Formation of an iridium σ-cyclopropane complex by the intramolecular activation of a cyclopropylphosphine: Rearrangement to a chelating σ-vinyl complex

When (t-Bu)₂PCH₂CHCH₂CH₂ is combined with [IrCl(C₈H₁₄)₂]₂ in toluene, the σ-bound cyclopropane complexes

(P(t-Bu)₂CH₂$\text{CHCH}{}_2\text{C}$H₂) (1a, 1b) are formed. Complexes 1a,1b react readily with H₂ to form IrClH₂P(t-Bu)₂CH₂$\text{CHCH}{}_2\text{C}$H₂)₂ (2). In polar solvents 1a,1b isomerize to the σ-vinyl chelated complex $\text{IrClH(P(t-Bu)}{}_2\text{CH}{}_2\text{C(CH}{}_3\text{)C}$H)(P(t-Bu)₂CH₂$\text{CHCH}{}_2\text{C}$H₂) (3). The structure of this 5-coordinate, 16-electron Ir^III complex was deduced from spectroscopic data, reaction chemistry, and from the crystal structure of its CO adduct (4). Compound 4 crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C_2h⁵-P2₁/n (a 15.610(14), b 15.763(16), c 11.973(13) Å, and β 104.74(5)°) with 4 molecules per unit cell. The final agreement indices for 2326 reflections having F_o² > 3σ(F_o²) are R(F) = 0.089 and R_w(F) = 0.095 (271 variables) while R(F²) is 0.148 for the 3423 unique data. Bond lengths in the 5-atom chelate ring $\text{IrPCCC}$ are IrP 2.341(4), PC 1.857(26), CC 1.520(30), CC 1.341(25), and CIr 1.994(21) Å. The IrCl distance is 2.479(5) Å.     

Darstellung ylidischer metallacyclopropankomplexe durch ringverkleinerung metallacyclischer vinylketonkomplexe. Molekülstruktur von C5H5W(CO)2[(PMe3)HC-CH(COMe)]

The addition of trimethylphosphane to five-membered metallacyclic vinylketone complexes of the type Ar$\text{M(CO)}{}_2\text{(HCCHCO}$R) (I) (Ar = η⁵-aromatic ring system: C₅H₅, C₅H₄Me, C₅Me₅; R = Me, Et, n-Bu; M = Mo, W) in pentane solution results in the formation of the ylidic metallacyclopropane complexes Ar$\text{M(CO)}{}_2\text{[(PMe}{}_3\text{)-HCC}$H(COR)] (II). In these 1:1 adducts the three-membered ring is stabilized by an electron-donating phosphonium and an electron-attracting acyl substituent. The negative charge in the ylidic complexes II is localized on the central metal providing it with Lewis base properties. An extraordinary high electron density can be observed on the metal of the derivative C₅H₅$\text{W(CO)(PMe}{}_3\text{)[(PMe}{}_3\text{)HCC}$H-(COMe)] (III) which is formed by a 1:2 addition of C₅H₅W(CO)(C₂H₂)-(COMe) and PMe₃. The metallacyclopropane complexes II and III are characterized by IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, ³¹P NMR and mass spectroscopy. For C₅H₅$\text{W(CO)}{}_2\text{[(PMe}{}_3\text{)HCC}$H(COMe)], the results of an X-ray structure determination are presented.     

Synthesis of homoleptic tris(organo-chelate)iridium(III) complexes by spontaneous ortho-metallation of electronrich olefin-derived N,N′-diarylcarbene ligands and the X-ray structures of fac-[Ir{CN(C6H4Me-p) (CH2)2NC6H3Me-p}3] and mer-Ir{CN(C6H4Me-p)(CH2)2NC6H3Me-p}2 {CN(C6H4Me-p)(CH2)2NC6H4Me-p}Cl (a product of HCl cleavage)

Treatment of [{Ir(COD)(μ-Cl)}₂] with excess of the electron-rich olefin [$\text{CN(Ar)(CH}{}_2\text{)}{}_2\text{N}$Ar]₂ (abbreviated as (L^Ar)₂, Ar = C₆H₄Me-p or C₆H₄OMe-p) affords the ortho-metallated tricycle [$\text{Ir(L}{}^{\mathrm{A}}\text{r}$)₃], which for Ar = C₆H₄Me-p (Ia) with HCL yields [$\text{Ir(L}{}^{\mathrm{A}}\text{r}$)₂(L^Ar)]Cl (IV); X-ray data show that in IV there is an unexpectedly close Ir?C(o-aryl) contact (2;52(1) Å) involving the “free” L^Ar which compares with an IrC(o-aryl) distance of 2.09(3) Å in Ia or 2.07(3) Å in the ortho-metallated L^Ar ligand of complex IV.     

Transition metal complexes of hexaphenylcarbodiphosphorane

The displacement of tetrahydrofuran (THF) from W(CO)₅(THF) with hexaphenylcarbodiphosphorane yields a compound with a carbon-metal bond (CO)₅W C[P(C₆H₅)₃]₂. The in situ photolysis of tungsten hexacarbonyl and hexaphenylcarbodiphosphorane, however, yields a product (CO)₅W^?CC ⁺P(C₆H₅)₃. Ethylenebis(triphenylphosphine)platinum and hexaphenylcarbodiphosphorane in benzene yield a platinum containing heterocycle [(C₆H₅)₃P]₂$\text{PtC[ P(C}{}_6\text{H}{}_5\text{)}{}_3\text{]P}$-(C₆H₅)₃.     

Unusual route to and rearrangement of four-membered ring complexes C5H5Fe (CO) [ (C6H5)2PN(R)CH (C6H5) ]

The amine substituted phosphines (C₆H₅)₂PN(H)CH₂CH₃ and (C₆H₅)₂PN(H)CH₂C₆H₅ react with C₅H₅Fe(CO)₂CH(C₆H₅) (OCH₃) photolytically to give moderate yields of the four-membered chelate ring complexes C₅H₅$\text{Fe (CO) [(C}{}_6\text{H}{}_5\text{)}{}_2\text{PN (CH}{}_2\text{CH}{}_3\text{) C}$H (C₆H₅)] and C₅H₅$\text{Fe (CO) [(C}{}_6\text{H}{}_5\text{)}{}_2\text{PN (CH}{}_2\text{C}{}_6\text{H}{}_5\text{)C}$H(C₆H₅)], respectively. Photolysis of C₅H₅Fe(CO)₂CH(C₆H₅) (OCH₃) in the presence of (S)-(?)-diphenyl(1-phenylethylamino)phosphine leads to the isolation of C₅H₅Fe(CO)[(C₆H₅)2PNC(CH₃) (C₆H₅)]CH₂C₆H₅ which is proposed to arise from a formally 1,3-hydrogen shift rearrangement of an intermediate four-membered chelate ring complex.     

The importance of steric factors in the formation and structures of heterobinuclear wedge-like sandwich derivatives. The crystal and molecular structure of niobocenehydrido-(σ,π-cyclopentadienylidene)iron(dicarbonyl)(Nb—fe)

CpFe(CO)₂CH₃ reacts with Cp₂NbH made from Cp₂NbBH₄ and Et₃N to give Cp₂$\text{NbH(μ-C}{}_5\text{H}{}_4\text{)F}$e (III). As shown by X-ray diffraction, III contains the Cp₂NbH sandwich fragment with a 46.8° angle between the rings linked with the dicarbonyliron moiety by the NbFe bond (2.968 Å), observed for the first time, and a cyclopentadienyl bridge C₅H₄, involving the NbC. σ-bond (2.189 Å) and C₅H₄Fe π-bond (2.085 Å). A probable reaction scheme leading to III and general patterns of formation of other heterobinuclear derivatives of sandwich complexes Cp₂MLM′(L′)n are discussed. The importance of steric effects due to nonbonded interligand interactions between the M′(L′)n fragment and the sandwich system is emphasized. Increase of steric strain in the binuclear system facilitates its unusual transformations.     

Cyclometallation reactions XII. On the effect of various leaving groups on internal metallation reactions with alkylmanganese complexes

The interaction of azobenzene and MnR(CO)₅ (R  Me, Et, CH₂Ph, CH₂-C₆Me₅, COCF₃, COCH₂C₆F₅, COCH₂OPh, Ph or C₆F₅) affords M$\text{n(C}{}_6\text{H}{}_4\text{NN}$Ph)-(CO)₄, together with a binuclear complex Mn₂(CO)₆(C₁₂H₁₀N₂) in some cases. The metallation reaction is shown to proceed most readily with Mn-(CH₂Ph)(CO)₅; with this reagent, the metallated complexes M$\text{n(C}{}_6\text{H}{}_4\text{CH}{}_2\text{P}$Me₂)-(CO)₃[PMe₂(CH₂Ph)] (two isomers) and M$\text{n(C}{}_6\text{H}{}_4\text{CH}{}_2\text{A}$sMe₂(CO)₄ have been obtained on treatment with EMe₂(CH₂Ph) (E  P and As, respectively).     

Synthesis of monohydridohexamethylbenzeneruthenium(II) complexes containing group V donor ligands. Isomerism arising from cyclometallation of a tertiary phosphine at aliphatic and aromatic carbon atoms

The η-hexamethylbenzenehydridoruthenium(II) complexes RuHCl(η-C₆Me₆)L (L = PPh₃ (11), AsPh₃ (12), P(C₆H₄-p-F)₃ (14), P(C₆H₄-p-Me)₃ (15), P(C₆H₄-p-OMe)₃ (16), P-t-BuPh₂ (17), P-i-PrPh₂ (18), P-i-Pr₃ (19), PCy₃ (20) and P-t-BuMe₂ (21)) have been made by heating [RuCl₂(η-C₆Me₆)]₂, the ligand and sodium carbonate in propan-2-ol. The triarylphosphine complexes 11, 14 and 15 react with methyllithium to give aryl ortho-metallated hydridoruthenium(II) complexes such as $\text{RuH(}\text{o}\text{-C}{}_6\text{H}{}_4\text{P}$Ph₂)(η-C₆Me₆) (22) and 19 similarly gives the isopropyl cyclometallated complex $\text{RuH(CH}{}_2\text{CHMeP}$-i-Pr₂(η-C₆Me₆) (29) as a mixture of diastereomers. Reaction of 17 with methyllithium gives initially the t-butyl cyclometallated complex $\text{RuH(CH}{}_2\text{CMe}{}_2\text{P}$Ph₂)(η-C₆Me₆) (25) which isomerizes by a first order process (k$\text{0}\text{?}$.2 h^?1 in C₆D₆ or THF-d₈ at 50°C) to the aryl ortho-metallated complex $\text{RuH(}\text{o}\text{-C}{}_6\text{H}{}_4\text{P}$-t-BuPh)(η-C₆Me₆) (26). The similarly generated isopropyl cyclometallated complex $\text{RuH(CH}{}_2\text{CHMeP}$Ph₂)(η-C₆Me₆) (27) has not been isolated in a pure state owing to rapid isomerization to $\text{RuH(}\text{o}\text{-C}{}_6\text{H}{}_4\text{P}$-i-PrPh)(η-C₆Me₆) (28); both 27 and 28 exist as a pair of diastereomers. The formation of the cyclometallated complexes and the isomerizations are thought to involve intermediate 16-electron ruthenium(O) complexes Ru(η-C₆Me₆)L.     

Electrochemical fluorination of chlorine-containing amines

The electrochemical fluorination of chlorine-containing alkylamines has been studied. It was found that, in general, the carbon-chlorine bond in the alkylamines is retained during electrochemical fluorination is anhydrous hydrogen fluoride, yielding chlorine-containing polyfluoroalkylamines. Perfluoroalkylamines and fluorocarbons were also produced.By the use of this method, several new chloropolyfluoroamines such as (CF₃)₂NCF₂CClF₂, (C₂F₅)₂NCF₂CClF₂, (CF₃)(C₂F₅)NCF₂CClF₂, (CClF₂CF₂)₂NCF₃, (CClF₂CF₂)₂NC₂F₅, (C₂F₅)(CClF₂CF₂)NF, (CClF₂CF₂)₂NF, (CF₃)₂NCF₂CF₂CClF₂, $\text{CF}{}_2\text{(CF}{}_2\text{)}{}_3\text{N}$CF₂CClF₂, and $\text{CF}{}_2\text{CF}{}_2\text{OC}{}_2\text{F}{}_4\text{N}$CF₂CClF₂ have been isolated and characterized.     

Adventures with azides of the fluorocarbon class

Mechanistic and synthetic highlights of out studies during the past twenty years on azides derived from fluorocarbon systems {alkenes ($\text{e.g.}$ CF₃CFCFN₃), aza-alkenes and -cycloalkenes [$\text{e.g.}$$\text{CF}{}_2\text{(CF}{}_2\text{)}{}_2\text{C(CF}{}_3\text{)NC}$(CF₃)N₃], arenes ($\text{e.g.}$ C₆F₅N₃), and heteroarenes($\text{e.g.}$ 4-N₃.C₅F₄N)} will be discussed with emphasis on recent results bearing on the synthesis of novel seven-membered $\text{N}$-heterocycles.     

Darstellung und eigenschaften von und reaktionen mit metallhaltigen heterocyclen: XXV. Synthese und eigenschaften neuer platina- und rhodacycloalkane durch substitution und oxidative addition einer CCl-bindung

The platinacyclopentane derivative [Cl(CH₂)₃R₂P](Cl)$\text{PtPR}{}_2\text{CH}{}_2\text{CH}{}_2\text{CH}{}_2$ is formed by action of Cl(CH₂)₃PR₂ on Pt(COD)₂ in n-hexane via the not isolable Pt[PR₂(CH₂)₃Cl]₂ (R  C₆H₁₁) by oxidative addition of a CCl bond to platinum. [μ-CIRh(CO)₂]₂ reacts in benzene with Cl(CH₂)₃PR₂ under partially CO substitution to give the stable intermediate Cl(OC)Rh[PR₂(CH₂)₃Cl]₂. In boiling toluene oxidative addition of a CCl bond to rhodium occurs under formation of the phospharhodacyclopentane [CI(CH₂)₃R₂P] Cl₂(OC)-$\text{RhPR}{}_2\text{CH}{}_2\text{CH}{}_2\text{CH}{}_2$ (R  C₆H₅). The ³¹P{¹H}-NMR spectra of the rhodium compound is characterized by an ABX system, that of the platinum by superposition of an ABX pattern with an AB spectrum.     

Die thermische reaktion von C5H5(CO)2FeNa mit benzimidchloriden C6H5(Cl)CNR

η⁵-C₅H₅(CO)₂FeNa reacts with the benzimide chlorides C₆H₅(Cl)CNR (R  CH(CH₃)₂, C₆H₅) in boiling THF to give the η¹-iminoacyl complexes η⁵-C₅H₅ (CO)₂Fe[η¹-C(C₆H₅)NR]. Alternatively, the new Fe complexes [η⁵-C₅H₅(CO)Fe$\text{C(C}{}_6\text{H}{}_5\text{)N(CH}{}_3\text{)C(C}{}_6\text{H}{}_5\text{)N}$CH₃PF₆ (IV) and [η⁵-C₅H₅(CO)₂FeC(C₆H₅)N(CH₃)C(C₆H₅)NCH₃]PF₆ (V) are formed under the same conditions, if R  CH₃. Hudrolysis of the CN single bond of the ligand in V, not stabilized by a chelate effects as in IV, results in the formation of [η⁵-C₅H₅(CO)₂FeC(C₆H₅)NHCH₃]PF₆ (VII). Reaction of η⁵-C₅H₅(CO)₂ with N-benyzylbenzimido chloride yields η⁵-C₅H₅(CO)₂FeCH₂C₆H₅ as the only isolated product.     

The preparation and characterization of a platinum ether complex

The reaction of [Pt((F₃C)CCH(CF₃))(P(C₂H₅)₃)₂CH₃OH]PF₆ with allene in methanol affords a novel metallocyclic ethereal complex [$\text{Pt((F}{}_3\text{C)CHC(CF}{}_3\text{)C(CH}{}_3\text{)CH}{}_2\text{O}$CH₃)(P(C₂H₅)₃)₂]PF₆, which has been characterized by ¹H, ²H, ¹⁹F and ³¹P NMR spectroscopy. Its structure has also been determined by a single crystal X-ray analysis. The crystal are monoclinic, space group P2₁/n, with cell dimensions a 20.012(5), b 17.222(5), c 8.902(3) Å and β 91.54(5)°. The structure was refined by full matrix least-squares methods on F, using 3097 unique observations collected by automated four circle diffractometer. Refinement converged at R  0.066. The Pt atom has a distorted square-planar coordination geometry, with cis P atoms, and PtP distances of 2.219(4) Å (trans to O) and 2.324(4) Å (trans to C). These results show the ethereal group is a weak ligand to platinum(II) but because of the chelating effect, its displacement by other ligands is thermodynamically not favorable. The mechanism of formation of the ethereal complex is also discussed.     

Synthèse et caractéristiques cristallographiques des phases solides de type fluorine des systèmes PbF2LnF3

A preliminary study of the PbF₂LnF₃ systems (Ln = lanthanides and Y) has allowed the characterisation of three phases: a disordered fluorite-like solid solution Pb_1?xLn_xF_2+x the domain of which increases with increasing temperature and dopant ion radius, and two anion-excess fluorite related superstructures: Pb₂YF₇ (tetragonal, space group I4 or $\text{I4}\text{m}\text{, a \#}\text{a}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>F</mtext>}}\text{√2}\text{, c \# 3a}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>F</mtext>}}$) and Pb₄Ln₃F₁₇ with Ln = SmLu (rhombohedral, space group $\text{R3, a}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>h</mtext>}}\text{\# (}\text{a}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>F</mtext>}}\text{√2}\text{)√7, c}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>h</mtext>}}\text{\# 2a}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>F</mtext>}}\text{√3}$). The crystallographic characteristics of the two ordered phases have been confirmed by electron diffraction.     

Structure of trans-chloro-1,4-bis(ϱ-methoxyphenyl)-1,4-diaza-3methylbutadiene-2-yl-bis(triphenylphosphine)-palladium(II)

The structure of the compound trans-[PdCl {$\text{C(N-?-C}{}_6\text{H}{}_4\text{OMe)C}$(Me)N-?-C₆H₄OMe} (PPh₃)₂] was solved, using a conventional combination of Patterson and Fourier functions, least-squares refinements and electron density difference maps, to a reliability index R of 0.069 for the 2923 observed reflections collected by four-circle diffractometer. The palladium arom is surrounded in a roughly planar fashion by two trans phosphorus atoms, a chlorine atom, and a σ-bonded carbon atom of the diazabutadienyl group. This group assumes a trans configuration, the NCCN fragment being virtually planar and nearly normal to the mean coordination plane. The Pdligand bond lengths are: PdC 1.98(1), PdCl 2.41(1),PDP(1) 2.33(1) and PdP(2) 2.35(1) Å.     

Cyclopentadienyl-ruthenium and -osmium chemistry: XXIV. Some complexes containing the olefinic tertiary phosphine 2-CH2CHC6H4PPh2 (sp): X-ray structures of one isomer of OsBr(sp)(η-C5H5), and of Ru(η3-S2CCHMeC6H4PPh2-2)(η-C5H5), containing an η3-dithiocarboxylato group

Reactions between MX(PPh₃)₂(η-C₅H₅) (M = Ru, X = Cl; M = Os, X = Br) and 2-CH₂CHC₆H₄PPh₂ afford $\text{MX(η}{}^2\text{-CH}{}_2\text{CHC}{}_6\text{H}{}_4\text{P}$Ph₂)(η-C₅H₅); the Os complex is obtained in two isomeric forms. The X-ray structure of the major isomer shows the CC double bond (OsC, 2.214, 2.195 Å; CC, 1.57 Å) is almost coplanar with the OsBr vector, with the terminal C cis to Br; the minor isomer is assumed to have the alternative, more sterically congested conformation, with the β-C cis to Br. The chlororuthenium complex reacts with NaOMe/MeOH to give the corresponding hydrido complex, which also exists as two isomers in solution; reaction of this complex with CS₂ gives the expected dithio acid derivative $\text{Ru(S}{}_2\text{CCHMeC}{}_6\text{H}{}_4\text{P}$Ph₂)(η-C₅H₅), together with small amounts of a complex assumed to be $\text{Ru[S}{}_2\text{C(CH}{}_2\text{)}{}_2\text{C}{}_6\text{H}{}_4\text{P}$Ph₂](η-C₅H₅). The X-ray structure of the major product reveals an unusual η³-S₂C mode of coordination of the dithio acid fragment (RuS, 2.418, 2.426(1) Å; RuC 2.175(4) Å). Crystals of OsBr(η²-CH₂CHC₆H₄P)Ph₂)( η-C₅H₅) are monoclinic, space group P2₁/n, with a 12.696(2), b 21.719(6), c 15.929(3) Å, β 79.77(2)°, Z = 8; 2867 data (I > 2.5σ(I)) were refined to R = 0.040, R_w = 0.044. Crystals of $\text{Ru(η}{}^3\text{-S}{}_2\text{CCHMeC}{}_6\text{H}{}_4\text{P}$Ph₂)(η-C₅H₅) are orthorhombic, space group Pbca, with a 8.921(2), b 15.982(9), c 32.216(5) Å, Z = 8; 1685 data (I > 2.5σ(I)) were refined to R = 0.027, R_w = 0.030.     

On the possibility of a carbenium ion structure for the complexes [Os3H3(CO)9CCR2]+. Further application of the 187Os nucleus

In the ¹H NMR spectrum of the complex [Os₃H₃(CO)₉C$\text{C(CH}{}_2\text{C}$H₂]⁺ at 30°C, under conditions of rapid exchange, the single hydride resonance has two sets of satellites of equal intensity (separated by 32.0 and 28.8 Hz) caused by ¹⁸⁷Os¹H spin—spin coupling. The spectral data rule out the upright carbenium ion structure for the complex, and are consistent with the fluxional process involving hydrocarbon ligand rotation about the C$\text{C(CH}{}_2\text{)}{}_2\text{C}$H₂ axis in a tilted structure, with concomitant rotation of the Os₃H₃(CO)₉ moiety.