Journal of Organometallic Chemistry

Room temperature metathesis of aryl isocyanates and aromatic aldehydes catalyzed by group (IV) metal alkoxides: An experimental and computational study

A Kumar, AG Samuelson

Index: Kumar, Akshai; Samuelson, Ashoka G. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2010 , vol. 695, # 3 p. 338 - 345

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Abstract

Aromatic aldehydes and aryl isocyanates do not react at room temperature. However, we have shown for the first time that in the presence of catalytic amounts of group (IV) n- butoxide, they undergo metathesis at room temperature to produce imines with the extrusion of carbon dioxide. The mechanism of action has been investigated by a study of stoichiometric reactions. The insertion of aryl isocyanates into the metal n-butoxide occurs ...