Reactivity of Tricarbonyl(pentadienyl)iron(1+) Cations: Preparation of an Optically Pure Tricarbonyl(diene)iron Complex via Second-Order Asymmetric Transformation

Authors

William Donaldson, Marquette UniversityFollow
Leiwei Shang, Marquette University
Robin D. Rogers, Northern Illinois University

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Publication Date

1994

Publisher

American Chemical Society

Source Publication

Organometallics

Source ISSN

0276-7333

Abstract

Summary: Reactions of tricarbonyl(2,4-dimethylpentadienyl)iron(l+) hexafluorophosphate (1) with sodium methoxide/methanol and with phosphines are reported. Use of (S)-neomenthyldiphenylphosphine gives a 3:2 mixture of diastereomers. Slow diffusion-controlled recrystallization of the mixture gives the single, optically pure diastereomer 6a in >80% mass recovery via a second-order asymmetric transformation involving reversible addition of the phosphine. The stereochemistry of 6a at C2 (S) was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis.

Comments

Organometallics, Vol. 13, No. 1 (1994): 6-7. DOI.

Recommended Citation

Donaldson, William; Shang, Leiwei; and Rogers, Robin D., "Reactivity of Tricarbonyl(pentadienyl)iron(1+) Cations: Preparation of an Optically Pure Tricarbonyl(diene)iron Complex via Second-Order Asymmetric Transformation" (1994). Chemistry Faculty Research and Publications. 868.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/chem_fac/868