Reactions of coordinated cyclic polyolefins. A novel perispecific Diels-Alder reaction of tricarbonyl(η4-cycloheptatriene)iron and (carbomethoxy)maleic anhydride controlled by secondary orbital overlap

Zeev Goldschmidt*, Shlomo Antebi, Hugo E. Gottlieb, Drora Cohen, Uri Shmueli, Zafra Stein

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Abstract

The cycloaddition reactions of (carbomethoxy)maleic anhydride (CMA) with (η4-cycloheptatriene)Fe(CO)3 and with uncoordinated cycloheptatriene were investigated. Both reactions are highly stereospecific and give single Diels-Alder adducts. The structure of the metal-bonded adduct X was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. A full analysis of the 1H and 13C NMR spectra of X is described. The corresponding uncomplexed adduct XI was obtained by Diels-Alder reaction of CMA with norcaradiene. The unusual Diels-Alder periselectivity and the stereochemical consequences of the 4 + 2 cycloaddition to X are best rationalized in terms of a concerted reaction controlled by secondary orbital interactions in the transition state.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)369-381
Number of pages13
JournalJournal of Organometallic Chemistry
Volume282
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 12 Mar 1985

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