文摘
Racemic mixtures of eight new chiral arenechromiumtricarbonyl complexes were prepared and fully characterized by IR, 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and elemental analysis. These compounds, along with 25 previously reported chiral complexes were used to establish the ability of commercially available chiral HPLC columns to effect resolution of the mixtures. It was found that Bakerbond Chiralcel OD® columns, consisting of derivatized cellulose on silica gel, successfully resolve racemic mixtures of most arene complexes with good to excellent results. Some tentative patterns in the effect of functional groups and ring substitution on the separation efficiency have been identified and are discussed. Direct resolution of complex 22, ethyl-ortho-methoxybenzoate Cr(CO)3, was performed on the semipreparative scale. The resolved enantiomers were characterized by optical rotation measurements and gave the following data: band 1, tR′1 = 77.8 min, [α]21589 = + 30.0 ± 4.1°; band 2, tR′2 = 179.8 min, [α]21589 = −29.5 ± 1.0°.