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Home » Darko Lab Published in Dalton Transactions

Darko Lab Published in Dalton Transactions

Darko Lab Published in Dalton Transactions

November 30, 2020 by Kayla Benson

The Darko Lab published their work “Tuning Rh(ii)-catalysed cyclopropanation with tethered thioether ligands” in Dalton Transactions. 

Dirhodium(II) paddlewheel complexes have high utility in diazo-mediated cyclopropanation reactions and ethyl diazoacetate is one of the most commonly used diazo compounds in this reaction. In this study, the lab reports efforts to use tethered thioether ligands to tune the reactivity of RhII-carbene mediated cyclopropanation of olefins with ethyl diazoacetate.

Microwave methods enabled the synthesis of a family of RhII complexes in which tethered thioether moieties were coordinated to axial sites of the complex. Different tether lengths and thioether substituents were screened to optimise cyclopropane yields and minimise side product formation.

Good yields were obtained when equimolar diazo and olefin were used. Structural and spectroscopic investigation revealed that tethered thioethers changed the electronic structure of the rhodium core, which was instrumental in the performance of the catalysts. Computational modelling of the catalysts provided further support that the tethered thioethers were responsible for increased yields.

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