Selective C–C coupling of two nitriles affording rare-earth diazametallacyclopentadienes: synthesis, cooperative reactivity and mechanistic studies
Miaomiao Zhu, Zhengqi Chai, Tianyu Li, Junnian Wei, Ze‐Jie Lv, Wen‐Xiong Zhang
Abstract
Selective C–C coupling of two nitriles mediated by rare-earth metals gives the first rare-earth diazametallacyclopentadienes through the insertion–release–insertion sequence. The diazametallacyclopentadienes exhibit diverse insertion reactivity.
Topics & Concepts
Rare earthReactivity (psychology)Sequence (biology)Coupling (piping)ChemistryCombinatorial chemistryStereochemistryMaterials scienceBiochemistryMedicineMineralogyAlternative medicinePathologyMetallurgyCatalytic Cross-Coupling ReactionsCyclopropane Reaction MechanismsCatalytic C–H Functionalization Methods