Ligand dependence of molybdenum-catalyzed alkylations. Molybdenum-isonitrile complexes as a new class of highly reactive alkylation catalysts

BM Trost, CA Merlic

Index: Trost, Barry M.; Merlic, Craig A. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1990 , vol. 112, # 26 p. 9590 - 9600

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Abstract: A series of molybdenum complexes bearing a-diimine, N, N'- diarylideneethylenediamine, and isonitrile ligands have been prepared and evaluated for their ability to catalyze alkylations by using allyl acetates and especially allyl sulfones.(bpy) Mo (CH, CN)(CO), proved to be a very effective catalyst in contrast to bpyMo (CO),+ The addition of isonitrile ligands to molybdenum hexacarbonyl generates the most effective ...