Chemistry–An Asian Journal

C H Bond Activation/Borylation of Furans and Thiophenes Catalyzed by a Half??Sandwich Iron N??Heterocyclic Carbene Complex

T Hatanaka, Y Ohki, K Tatsumi

Index: Hatanaka, Tsubasa; Ohki, Yasuhiro; Tatsumi, Kazuyuki Chemistry - An Asian Journal, 2010 , vol. 5, # 7 p. 1657 - 1666

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Abstract

Abstract A coordinatively unsaturated iron-methyl complex having an N-heterocyclic carbene ligand,[Cp* Fe (L Me) Me](1; Cp*= η 5-C 5 Me 5, L Me= 1, 3, 4, 5-tetramethyl- imidazol-2-ylidene), is synthesized from the reaction of [Cp* Fe (TMEDA) Cl](TMEDA= N, N, N′, N′-tetramethylethylenediamine) with methyllithium and L Me. Complex 1 is found to activate the C [BOND] H bonds of furan, thiophene, and benzene, giving rise to aryl ...