This invention belongs to the field of catalyst preparation and application technology, and discloses a method for preparing
sulfur-bridged bimetallic
alkyne complexes and their application in the
dehydrogenation coupling synthesis of 1,4-diyne. The method uses thiols or
thiophenol salts as bridging ligands, with each
metal center coordinated with a cyclopentadienyl group or a substituted cyclopentadienyl group. This invention achieves coordination activation of the terminal
alkyne by controlling the
oxidation state of the
metal center and altering the bonding mode of the terminal
alkyne at the
metal center. In this
system, the
sulfur-bridged ligand not only assists the metal center in activating the terminal alkyne but also stabilizes a key intermediate in the catalytic process. Subsequently, the coordinated-activated terminal alkyne undergoes a reductive
elimination process to generate 1,4-diyne. This reaction can be carried out in a temperature range of -100℃ to 25℃, with a reaction time of 0.5 to 48 hours. This method can synthesize a series of novel
sulfur-bridged bimetallic alkyne complexes with high yield and
high selectivity, providing a novel catalytic
system for the activation of C-H bonds in terminal alkynes mediated by inexpensive metals and the further synthesis of 1,4-diyne.