Reductive Cyclotrimerization of Carbon Monoxide to the Deltate Dianion by an Organometallic Uranium Complex
2006; American Association for the Advancement of Science; Volume: 311; Issue: 5762 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1126/science.1121784
ISSN1095-9203
AutoresOwen T. Summerscales, F. Geoffrey N. Cloke, Peter B. Hitchcock, Jennifer C. Green, Nilay Hazari,
Tópico(s)Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms
ResumoDespite the long history of the Fischer-Tropsch reaction, carbon monoxide has proven remarkably resistant to selective homologation under mild conditions. Here, we find that an organouranium(III) complex induces efficient reductive trimerization of carbon monoxide at room temperature and pressure. The result is a triangular, cyclic C 3 O 2– 3 , or deltate, dianion held between two uranium(IV) units. The bonding within the C 3 O 2– 3 unit and its coordination to the two U centers have been analyzed by x-ray diffraction and density functional theory computational studies, which show a stabilizing C-C agostic interaction between the C 3 core and one U center. Solution nuclear magnetic resonance studies reveal a rapid equilibration of the deltate unit between the U centers.
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