Chlorination of (Phebox)Ir(mesityl)(OAc) by Thionyl Chloride

Chlorination of (Phebox)Ir(mesityl)(OAc) by Thionyl Chloride

Pincer (Phebox)Ir(mesityl)(OAc) (2) (Phebox = 3,5-dimethylphenyl-2,6-bis(oxazolinyl)) complex, formed by benzylic C-H activation of mesitylene (1,3,5-trimethylbenzene) using (Phebox)Ir(OAc)2OH2 (1), was treated with thionyl chloride to rapidly form 1-(chloromethyl)-3,5-dimethylbenzene in 50% yield...

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Main Authors: Meng Zhou, Alan S. Goldman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-06-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
chlorination
phebox ligand
iridium mesityl
thionyl chloride
pincer complex
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/20/6/10122
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Summary:Pincer (Phebox)Ir(mesityl)(OAc) (2) (Phebox = 3,5-dimethylphenyl-2,6-bis(oxazolinyl)) complex, formed by benzylic C-H activation of mesitylene (1,3,5-trimethylbenzene) using (Phebox)Ir(OAc)2OH2 (1), was treated with thionyl chloride to rapidly form 1-(chloromethyl)-3,5-dimethylbenzene in 50% yield at 23 °C. A green species was obtained at the end of reaction, which decomposed during flash column chromatography to form (Phebox)IrCl2OH2 in 87% yield.
ISSN:1420-3049

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