Abstract
We report the synthesis of tungsten oxo alkylidene complexes bearing bulky thiophenoxide ligands [W(═O)(═CHtBu)(SHMT)2(PMe2Ph)] and [W(═O)(═CHtBu)(SHMT)2] (SHMT = 2,6-dimesitylthiophenoxide) and their grafting on partially dehydroxylated silica, affording the supported complexes [(≡SiO)W(═O)(═CHtBu)(SHMT)(PMe2Ph)] and [(≡SiO)W(═O)(═CHtBu)(SHMT)]. While the molecular precursors are not significantly active in the metathesis of alkenes, the grafted analogue without bound phosphine ligands displays activity comparable to that of its aryloxide analogue [(≡SiO)W(═O)(═CHtBu)(OHMT)] (OHMT = 2,6-dimesitylphenoxide). It is worth noting that [(≡SiO)W(═O)(═CHtBu)(SHMT)] showed unprecedented activity in the metathesis of 1-alkenes, probably because of the lower stability of metallacyclobutane intermediates.
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