Stoichiometric regio-and stereoselective oxidative coupling reactions of conjugated dienes with ruthenium(0). A mechanistic insight into the origin of selectivity

Masafumi Hirano*, Yumiko Sakate, Nobuyuki Komine, Sanshiro Komiya, Xian Qi Wang, Martin A. Bennett

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    Abstract

    Treatment of [Ru(η6-C10H8) (η4-1,5-COD)] (1) with excess butadiene at room temperature produces supine,prone-[Ru(η33-2,6-octadiene-1,8- diyl)( η4-1,5-COD)] (supine,prone-2). Similar treatment of 1 with isoprene and (E)-and (Z)-1,3-pentadiene also gives the corresponding analogues of supine,prone-2, while 2,3-dimethylbutadiene does not react. A low-temperature NMR study of the reaction of 1 with butadiene shows initial formation of [Ru(η4-cisoid-butadiene)( η2-transoid-butadiene)( η4-1,5-COD)] (5) as an intermediate, which is spontaneously converted into supine,prone-2 upon warming to room temperature. Similarly, treatment of 1 with (E)-1,3-pentadiene gives two intermediates, [Ru{η4-(E)-cisoid-1,3-pentadiene}{η2-(E) -transoid-1,3-pentadiene}(η4-1,5-COD)] (E-6) and [Ru{η4-(Z)-cisoid-1,3-pentadiene}{η2-(E) -transoid-1,3-pentadiene}(η4-1,5-COD)] (Z-6), in 44/56 ratio at-50 °C. These intermediates are converted into anti-supine,syn-prone- [Ru(η33-3,7-decadiene-2,9-diyl)( η4-1,5-COD)] (anti-supine,syn-prone-4). The observed stereochemistries can be explained by a mechanism that involves oxidative coupling between η 4-(Z)-cisoid-1,3-pentadiene and η2-(E)-transoid-1,3-pentadiene in Z-6.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)768-777
    Number of pages10
    JournalOrganometallics
    Volume30
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 28 Feb 2011

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