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- Title
Synthesis of [Bis(hexamethylene)cyclopentadienone]iron Tricarbonyl and its Application to the Catalytic Reduction of C=O Bonds.
- Authors
Vailati Facchini, Sofia; Neudörfl, Jörg ‐ Martin; Pignataro, Luca; Cettolin, Mattia; GENnari, Cesare; Berkessel, Albrecht; Piarulli, Umberto
- Abstract
Herein, we report the synthesis of [bis(hexamethylene)cyclopentadienone]iron tricarbonyl ( 1 b) by the reaction of cyclooctyne with Fe(CO)5 and the investigation of its catalytic properties in C=O bond reduction. As a result of the peculiar reactivity of cyclooctyne, 1 b was formed in good yield (56 %) by intermolecular cyclative carbonylation/complexation with Fe(CO)5. Compound 1 b was characterized fully and its crystal structure was determined by using XRD. Catalytic tests revealed that, upon in situ activation with Me3NO, 1 b promotes the hydrogenation of ketones, aldehydes, and activated esters as well as the transfer hydrogenation of ketones and shows a higher activity than the classical 'Knölker complex' ( 1 a). Studies on the hydrogenation kinetics in the presence of 1 a and 1 b (respectively) suggest that this difference in activity is probably caused by the better stability of the 1 b-derived complex than that of the in situ generated Knölker-Casey catalyst.
- Subjects
IRON compound synthesis; CATALYTIC reduction; COVALENT bonds; REACTIVITY (Chemistry); CRYSTAL structure
- Publication
ChemCatChem, 2017, Vol 9, Issue 8, p1461
- ISSN
1867-3880
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/cctc.201601591