ISSN:
0018-019X
Keywords:
Chemistry
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Organic Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Regio- and stereospecific labeling experiments are conducted to unravel the mechanistic features of the Fe+-induced dehydrogenation of octane-1,8-diol in the gas phase. With regard to the regioselectivity, ca. 20% of molecular hydrogen originates from the C(3)/C(4) or the equivalent C(5)/C(6) positions. The remaining 80% are, provided by the C(4)/C(5) methylene units. The steps, preceding the reductive elimination of hydrogen, are irreversible, and the overall reaction follows a 1,2-elimination mode. The loss of HD from C(3)/C(4) is associated with a kinetic isotope effect KH2/KHD = 1.68. Formation of D2 from the positions C(4)/C(5) has an isotope effect of KH2/KD2 = 4.7; this figure is slightly dependent on the configuration at C(4)/C(5). Most interesting is the finding that the configuration at C(4)/C(5) in [4,5-D2]octane-1,8-diol, i.e. 5c vs. 5d, plays a pivotal role in the dehydrogenation of the central C(4)/C(5) part. This unexpected and unprecedented result is explained in terms of conformational analysis. A staggered-like conformation serves as a precursor to generate a trans-fused bicyclic intermediate 6. It is this very intermediate from which most of the molecular hydrogen is eliminated. Of minor importance is the as-fused chelate 7, which is formed from an eclipsed-like conformation of the octane-1,8-diol/Fe+ complex. The contribution of 6 and 7 to the product formation is controlled by the relative configuration at the labeled positions C(4)/C(5). For the D,L-form 5c, we estimate a ratio of ca. 9:1 for the contribution of 6 vs. 7; due to an isotope effect, this ratio drops to 1:85:1 for the meso-form 5d. This finding constitutes the first example for the existence of isotopically sensitive branching (‘metabolic switching’) in gas-phase organometallic chemistry.
Additional Material:
1 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hlca.19910740522
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