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Tolman's rule
Rule describing chemical reactions From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tolman's rule states that, in certain chemical reactions, the steps involve exclusively intermediates of 18- and 16 electron configuration. The rule is an extension of the 18-electron rule. This rule was proposed by American chemist Chadwick A. Tolman.[1] However, there are exceptions to Tolman's rule, even for reactions that proceed via 2e− steps, because many reactions involve intermediates with fewer than 16 electrons.
Many examples of homogeneous catalysis involving organometallic complexes involve shuttling of complexes between 16- and 18-electron configurations. 16-electron complexes often form adducts with Lewis bases and, if low-valent, undergo oxidative addition.
- CH3I + cis-[Rh(CO)2I2]− → [(CH3)Rh(CO)2I3]−
Conversely, complexes of 18 electron configuration tend to dissociate ligands or undergo reductive elimination:
- Rh(PPh3)3ClH2 → Rh(PPh3)3Cl + H2
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