Transition-State Charge Transfer Reveals Electrophilic, Ambiphilic, and Nucleophilic Carbon-Hydrogen Bond Activation
Abstract
Absolutely localized molecular orbital energy decomposition analysis of C−H activation transition states (TSs), including Pt, Au, Ir, Ru, W, Sc, and Re metal centers, shows an electrophilic, ambiphilic, and nucleophilic charge transfer (CT) continuum irrespective of the bonding paradigm (oxidative addition, σ-bond metathesis, oxidative hydrogen migration, 1,2-substitution). Pt(II) insertion and Au(III) substitution TSs are highly electrophilic and dominated by C−H bond to metal/ligand orbital stabilization, while Ir−X and Ru−X (X = R, NH_2, OR, or BOR_2) substitution TSs are ambiphilic in nature. In this ambiphilic activation regime, an increase in one direction of CT typically leads to a decrease in the reverse direction. Comparison of Tp(CO)Ru−OH and Tp(CO)Ru−NH_2 complexes showed no evidence for the classic dπ−pπ repulsion model. Complexes such as and Cp(CO)_2W−B(OR)_2, (PNP)Ir(I), Cp_2ScMe, and (acac-κO,κO)_2Re(III)−OH were found to mediate nucleophilic C−H activation, where the CT is dominated by the metal/ligand orbital to C−H antibonding orbital interaction. This CT continuum ultimately affects the metal−alkyl intermediate polarization and possible functionalization reactions. This analysis will impact the design of new activation reactions and stimulate the discovery of more nucleophilic activation complexes.
Additional Information
© 2009 American Chemical Society. Received April 6, 2009; Publication Date (Web): August 4, 2009. Financial support was provided by Scripps Florida, Chevron, and DOE-EFRC. Supporting Information: Complete ref 6c, ALMO-EDA results for TSs not shown in Figure 2, M06-DFT ECT energies, explanation of model ligands, Cartesian coordinates, and absolute energies. This material is available free of charge via the Internet at http://pubs.acs.org.Attached Files
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- 10.1021/ja902748c
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- Scripps Florida
- Chevron
- Department of Energy (DOE)
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