An Unprecedented Oxidative Migration of a Methyl Group from 2-(2‘,6‘-Dimethylphenylazo)-4-methylphenol Mediated by Ruthenium and Osmium
Author(s) -
Rama Acharyya,
ShieMing Peng,
GeneHsiang Lee,
Samaresh Bhattacharya
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.348
H-Index - 233
eISSN - 1520-510X
pISSN - 0020-1669
DOI - 10.1021/ic034968i
Subject(s) - chemistry , osmium , ruthenium , ring (chemistry) , center (category theory) , medicinal chemistry , group (periodic table) , metal , methyl group , stereochemistry , chemical transformation , organic chemistry , crystallography , catalysis
An unprecedented chemical transformation of 2-(2',6'-dimethylphenylazo)-4-methylphenol has been observed upon its reaction with [M(PPh(3))(3)X(2)] (M = Ru, Os; X = Cl, Br) whereby one methyl group from the phenyl ring of the arylazo fragment migrates to the metal center via oxidation to CO.
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