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The [OsH(CO)(NCMe)2(PPh3)2]BF4 complex (1) is an efficient and regioselective precatalyst for the hydrogenation of the nitrogen-containing ring of quinoline (Q), isoquinoline (iQ), 5,6- and 7,8-benzoquinoline (BQ), and acridine (A) under mild reaction conditions (125 °C and 4 atm H2). Kinetic studies of the hydrogenation of Q and iQ to give tetrahydroquinoline (THQ) and tetrahydroisoquinoline (THiQ), respectively, lead to the rate law r = K 1 k 2/(1 + K 1[H2])[Os][H2]2, which becomes r = K 1 k 2[Os][H2]2, at low hydrogen concentrations (below 1 atm H2); the catalytically active species is of the type [OsH(CO)(L)(η 1-N)(PPh3)2]BF4 [(2a): L = NCMe, N = Q; (2b): L = N = iQ]. The generic mechanisms involve a rapid and partial hydrogenation of the coordinated substrate (N) of complex (2) to yield the corresponding dihydroderivative (DHN) species [OsH(CO)(L)(η 1-DHN)(PPh3)2]BF4 [(3a): L = NCMe, DHN = DHQ; (3b): L = iQ or THiQ, DHN = DHiQ], followed by the rate-determining second hydrogenation of the DHN ligand, which yield [OsH(CO)(L)(η 1-THN)(PPh3)2]BF4 [(4a): L = NCMe, THN = THQ; (4b): L = iQ or THiQ, THN = THiQ]; substitution of the THN ligand by a new molecule of the respective substrate regenerates the active species and restarts the catalytic cycle. For the hydrogenation of acridine to give 9,10-dihidroacridine (acridane), the rate law was r = k 1[Os][H2]; the mechanism involves the hydrogenation of the active species [OsH(CO)(NCMe)(η 1-A)(PPh3)2]BF4 (2c) to yield acridane and the unsaturated species [OsH(CO)(NCMe)(PPh3)2]BF4 as the rate-determining step.
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Rosales, M., Castillo, J., González, A. et al. Kinetics and mechanisms of homogeneous catalytic reactions. Part 5. Regioselective reduction of heteroaromatic nitrogen compounds catalysed by [OsH(CO)(NCMe)2(PPh3)2]BF4 . Transition Metal Chemistry 29, 221–228 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:TMCH.0000019452.37770.e4
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