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Synthetic and mechanistic study of oxycarbene-like coupling reaction patterns of actinide eta/sup 2/-acyl complexes with carbon monoxide and isocyanides

Journal Article · · J. Am. Chem. Soc.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00261a010· OSTI ID:5825624
This contribution reports the synthesis and characterization of the ylide complexes Cp'/sub 2/Th(OC(CH/sub 2/-t-Bu)C-(PR/sub 3/)O((Cl) (Cp' = eta/sup 5/-C/sub 5/Me/sub 5/; R = Me, Ph) formed by the carbonylation of Cp'/sub 2/Th(Cl)(eta/sup 2/-COCH/sub 2/-t-Bu) (1) in the presence of phosphines. Isotopic tracer studies with /sup 13/CO indicate that the labeled carbon atom is incorporated regiospecifically at the ylide ..cap alpha..-carbon atom position. The carbonylation of 1 to yield the enedionediolate (Cp'/sub 2/Th(OC(CH/sub 2/-t-Bu)CO)(Cl))/sub 2/ (2) or the ylide complexes was found to obey a second-order rate law where rate = kP/sub CO/(1); k = 1.50 (5) x 10/sup -5/ min/sup -1/ torr/sup -1/ for both carbonylations at 30.8 /sup 0/C. The rate of formation of the ylide complexes was also found to be independent of solvent, phosphine concentration, and type of phosphine used. The carbonylation of 1 is therefore inferred to involve a rate-determining coupling of CO with the acyl to yield an intermediate ketene or ketene-like complex. 51 references, 4 figures, 3 tables.
Research Organization:
Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL
OSTI ID:
5825624
Journal Information:
J. Am. Chem. Soc.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Am. Chem. Soc.; (United States) Vol. 108:1; ISSN JACSA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English