Cyclic and acyclicdicarbonyl[hydrotris(1-pyrazolyl)borato][
3-1-(
(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)allyl]molybdenum complexes and a variety of their 1-acetoxyand 1-alkoxy (RO = MeO,
i-PrO) analogues were prepared and characterized by IR and
1H and
13C NMR spectroscopyand, in the case of[TpMo(CO)
2[
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-(1,2,3)-(±)-(1
R,2
S,3
S)-1-methoxy-2-cyclohexen-1-yl],byX-ray crystallography. These complexes were prepared in moderateto excellent yields bythe
tert-butyldimethylsilyl chloride promoted oxidativeaddition of
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,
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-unsaturated aldehydesand acyclic and cyclic ketones to(DMF)
3Mo(CO)
3 followed by ligandmetathesis withpotassium hydrotris(1-pyrazolyl)borate. The1-
tert-butyldimethylsiloxy- and the 1-methoxy-and 1-isopropoxy-substituted acyclic complexes were formed solely asthe
syn isomer;however, the 1-acetoxy analogue underwent isomerization to athermodynamic mixture ofthe
syn and
anti isomers in which the
anti isomer predominated (3.7 : 1). The1-((
tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-3-alkyl- or 1-alkoxy-3-alkyl-disubstitutedacyclic complexes wereformed with
syn-silyloxy
/anti-alkyl or
syn-alkoxy
/anti-alkyl stereochemistry, whilethedisubstituted allyls bearing a 1-acetoxy substituent existed asmixtures of both possible
syn/anti isomers and the
syn/syn and
anti/antiisomers. The conformation and configurationof the isomers was confirmed through nOe studies on several complexesand by X-raycrystallography in the case of[TpMo(CO)
2[
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-(1,2,3)-(±)-(1
R,2
S,3
S)-1-methoxy-2-cyclohexen-1-yl].