The reactions of WCl6 with a selection of carboxylic acids were investigated by using dichloromethane as reaction medium. The addition of pyridine-3-carboxylic acid (niacin) to WCl6 gave [C5H4NHC(O)Cl][WOCl5], 1, in 75% yield via selective Cl/O interchange. WCl6 reacted with RCO2H (R = CH3, CBr3, CHCl2) in 1:2 ratio resulting in the formation of HCl and the respective acyl chlorides, RC(O)Cl. WOCl4(kappa(1)-CH3CO2H), 2, was isolated from WCl6/CH3CO2H in 41% yield. The 1:2 reaction of WCl6 with CCl3CO2H proceeded with HCl release affording a mixture of WCl6(O2CCCl3), 3, and WCl4(O2CCCl3)(2), 4. Compound 3 was isolated from WCl6/CCl3CO2H (1:1 ratio) in 60% yield. All the metal products were characterized by analytical and spectroscopic techniques. The crystal structure of 1 was ascertained by X-ray diffractometry. DFT calculations were carried out in order to shed light into structural, mechanistic and thermodynamic features.
Bortoluzzi, M., Guarra, F., Marchetti, F., Pampaloni, G., Zacchini, S. (2015). Different outcomes in the reactions of WCl<inf>6</inf> with carboxylic acids. POLYHEDRON, 99, 141-146 [10.1016/j.poly.2015.07.015].
Different outcomes in the reactions of WCl6 with carboxylic acids
ZACCHINI, STEFANO
2015
Abstract
The reactions of WCl6 with a selection of carboxylic acids were investigated by using dichloromethane as reaction medium. The addition of pyridine-3-carboxylic acid (niacin) to WCl6 gave [C5H4NHC(O)Cl][WOCl5], 1, in 75% yield via selective Cl/O interchange. WCl6 reacted with RCO2H (R = CH3, CBr3, CHCl2) in 1:2 ratio resulting in the formation of HCl and the respective acyl chlorides, RC(O)Cl. WOCl4(kappa(1)-CH3CO2H), 2, was isolated from WCl6/CH3CO2H in 41% yield. The 1:2 reaction of WCl6 with CCl3CO2H proceeded with HCl release affording a mixture of WCl6(O2CCCl3), 3, and WCl4(O2CCCl3)(2), 4. Compound 3 was isolated from WCl6/CCl3CO2H (1:1 ratio) in 60% yield. All the metal products were characterized by analytical and spectroscopic techniques. The crystal structure of 1 was ascertained by X-ray diffractometry. DFT calculations were carried out in order to shed light into structural, mechanistic and thermodynamic features.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
