TY - JOUR
T1 - Controlling the catalytic oligomerization of terminal alkynes promoted by organoactinides
T2 - A strategy to short oligomers
AU - Haskel, Ariel
AU - Wang, Ji Quan
AU - Straub, Thomas
AU - Neyroud, Tal Gueta
AU - Eisen, Moris S.
PY - 1999/4/7
Y1 - 1999/4/7
N2 - A novel strategy has been developed for the catalytic synthesis of short oligomers, dimers and/or trimers, of terminal alkynes. The method allows control of the extent of and, in some cases, the regiospecificity in the catalyzed oligomerization of terminal alkynes promoted by bis(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)actinide dimethyl complexes (Cp*2AnMe2; Cp* = C5Me5, An = Th, U). These metallocene precursors are known to promote the simultaneous production of a large number of differently sized oligomers in the presence of terminal alkynes. However, the addition of specific amines ensures the selective synthesis of short oligomers. Catalytic 'tailoring' to dimers or a mixture of dimers and trimers can be achieved by using nonbulky or bulky amines, respectively. The kinetics in the catalytic oligomerization of 1-hexyne, in the presence of i-BuNH2, mediated by Cp*2ThMe2 are first order in [alkyne], first order in [Th], and inverse first order in [amine]. Kinetic, spectroscopic, and mechanistic data argue that the turnover-limiting step involves the formation of the mono(amido)thorium acetylide complex with rapid insertion of the alkyne and protonolysis by the amine.
AB - A novel strategy has been developed for the catalytic synthesis of short oligomers, dimers and/or trimers, of terminal alkynes. The method allows control of the extent of and, in some cases, the regiospecificity in the catalyzed oligomerization of terminal alkynes promoted by bis(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)actinide dimethyl complexes (Cp*2AnMe2; Cp* = C5Me5, An = Th, U). These metallocene precursors are known to promote the simultaneous production of a large number of differently sized oligomers in the presence of terminal alkynes. However, the addition of specific amines ensures the selective synthesis of short oligomers. Catalytic 'tailoring' to dimers or a mixture of dimers and trimers can be achieved by using nonbulky or bulky amines, respectively. The kinetics in the catalytic oligomerization of 1-hexyne, in the presence of i-BuNH2, mediated by Cp*2ThMe2 are first order in [alkyne], first order in [Th], and inverse first order in [amine]. Kinetic, spectroscopic, and mechanistic data argue that the turnover-limiting step involves the formation of the mono(amido)thorium acetylide complex with rapid insertion of the alkyne and protonolysis by the amine.
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U2 - 10.1021/ja983640z
DO - 10.1021/ja983640z
M3 - 文章
AN - SCOPUS:0344026321
SN - 0002-7863
VL - 121
SP - 3025
EP - 3034
JO - Journal of the American Chemical Society
JF - Journal of the American Chemical Society
IS - 13
ER -