Group transfer reactions of d(0) transition metal complexes: redox-active ligands provide a mechanism for expanded reactivity

abstract

Group- and atom-transfer is an attractive reaction class for the preparation of value-added organic substrates. Despite a wide variety of known early-transition metal oxo and imido complexes, these species have received limited attention for atom- and group-transfer reactions, owing to the lack of an accessible metal-based two-electron redox couple. Recently it has been shown that redox-active ligands can support the multi-electron changes required to promote group-transfer reactivity, opening up new avenues for group- and atom-transfer catalyst design. This Perspective article provides an overview of group transfer reactivity in early-transition metal complexes supported by traditional ligand platforms, followed by recent advances in the atom- and group-transfer reactivity of d(0) metal complexes containing redox-active ligands.

keywords

C-H ACTIVATION; ATOM TRANSFER-REACTIONS; LIFETIME CATECHOL DIOXYGENASES; CARBON-MONOXIDE CLEAVAGE; TITANIUM IMIDO COMPLEXES; HYDROGEN BOND ACTIVATION; OXIDATIVE ADDITION; TRAPPING REACTIONS; DICYCLOPENTADIENYLTITANIUM COMPLEXES; STRUCTURAL-CHARACTERIZATION

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Chemistry

authors

Munha, RF; Zarkesh, RA; Heyduk, AF

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