Activation of amide N-H bonds by organotransition metal complexes

Thesis/Dissertation · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:7283797

Schaad, D R

This research was aimed at developing new homogeneous transition metal hydroamination catalysts, specifically for hydroamination reactions involving the addition of amides to olefins. New iron-, ruthenium-, palladium- and platinum-amido complexes were formed via amide N-H bond activation reactions to zerovalent and divalent organotransition metal complexes. Complexes of the general formula trans-MW(amido) (diphosphine)[sub 2] were synthesized by reaction of amides with FeH(C[sub 6]H[sub 4]PPhCH[sub 2]CH[sub 2]PPh[sub 2]) (dppe) and cis-RuHNp(dmpe)[sub 2]. Photolysis of cis-FeH[sub 2](dmpe)[sub 2] or Pt(C[sub 2]O[sub 4] (PEt[sub 3])[sub 2] in the presence of amides yielded trans-FeH(amido)(dmple)[sub 2] and trans-PtH (amido) IPEt[sub 3]) products. Reactions of amides with cis-M(PEtt[sub 3])[sub 2]Me[sub 2] yielded compounds with the general formula M(amido)Me(PEt[sub 3])[sub 2] (M = Pd, Pt). The reaction of M(diphosphine)Me[sub 2] complexes with amides produced compounds with the general formula M(amido)Me(diphosphine) (M = Pd, Pt). Reaction of amides with PtMe[sub 2](COD) yielded complexes with the general formula PtMe(amido)(COD). The compounds were characterized by multinuclear NMR spectroscopy. The reactions were proposed to occur by two routes: oxidative addition of the amid eN-H bond to the metal complex or direct protonation of the metal complex by the N-H bond of the amide. The rate of formation and the stability of the metal-amido products depended on the nature of the metal complex and the amide employed. Only acidic amides reacted with the iron complexes. For the thermal reactions of amides with the metal complexes, the reactions proceeded to completion faster as the acidity of the amide was increased. The new iron-, ruthenium-, palladium- and platinum-amido complexes were inert to further reaction.

• Research Organization: Colorado Univ., Boulder, CO (United States)
• OSTI ID: 7283797
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
400201* -- Chemical & Physicochemical Properties
AMIDES
AMINATION
CHEMICAL ACTIVATION
CHEMICAL BONDS
CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMPLEXES
DECOMPOSITION
KINETICS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS
PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS
PHOTOLYSIS
REACTION KINETICS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPLEXES