Issue 1, 1992

Ring-methyl activation in pentamethylcyclopentadienyliridium complexes. Part 2. Synthesis of C5Me4(functionalized alkyl) complexes and crystal structures of [(C5Me4CH2CPh2OH)-IrMe(CO)Ph] and [(C5Me4CH2CO2H)IrMe(CO)Cl]

Abstract

Reaction of [(C5Me5)IrMe(CO)Ph]1 with sec-butyllithium gives a lithio complex, presumably Li[(C5Me4CH2)IrMe(CO)Ph]2, which reacts with PhCOR to give the appropriately substituted [{C5Me4CH2CPh(OH)R}IrMe(CO)Ph]3a(R = Me) and 3b(R = Ph). Hydrogen chloride cleaved the Ir–Ph bonds in complexes 3a and 3b to give first [{C5Me4CH2CPh(OH)R}IrMe(CO)Cl]4, which reacted further with HCl to give [{C5Me4CH2CPh(Me)Cl}Ir(CO)Cl2]5, from 4a, and [(C5Me4CH[double bond, length half m-dash]CPh2)Ir(CO)Cl2]6, from 4b. Complex 2 also reacted with PhCN and with CO2 to give, after work-up, the substituted acetophenone and the substituted acetic acid complexes [(C5Me4CH2COPh)IrMe(CO)Ph]7 and [(C5Me4CH2CO2H)IrMe(CO)Cl]8, respectively. Complex 8 was converted by further HCl into [(C5Me4CH2CO2H)Ir(CO)Cl2]9, or esterified (ROH, base and dicyclohexylcarbodiimide) to give [(C5Me4CH2CO2R)IrMe(CO)Cl]10a(R = Me) or 10b(R = 1R,2S,5R-menthyl). Complex 9 was also esterified (EtOH, HCl) to give [(C5Me4CH2CO2Et)Ir(CO)Cl2]11. Reaction of the complex [{C5Me4(CH2SiMe3)}IrMe(CO)Ph]12 with sec-butyllithium followed by CO2 gave [{C5Me3(CH2-CO2H)(CH2SiMe3)}IrMe(CO)Cl]13. X-Ray structure determinations of complexes 3b and 8 were carried out: 3b shows no hydrogen bonding, but molecules of 8 are linked across a crystallographic inversion centre by pairs of strong hydrogen bonds between the carboxylic acid residues.

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J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 1992, 131-137

Ring-methyl activation in pentamethylcyclopentadienyliridium complexes. Part 2. Synthesis of C5Me4(functionalized alkyl) complexes and crystal structures of [(C5Me4CH2CPh2OH)-IrMe(CO)Ph] and [(C5Me4CH2CO2H)IrMe(CO)Cl]

J. A. Miguel-Garcia, H. Adams, N. A. Bailey and P. M. Maitlis, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 1992, 131 DOI: 10.1039/DT9920000131

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