<p>Carbanions are an important class of reactive species used as nucleophiles in C-C bond-forming reactions. Such reactive carbanions are generated by deprotonating relatively acidic C-H bonds using strong bases like sodium/potassium hydroxides or amides. Lochmann-Schlosser base, consisting of a mixture of alkyl lithium reagents and heavier alkali metal alkoxides, is widely used for the metalation of organic compounds via the deprotonation of weakly acidic C-H bond. The aggregation of alkoxides makes it challenging to understand the course of the reaction, demanding the consideration of molecular compounds as alternatives to sodium/potassium alkoxides. Here, we demonstrate the development of new organosodium reagents using molecular compounds as alternatives to oligomeric sodium/potassium alkoxides. Sodium tris(3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl)borate, along with mesityllithium in the presence of tris[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]amine (Me<sub>6</sub>TREN) deprotonates benzylic C-H bonds. The resulting carbanions generated in the reaction mixtures are trapped as [(Me<sub>6</sub>TRENNa)<sub>2</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>3</sub>(3,5-CH<sub>3</sub>)]<sup>+</sup>, [(Me<sub>6</sub>TRENNa)<sub>2</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>Ph]<sup>+</sup> and [(Me<sub>6</sub>TRENNa)<sub>2</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>(3-CH<sub>3</sub>)]<sup>+</sup>, which represent distinct examples of structurally characterised sodium benzyl cations. Preliminary reactivity studies on [(Me<sub>6</sub>TRENNa)<sub>2</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>Ph]<sup>+</sup> indicate that it functions as an efficient alkylating reagent. Further, [(Me<sub>6</sub>TRENNa)<sub>2</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>Ph]<sup>+</sup> is used to investigate the catalytic reduction of olefins in the presence of PhSiH<sub>3</sub>. Computational investigations on the catalytic hydrosilylative reduction infer that the reaction is mediated by a hypercoordinate hydridosilyl anion stabilised across two sodium centres. These investigations lead to new prospects in organoalkali metal chemistry.</p>

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Isolation and reactivity of sodium benzyl cations

  • Suban Kundu,
  • Kiran Raj,
  • Alex P. Andrews,
  • Thayalan Rajeshkumar,
  • Laurent Maron,
  • Ajay Venugopal

摘要

Carbanions are an important class of reactive species used as nucleophiles in C-C bond-forming reactions. Such reactive carbanions are generated by deprotonating relatively acidic C-H bonds using strong bases like sodium/potassium hydroxides or amides. Lochmann-Schlosser base, consisting of a mixture of alkyl lithium reagents and heavier alkali metal alkoxides, is widely used for the metalation of organic compounds via the deprotonation of weakly acidic C-H bond. The aggregation of alkoxides makes it challenging to understand the course of the reaction, demanding the consideration of molecular compounds as alternatives to sodium/potassium alkoxides. Here, we demonstrate the development of new organosodium reagents using molecular compounds as alternatives to oligomeric sodium/potassium alkoxides. Sodium tris(3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl)borate, along with mesityllithium in the presence of tris[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]amine (Me6TREN) deprotonates benzylic C-H bonds. The resulting carbanions generated in the reaction mixtures are trapped as [(Me6TRENNa)2CH2C6H3(3,5-CH3)]+, [(Me6TRENNa)2CH2Ph]+ and [(Me6TRENNa)2CH2C6H4(3-CH3)]+, which represent distinct examples of structurally characterised sodium benzyl cations. Preliminary reactivity studies on [(Me6TRENNa)2CH2Ph]+ indicate that it functions as an efficient alkylating reagent. Further, [(Me6TRENNa)2CH2Ph]+ is used to investigate the catalytic reduction of olefins in the presence of PhSiH3. Computational investigations on the catalytic hydrosilylative reduction infer that the reaction is mediated by a hypercoordinate hydridosilyl anion stabilised across two sodium centres. These investigations lead to new prospects in organoalkali metal chemistry.