Helen R. Sharpe
Selective reduction and homologation of carbon monoxide by organometallic iron complexes
Sharpe, Helen R.; Geer, Ana M.; Taylor, Laurence J.; Gridley, Benjamin M.; Blundell, Toby J.; Blake, Alexander J.; Davies, E. Stephen; Lewis, William; McMaster, Jonathan; Robinson, David; Kays, Deborah L.
Authors
Ana M. Geer
Laurence J. Taylor
Benjamin M. Gridley
Dr Toby Blundell toby.j.blundell@durham.ac.uk
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Alexander J. Blake
E. Stephen Davies
William Lewis
Jonathan McMaster
David Robinson
Deborah L. Kays
Abstract
Carbon monoxide is a key C1 feedstock for the industrial production of hydrocarbons, where it is used to make millions of tonnes of chemicals, fuels, and solvents per annum. Many transition metal complexes can coordinate CO, but the formation of new C−C bonds in well-defined compounds from the scission and subsequent coupling of two or more CO moieties at a transition metal centre remains a challenge. Herein, we report the use of low-coordinate iron(II) complexes for the selective scission and homologation of CO affording unusual squaraines and iron carboxylates at ambient temperature and pressure. A modification of the ligand framework allows for the isolation and structural characterisation of a proposed metallacyclic Fe(II) carbene intermediate. These results indicate that, with the appropriate choice of supporting ligands, it is possible to cleave and homologate carbon monoxide under mild conditions using an abundant and environmentally benign low-coordinate, first row transition metal.
Citation
Sharpe, H. R., Geer, A. M., Taylor, L. J., Gridley, B. M., Blundell, T. J., Blake, A. J., …Kays, D. L. (2018). Selective reduction and homologation of carbon monoxide by organometallic iron complexes. Nature Communications, 9(1), Article 3757. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06242-w
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Aug 15, 2018 |
Online Publication Date | Sep 14, 2018 |
Publication Date | 2018 |
Deposit Date | Nov 30, 2023 |
Journal | Nature Communications |
Publisher | Nature Research |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 9 |
Issue | 1 |
Article Number | 3757 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06242-w |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1963875 |
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