Abstract
σ-Crotylmetallocenyl substituted ylides (1) Cp2M(-CH2CH=CHCH3)(CHPPh3), M=Zr,Hf, are formed upon treatment of a mixture of (s-cis-) and (s-trans-η4-butadiene)metallocene complexes with the phosphorus ylide methylenetriphenylphosphorane (4). From the ( s-cis-/s-trans-butadiene) zirconocene equilibrium mixture (7/5) only the (s-cis-conjugated diene)metallocene isomer reacts with the ylide at -50 °C. Under kinetic control the fram-σ-crotylzirconocenyl-ylide (lb) is formed selectively; subsequent crotyl cis-trans-isomerization (1b⇆1b′) takes place at higher temperature (> -20 °C ). A mechanism including a concerted intramolecular homo-1,5- hydrogen migration step is proposed.

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