Titanium(II) Porphyrin Complexes: Versatile One- And Two-Electron Reducing Agents. Reduction of Organic Chlorides, Epoxides, and Sulfoxides

Xiaotai Wang, L. Keith Woo*

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Abstract

Treatment of the well-defined complexes (TTP)Ti(η2-EtC≡CEt) or transs-(TTP)Ti(THF)2 with vicinal dichloroalkanes or dichloroalkenes results in the production of alkenes or alkynes and 2 equiv of (TTP)TiCl. This net two-electron redox reaction arises from two formal one-electron reduction processes mediated by chlorine atom transfer. Oxygen atom transfer occurs when the Ti(II) porphyrins are treated with several different sulfoxides or epoxides, resulting in two-electron redox products, (TTP)Ti=O, the sulfide or alkene, and EtC≡CEt or THF. The electronic properties of the substituents on the sulfoxides or epoxides correlate with the yield and rate of the deoxygenation reactions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)356-360
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Organic Chemistry
Volume63
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 23 Jan 1998
Externally publishedYes

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