Transient terminal Cu-nitrene intermediates from discrete dicopper nitrenes
Transient terminal Cu-nitrene intermediates from discrete dicopper nitrenes
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DOI:
10.1021/ja065299l
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发表时间:
2006-11-29
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15
通讯作者:
Warren, Timothy H.
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作者:
Badiei, Yosra M.;Krishnaswamy, Ammani;Warren, Timothy H.
Reaction of the copper(I) β-diketiminate {[Me3NN]Cu}2(μ-toluene) with the aryl azide N3Ar (Ar = 3,5-Me2C6H3) in toluene results in immediate effervescence and formation of the dicopper nitrene {[Me3NN]Cu}2(μ-NAr) (2) in 77% yield. The X-ray structure of2shows nearly symmetric bonding of the nitrene to two Cu centers separated by 2.911(1) Å with Cu−N distances of 1.794(5) and 1.808(5) Å along with a Cu−N−Cu angle of 107.8(2)°. This structure is conceptually related to the dicopper carbenes {[MexNN]Cu}2(μ-CPh2) (x= 2 or 3) (Dai, X.; Warren J.Am. Chem. Soc.2004,126, 10085. Badiei, Y. M.; Warren J.Organomet. Chem.2005,690, 5989.) which exhibit shorter Cu−Cu distances (2.4635(7) or 2.485(1) Å) and acute Cu−C−Cu angles (79.51(14) or 80.1(2)°). Addition of the Cu(I) anilidoimine {[Me2AI]Cu}2(prepared from CuOtBu and the aniline-imine H[Me2AI] in 77% yield) to a benzene-d6solution of2results in the formation of two new anilidoimine complexes {[Me2AI]Cu(μ- NAr)Cu[Me3NN] (5) and {[Me2AI]Cu}2(μ-NAr) (6) as well as [Me3NN]Cu(benzene) over 3 h. These observations are consistent with the slow dissociation of a [Me3NN]Cu fragment from2to generate the transient terminal nitrenes [Me3NN]CuNAr and [Me2AI]CuNAr quickly trapped by the [Me2AI]Cu fragment to form the new unsymmetrical and symmetrical dicopper nitrenes5and6. Preliminary reactivity studies indicate electrophilic reactivity at the nitrene moiety. Dicopper nitrene2reacts with 10 equiv PMe3and CNtBu to give ArNPMe3and ArNCNtBu in 94% and 92% yields, respectively, with concomitant formation of [Me3NN]Cu(L) (L = PMe3and CNtBu). Reaction between2and 2 equiv PMe3allows for observation of the structurally characterized Cu(I) phosphaimide [Me3NN]Cu(ArNPMe3) (7).