Catalytic process for the synthesis of an alcohol, new metal com

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1990-12-14

1992-05-05

Prescott, Arthur C.

Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series

Organic compounds

Heavy metal containing

556 81, 556118, 556138, 568700, 568704, 568716, 568906, 568955, 204 59QM, 204 59L, 205234, C07F 722, C07F 724, C07F 308, C07F 1506

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051109611

ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a catalytic process for the synthesis of an alcohol by reaction of an epoxide with a nucleophilic compound containing a labile hydrogen, such as an alcohol, a phenol, a primary amine or a carboxylic acid.
The catalyst is a metal complex of general formula (I)
[M[Co(CO).sub.4 ].sub.2 ].sub.x in which x is equal to 1 or 2 and M denotes tin, lead and cadmium.
The reaction preferably takes place in the presence of carbon monoxide.
This process makes it possible to increase the yield and the selectivity of the reaction and the stereoselectivity for alcohol in the case of which the hydroxyl formed is attached to the least hindered carbon atom of the epoxide.
The invention also relates to the new complexes of formula (I) in which x equals 2.
It also relates to a process for the electrosynthesis of these new compounds by electroreduction of Co.sub.2 (CO).sub.8 in an organic solvent medium in a cell in which the anode consists of the metal M, followed by isolation of the complex, the temperature of the reaction mixture and that at which the complex is isolated being lower than 25.degree. C.

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