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Intrinsic reactivity of a uranium metallacyclopropene toward unsaturated organic molecules†
Lei Zhang,Bo Fang,Guohua Hou,Lin Ai,Wanjian Ding,Marc D. Walter,Guofu Zi
Dalton Transactions Pub Date : 09/12/2016 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C6DT03005J
Abstract

The uranium metallacyclopropene (η5-C5Me5)2U[η2-C2(SiMe3)2] (1) reacts with various small unsaturated organic molecules. For example, replacement of bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene occurs when complex 1 is exposed to alkynes, conjugated alkenes, nitriles and quinones. Reaction of 1 with internal phenyl(alkyl)acetylene PhC[triple bond, length as m-dash]CMe selectively yields the Cs symmetric uranium metallacyclopentadiene (η5-C5Me5)2U[η2-C(Ph)[double bond, length as m-dash]C(Me)–C(Ph)[double bond, length as m-dash]C(Me)] (6) after the loss of bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene, while treatment of 1 with phenyl(silyl)acetylenes (PhC[triple bond, length as m-dash]CR, R = SiHMe2, SiMe3) gives the corresponding C2v symmetric isomers (η5-C5Me5)2U[η2-C(R)[double bond, length as m-dash]C(Ph)–C(Ph)[double bond, length as m-dash]C(R)] (R = SiHMe2 (7), SiMe3 (8)). Furthermore, while no deprotonation occurs between complex 1 and pyridine derivatives, cyclohexanone can be inserted into the uranium metallacyclopropene moiety of 1 to yield the five-membered, heterocyclic complex (η5-C5Me5)2U[OC(CH2)5(C2(SiMe3)2)] (14) in quantitative conversion. Density functional theory (DFT) studies have been performed to complement the experimental studies.

Graphical abstract: Intrinsic reactivity of a uranium metallacyclopropene toward unsaturated organic molecules
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