Petasis_reagent

Petasis reagent

Petasis reagent

Chemical compound

Not to be confused with Petasis reaction.

The Petasis reagent, named after Nicos A. Petasis, is an organotitanium compound with the formula Cp2Ti(CH3)2.[1] It is an orange-colored solid.

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Preparation and use

The Petasis reagent is prepared by the salt metathesis reaction of methylmagnesium chloride or methyllithium[2] with titanocene dichloride:[3]

Cp2TiCl2 + 2 CH3MgCl → Cp2Ti(CH3)2 + 2 MgCl2

This compound is used for the transformation of carbonyl groups to terminal alkenes. It exhibits similar reactivity to the Tebbe reagent and Wittig reaction. Unlike the Wittig reaction, the Petasis reagent can react with a wide range of aldehydes, ketones and esters.[4] The Petasis reagent is also very air stable, and is commonly used in solution with toluene or THF.

The Tebbe reagent and the Petasis reagent share a similar reaction mechanism. The active olefinating reagent, Cp2TiCH2, is generated in situ upon heating. With the organic carbonyl, this titanium carbene forms a four membered oxatitanacyclobutane that releases the terminal alkene.[5]

In contrast to the Tebbe reagent, homologs of the Petasis reagent are relatively easy to prepare by using the corresponding alkyllithium instead of methyllithium, allowing the conversion of carbonyl groups to alkylidenes.[6]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    N. A. Petasis & E. I. Bzowej (1990). "Titanium-mediated carbonyl olefinations. 1. Methylenations of carbonyl compounds with dimethyltitanocene". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 112 (17): 6392–6394. doi:10.1021/ja00173a035.
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    Claus, K.; Bestian, H. (1962). "Über die Einwirkung von Wasserstoff auf einige metallorganische Verbindungen und Komplexe". Justus Liebigs Ann. Chem. 654: 8–19. doi:10.1002/jlac.19626540103.
  3. [3]
    Payack, J. F.; Hughes, D. L.; Cai, D.; Cottrell, I. F.; Verhoeven, T. R. (2002). "Dimethyltitanocene". Organic Syntheses. 79: 19.
  4. [4]
    Hartley, R. C.; Li, J.; Main, C. A.; McKiernan, G. J. (2007). "Titanium carbenoid reagents for converting carbonyl groups into alkenes". Tetrahedron. 63 (23): 4825–4864. doi:10.1016/j.tet.2007.03.015.
  5. [5]
    Meurer, Eduardo Cesar; Santos, Leonardo Silva; Pilli, Ronaldo Aloise; Eberlin, Marcos N. (2003). "Probing the Mechanism of the Petasis Olefination Reaction by Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization Mass and Tandem Mass Spectrometry". Organic Letters. 5 (9): 1391–4. doi:10.1021/ol027439b. PMID 12713281.
  6. [6]
    Petasis, Nicos A.; Morshed, M. Monzur; Ahmad, M. Syarhabil; Hossain, M. Mahmun; Trippier, Paul C. (2012-03-15), "Bis(cyclopentadienyl)dimethyltitanium", in John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (ed.), Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis, Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., pp. rb126.pub3, doi:10.1002/047084289x.rb126.pub3, ISBN 978-0-471-93623-7
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