Controlling Regiochemistry in Negishi Carboaluminations. Fine Tuning the Ligand on Zirconium

Bruce H. Lipshutz,* Tom Butler, and Asher Lower
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2006, 128 (48), pp 15396–15398
DOI: 10.1021/ja065769b
Publication Date (Web): November 9, 2006
Copyright © 2006 American Chemical Society
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Abstract

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The species on the zirconocene catalyst is changed from two Cp's to the Brintzinger ligand and catalytic amounts of MAO are used to usually effect a >99% regiocontrol of Negishi carboaluminations of 1-alkynes in toluene.

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  • Published In Issue December 06, 2006
  • Received August 8, 2006

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