title: Metalloradical-catalyzed rearrangement of cycloheptatrienyl to benzyl.
abstract: Rh(ttp)(C(7)H(7)) rearranged to give Rh(ttp)(CH(2)Ph) quantitatively at 120 °C in 12 d (ttp = 5,10,15,20-tetratolylporphyrinato dianion). This process is 10(10) faster than for the organic analogue. Mechanistic investigation suggests that a Rh(II)(ttp)-catalyzed pathway is operating.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, The People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yun Wai
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Kin Shing
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D001593:Benzyl Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D003508:Cycloheptanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D012238:Rhodium / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D001593:Benzyl Compounds; D003508:Cycloheptanes; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D012238:Rhodium