Choon Heng Low, James D. Nobbs, M. V. Meurs
Aug 26, 2015
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Organometallics
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A series of sterically bulky diphosphines have been prepared, including P2 = trans-1,2-bis[(di-tert-butylphosphino)methyl]cyclohexane (4), (2-methylenepropane-1,3-diyl)bis(di-tert-butylphosphine) (5), bis[(di-tert-butylphosphino)methyl]dimethylsilane (6), and cis- and trans-11,12-bis[(di-tert-butylphosphino)methyl]-9,10-dihydro-9,10-ethanoanthracene (10 and 11). The corresponding palladium complexes of these ligands, P2Pd(CF3CO2)2, have been synthesized and characterized. The solid-state structures of [Pd(4)(CF3CO2)2], [Pd(5)(CF3CO2)2], [Pd(6)(CF3CO2)2], and [Pd(11)(CF3CO2)2] were obtained by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and confirm the bidentate binding mode of the ligand and a square-planar coordination geometry with a minor distortion from the ideal. The diphosphines in combination with Pd(OAc)2 have been applied in the hydroxycarbonylation of a mixture of pentenoic acid isomers to produce adipic acid with high selectivity (in several cases >95%). The (regio)selectivity of the hydroxycarbonylation ...