Computational study of c-h bond cleavage and c-c bond formation processes catalyzed by transition metal complexes

The first part of the thesis is mainly devoted to the mechanism of a C-H activation reaction by a niobium complex. The mechanism of C-H bond activation of benzene by the TpMe2NbCH3-(c-C3H5)-(MeCCMe) complex was rationalized. The key intermediate is an unusual 2-cyclopropene complex. We rationalized...

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Autor: Locati, Abel Jean Serge
Tipo de recurso: tesis doctoral
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Institución:Universitat Rovira i virgili (URV)
Repositorio:Repositori Institucional de la Universitat Rovira i Virgili
OAI Identifier:oai:urv.cat:TDX:1043
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/TDX1043
http://hdl.handle.net/10803/79120
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:544 - Química física
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Sumario:The first part of the thesis is mainly devoted to the mechanism of a C-H activation reaction by a niobium complex. The mechanism of C-H bond activation of benzene by the TpMe2NbCH3-(c-C3H5)-(MeCCMe) complex was rationalized. The key intermediate is an unusual 2-cyclopropene complex. We rationalized the selectivities obtained for the activation of several alkylaromatics by the 2-cyclopropene niobium complex. The intriguing role of the alkyne ligand of the same complex, and its possible role in the migration processes, was investigated. In the second part of the thesis, we focused on the silicon based cross-coupling. The results suggest than the transmetalation is easier after phosphine dissociation, and in presence of the bromide ligand on the palladium. The beneficial effect of dibenzylideneacetone on the coupling was clarified.