Catalytic coupling of terminal alkynes with isonitriles promoted by organoactinide complexes

Eyal Barnea, Tamer Andrea, Moshe Kapon, Jean Claude Berthet, Michel Ephritikhine, Moris S. Eisen*

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Abstract

The coupling reaction of terminal alkynes and tert-butylisonitrile to yield substituted α,β-acetylenic aldimines is catalyzed by the organoactinide neutral complexes Cp*2AnMe2 (Cp* = C5Me5, An = Th, U) and the cationic complex [(Et2N)3U][BPh4]. The reaction proceeds by a 1,1-insertion of the isonitrile into the metal-acetylide bond. Additional insertion products can be obtained by altering the catalyst and the reactant ratios. A plausible mechanism for the catalytic reaction is presented, in addition to the crystal structure of Cp*2UMe2.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)10860-10861
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume126
Issue number35
DOIs
StatePublished - 8 Sep 2004
Externally publishedYes

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