Aj. Pearson et Ar. Douglas, DEMETALATION OF (PI-ALLYL)[HYDRIDOTRIS(PYRAZOLYL)BORATO]MOLYBDENUM COMPLEXES VIA LACTONIZATION, Organometallics, 17(7), 1998, pp. 1446-1448
Demetalation of (pi-allyl)[hydridotris(pyrazolyl)borato]molybdenum com
plexes can be achieved via lactonization. A carboxylic acid moiety is
installed via addition of methyl phenylsulfonylacetate enolate to a di
ene-Mo(CO)(2)Tp complex, followed by desulfonylation and hydrolysis, s
o that the subsequent lactonization can be effected by CO/NO+ exchange
or with iodine to give decomplexed products from cyclic and acyclic c
omplexes.