Abstract
The 1,2-(CH2P(1-adamantyl)2)2C6H4 (dadpx) coordinated palladium complex [(dadpx)Pd(OTf)2] (1) is a catalyst precursor for the isomerizing methoxycarbonylation of the internal double bond of methyl oleate, with an unprecedented selectivity (96%) for the linear diester 1,19-dimethyl nonadecanedioate. Rapid formation of the catalytically active solvent-coordinated hydride species [(dadpx)PdH(MeOH)]+ (3-MeOH) is evidenced by NMR spectroscopy, and further isolation and X-ray crystal structure analysis of [(dadpx)PdH(PPh3)]+ (3-PPh3). DFT calculations of key steps of the catalytic cycle unravel methanolysis as the decisive step for enhanced selectivity and the influence of the rigid adamantyl framework on this step by destabilization of transition states of unselective pathways.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 3491-3495 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | ChemSusChem |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 14 2014 |
Bibliographical note
KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01Acknowledgements: Financing by the Stiftung Baden-Wurttemberg (Programm Umwelttechnologieforschung, U14) is acknowledged. P.R. gratefully acknowledges support from the Carl-Zeiss-Foundation by a graduate fellowship. Donation of high oleic sunflower oil methyl ester by Dako AG is acknowledged.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Energy
- Environmental Chemistry
- General Materials Science
- General Chemical Engineering
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CCDC 992440: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination : hydrido-((1,2-phenylenebis(methylene))bis(bis(adamantan-1-yl)phosphine))-triphenylphosphine-palladium(ii) trifluoromethanesulfonate methanol solvate
Christl, J. T. (Creator), Roesle, P. (Creator), Stempfle, F. (Creator), Müller, G. (Creator), Caporaso, L. (Creator), Cavallo, L. (Creator), Mecking, S. (Creator), Christl, J. T. (Creator), Roesle, P. (Creator), Stempfle, F. (Creator), Müller, G. (Creator), Caporaso, L. (Creator) & Mecking, S. (Creator), Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre, Oct 15 2014
DOI: 10.5517/cc129q69, http://hdl.handle.net/10754/624304
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