Generality and Strength of Transition Metal β-Effects
Generality and Strength of Transition Metal β-Effects
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DOI:
10.1021/jacs.8b06817
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发表时间:
2018-08-22
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15
通讯作者:
Musaev, Djamaladdin G.
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作者:
Haines, Brandon E.;Sarpong, Richmond;Musaev, Djamaladdin G.
Using computation, we examine the generality and strength of beta-effects from transition metal centers on beta-elimination. In particular, we find that a beta-Pd(II) substituent imparts over twice the stabilization to a carbocation as a Si substituent, representative of the well-known beta-silicon effect. We established efficient and practical computational parameters to investigate the sigma sigma conjugation in an experimentally relevant system: N,N-picolinamide vinyl metalacycles with fisubstituents that can undergo elimination. We have found that the beta-Pd effect depends on the nature of the C-beta substituent (X): This effect is negligible for X = H, Me, OH, and F, but is significant for X = Cl, Br, and I. We have also extended these studies to the beta-effect in N,N-picolinamide vinyl metalacycles with beta-substituents of other transition metals-Fe(II), Ru(II), Os(II), Co(III), Rh(III), Ir(III), Ni(II), Pd(II), Pt(II), Cu(III), Ag(III), and Au(III). We found that the electronegativity of the metals correlates reasonably well with the relative beta-effects, with first-row transition metals exerting the strongest influence. Overall, it is our anticipation that a more profound appreciation of transition metal beta effects will facilitate the design of novel reactions, including new variants of transition metal catalyzed C-H functionalization.