IP Library Granted Patent US 8,816,114
Granted Patent B2
US 8,816,114 · App. 13/959,104 · Granted Aug 26, 2014

Method for manufacturing ruthenium carbene complexes

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Patent No.
US 8,816,114
App. No.
13/959,104
Granted
Aug 26, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention is directed to aryl alkylidene ruthenium complexes and the use of these complexes as catalysts in metathesis reactions.

Claims (29)

1. A Ru-carbene complex of the general formula (VI)

where L and L′ are identical or different and are selected independently from the group consisting of triisopropylphosphane, tricyclohexylphosphane and 9-cyclohexyl-9-phosphabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane, X is an anionic ligand, Ar is a naphthyl radical or a (C 3 -C 14 ) heteroaryl radical, wherein the (C 3 -C 14 ) heteroaryl radical is selected from the group consisting of 1-, 2-, 3-furyl, 1-, 2-, 3-pyrrolyl, 1-, 2-, 3-thienyl, 2-, 3-, 4-, pyridyl, 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, 6-, 7-indolyl, 3-, 4-, 5-pyrazolyl, 2-, 4-,5-imidazolyl, acridinyl, quinolinyl, phenanthridinyl, 2-, 4-, 5-, 6-pyrimidinyl, where Ar may be substituted by halogen, (C 1 -C 8 )-alkyl, (C 1 -C 8 )-alkoxy, NH 2 , —NO, —NO 2 , NH(C 1 -C 8 )-alkyl, —N((C 1 -C 8 )-alkyl) 2 , —OH, —CF 3 , —C nF 2n+1 , NH(C 1 -C 8 )-acyl, N((C 1 -C 8 )-acyl) 2 , (C 1 -C 8 )-acyl, (C 1 -C 8 )-acyloxy, —S(O) 2 ((C 1 -C 8 )-alkoxy), —S(O)((C 1 -C 8 )-alkoxy), —P(O) ((C 1 -C 8 )-alkoxy) 2 or —OP(O)((C 1 -C 8 )-alkoxy) 2 .

2. A Ru-carbene complex of the general formula (VI)

where wherein L is a heterocyclic carbene and L′ is selected from the group consisting of triphenylphosphane, triisopropylphosphane, tricyclohexylphosphane and 9-cyclohexyl-9-phospha-bicyclo[3.3.1]nonane, X is an anionic ligand, Ar is a naphthyl radical or a (C 3 -C 14 ) heteroaryl radical, wherein the (C 3 -C 14 ) heteroaryl radical is selected from the group consisting of 1-, 2-, 3-furyl, 1-, 2-, 3-pyrrolyl, 1-, 2-, 3-thienyl, 2-, 3-, 4-, pyridyl, 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, 6-, 7-indolyl, 3-, 4-, 5pyrazolyl, 2-, 4-,5-imidazolyl, acridinyl, quinolinyl, phenanthridinyl, 2-, 4-, 5-, 6pyrimidinyl, where Ar may be substituted by halogen, (C 1 -C 8 )-alkyl, (C 1 -C 8 )-alkoxy, NH 2 , —NO, —NO 2 , NH(C 1 -C 8 )-alkyl, —N((C 1 -C 8 )-alkyl) 2 , —OH, —CF 3 , —C n F 2n+1 , NH(C 1 -C 8 )-acyl, N((C 1 -C 8 )-acyl) 2 , (C 1 -C 8 )-acyl, (C 1 -C 8 )-acyloxy, —S(O) 2 ((C 1 -C 8 )-alkoxy), —S(O)((C 1 -C 8 )-alkoxy), —P(O) ((C 1 -C 8 )-alkoxy) 2 or —OP(O)((C 1 -C 8 )-alkoxy) 2 .

3. The Ru-carbene complex according to claim 1 , wherein Ar is a furyl or thienyl radical.

4. A metathesis reaction which comprises utilizing the Ru-carbene complex according to claim 1 as a catalyst in the metathesis reaction.

5. The Ru-carbene complex according to claim 1 , wherein X is halogen, carboxylate, sulphate or diketonate.

6. The Ru-carbene complex according to claim 1 , wherein X is bromine or chlorine.

7. The Ru-carbene complex according to claim 1 , wherein X is chlorine.

8. A Ru-carbene complex of the general formula (VI)

where L and L′ are identical or different and are selected independently from the group consisting of triphenylphosphane, triisopropylphosphane, tricyclohexylphosphane and 9-cyclohexyl-9-phosphabicyclo [3.3.1]nonane,

X is halogen, carboxylate, sulphate or diketonate,

Ar is a naphthyl radical or a (C 3 -C 14 ) heteroaryl radical, wherein the (C 3 -C 14 ) heteroaryl radical is selected from the group consisting of 1-, 2-, 3-furyl, 1-, 2-, 3-pyrrolyl, 1-, 2-, 3-thienyl, 2-, 3-, 4-, pyridyl, 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, 6-, 7-indolyl, 3-, 4-, 5pyrazolyl, 2-, 4-,5-imidazolyl, acridinyl, quinolinyl, phenanthridinyl, 2-, 4-, 5-, 6-pyrimidinyl, where Ar may be substituted by halogen, (C 1 -C 8 )-alkyl, (C 1 -C 8 )-alkoxy, NH 2 , —NO, —NO 2 , NH(C 1 -C 8 )-alkyl, —N((C 1 -C 8 )-alkyl) 2 , —OH, —CF 3 , —C n F 2n+1 , NH(C 1 -C 8 )-acyl, N((C 1 -C 8 )-acyl) 2 , (C 1 -C 8 )-acyl, (C 1 -C 8 )-acyloxy, —S(O) 2 ((C 1 -C 8 )-alkoxy), —S(O)((C 1 -C 8 )-alkoxy), —P(O) ((C 1 -C 8 )-alkoxy) 2 or —OP(O)((C 1 -C 8 )-alkoxy) 2 .

9. The Ru-carbene complex according to claim 2 , wherein Ar is a furyl or thienyl radical.

10. A metathesis reaction which comprises utilizing the Ru-carbene complex according to claim 2 as a catalyst in the metathesis reaction.

11. The Ru-carbene complex according to claim 2 , wherein X is halogen, carboxylate, sulphate or diketonate.

12. The Ru-carbene complex according to claim 2 , wherein X is chlorine.

13. The Ru-carbene complex according to claim 8 , wherein Ar is a furyl or thienyl radical.

14. A metathesis reaction which comprises utilizing the Ru-carbene complex according to claim 8 as a catalyst in the metathesis reaction.

15. The Ru-carbene complex according to claim 8 , wherein X is bromine or chlorine.

16. The Ru-carbene complex according to claim 8 , wherein X is chlorine.

17. The Ru-carbene complex according to claim 11 , wherein Ar is a furyl or thienyl radical.

18. The Ru-carbene complex according to claim 15 , wherein Ar is a furyl or thienyl radical,

19. The Ru-carbene complex according to claim 2 , wherein L is a heterocyclic carbene of the formula (X) or (XI)

where

R and R′ is identical or different and can be selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C 1 -C 18 )-alkyl, (C 3 -C 8 )-cycloalkyl, (C 2 -C 7 )-heterocycloalkyl, (C 6 -C 14 )-aryl and (C 3 -C 14 )-heteroaryl,

X and Y are, independently of one another, a nitrogen or phosphorus atom and

A is part of a C 2 -C 4 bridge, saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted, with bridge carbons being able to be substituted by heteroatoms.

20. The Ru-carbene complex according to claim 2 , wherein L′ is selected from the group consisting of triisopropylphosphane, tricyclohexylphosphane and 9-cyclohexyl-9-phospha-bicyclo [3.3.1]nonane.

Assignments (1)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Sep 3, 2024
From: EVONIK OPERATIONS GMBH FORMERLY KNOWN AS EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH
To: UMICORE AG & CO. KG
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