Organic transformations catalyzed by methylrhenium trioxide

Thesis/Dissertation · Fri Oct 06 00:00:00 EDT 1995

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/130658· OSTI ID:130658

Zhu, Zuolin ^[1]

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1. Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)

Methylrhenium trioxide (MTO), CH₃ReO₃, was first prepared in 1979. MTO forms stable or unstable adducts with electron-rich ligands, such as amines (quinuclidine, 1,4-diazabicyclo-octane, pyridine, aniline, 2,2'-bipyridine), alkynes, olefins, 1,2-diols, catechols, hydrogen peroxide, water, thiophenols, 1,2-dithiols, triphenylphosphine, 2-aminophenols, 2-aminothiophenols, 8-hydroxyquinoline and halides (Cl-, Br-, I-). After coordination, different further reactions will occur for different reagents. Reactions described in this report include the dehydration of alcohols, direct amination of alcohols, activation of hydrogen peroxide, oxygen transfer, and decomposition of ethyl diazoacetate.

• Research Organization: Ames Lab., IA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-82
• OSTI ID: 130658
• Report Number(s): IS-T--1763; ON: DE96002250
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
ACETATES
ADDUCTS
ALCOHOLS
ALKANES
CARBONYLS
CATALYTIC EFFECTS
CHEMICAL ACTIVATION
DECOMPOSITION
DEHYDRATION
EPOXIDES
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
LIGANDS
ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS
RHENIUM COMPLEXES
RHENIUM COMPOUNDS