2005/09/07 by Klaus H. Theopold, R.R. Kucharczyk · 1 citation
Chemistry · #Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis #Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis #Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry
paper · doi:10.1002/9781119951438.eibc0042
openalex publication_date 2005/09/07 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/14
Abstract Starting with Hein's investigation of the reaction of CrCl 3 with PhMgBr in the beginning of the twentieth century, chromium organometallic chemistry is now marked by an ever increasing diversity of compound types and formal oxidation states. Organochromium compounds such as Cr(CO) 6 , (η 6 ‐C 6 C 6 ) 2 Cr, and (OC) 5 CrC(OMe)Ph represent milestones in the development of organometallic chemistry as a whole. The lower oxidation states (−IV to +II) are dominated by chromium carbonyl complexes with 18 electron configurations, while midvalent compounds (+II, +III) often feature cyclopentadienyl rings and exhibit unpaired electrons. Organometallic compounds of chromium in its highest oxidation states (+IV to +VI) are still relatively rare, but this has been a growing area of late. Much of the interest in chromium alkyls is due to the metal's important role in the catalysis of olefin polymerization. Homogeneous model systems for the Union Carbide catalyst (Cp 2 Cr/SiO 2 ) and the Phillips catalyst (CrO 3 /SiO 2 ) still motivate much synthetic work. Applications of organochromium chemistry in organic synthesis are also becoming more numerous and useful.