Weakly Coordinated Cobaltacycles: Trapping Catalytically Competent Intermediates in Cp*Co<sup>III</sup>Catalysis
Sara Martı́nez de Salinas, Jesús Sanjosé‐Orduna, Carlota Odena, Sergio Barranco, Jordi Benet‐Buchholz, Mónica H. Pérez‐Temprano
Abstract
Abstract Herein, we disclose the synthesis of metallacyclic Cp*Co III complexes containing weakly chelating functional groups. We have employed these compounds not only as an exceptional platform for accessing some of the most widely invoked transient intermediates in C−H functionalization processes but also as competent catalysts in different Cp*Co‐catalyzed transformations, including a benchmark coupling reaction.
Topics & Concepts
CatalysisChemistryTrappingChelationSurface modificationCombinatorial chemistryBenchmark (surveying)Medicinal chemistryStereochemistryOrganic chemistryPhysical chemistryBiologyGeographyGeodesyEcologyCatalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsSynthesis and Catalytic ReactionsCyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms