This thesis describes the use of both, a carbanion Payne-type rearrangement and η4-dienyl and η5-pentadienyl iron tricarbonyl complexes in organic chemistry. A carbanion Payne-type rearrangement has been developed and its reactivity investigated, with the subsequent trapping of a series of aldehydes or imines. The results are disappointing with no desired tetrahydrofuran-, tetrahydropyran- or pyrrolidine-containing molecules synthesised, although reasons for this are discussed. A novel 1,3-dipole containing a η5-iron tricarbonyl pentadienyl complex was synthesised on opening of a cyclopropane, subsequently trapping with a series of aldehyde and imines to efficiently form tetrahydrofuran and pyrrolidine ring structures, respectively.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bl.uk/oai:ethos.bl.uk:432198 |
| Date | January 2006 |
| Creators | Cummins, Jaime |
| Publisher | Loughborough University |
| Source Sets | Ethos UK |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Source | https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/34275 |
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