Silica-supported tungsten carbynes (≡SiO)xW(≡CH)(Me)y (x = 1, y = 2; X = 2, y = 1): New efficient catalysts for alkyne cyclotrimerization

Abstract
The activity of silica-supported tungsten carbyne complexes (≡SiO)xW(≡CH)(Me)y (x = 1, y = 2; x = 2, y = 1) toward alkynes is reported. We found that they are efficient precatalysts for terminal alkyne cyclotrimerization with high TONs. We also demonstrate that this catalyst species is active for alkyne cyclotrimerization without the formation of significant alkyne metathesis products. Additional DFT calculations highlight the importance of the W coordination sphere in supporting this experimental behavior.

Citation
Riache, N., Dery, A., Callens, E., Poater, A., Samantaray, M., Dey, R., … Basset, J.-M. (2015). Silica-Supported Tungsten Carbynes (≡SiO)xW(≡CH)(Me)y (x = 1, y = 2; x = 2, y = 1): New Efficient Catalysts for Alkyne Cyclotrimerization. Organometallics, 34(4), 690–695. doi:10.1021/om500684e

Acknowledgements
Research reported in this publication was supported by the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. A.P. thanks the Spanish MINECO for a Ramon y Cajal contract (RYC-2009-05226) and the European Commission for a Career Integration Grant (CIG09-GA-2011-293900).

Publisher
American Chemical Society (ACS)

Journal
Organometallics

DOI
10.1021/om500684e

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