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1,2-Addition of Diethylzinc to a Bis(Imidazolyl)ketone Ligand.


ABSTRACT: In this study, the selective 1,2-addition of diethylzinc to the ketone functionality of BMdiPhIK [bis(1-methyl-4,5-diphenylimidazolyl)ketone] is shown. The reaction product is isolated in a dimeric form with a planar Zn2(µ-O)2-motif keeping the two monomers together. This compound can serve as a model for reactive intermediates in the catalytic alkylation of ketones with diorganozinc reagents. Hydrolysis of this binuclear zinc compound leads to isolation of the C-alkylated product in 89?% yield. A reaction pathway is proposed in which BMdiPhIK initially coordinates to diethylzinc as a bidentate bis(nitrogen) ligand. This is followed by the homolytic cleavage of the Zn-Et bond and in-cage recombination of the Et-radical and the Zn-coordinated ligand-centered radical, which is mainly localized on the carbonyl moiety of the ligand.

SUBMITTER: Folkertsma E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5993287 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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1,2-Addition of Diethylzinc to a Bis(Imidazolyl)ketone Ligand.

Folkertsma Emma E   Benthem Sanne H SH   Jastrzebski Johann T B H JTBH   Lutz Martin M   Moret Marc-Etienne ME   Klein Gebbink Robertus J M RJM  

European journal of inorganic chemistry 20180212 10


In this study, the selective 1,2-addition of diethylzinc to the ketone functionality of BM<sup>diPh</sup>IK [bis(1-methyl-4,5-diphenylimidazolyl)ketone] is shown. The reaction product is isolated in a dimeric form with a planar Zn<sub>2</sub>(µ-O)<sub>2</sub>-motif keeping the two monomers together. This compound can serve as a model for reactive intermediates in the catalytic alkylation of ketones with diorganozinc reagents. Hydrolysis of this binuclear zinc compound leads to isolation of the C  ...[more]

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