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The Remote Activation of Chemical Bonds via Metal Coordination
Author(s) -
Oh Moonhyun,
Yu Kunquan,
Li Huazhi,
Watson Eric J.,
Carpenter Gene B.,
Sweigart Dwight A.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
advanced synthesis and catalysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.541
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1615-4169
pISSN - 1615-4150
DOI - 10.1002/adsc.200303080
Subject(s) - chemistry , benzothiophene , benzofuran , biphenylene , dibenzothiophene , ring (chemistry) , nucleophile , bond cleavage , indole test , metal , stereochemistry , coordination complex , photochemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis , thiophene , phenylene , polymer
The activation of chemical bonds to cleavage by mild metal nucleophiles can be achieved by precoordination of a transition metal fragment to a site remote from the bond in question. The following bonds have been activated in this manner by η 6 ‐coordination to an internal arene ring: CC in biphenylene, CS in benzothiophene and dibenzothiophene, CSe in benzoselenophene, CO in benzofuran, and NH in indole.