SUPPORTING INFORMATION
Electrocatalytic Reduction of C–C π-bonds via a Cobaltocene- Derived Concerted Proton-Electron Transfer Mediator: Fumarate Hydrogenation as a Model Study
Joseph Derosa†, Pablo Garrido-Barros†, and Jonas C. Peters*
Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, California 91125, United States
Table of Contents
S-2 S1. General Experimental Information S-2 S1.1 Chemical/Reagent Considerations S-2 S1.2 NMR Spectroscopy S-2 S1.3 Electrochemistry
S-3 S2. Synthetic Details S-3 S2.1 Fumarate Ester Synthesis S-5 S2.2 NMR Spectra
S-11 S3. Controlled Potential Coulometry (CPC) NMe S-11 S3.1 eCPET Reduction of Fumarate Esters using [(Cp)Co(Cp 2)][OTf] S-14 S3.2 NMR Spectra NMe S-16 S3.3 Control Reaction with Cp2Co instead of [(Cp)Co(Cp 2)][OTf]
S-17 S4. Kinetic Analysis S-17 S4.1 General Introduction NMe H + S-17 S4.2 Kinetic Analysis of CPET by [(Cp)Co(Cp 2 )] S-21 S4.3 Error analysis S-22 S4.4 Calculation of the rate of protonation
S-23 S5. Cyclic Voltammetry
S-34 S6. Computational Details
S-54 S7. References
S-1 S1. General Experimental Information
S1.1 Chemical/Reagent Considerations:
Unless otherwise noted, all materials were used as received from commercial sources without further purification. Fumaryl chloride, phenol, cyclohexanol, 4-trifluoromethylphenol, 4- chlorophenol, 4-fluorophenol, 4-methoxyphenol, 4-cyanoaniline, and tetrabutylammonium hexafluorophosphate were used as purchased from Aldrich, Alfa Aesar, Oakwood, and Combi- NMe 1 Blocks. N,N-dimethylaniline-4-cobaltocenium triflate [CpCoCp 2][OTf], anilinium triflate 2 4-CN 3 acids, deuterosubstituted 4-cyanoaniline ( PhND2), were synthesized according to previously reported procedures. Teflon-coated magnetic stir bars were soaked in concentrated nitric acid for at least 1 h, washed repeatedly with deionized water then acetone, and dried in an oven prior to use. In air- or moisture-sensitive reactions, solvents were deoxygenated and dried by thoroughly sparging with N2 followed by passage through an activated alumina column in a solvent purification system by SG Water, USA LLC. Non-halogenated solvents were tested with sodium benzophenone ketyl in tetrahydrofuran (THF) in order to confirm the absence of oxygen and water. Deuterated solvents were purchased from Cambridge Isotope Laboratories, Inc., degassed, and dried over activated 3- Å molecular sieves prior to use.
S1.2 NMR Spectroscopy:
1H, 13C, and 19F spectra were recorded with Varian 400 MHz and Bruker 500 MHz spectrometers. Spectra were internally referenced to SiMe4 or solvent signals. The following abbreviations (or combinations thereof) were used to explain multiplicities: b = broad, s = singlet, d = doublet, t = triplet, q = quartet, p = pentet, sept = septet, and m = multiplet.
S1.3 Electrochemistry:
A CHI instruments 600B electrochemical analyzer was used for all electrochemical data collection. Cyclic voltammetry (CV), linear sweep voltammetry (LSV) and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) experiments were carried out in a one-compartment three-electrode cell using a boron doped diamond (BDD) disk as the working electrode (3 mm diameter), a Pt wire as the counter electrode, and a Ag/AgOTf (5 mM) reference electrode. Details for the CVs and LSVs are noted as they appear. DPVs were obtained with the following parameters: amplitude = 50 mV, step height =4 mV, pulse width = 0.05 s, pulse period = 0.5 s and sampling width= 0.0167 s. E1/2 values for the reversible waves were obtained from the half potential between the oxidative and reductive peaks and for irreversible processes are estimated according to the potential at the imax in DPV measurements. For all measurements IR compensation was applied accounting for 85% of the total resistance. All of the reported potentials are referenced to the ferrocenium/ferrocene couple (Fc+/0).
S-2 S2. Synthetic Details
S2.1 Fumarate Ester Synthesis:
O O 2 equiv NEt3 Cl O R Cl + R OH R O º O 2 equiv DCM, 0 C to rt, 12h O
Figure S1. Synthesis of fumarate esters using fumaryl chloride and alcohols.
General Procedure for Fumarate Ester Synthesis: To a 100-mL round-bottomed flask equipped with a Teflon-coated stir bar was added a solution of triethylamine (10 mmol, 2 equiv, 1.39 mL) and fumaryl chloride (5 mmol, 1 equiv, 0.546 mL) in anhydrous dichloromethane (15 mL) and cooled to 0 ºC. While stirring, a solution of appropriate alcohol (5 mmol, 1 equiv) in anhydrous dichloromethane (5 mL) was added dropwise. The reaction mixture was allowed to stir at 0 ºC and naturally warm to room temperature over 12 h. The reaction mixture was then washed with 1M HCl solution (60 mL) and extracted with DCM (4 × 50 mL). The organic layers were combined, and the solvent was removed in vacuo to yield corresponding powders or oils. Purification by washing solid residue with ethyl acetate or column chromatography gave the pure product.
O diphenyl fumarate (1a): The title compound was prepared from phenol O (10 mmol, 2 equiv, 940 mg), according to the general fumarate ester O O synthesis procedure. Purification by washing dark brown residue with 1a ethyl acetate and filtering gave the pure product as a white solid (992 1 mg, 74% yield). H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.43 (t, J = 7.9 Hz, 4H), 7.29 (t, J = 7.5 Hz, 2H), 13 7.25 (s, 2H), 7.18 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 4H); C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3) δ 161.94, 150.39, 134.19, + + 130.59, 126.91, 121.40. MS (ESI) mass calculated for C16H13O4 [M+H] 269.1, found 269.1. The characterization data is in agreement with previous reports.4
CF3 bis(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl) fumarate (1b): The title O O compound was prepared from 4-trifluoromethylphenol (10 O O mmol, 2 equiv, 1.62 g), according to the general fumarate ester 1b F3C synthesis procedure. Purification using silica gel column chromatography (92:4:4 hexanes:EtOAc:DCM) gave the pure product as a white solid (1.21 g, 1 61% yield). H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.71 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 4H), 7.32 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 4H), 13 7.27 (s, 2H); C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3) δ 162.56, 152.72, 134.62, 128.91 (q, JC–F = 33.0 Hz), 19 127.18 (q, JCF = 3.7 Hz), 125.22 (q, JC–F = 271.0 Hz), 121.95; F NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ - + + 62.35. MS (ESI) mass calculated for C18H11F6O4 [M+H] 405.1, found 405.1.
Cl O bis(4-(chloro)phenyl) fumarate (1c): The title compound was O O prepared from 4-chlorophenol (10 mmol, 2 equiv, 1.28 g), O according to the general fumarate ester synthesis procedure. 1c Cl Purification by washing dark brown residue with ethyl acetate and
S-3 1 filtering gave the pure product as a white solid (1.43 g, 85% yield). H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) 13 δ 7.39 (d, J = 8.9 Hz, 4H), 7.22 (s, 2H), 7.13 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 4H); C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3) δ 162.58, 148.39, 134.20, 131.65, 131.10, 127.75, 122.42. MS (ESI) mass calculated for + + C16H11Cl6O4 [M+H] 337.0, found 337.0.
OMe O bis(4-(methoxy)phenyl) fumarate (1d): The title compound O O was prepared from 4-methoxyphenol (10 mmol, 2 equiv, 1.36 O g), according to the general fumarate ester synthesis procedure. MeO 1d Purification using silica gel column chromatography (70:15:15 hexanes:EtOAc:DCM) gave the pure product as an off-white solid (853 mg, 52% yield). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.21 (s, 1H), 7.09 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, 2H), 6.93 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, 2H), 3.62 13 (s, 6H); C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3) δ 163.70, 158.17, 144.54, 135.87, 123.81, 114.70, 55.75. + + MS (ESI) mass calculated for C18H17O6 [M+H] 329.1, found 329.1.
O dicyclohexyl fumarate (1e): The title compound was prepared from O O cyclohexanol (10 mmol, 2 equiv, 1.3 mL), according to the general O 1e fumarate ester synthesis procedure. Purification using silica gel column chromatography (96:4 hexanes:EtOAc) gave the pure product as a 1 colorless oil (1.03 g, 69% yield). H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 6.82 (s, 2H), 4.86 (tt, J = 8.9, 4.0 Hz, 2H), 1.87 (dd, J = 9.8, 4.6 Hz, 4H), 1.79–1.70 (m, 4H), 1.61–1.27 (m, 12H); 13C NMR
(100 MHz, CDCl3) δ 234.50, 164.67, 134.06, 73.38, 31.61, 25.43, 23.76. MS (ESI) mass + + calculated for C16H25O4 [M+H] 281.2, found 281.2. The characterization data is in agreement with previous reports.5
S-4 S2.2 NMR Spectra