OrganometallicsPub Date : 2025-08-15DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.5c00199
Jonathan D. Dabbs, Caleb C. Taylor, Benjamin F. Livaudais, Alvin Q. Meng, Brian T. Quillin, Diane A. Dickie and W. Dean Harman*,
{"title":"A Zincke-Inspired Cycloreversion/Cyclization Sequence with Arrested Rearomatization: Synthesis of 2-Aminodihydropyridinium Complexes","authors":"Jonathan D. Dabbs, Caleb C. Taylor, Benjamin F. Livaudais, Alvin Q. Meng, Brian T. Quillin, Diane A. Dickie and W. Dean Harman*, ","doi":"10.1021/acs.organomet.5c00199","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.5c00199","url":null,"abstract":"<p >The Zincke reaction combines a pyridinium salt bearing an <i>N</i>-withdrawing group and a primary aliphatic amine to form an alkylated pyridinium salt through a ring-opening/ring-closing sequence. Herein, we explore the analogous reaction sequence for a pyridinium salt η<sup>2</sup>-bound to a transition metal. We find that the <i>N</i>-sulfonylated pyridinium ligand (pyR<sup>1</sup>, where R<sup>1</sup> = mesyl or tosyl) of [WTp(NO)(PMe<sub>3</sub>)(η<sup>2</sup>-pyR<sup>1</sup>)]OTf selectively reacts with a primary amine, and the resulting 2-aminodihydropyridine complex then undergoes a tungsten-stabilized ring-scission to form the corresponding η<sup>2</sup>-azatriene complex. Subsequent ring-closure between the newly installed amine and the sulfonylated imine results in a new aminodihydropyridinium species. This dihydropyridinium resists rearomatization due to a stabilizing influence of the tungsten fragment. Subsequent displacement of the sulfonamide by pendent heteroatoms leads to the formation of new heterocyclic frameworks. Herein the syntheses of 30 heterocyclic complexes are described (3 characterized by SC-XRD) including 7 examples of multicyclic systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":56,"journal":{"name":"Organometallics","volume":"44 17","pages":"1920–1925"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acs.organomet.5c00199","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145007403","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
OrganometallicsPub Date : 2025-08-13DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.5c00215
Lauren M. Lopez, Diana Perales, Caleb J. Tatebe, Michaela R. Bronstetter, Matthias Zeller and Suzanne C. Bart*,
{"title":"THF Activation from the Synthesis of Reactive Uranium(III)-Pnictogen Bonds","authors":"Lauren M. Lopez, Diana Perales, Caleb J. Tatebe, Michaela R. Bronstetter, Matthias Zeller and Suzanne C. Bart*, ","doi":"10.1021/acs.organomet.5c00215","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.5c00215","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Herein, we report the synthesis of bis(hydrotris(pyrazolyl)borate) (Tp*) uranium(III) complexes that have activated and ring-opened a tetrahydrofuran (THF) molecule. Using Tp*<sub>2</sub>UBn (<b>1-Bn</b>) and secondary pnictines, a family of compounds was synthesized, Tp*<sub>2</sub>UO(CH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>4</sub>PPh<sub>2</sub> (<b>1-PPh</b><sub><b>2</b></sub>), Tp*<sub>2</sub>UO(CH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>4</sub>PMes<sub>2</sub> (<b>1-PMes</b><sub><b>2</b></sub>) and Tp*<sub>2</sub>UO(CH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>4</sub>AsMes<sub>2</sub> (<b>1-AsMes</b><sub><b>2</b></sub>). These complexes were characterized by <sup>1</sup>H NMR spectroscopy, single crystal X-ray diffraction, electronic absorption spectroscopy, and IR spectroscopy. The occurrence of the THF ring opening demonstrates the preference of U(III) for the electronegative oxygen atom as opposed to the softer pnictogen elements.</p>","PeriodicalId":56,"journal":{"name":"Organometallics","volume":"44 16","pages":"1831–1836"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144892643","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
OrganometallicsPub Date : 2025-08-12DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.5c00179
Andrew S. Weller, Michael C. Willis, Libero J. Bartolotti, Andrew T. Morehead Jr.* and Andrew L. Sargent*,
{"title":"A DFT Study of the Hydroacylation Reaction Catalyzed by Rhodium Complexes with Small-Bite-Angle Diphosphine Ligands: The Crucial Role of External Lewis Bases","authors":"Andrew S. Weller, Michael C. Willis, Libero J. Bartolotti, Andrew T. Morehead Jr.* and Andrew L. Sargent*, ","doi":"10.1021/acs.organomet.5c00179","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.5c00179","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Hydroacylation catalysts have been previously reported [<contrib-group><span>Chaplin, A. B.</span></contrib-group> <cite><i>J. Am. Chem. Soc.</i></cite> <span>2012</span>, <em>134</em>, 4885] that couple an alkene and a β-thioether aldehyde using cationic rhodium(I) catalysts with small-bite-angle diphosphine ligands. The higher catalytic activity was attributed to the facilitation of reductive elimination of the final product in the catalytic cycle, while external Lewis bases, including solvent (acetone and acetonitrile), were found to have a protective effect against catalyst deactivation. In this contribution, the relative energetics of these processes are examined computationally, and a unique role for the external Lewis base is discovered in which the base intercepts a critical intermediate in a pathway leading to catalyst deactivation and redirects the reaction to productive hydroacylation.</p>","PeriodicalId":56,"journal":{"name":"Organometallics","volume":"44 16","pages":"1815–1824"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144892693","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
OrganometallicsPub Date : 2025-08-12DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.5c00201
Grace E. Castillo, and , Barry C. Thompson*,
{"title":"Synthesis of a Well-Defined Conjugated Polymer Via Nickel-Catalyzed Direct Arylation Polymerization (Ni-DArP)","authors":"Grace E. Castillo, and , Barry C. Thompson*, ","doi":"10.1021/acs.organomet.5c00201","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.5c00201","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Direct arylation polymerization (DArP) is a sustainable method of conjugated polymer synthesis; however, expensive and low-abundance palladium catalysts are nearly ubiquitous in this chemistry. Catalysts based on earth-abundant first-row transition metals are little-explored but would represent a significant improvement in the sustainability of DArP and potentially enable new reactivity. Beyond previously explored copper catalysts, nickel catalysts offer access to possibly more effective polymerization chemistry. Previous reports of DArP using a Ni catalyst yielded cross-linked, insoluble materials. Here we report the first instance of a linear, well-defined conjugated polymer synthesized using Ni-catalyzed DArP (Ni-DArP) where 5,5′-(2,5-bis(hexyloxy)-1,4-phenylene)dithiazole was copolymerized with 1,4-dibromo-2,5-bis((2-ethylhexyl)oxy)benzene using Ni(OAc)<sub>2</sub>. Polymerizations proceeded at catalyst loadings of 5–20 mol % affording polymers with molar masses up to 10.2 kg/mol and yields up to 55%, on-par with Cu-DArP. The stable, commercial species Ni(OAc)<sub>2</sub>·4H<sub>2</sub>O can be easily dehydrated to yield the active catalyst. Regioselectivity for the 2-position of thiazole with both Ni and Cu was observed, contrasting selectivity for the 5-position with Pd, demonstrated in both polymerizations and small-molecule couplings, along with the Ni-catalyzed conditions potentially favoring ring walking relative to that of Cu. The complementary nature of the catalysts demonstrates the value of developing earth-abundant catalysts for DArP beyond the relevance to sustainability.</p>","PeriodicalId":56,"journal":{"name":"Organometallics","volume":"44 16","pages":"1729–1734"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144892528","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
OrganometallicsPub Date : 2025-08-11DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.5c00125
Selvam Sivaprakash, Srilata Goswami, Hemalatha Maricherla, Mahesh Kumar Ravva, Dinesh Harijan, Ganesan Prabusankar, Arlin Jose Amali* and Devarajan Suresh*,
{"title":"(κ3-N∩N∩N)-Palladium Pincer Complex-Catalyzed Synthesis of Quinazolin-4(3H)-Ones Through the Acceptorless Dehydrogenation Process: Experimental Results and Computational Insights","authors":"Selvam Sivaprakash, Srilata Goswami, Hemalatha Maricherla, Mahesh Kumar Ravva, Dinesh Harijan, Ganesan Prabusankar, Arlin Jose Amali* and Devarajan Suresh*, ","doi":"10.1021/acs.organomet.5c00125","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.5c00125","url":null,"abstract":"<p >In this work, the synthesis of the palladium complexes coordinated with thiazoline-derived N<sup>∩</sup>NH<sup>∩</sup>N pincer ligands and their application in the synthesis of quinazolin-4(3H)-ones through the acceptorless dehydrogenation (ADH) process along with the sequential C–C coupling reaction is presented. Initially, treatment of chloroacetyl chloride with thiazoline amine produced compound N<sup>∩</sup>NH<sup>∩</sup>CH<sub>2</sub>Cl (<b>2</b>), which on subsequent reaction with morpholine or piperidine afforded the corresponding N<sup>∩</sup>NH<sup>∩</sup>N pincer ligands <b>3</b> and <b>4</b>. Reactions of ligands with PdCl<sub>2</sub> or Pd(OAc)<sub>2</sub> in a 1:1 molar ratio at room temperature afforded the mononuclear palladium(II) complexes [(κ<sup>3</sup>-N<sup>∩</sup>N<sup>∩</sup>N)PdX] (X = Cl, OAc) <b>5</b>–<b>8,</b> while treatment of ligands with Pd(OAc)<sub>2</sub> in the presence of trifluoroacetic acid afforded the complexes [(κ<sup>3</sup>-N<sup>∩</sup>N<sup>∩</sup>N)Pd(TFA)] <b>9</b> and <b>10</b>. <sup>1</sup>H, <sup>13</sup>C{<sup>1</sup>H} NMR spectroscopic techniques and HR-MS data confirm the proposed structures and chemical compositions. Further, molecular structures of <b>3</b>, <b>4</b>, <b>6</b>, <b>8</b>, and <b>10</b> were established through single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies. The catalytic activity of palladium(II) complexes <b>5</b>–<b>10</b> was evaluated for the synthesis of quinazolinone derivatives from 2-aminobenzamide and substituted benzyl alcohols via ADH coupling reactions along with sequential C–C coupling reactions. The thermodynamics associated with this transformation have been established using DFT calculations.</p>","PeriodicalId":56,"journal":{"name":"Organometallics","volume":"44 16","pages":"1780–1793"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144892597","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
OrganometallicsPub Date : 2025-08-11DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.5c00243
Libo Xiang, Andrea Gisbert Albacar, Junyi Wang, Alexander Matler, Tobias Preitschopf, Maik Finze and Qing Ye*,
{"title":"Flash Communication: An Inorganic Version of Alkyne–Azide Cycloaddition: Click-Like Reactions of an o-Carboranyl Iminoborane with Organic Azides","authors":"Libo Xiang, Andrea Gisbert Albacar, Junyi Wang, Alexander Matler, Tobias Preitschopf, Maik Finze and Qing Ye*, ","doi":"10.1021/acs.organomet.5c00243","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.5c00243","url":null,"abstract":"<p >The concept of inorganic-alkyne-based click (<sup>ia</sup>click) was introduced. Analogous to the azide–alkyne cycloaddition, <i>o</i>-carboranyl iminoborane <b>1</b>, an inorganic alkyne, readily underwent cycloaddition with a variety of azides at room temperature and under catalyst-free conditions. This offered a modular synthetic approach to <i>o</i>-carboranyl tetrazaboroles <b>2a</b>–<b>2h</b> in excellent yields. Stability tests of <b>2a</b>–<b>2h</b> were performed. These compounds displayed considerable thermal stability, with decomposition temperatures in the range of 195.0–270.8 °C, determined by STA. Air stability tests in the solid state showed that the 1-alkyl derivatives were stable for hours, while the 1-aryl derivatives were stable for weeks. Therefore, upon straightforward incorporation of <i>o</i>-carborane units into organic frameworks, <sup>ia</sup>click strategy opens a new avenue for the construction of stable <i>o</i>-carborane-based functional molecules with potential for diverse applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":56,"journal":{"name":"Organometallics","volume":"44 16","pages":"1756–1759"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144892664","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
OrganometallicsPub Date : 2025-08-07DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.5c00232
Yuzhuo Sha, Wenchao Chu*, Roger Lalancette, Roman Szostak and Michal Szostak*,
{"title":"IPr**(4-Bp)─Highly Hindered, Ring Extended N-Heterocyclic Carbenes","authors":"Yuzhuo Sha, Wenchao Chu*, Roger Lalancette, Roman Szostak and Michal Szostak*, ","doi":"10.1021/acs.organomet.5c00232","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.5c00232","url":null,"abstract":"<p >There is a strong demand for the development of sterically hindered N-heterocyclic carbenes due to their potential to stabilize reactive organometallic species. IPr* (IPr* = 1,3-bis(2,6-bis(diphenylmethyl)-4-methylphenyl)imidazo-2-ylidene) is a highly hindered and sterically flexible ligand, which has found broad utilization in coordination chemistry. Herein, we report the synthesis, structural, and electronic characterization of IPr**<sup>(4-Bp)</sup>─a class of novel, sterically bulky, and easily accessible N-heterocyclic carbene ligands that bear biphenyl wingtips. Coordination chemistry to Ag(I), Cu(I), and Pd(II) is presented. The biphenyl wingtip permits extension of the %V<sub>bur</sub> of IPr**<sup>(4-Bp)</sup> to 58.8%, linear geometry, which is the highest reported to date for imidazol-2-ylidene ligands. The synthesis of an electron-rich congener, IPr**<sup>MeO(4-Bp)</sup>, which is analogous to the popular IPr*<sup>MeO</sup> ligand, is also presented. Coordination to Pd(II) demonstrates steric flexibility, where the %V<sub>bur</sub> changes to 42.8% for square planar geometry. The study demonstrates that IPr<sup>**(4-Bp)</sup> with an extended biphenyl wingtip is sterically bulkier than common imidazol-2-ylidenes, including IPr, IPr*, IPr<sup>#</sup>, and IPr*<sup>(2-Np)</sup>. Considering the essential role of sterically hindered N-heterocyclic carbene ligands in various areas of coordination chemistry and metal catalysis, this new class of NHCs is poised for rapid and widespread application.</p>","PeriodicalId":56,"journal":{"name":"Organometallics","volume":"44 16","pages":"1848–1853"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acs.organomet.5c00232","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144892614","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
OrganometallicsPub Date : 2025-08-07DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.5c00207
Ryan J. Anderson, Janaya D. Sachs and Ian A. Tonks*,
{"title":"Employing a Two-Step Carbonylation and Condensation Approach to Expand the Scope of Hydroesterificative Polymerization","authors":"Ryan J. Anderson, Janaya D. Sachs and Ian A. Tonks*, ","doi":"10.1021/acs.organomet.5c00207","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.5c00207","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Hydroesterificative polymerization is an atom-economical method for the synthesis of polyesters from alkenols. The implementation of hydroesterificative polymerization has predominantly focused on a single substrate, 10-undecen-1-ol, due to the multitude of potential side reactions with other substrates that prevent access to high molar mass polymers via the step-growth mechanism. This report uses a two-step carbonylation and condensation strategy to synthesize AB and AABB condensation polyesters from alkenols, alkenyl esters, and dienes. A broad range of commercially available and biobased monomers were investigated for hydroesterification by methanol. Turnover frequency (TOF) studies revealed that hydroesterification by methanol is at least twice as fast as hydroesterificative polymerization and typically leads to higher overall yields. The carbonylated monomers can be isolated via column chromatography and polymerized through condensation polymerization. In all cases, moderate to high molar mass (20–45 kDa) polyesters were isolated and characterized.</p>","PeriodicalId":56,"journal":{"name":"Organometallics","volume":"44 16","pages":"1825–1830"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144892615","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
OrganometallicsPub Date : 2025-08-06DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.5c00225
Nicholas A. Garcia, George M. Hernandez and Courtney C. Roberts*,
{"title":"Leveraging Ligand Cooperativity to Accelerate C–H Activation of Alkynes Using a Tris(amido) Zirconium Complex","authors":"Nicholas A. Garcia, George M. Hernandez and Courtney C. Roberts*, ","doi":"10.1021/acs.organomet.5c00225","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.5c00225","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Early transition metal alkyl and hydride complexes have been widely explored for their propensity to faciltate C–H activation through a concerted σ-bond metathesis mechanism. Herein, we report the synthesis of a tris(amido) Zr(IV) alkyl complex <b>1</b> as a precursor of accessing a proposed transient Zr(IV)-hydride. Upon intramolecular C–H activation of a pendent methyl group, a strained cyclometalated complex <b>2</b> is obtained. Relief of ring strain and cooperative metal–ligand C–H activation provided access to Zr-acetylide complex <b>3</b>, which is capable of undergoing insertion reactivity into carbonyl containing compounds, like aldehydes and ketones. Complexes <b>1</b>–<b>3</b> are characterized using multinuclear NMR spectroscopy, UV–vis spectroscopy, and X-ray crystallography. Newly reported electron-rich propargylic alcohols <b>6</b> and <b>7</b> are isolated and fully characterized using multinuclear NMR spectroscopy, ESI-MS, and FTIR.</p>","PeriodicalId":56,"journal":{"name":"Organometallics","volume":"44 16","pages":"1744–1750"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144892608","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
OrganometallicsPub Date : 2025-08-06DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.5c00234
Partha Sarathi Karmakar, and , Ian A. Tonks*,
{"title":"Examination of Dianionic Diamide Ligand Structural Effects on Ti-Catalyzed Hydrohydrazination of Terminal Alkynes","authors":"Partha Sarathi Karmakar, and , Ian A. Tonks*, ","doi":"10.1021/acs.organomet.5c00234","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.5c00234","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Ti-catalyzed alkyne hydrohydrazination of terminal alkynes using 1,1-disubstituted hydrazines is reported. Here, a variety of bi- or tridentate dianionic diamide or diamidoamine ligated Ti═NNPh<sub>2</sub> catalysts were examined, wherein fast and selective Ti═NNPh<sub>2</sub> catalysts have ligands with a “goldilocks” intermediate level of the steric environment. Ti═NNPh<sub>2</sub> catalysts with ligands of high/medium steric bulk showed slower reactivity compared to that of the optimal catalysts. Catalysis with Ti complexes with sterically less encumbered ligands is extremely slow (requiring 5–14 days to completion). Development of a fast and selective diamidoamine catalyst with flanking N-SiMe<sub>2</sub>Ph groups led to an expansion of the hydrazine scope and a structurally diverse set of hydrazones.</p>","PeriodicalId":56,"journal":{"name":"Organometallics","volume":"44 16","pages":"1854–1859"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144892648","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}