Molybdenum carbonyl assisted reductive tetramerization of CO by activated magnesium( <scp>i</scp> ) compounds: squarate dianion <i>vs.</i> metallo-ketene formation
K. Yuvaraj, Jeremy C. Mullins, Thayalan Rajeshkumar, Iskander Douair, Laurent Maron, Cameron Jones
Abstract
The reductive tetramerisation of CO by Lewis base activated dimagnesium( i ) compounds, in the presence of Mo(CO) 6 , led to the competitive formation of magnesium squarate and metallo-ketene complexes (see picture).
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryKeteneMagnesiumMedicinal chemistryYield (engineering)Lewis acids and basesStereochemistryOrganic chemistryCatalysisMaterials scienceMetallurgyCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisOrganometallic Complex Synthesis and CatalysisAsymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis