化学
质子化
过渡金属
催化作用
芳基
镍
过渡状态
金属化
立体化学
结晶学
有机化学
离子
烷基
作者
Paige Piszel,Brandon J. Orzolek,Alyssa Olszewski,Madeline E. Rotella,Amanda M. Spiewak,Marisa C. Kozlowski,Daniel J. Weix
摘要
Protonation of C–M bonds and its microscopic reverse, metalation of C–H bonds, are fundamental steps in a variety of metal-catalyzed processes. As such, studies on protonation of C–M bonds can shed light on C–H activation. We present here studies on the rate of protodemetalation (PDM) of a suite of arylnickel(II) complexes with various acids that provide evidence for a concerted, cyclic transition state for the PDM of C–Ni bonds and demonstrate that five-, six-, and seven-membered transition states are particularly favorable. Our data show that while the rate of protodemetalation of arylnickel(II) complexes scales with acidity for many acids, several are faster than predicted by pKa. For example, while acetic acid and acetohydroxamic acid are much less acidic than HCl, they both protodemetalate arylnickel(II) complexes significantly faster than HCl. Our data also show how in the case of acetohydroxamic acid, a seven-membered cyclic transition state (CH3C(O)NHOH) can be more favorable than a six-membered transition state (CH3C(O)NHOH). Similarly, five-membered transition states, such as for pyrazole, are highly favorable as well. Comparison of transition state polarization (from density functional theory) compares these new nickel transition states to better-studied precious-metal systems and demonstrates how the base can change the polarization of the transition state giving rise to opposing electronic preferences. Collectively, these studies suggest several new avenues for study in C–H activation as well as approaches to accelerate or slow protodemetalation in nickel catalysis.
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