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Structure and Reactivity of Half-Sandwich Rh(+3) and Ir(+3) Carbene Complexes. Catalytic Metathesis of Azobenzene Derivatives.

Traditional rhodium carbene chemistry relies on the controlled decomposition of diazo derivatives with [Rh2 (OAc)4 ] or related dinuclear Rh(+2) complexes, whereas the use of other rhodium sources is much less developed. It is now shown that half-sandwich carbene species derived from [Cp*MX2 ]2 (M = Rh, Ir; X = Cl, Br, I, Cp* = pentamethylcyclopentadienyl) also exhibit favorable application profiles. Interestingly, the anionic ligand X proved to be a critical determinant of reactivity in the case of cyclopropanation, epoxide formation and the previously unknown catalytic metathesis of azobenzene derivatives, whereas the nature of X does not play any significant role in -OH insertion reactions. This perplexing disparity can be explained on the basis of spectral and crystallographic data of a representative set of carbene complexes of this type, which could be isolated despite their pronounced electrophilicity. Specifically, the donor/acceptor carbene 10a derived from ArC(═N2 )COOMe and [Cp*RhCl2 ]2 undergoes spontaneous 1,2-migratory insertion of the emerging carbene unit into the Rh-Cl bond with formation of the C-metalated rhodium enolate 11. In contrast, the analogous complexes 10b,c derived from [Cp*RhX2 ]2 (X = Br, I) as well as the iridium species 13 and 14 derived from [Cp*IrCl2 ]2 are sufficiently stable and allow true carbene reactivity to be harnessed. These complexes are competent intermediates for the catalytic metathesis of azobenzene derivatives, which provides access to α-imino esters that would be difficult to make otherwise. Rather than involving metal nitrenes, the reaction proceeds via aza-ylides that evolve into diaziridines; a metastable compound of this type has been fully characterized.

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