Metal Cation-Driven Dynamic Covalent Formation of Imine and Hydrazone Ligands Displaying Synergistic Co-catalysis and Auxiliary Amine Effects.

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Date publication

avril 2021

Journal

Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr LEHN Jean-Marie


Tous les auteurs :
He M, Lehn JM

Résumé

Optimizing C=N bond formation and C/N component exchange has major significance in Dynamic Covalent Chemistry (DCC). Imine and hydrazone generation from their aldehyde, amine and hydrazine components showed large accelerations in presence of AgOTf or Zn(OTf) , up to 10 for the Zn(II)-(p-anisidine)imine complex. Zn(OTf) and auxiliary p-anisidine together accelerated 630 times the formation of the Zn(II)-hydrazone complex, revealing a strong synergistic effect, traced to very fast initial formation of the reactive Zn(II)-imine complex presenting a C=N bond metallo-activated towards reaction with the hydrazine component. Reactions involving more entities showed kinetically faster and thermodynamically simpler outputs due to dynamic competition within a mixture of higher complexity. Catalytic amounts of metal salts and auxiliary amine gave similar marked rate accelerations and turnover, indicating true catalysis. The synergistic effect achieved by combining metallo- and organo-catalysis points to a powerful co-catalysis strategy of bond-formation in DCC through interconnected chemical transformations.

Mots clés

dynamic covalent chemistry, imine and hydrazone ligand formation, synergistic catalysis

Référence

Chemistry. 2021 Apr 28;: