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Accessing Valuable Ligand Supports for Transition Metals: A Modified, Intermediate Scale Preparation of 1,2,3,4,5-Pentamethylcyclopentadiene
Published on: March 20, 2017
Acid-Induced Liberation of Polysubstituted Cyclopentadiene Ligands from Cyclopentadienyl Cobalt: A [2 + 2 + 1]
Pengjin Qin1, Ryan L Holland1, Kevin D Bunker1
1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of California, San Diego , La Jolla, San Diego , California 92093-0358 , United States.
Abstract:
Here, we report that trifluoroacetic acid (TFAH) induces demetallation and protodesilylation of the cyclopentadiene ligand in cobalt-η4-cyclopentadiene complexes of general formula [(η5-C5H5)Co(η4-exo-C(TMS)═C(SO2Ph)CH═CRCH(CO2Et))] (1-Ph, R = Ph; 1-ArBu, R = p-C6H4Bu; 1-ArNMe2, R = p-C6H4NMe2; and 1-Me, R = Me). The trisubstituted cyclopentadiene products are isolated as a mixture of two tautomers, [(CH2C(SO2Ph)═CHC(CO2Et)═CR)] (8-R-A) and [(CH═C(SO2Ph)CH2C(CO2Et)═CR)] (8-R-B). The endo isomer, [(η5-C5H5)Co(η4-endo-C(TMS)═C(SO2Ph)CH═CPhCH(CO2Et))] (1-Ph-endo), also undergoes demetallation and protodesilylation to give 8-Ph-A and 8-Ph-B in excellent yield. The cobalt-cyclopentadiene complex, [(η5-C5H5)Co(η4-exo-C(TMS)═C(SO2Ph)CH═C(CO2Me)CH(CO2Et))] (1-CO2Me), undergoes demetallation and protodesilylation upon treatment with TFAH to give a hydrogen-bonded fulvenol (8-CO2Me). Liberation of the ethoxy-substituted cyclopentadiene ligand of [(η5-C5H5)Co(η4-exo-C(TMS)═C(SO2Ph)CH═C(OEt)CH(CO2Et))] (1-OEt) leads to formation of a cyclopentenone derivative (11). Thermolysis of 8-Ph-A/8-Ph-B in the presence of maleimide leads to a highly functionalized Diels-Alder adduct, whereas 8-Ph-A/8-Ph-B serves as precursors to trisubstituted ruthenocenes by in situ deprotonation and reaction with [(η5-C5R5)Ru(NCMe)3]PF6 (16-H, R = H; 16-Me, R = Me).
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