B. Vanarkel et al., INTRAMOLECULARLY ALKYLATED COSTA COMPLEXES - NEW MODELS FOR COENZYME B-12 WITH A COBALT-TO-LIGAND CARBON BRIDGE, Tetrahedron, 51(14), 1995, pp. 4161-4172
The synthesis of Costa-type B-12 models 1 with a carbon bridge between
the equatorial ligand and cobalt has been accomplished by condensatio
n of butanedione monoxime and 2-(omega-functionalized)alkyl-1,3-diamin
opropanes 8 followed by complexation with Co(II), introduction of a le
aving group and intramolecular alkylation via Co(I) intermediates. The
solution structure of intramolecularly alkylated Costa complexes with
a bridge of two (1a) or of three (1b) methylene groups was investigat
ed by NMR spectroscopy and compared with that of propyl(iodo) Costa co
mplex 13.