Pentadienyl

In organic chemistry, pentadienyl refers to the organic radical, anion, or cation with the formula [CH₂(CH)₃CH₂]^z, where z = 0, −1, +1, respectively.

Organometallic chemistry

In organometallic chemistry, the pentadienyl anion is a ligand, the acyclic analogue of the more-common cyclopentadienyl anion. The pentadienyl anion is generated by deprotonation of pentadiene. A number of complexes are known, including bis(pentadienyl) iron, Fe(C₅H₇)₂, the "open" analog of ferrocene. Only few pentadienyl complexes feature simple C₅H₇ ligands. More common is the dimethyl derivative 2,4-Me₂C₅H₅. Additionally, many pentadienyl ligands are cyclic, being derived from the addition of hydride to η⁶-arene complexes or hydride abstraction from cyclohexadiene complexes.^[1]^[2]

The first pentadienyl complex to be reported was derived from protonolysis of a complex of pentadienol:^[3]

{\ce {Fe(C5H7OH)(CO)3 + H+ -> [Fe(C5H7)(CO)3]+ + H2O}}

Treatment of this cation with sodium borohydride gives the pentadiene complex:

{\ce {[Fe(C5H7)(CO)3]+ + H- -> Fe(C5H8)(CO)3}}

Organic chemistry

In organic chemistry, the pentadienyl radical, C
₅H^•
₇, is of some significance as an especially stabilized radical. The radical is delocalized over five carbon centers. Consequently, the C−H bond in the diene (CH₂(CH=CH₂)) is especially weak. Fats derivatives containing this "doubly allylic" group are collectively called drying oils. They tend to polymerize in a useful way upon exposure to air.

Representative triglyceride found in a drying oil. The two upper fatty esters display high reactivity toward air owing to their tendency to form pentadienyl and heptadienyl radicals, respectively.

Biochemistry

Cyclooxygenases ("COX") are enzymes that generate prostanoids, including thromboxane and prostaglandins such as prostacyclin. Aspirin and ibuprofen exert their effects through inhibition of COX.

References

^ Lothar Stahl; Richard D. Ernst (2007). "Pentadienyl Complexes of the Group 4 Transition Metals". Advances in Organometallic Chemistry. 55: 137–199. doi:10.1016/S0065-3055(07)55003-3. ISBN 978-0-12-373978-0.
^ Richard D. Ernst (1988). "Structural and reactivity patterns in transition-metal-pentadienyl chemistry". Chem. Rev. 88 (7): 1255–1291. doi:10.1021/cr00089a013.
^ Mahler, J. E.; Pettit, R. (1962). "Pentadienyl and Hexadienyl Carbonium Ions as Ligands in Stable Complex Cations". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 84 (8): 1511–1512. doi:10.1021/ja00867a051.

[1] Lothar Stahl; Richard D. Ernst (2007). "Pentadienyl Complexes of the Group 4 Transition Metals". Advances in Organometallic Chemistry. 55: 137–199. doi:10.1016/S0065-3055(07)55003-3. ISBN 978-0-12-373978-0.

[2] Richard D. Ernst (1988). "Structural and reactivity patterns in transition-metal-pentadienyl chemistry". Chem. Rev. 88 (7): 1255–1291. doi:10.1021/cr00089a013.

[3] Mahler, J. E.; Pettit, R. (1962). "Pentadienyl and Hexadienyl Carbonium Ions as Ligands in Stable Complex Cations". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 84 (8): 1511–1512. doi:10.1021/ja00867a051.

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