Abstract
The reactivity of various o-acylaniline derivatives with ruthenium complexes was examined. The reaction of o-acylanilines with RuH 2(CO)(PPh3)3 (1) or an activated ruthenium species formulated as "Ru(CO)(PPh3)3" (4) gave amido hydrido complexes 3 and aryl amido complexes 6 formed via N-H and C-N bond cleavage, respectively. Addition of olefins, such as vinylsilanes, accelerates the C-N bond cleavage. The aryl amido complexes 6 can provide the C-N arylation product upon treatment with arylboronates. The relative reactivity of o-acylanilines bearing various substituents was investigated by competition experiments, and it was found that electron-donating substituents increase the relative facileness of the C-N bond cleavage in both stoichiometric and catalytic reactions. The trend observed here is different from the one observed for the previously reported tantalum-mediated C-N bond cleavage.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 682-690 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Organometallics |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 Jan 28 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry