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β-Carbon elimination (beta-carbon elimination) is a type of reaction in organometallic chemistry wherein an allyl ligand bonded to a metal center is broken into the corresponding metal-bonded alkyl (aryl) ligand and an alkene.[1] It is a subgroup of elimination reactions. Though less common and less understood than β-hydride elimination, it is an important step involved in some olefin polymerization processes and transition-metal-catalyzed organic reactions.[2]

Overview

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Like β-hydride elimination, β-carbon elimination requires the metal to have an open coordination site cis to the alkyl group for this reaction to occur. β-carbon elimination is usually less favored than hydride elimination because the metal–hydride bond is stronger than the metal–carbon bond for most metals in catalytic reactions. The principles governing β-alkyl elimination are not well-established experimentally. One reason for this is that breaking C−C bonds in the presence of other reactive C−H bonds is a rare event, and systems designed to interrogate the reaction are more difficult to devise.[2]

β-alkyl elimination

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β-alkyl elimination is the most common and useful type among all β-carbon elimination reactions.

Classification/Driving force

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β-alkyl elimination with early transition metal complexes

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In terms of thermodynamics, more electron-deficient metal centers increase the likelihood of β-alkyl elimination. For example, β-alkyl elimination is more favorable than β-hydride elimination when it is bonded to electron-deficient early transition metals (Hf, Ti, Zr, Nb, etc.) with d0 configuration. Computational studies show a thermodynamic preference for β-Me elimination over β-H elimination in these complexes due to additional stability for the metal–alkyl species.[3] The origin of the additional bonding interaction comes from an orbital centered on the CH3 weakly π-donating to the LUMO of the d0 of the metal center which is analogous to the hyperconjugation effect (see figure on the right), thus increasing the stability of M−CH3 over M−H species. Their calculations predict that a more electrophilic metal ion enhances the −CH3 π-donation, which consequently increases the stability of M−CH3 over M−H species. Conversely, a more electron-rich metal ion will favor M−H formation (for example, using the more electron-donating Cp* ligand in Cp*2MX2).

In terms of kinetics, steric effects of ligands could play a role in increasing the energy barrier of β-H elimination relative to β-alkyl elimination, specifically when the ligand is Cp*. A model was proposed to illustrate this effect:[4] In both β-methyl elimination (A) and β-hydride elimination (B), the transferring group aligns perpendicular to the Cp*(centroid)−Zr−Cp*(centroid), allowing the σC−C or σC−H bond to overlap with the metal d-orbital. However, to achieve the prerequisite geometry for β-H elimination (B), the adjacent methyl group experiences a significant steric repulsion from the Cp* ligand, thereby elevating the barrier to hydride transfer. By contrast, transition state A for β-Me elimination experiences less steric interaction with the Cp* ligand.

β-alkyl elimination with middle and late transition metal complexes

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In middle and late transition metal complexes, there is larger thermodynamic preference for β-H elimination over β-alkyl elimination, where the difference is usually >15 kcal/mol.[2] Examples involved middle and late transition metal complexes are either absent of β-hydrogens or use ring strain relief and aromaticity as driving forces to favor β-alkyl elimination over β-hydride elimination.[5]

Applications

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Ring-opening polymerization (ROP)

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Main article: Ring-opening polymerization

Ring-opening polymerization that involves β-alkyl elimination can be catalyzed by Ti,[6] Zr,[7][8] Pd[9]-based catalyst, and some Lanthanide-based metallocene catalyst,[10][11] where different polymerization patterns vary when catalysts are different. Examples of copolymerization with alkene [10] or carbon monoxide[12][13] were also reported. The key step of this kind of ROP is string-driven β-alkyl elimination, which provides linear polymer with unsaturation in the polymer chain.

Organic synthesis

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There is enormous amount of catalytic processes involving β-alkyl elimination that are synthetically useful. β-alkyl elimination in this case, however, is often considered as an alternative way of C–C bond cleavage while oxidative addition is the direct way.[14] One of the examples is β-alkyl elimination of tert-alcoholates which can generate from either addition of an organometallic reagent or ligand exchange.[15][16][17] The consequent organometallic species can undergo various downstream reactivities (reductive elimination, carbonyl insertion, etc.) to generate useful building blocks.

In addition to ring strain, aromaticity-driven β-Me elimination can be effectively employed to dealkylate steroid derivatives and some other cyclohexyl compounds.[18][19]

β-aryl elimination

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β-aryl elimination is much less common and understood than β-alkyl elimination. Examples are reported to occur from metal alkoxide and amido complexes.[20][21][22] A theoretical study showed that these reactions are driven by consequent extensive conjugation system.[23] A very recent example of catalytic β-aryl elimination which leads to enantioselective synthesis of biaryl atropisomers is driven by release of distorted ring string.[24]

References

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