η6-p-cymene)(PMe2OH)] (1) towards dimethylcyanamide in methanol and ethanol. The reactions afforded compounds [RuCl(η6-p-cymene)(PMe2OR)(NCNMe2)][SbF6] (R = Me (5a), Et (5b)), resulting from the alcoholysis of the metallacycle, which could be characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. This journal is
Hydration of Nitriles to Amides by Thiolate-Bridged Diiron Complexes
Tong, Peng,Yang, Dawei,Li, Yang,Wang, Baomin,Qu, Jingping
, p. 3571 - 3576 (2015/08/06)
A series of nitrile-coordinating complexes [CpFe(μ-SEt)RCN]2[PF6]2 (1, R = alkyl, aryl, vinyl, amine) have been obtained by the reaction of [CpFe(μ-SEt)MeCN]2[PF6]2 (1a) with various nitriles in acetone. Complexes 1 can realize the hydration of a nitrile ligand under ambient conditions. Complexes [CpFe(μ-SEt)2(μ-η1:η1-NH(O)CR)FeCp][PF6] (2) were successfully isolated as intermediates during the hydration process, with 2b and 2e (R = CH2i = CH and Et2N) being characterized by spectrometry and X-ray crystallography. Treatment of 2 with HBF4·Et2O in the presence of nitriles released corresponding amides 3. At the same time, the structural features of the [Fe2S2] scaffold were retained. These results confirmed that the hydration of nitriles was realized by cooperative interaction on diiron centers. (Figure Presented).
Aromatic borylation/amidation/oxidation: A rapid route to 5-substituted 3-amidophenols
Shi, Feng,Smith III, Milton R.,Maleczka Jr., Robert E.
, p. 1411 - 1414 (2007/10/03)
5-Substituted 3-amidophenols are prepared by subjecting 3-substituted halobenzenes to an Ir-catalyzed aromatic borylation, followed by a Pd-catalyzed amidation, and finally an oxidation of the boronic ester intermediate. The entire C-H activation borylation/amidation/oxidation sequence can be accomplished without isolation of any intermediate arenes. Usefully, amide partners can include lactams, carbamates, and ureas.
