Author: Virginie Comte

Photochemical Synthesis and Reactivity of New Chloro-Bridged Complexes with Tungstenocene (η5-C5H5)(η5-C5H4PPh2)WClX (X = H, Cl) and Tetracarbonylmetal (Cr, W) Units

Chloro-bridged bimetallic complexes (η5-C5H5)[η5-C5H4PPh2M′(CO)4]W(μ-Cl)X [X = Cl (3), × = H (4); M′ = Cr, W] were prepared by photochemical irradiation of (η5-C5H5)[η5-C5H4PPh2M′(CO)5]WClX [X = Cl (1), × = H (2); M′ = Cr, W]. The reactivity of the chloro-bridged complexes towards Lewis bases was studied; by exposure to CO or phosphanes, a facile cleavage of the chloro bridge accompanied by regio- and stereospecific coordination at M′ occurs. The X-ray structure of complex 3 (M′ = W) is reported.

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A Straightforward Route to Homoallyl-Homocrotylamines Promoted by a Titanium Complex

I�-Allyltitanium complexes, generated in situ from 1,3-dienes and Cp2TiH, react with benzotriazole derivatives to give homoallylic amines in good yields. Under similar conditions, triple cascade reactions (allyltitanation followed by cationic 2-aza-Cope rearrangement followed by a second allyltitanation) occur from bis(benzotriazolyl) compounds affording a straightforward route to homoallyl-(E)-homocrotylamines. A theoretical study provides further insight into the factors that govern the selectivity of this sequence of reactions. The titanium-promoted reductive coupling of 1,3-dienes with bis(benzotriazolyl) compounds as substrates led selectively to homoallyl-homocrotylamines through a tr…

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Synthesis of enol esters catalysed by 'early–late' Ti–Ru complexes

Abstract The titane–ruthenium heterobimetallic compounds ( p -cymene)[(η 5 -C 5 H 5 )(μ-η 5 :η 1 -C 5 H 4 (CH 2 ) m PR 2 )TiCl 2 ]RuCl 2 4 – 6 have been revealed to be quite good catalysts for the addition of formic acid to 1-hexyne and phenylacetylene. These preliminary results led us to synthesize new tetrametallic complexes 10 – 12 via the reaction of the titanocene phosphanes 1 – 3 with the polymer [Ru(CO) 2 (μ-O 2 CH)] n . Their catalytic ability for the enol esters formation has been studied.

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ChemInform Abstract: First Titanium-Catalyzed 1,4-Hydrophosphination of 1,3-Dienes.

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[TiPHOS(Rh)]+: A Fortuitous Coordination Mode and an Effective Hydrosilylation Bimetallic Catalyst

The reaction of the titanocene diphosphine {(η5-C5H5)[η5-C5Me3-1,2-(PPh2)2]TiCl2} (TiPHOS; 1) with [Rh(COD)2](OTf) led to the new early−late heterobimetallic complex [(TiPHOS)Rh(COD)](OTf) (2), who...

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Reactivity of the ansa-Bridged Metallocene Dichlorides [X(η5-C5H4)2]MCl2 (X = SiMe2, CMe2; M = Mo, W) toward Metallophosphide Anions [PPh2M‘(CO)x]- (M‘ = Cr, Mo, W, x = 5; M‘ = Fe, x = 4). Formation of Heterobimetallic Complexes by Nucleophilic Substitution on a Cyclopentadienyl Ligand or on the Metal M

Two kinds of ansa derivatives, [SiMe2(η5-C5H4)2]MCl2 and [CMe2(η5-C5H4)2]MCl2 (M = Mo, W), are reacted with metallophosphide anions [PPh2M‘(CO)x]- (M‘ = Cr, Mo, W, x = 5; M‘ = Fe, x = 4). The silicon-bridged derivatives give the bimetallic systems [SiMe2(η5-C5H4)(η5-C5H3PPh2M‘(CO)x)]M(H)(Cl), which result from a regioselective substitution at the 3-position on the cyclopentadienyl ligand. In contrast, with the CMe2-bridged compounds, the substitution reaction occurs at the metallic center, giving μ-phosphido bimetallic complexes [CMe2(η5-C5H4)2]M(Cl)(μ-PPh2)M‘(CO)x. The solid-state structure of the bimetallic complex [CMe2(η5-C5H4)2]W(Cl)(μ-PPh2)Fe(CO)4 (7d) is reported.

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ChemInform Abstract: nBuLi-Mediated Hydrophosphination: A Simple Route to Valuable Organophosphorus Compounds.

A straightforward synthesis of homoallyl- and allylphosphanes has been developed using nBuLi-mediated hydrophosphination of conjugated dienes. In all the cases the phosphorus atom of the reacting phosphane attacked the sterically less demanding side of the diene exclusively. In addition, high regioselectivities towards 1,2- or 1,4-addition products were observed depending on the nature of the dienes. This hydrophosphination reaction was extended to a variety of substrates such as styrene derivatives, alkynes and 1,3,5-cycloheptatriene. The structures of three hydrophosphination products were confirmed by X-ray diffraction studies.

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Multinuclear Cytotoxic Metallodrugs: Physicochemical Characterization and Biological Properties of Novel Heteronuclear Gold-Titanium Complexes

An unprecedented series of titanocene-gold bi- and trimetallic complexes of the general formula [[(η(5)-C(5)H(5))(μ-η(5):κ(1)-C(5)H(4)(CH(2))(n)PPh(2))TiCl(2)](m)AuCl(x)](q+) (n = 0, 2, or 4; m = 1, x = 1, q = 0 or m = 2, x = 0, q = 1) have been prepared and characterized spectroscopically. The luminescence spectroscopy and photophysics of one of the compounds, [[(η(5)-C(5)H(5))(μ-η(5):κ(1)-C(5)H(4)PPh(2))TiCl(2)](2)Au]PF(6), have been investigated in 2MeTHF solution and in the solid state at 77 and 298 K. Evidence for interfragment interactions based on the comparison of electronic band positions and emission lifetimes, namely, triplet energy transfer (ET) from the Au- to the Ti-containing…

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A Route toward (Aminomethyl)cyclopentadienide Ligands and Their Group 4 Metal Complexes

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Hydrogen: a good partner for rhodium-catalyzed hydrosilylation

The influence of hydrogen pressure on the hydrosilylation of ketones catalyzed by [((S)-SYNPHOS)Rh(nbd)]OTf has been studied. We have notably demonstrated that hydrogen significantly affected the outcome of the reaction while not being consumed as stoichiometric reducing agent. In THF, diethyl ether or toluene, the hydrogen pressure exceedingly accelerated the hydrosilylation reaction and preserved or even improved the enantioselectivity of the process. In CH2Cl2, the rhodium catalyst also showed generally higher catalytic activity under hydrogen pressure. Most serendipitously, several ketones were found to give products of absolute opposite configuration upon performing the hydrosilylation…

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First titanium-catalyzed 1,4-hydrophosphination of 1,3-dienes

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ChemInform Abstract: A Straightforward Route to Homoallyl-Homocrotylamines Promoted by a Titanium Complex.

This publication also contains theoretical studies and calculations concerning the reaction.

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nBuLi-Mediated hydrophosphination: a simple route to valuable organophosphorus compounds

A straightforward synthesis of homoallyl- and allylphosphanes has been developed using nBuLi-mediated hydrophosphination of conjugated dienes. In all the cases the phosphorus atom of the reacting phosphane attacked the sterically less demanding side of the diene exclusively. In addition, high regioselectivities towards 1,2- or 1,4-addition products were observed depending on the nature of the dienes. This hydrophosphination reaction was extended to a variety of substrates such as styrene derivatives, alkynes and 1,3,5-cycloheptatriene. The structures of three hydrophosphination products were confirmed by X-ray diffraction studies.

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Regio- and Stereochemical Aspects of the Substitution Reaction between the Molybdenocene and Tungstenocene Dichlorides (η5-C5H4-R)2MCl2 (R = CMe3, SiMe3; M = Mo, W) and Metallophosphide Anions [(CO)5M‘PPh2]Li (M‘ = Mo, W)

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Cover Feature: A Route toward (Aminomethyl)cyclopentadienide Ligands and Their Group 4 Metal Complexes (Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 34/2018)

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Development of Bimetallic Titanocene−Ruthenium−Arene Complexes As Anticancer Agents: Relationships between Structural and Biological Properties

A series of bimetallic titanium-ruthenium complexes of general formula [(η(5)-C(5)H(5))(μ-η(5):κ(1)-C(5)H(4)(CR(2))(n)PR'R'')TiCl(2)](η(6)-p-cymene)RuCl(2) (n = 0, 1, 2 or 4; R = H or Me; R' = H, Ph, or Cy; R'' = Ph or Cy) have been synthesized, including two novel compounds as well as two cationic derivatives of formula [(η(5)-C(5)H(5))(μ-η(5):κ(1)-C(5)H(4)(CH(2))(n)PPh(2))TiCl(2)] [(η(6)-p-cymene)RuCl](BF(4)) (n = 0 or 2). The solid state structure of two of these compounds was also established by X-ray crystallography. The complexes showed a cytotoxic effect on human ovarian cancer cells and were markedly more active than their Ti or Ru monometallic analogues titanocene dichloride and RA…

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