Active Catalytic Species (active + catalytic_species)

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Structure,Catalytic Activity Relationship in Bridging Silacycloalkyl Ring Conformations of Constrained Geometry Titanium Complexes

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, Issue 13 2008
Eugene Kang
Abstract A series of cyclic silylene-bridged (amidocyclopentadienyl)dichlorotitanium(IV) complexes [TiCl2{,5 -1-(CySitBuN- ,N)-2,3,4,5-R4 -C5}] was prepared, where CySi = silacyclobutyl (a), silacyclopentenyl (b), silacyclopentyl (c), and silacyclohexyl (d); R = H (4), Me (5). The starting silane, dichlorosilacycloalkane CySiCl2 (1), was treated with NaCp (LiCp*), followed by LiNHtBu to yield the cyclic silylene-bridged ligands (R4C5)CySi(NHtBu) [R = H (2); Me (3)]. Subsequent deprotonation with n -butyllithium, followed by transmetalation with TiCl4 yielded the desired constrained geometry complexes (CGCs) (CpCySiNtBu)TiCl2 (4) and (Cp*CySiNtBu)TiCl2 (5). The structures of the resulting cyclopentadienyl- (4b and 4c) and tetramethylcyclopentadienyl(silacycloalkyl)amidotitanium(IV) dichloride (5a, 5c, and 5d) species were studied by using X-ray crystallography to obtain geometrical information on cyclic silylene-modified CGCs. The ethylene polymerization by the cyclic silylene-bridged CGCs 4 and 5 was examined to verify the structure,catalytic activity relationship derived from variation of the size of a cyclic silylene ring. Indeed, the size of the cyclic silylene ring at the 1,1,-position of 4 and 5 affected the catalytic activities through the ethylene polymerization. Systematic increase in the catalytic activities was observed as the cyclic silylene-bridging unit was expanded from a four- to six-membered ring. In the present study, we found that CGCs of TiIV with a six-membered silylene-bridged ligand (5d) produced active catalytic species for the formation of polyethylene with Mw = 42.7,×,10,4 g,mol,1 and Mw/Mn = 2.1 with excellent catalytic activities (20.9 kg,polymer per mmol of Ti). When titanium(IV) dimethyl complex (6d) was applied in continuous polymerization process, impressive high catalytic activity on copolymerization with 1-octene was observed. (© Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2008) [source]


Aminium Hexachloroantimonate Salts as Latent Sources of Antimony Pentachloride in Pinacolic Rearrangement of Vicinal Diols

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, Issue 8 2005
Francesco Ciminale, Luigi Lopez
Abstract Rearrangements of various vicinal diols (1a,f) induced by hexachloroantimonate aminium salts A or B were found to occur in a similar manner when antimony pentachloride was used instead of aminium salts. Antimony pentachloride is proposed as the active catalytic species, possibly deriving from the oxidation of the hexachloroantimonate anion SbCl6, by the aminium counterpart. (© Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2005) [source]


Copper(I) Acetate: A Structurally Simple but Highly Efficient Dinuclear Catalyst for Copper-Catalyzed Azide-Alkyne Cycloaddition

ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS (PREVIOUSLY: JOURNAL FUER PRAKTISCHE CHEMIE), Issue 10 2010
Changwei Shao
Abstract In this article, the structurally well-defined dinuclear complex copper(I) acetate was studied in detail and was developed as a highly practical and efficient catalyst for the copper(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition. The "bare" phenylethynylcopper(I) (i.e., with no exogeneous ligands) was isolated as an intermediate, which can be converted into an active catalytic species by treatment with acetic acid (in situ produced in the reaction) to efficiently catalyze the azide-alkyne cycloaddition under mild conditions. [source]


Methoxycarbonylation of Aliphatic Diamines with Dimethyl Carbonate Promoted by in situ Generated Hydroxide Ion: A Mechanistic Consideration

ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS (PREVIOUSLY: JOURNAL FUER PRAKTISCHE CHEMIE), Issue 2-3 2010
Dae Won Kim
Abstract The methoxycarbonylation reactions of aliphatic diamines with dimethyl carbonate are accelerated greatly in the presence of water. Theoretical investigations on the mechanistic aspects of the methoxycarbonylation of 1,6-hexanediamine strongly suggest that the hydroxide ion, generated in situ from the interaction of 1,6-hexanediamine with water, is an active catalytic species and plays a pivotal role in the rate-determining hydrogen abstraction step from the amino group. [source]


Transition metal catalyzed carbon-silicon bond forming reactions using chlorosilanes promoted by Grignard reagents

THE CHEMICAL RECORD, Issue 1 2007
Jun Terao
Abstract New catalytic CSi bond-forming reactions using chlorosilanes are described. These reactions proceed efficiently under mild conditions by the combined use of Grignard reagents and transition metal catalysts, such as Ti, Zr, Ni, and Pd. It is proposed that ate complex intermediates formed by the reaction of transition metals with Grignard reagents play important roles as the active catalytic species. The present study demonstrates the practical use of chlorosilanes in transition metal catalyzed silylation reactions providing convenient methods for allyl- or vinylsilane synthesis. The reaction pathways of these transformations as well as the scope and limitations are discussed. © 2007 The Japan Chemical Journal Forum and Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Chem Rec 7: 57,67; 2007: Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com) DOI 10.1002/tcr.20101 [source]