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Selective transformations of organic compounds by imidozirconocene complexes
Author(s) -
Duncan Andrew P.,
Bergman Robert G.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
the chemical record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.61
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1528-0691
pISSN - 1527-8999
DOI - 10.1002/tcr.10039
Subject(s) - hydroamination , chemistry , cycloaddition , imine , catalysis , metathesis , metallocene , organometallic chemistry , transition metal , organic chemistry , polymer chemistry , computational chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , polymerization , polymer
Imidozirconocene complexes (Cp 2 ZrNR(THF)) possess a rich reaction chemistry, in contrast to many imido complexes of later transition metals. The synthesis and structural characteristics of these compounds are briefly described, along with a qualitative molecular orbital description of the metallocene‐imido interaction. Imidozirconocene complexes react at the ZrN linkage with a variety of XH bonds, and undergo overall [2 + 2] cycloaddition reactions with a wide range of unsaturated organic and organometallic compounds. Results of studies detailing the scope and mechanism of these reactions are presented herein, along with applications to catalytic hydroamination, imine metathesis, and asymmetric transformations. © 2002 The Japan Chemical Journal Forum and Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Chem Rec 2: 431–445, 2002: Published online in Wiley Interscience(www.interscience.wiley.com)