The mechanism of pericyclic organometallic reactions. Competitive [4,4]-sigmahaptotropic rearrangement versus metal-hydride shift

Zeev Goldschmidt, Elisheva Genizi, H. E. Gottlieb

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Abstract

The anti-2-2H labeled 3+2 adduct of tricarbonyl(η4-cycloheptatriene)iron and tetracyanoethylene undergoes a thermal rearrangement to the 6 + 2 isomeric complex, exclusively labeled at the anti position of the methylene group. Rate studies reveal no kinetic isotope effect. These observations exclude a hydrogen transfer mechanism, and suggest a pericyclic [4,4]-sigmahaptotropic (ση) rearrangement.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)351-355
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Organometallic Chemistry
Volume368
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 13 Jun 1989

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