(Mo_3S_4)_2M~(8+)(M=Mo,Sn,Cu_2)型夹心簇合物的电子结构研究

经对一系列夹心簇合物(H_2O)_9Mo_3S_4MS_4Mo_3(H_2O)_9~(8+)(M=Mo,Sn,Cu_2)的量子化学计算和分析,发现该簇合物是通过配体Mo_3S_4~(4+)中的多中心d-pπ轨道与中心原子键合成簇,其成簇机理与经典的以有机共轭环为配体的夹心配合物十分相似,研究了夹心簇的构型、磁性及电子光谱等性质的分子轨道本质,揭示了多中心d-pπ键的变化与簇合物性质的内在联系。     

[Fe4S4Cl4—n（S2CNEt2）n]^2—（n=0,1,2,4）：原子簇的电子结构研究

用CNDO/2(s,p,d)方法研究了类立方烷系列Fe-S簇合物[Fe_4S_4Cl_4(?)(S_2CNEt_2)_n]~(2-)(n=0,1,2,4)的电子结构。得出[S_2CN(Et)_2]-螯合配位Fe_4S_4~(2+)簇合物中存在两类不同价态铁原子的结论;骨架Fe_4S_4~(2+)中μ_3-S电子是非定域化的,同Mssbauer谱测定结果一致。讨论了簇合物Fe—Fe之间的成键作用、螫合配体的作用和氧化还原性质。     

两个具有[Mo_3M′S_4]~(5+)(M′=Mo,W)簇芯的原子簇化合物的合成和晶体结构

以MO_3S_4(dtp)_4 H_2O和M′(CO)_6(M′=Mo,W)为起始物在核酸介质下通过[3+1]模式合成,分别得到一个同核和一个异核四核簇[Mo_4S_4(μ-C_2H_5CO_2)_2(dtP)_3]4和[Mo_3WS_4(μ-CH_3CO_2)_2(dtpH)(dtp)_3]5[dtp=(EtO)_2PS~-_2;dtpH=(EtO)_2P(S)(SH)] 两个簇合物以单晶X射线分析和IR谱学进行结构表征,它们均具有[M_4S_4]~(5+)类立方烷簇芯     

双核簇合物M~2S~2(μ-S)~2(dtp)~2(M=Mo, W)的电子结构及元件组装活性的abinitio研究

本文对双核簇合物M_2S_2(μ-S)_2(dtp)_2(M=Mo,W)及其簇芯碎片M_2S_4~(2+)进行了相对论赝势从头算和Boys定域化分子轨道计算,根据所计算的正则分子轨道(CMO)和定域分子轨道(LMO)以及Mulliken布居分析,探讨了作为簇元元件的M_2S_4(dtp)_2的成键性质和电子结构,利用广义微扰理论,定性分析了M_2S_4~(2+)型簇合物的元件组装活性位和活性区,研究了它们发生[2+1]=3和[2+2]=4型元件组装的成簇机理.     

多核钼原子簇形成的可能机理

本文建议三核钼原子簇离子(Mo_3S_2Cl_9)~(3-)的生成步骤为:MoCl_2~(2+)与二核钼离子(Mo_2Cl_9)~(3-)首先加成产生[Mo_3(μ_3—Cl)_2(μ_2—Cl)_3Cl_6]~(11-),然后两个S原子取代三重桥联Cl原子。分子轨道计算支持了中间体(Mo_3Cl_(11))~-的可能存在。上述加成过程也适合于多核离子Mo_4Cl_(13)~+及Mo_6Cl_(15)~(3+)的形成。     

钼的原子簇化合物研究——一些两核和三核钼原子簇化合物的合成与晶体结构分析

本文总结了作者们研究一系列两核和三核钼原子簇化合物的结果。这些化合物是三核原子簇: (C_5H_7S_2)_3[Mo_3(μ_3-S)_2(μ_2-Cl)_3Cl_6] (Ⅰ); (C_5H_7S_2)_3[Mo_3(μ_3-S)(μ_2-S_2)_3Cl_7] (Ⅱ); Mo_3(μ_3-S)(μ_2-S_2)_3[S_2P(OEt)_2)_3Cl (Ⅲ); (Et_4N)_2[Mo_3(μ_3-O)(μ_2-Cl)_3(Oac)_2Cl_5] (Ⅳ); (C_5H_7S_2)[Mo_3(μ_3-O)(μ_2-Cl)_3(Oac)_3Cl_3] (Ⅴ); 和两核原子簇: (C_5H_7S_2)_3[Mo_2Cl_9] (Ⅵ); M0_2S_4[S_2P(OEt)_2]_2 (Ⅶ)。 本文的第一部分简要地介绍了这些化合物的合成方法。第二部分扼要地给出了这些化合物的晶体与分子结构。簇合物Ⅰ是离子型结构,簇阴离子是双(S)帽三核原子簇,每个Mo原子周围为八面体六配位,Mo—Mo间距为2.617。簇阴离子Ⅱ和簇分子Ⅲ均是单(S)帽三核簇,Mo原子周围为畸变五角双锥构型,Mo—Mo键长分别为2.751和2.725。簇阴离子Ⅳ和Ⅴ均是单(O)帽三核簇,Mo原子周围的配位为畸变八面体,Mo—Mo键长分别为2.597和2.577。化合物Ⅵ是三(μ_2—Cl)桥两核原子簇,其构型为两个共面八面体,Mo—Mo间距为2.707。化合物Ⅶ为双(S)桥两核原子簇,Mo原子周围为四角锥配位,Mo—Mo键长为2.828。 本文的第三部分用简化分子轨道方法分析了三种主要类型的三核钼原子簇中Mo_3体系的M—M键?     

Mo_4(μ_3-O)_2O_4Cl_2(O_2CC_6H_5)_6和Mo_4(μ_3-O)_2O_4Cl_2(O_2CC_6H_4CH_3)_6·2C_6H_5Cl簇合物中弱M—M键的研究

测定了Mo_4(μ_(3-)O)_2O_4Cl_2(O_2CC_6H_5)_6和Mo_4(μ_(3-)O)_2O_4Cl_2(O_2CC_6H_4CH_3)_6·2C_6H_5Cl四钼簇合物在N,N-二甲基甲酰胺溶液中的循环伏安特性、电子吸收光谱、固体粉末样品的表面光电压谱和光声光谱。讨论Mo_2(V)结构单元中弱M—M键的特性,认定了Mo—Mo键前线区域轨道的对称标号。     

过渡金属类立方烷型簇合物合成中的“活性元件组装”设想

本文讨论了Roussin黑盐的形成机理和“G”系模型物结构及其固氮活性成因的化学和量子化学研究结果。并由此提出了过渡金属类立方烷型簇合物合成中的“活性元件组装”设想;即过渡金属原子簇,特别是含μ2和μ3桥的类立方烷簇,可能由构成该原子簇的基本结构“元件”在一定活化条件下组装而成。考察了现有的Fe-S,Mo-S,Mo-Fe-S以及一些M-M′-X构型相类似的类立方烷簇合物,如[Fe_4S_4(SR)_4]~(2-),[MoFe_3S_4(SR)_n]~(m-),[VFe_3S_4Cl_3(DMF)3]单类立方烷簇,[Mo_2Fe_6S_9(SR)_8]~(8-),[Mo_2Fe_6S_8(SR)_9]~(3-),[Mo_2Fe_7S_8(SR)_(12)]~(3-,4-)桥联双立方烷簇以及(MeZn)_6Zn(OMe)_8孪合双立方烷簇的自兜合成反应,发现尽管它们似乎都是由简单的无机盐和有机配体“自兜”而成,然而它们都不能不经过某些“元件组装”的过程。提出了它们的可能的“元件组装”途径。此外还讨论了“元件组装在其他合成Mo、Fe、S类立方烷簇的反应中的存在。最后还进一步探讨了其他类型簇合物合成反应情况,表明“元件组装”设想是可能推广到类立方烷型簇以外的其他一些原子簇的合成的。     

簇合物中锥形四重桥硫3d轨道成键的EHMO研究

运用EHMO方法对四个[M_4S_2]（M＝Co，Nb）型簇合物的电子结构进行了计算，通过对硫原子3d轨道引入前后体系总能量、轨道能级、电荷分布和Mulliken键级等性质的比较，发现簇合物中锥形四重桥硫原子的3d轨道参与了成键，对稳定[M_4S_2]结构单元有重要的作用．     

双桥硫配合物Cp_2M_2S_4(M=Fe,Ru)的电子结构及反应性

本文应用EHMO法研究了三个Cp_2M_2S_4(M=Fe,Ru)类配合物的电子结构,根据计算所得的分子轨道能级,轨道特征和Mulliken重叠集居等数据,对其成键性质进行了分析。这类配合物的反应性研究结果表明:在配合物的骨架构型重排η~1-S_2(?)η~2-S_2的可逆氧化还原反应过程中,桥配基是反应的活性位置。     

簇离子Mo_3S_4M~（n＋）中M与Mo成键作用及电子光谱（M＝Fe、Ni，n＝4；M＝Cu，n＝5）

应用ＩＮＤＯ／Ｓ半经验量子化学方法，对簇合物离子Ｍｏ３Ｓ和Ｍｏ３Ｓ４Ｍｎ＋（Ｍ＝Ｆｅ、Ｎｉ，ｎ＝４；Ｍ＝Ｃｕ，ｎ＝５）分别进行分子轨道计算。根据计算得到的簇离子中的原子表观电荷和成键指标，说明Ｆｅ、Ｎｉ、Ｃｕ＋与Ｍｏ３Ｓ成键作用的相对强度依次是Ｆｅ－Ｍｏ＞Ｎｉ－Ｍｏ＞Ｃｕ＋－Ｍｏ。比较了用含组态作用的ＩＮＤＯ／Ｓ方法计算得到的电子跃迁能与实验得到的电子吸收光谱值，并讨论了吸收峰归属情况。对于Ｍ为Ｆｅ、Ｎｉ的簇离子Ｍｏ３Ｓ４Ｍ４＋，最低能量的电子跃迁吸收峰起源于异金属间电荷转移跃迁（ＭＭ’ＣＴ）；而Ｍｏ３Ｓ４Ｃｕ（５＋）簇离子观察到的吸收峰主要是Ｍｏ３Ｓ芯的局域内电荷转移跃迁。根据理论计算结果，由Ｃｕ＋离子到Ｍｏ３Ｓ的电荷转移跃迁谱线，大约在４６０００ｃｍ－１以上才能观察到吸收峰。从Ｍｏ３Ｓ４Ｆｅ４＋次低能量吸收峰的实验值１６６００ｃｍ－１和理论值１６５００ｃｍ－１与Ｍｏ３Ｓ的最低能量吸收峰的实验值１６６００ｃｍ－１和理论值１６９００ｃｍ－１比较，表明无论从理论上或实验上都能证实簇离子Ｍｏ３Ｓ４Ｆｅ４＋在能量为１６６００ｃｍ－１处的吸收峰是起因于Ｍｏ３Ｓ芯的局域内电荷转移跃迁。     

Synthesis and characterization of (smif)2M(n) (n = 0, M = V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Ru; n = +1, M = Cr, Mn, Co, Rh, Ir; smif =1,3-di-(2-pyridyl)-2-azaallyl)

A series of Werner complexes featuring the tridentate ligand smif, that is, 1,3-di-(2-pyridyl)-2-azaallyl, have been prepared. Syntheses of (smif)(2)M (1-M; M = Cr, Fe) were accomplished via treatment of M(NSiMe(3))(2)(THF)(n) (M = Cr, n = 2; Fe, n = 1) with 2 equiv of (smif)H (1,3-di-(2-pyridyl)-2-azapropene); ortho-methylated ((o)Mesmif)(2)Fe (2-Fe) and ((o)Me(2)smif)(2)Fe (3-Fe) were similarly prepared. Metatheses of MX(2) variants with 2 equiv of Li(smif) or Na(smif) generated 1-M (M = Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Zn, Ru). Metathesis of VCl(3)(THF)(3) with 2 Li(smif) with a reducing equiv of Na/Hg present afforded 1-V, while 2 Na(smif) and IrCl(3)(THF)(3) in the presence of NaBPh(4) gave [(smif)(2)Ir]BPh(4) (1(+)-Ir). Electrochemical experiments led to the oxidation of 1-M (M = Cr, Mn, Co) by AgOTf to produce [(smif)(2)M]OTf (1(+)-M), and treatment of Rh(2)(O(2)CCF(3))(4) with 4 equiv Na(smif) and 2 AgOTf gave 1(+)-Rh. Characterizations by NMR, EPR, and UV-vis spectroscopies, SQUID magnetometry, X-ray crystallography, and DFT calculations are presented. Intraligand (IL) transitions derived from promotion of electrons from the unique CNC(nb) (nonbonding) orbitals of the smif backbone to ligand π*-type orbitals are intense (ε ≈ 10,000-60,000 M(-1)cm(-1)), dominate the UV-visible spectra, and give crystals a metallic-looking appearance. High energy K-edge spectroscopy was used to show that the smif in 1-Cr is redox noninnocent, and its electron configuration is best described as (smif(-))(smif(2-))Cr(III); an unusual S = 1 EPR spectrum (X-band) was obtained for 1-Cr.     

[Co(C~5H~5)~2]~n.[M(dmit)~2](M=Ni,Pd;n=0,1,2)型配合物的合成及表征

二茂金属[M'(C~5H~5)~2]^1^+的盐与(NBu~4)~n[M(dmit)~2](M=Ni, Pd; N=1,2)反应, 当M'=Fe, Ni; n=1时, 分别得到了导电配合物[Ni(dmit)~2]和[Pd(dmit)~2]; 当M'=Co, n=1,2时, 分别得到的是电荷几乎不转移的4个盐[Co(C~5H~5)~2]~n[Ni(dmit)~2]和[Co(C~5H~5)~2]~n[Pd(dmit)~2]。用ESCA、Raman谱及循环伏安图讨论了上述化合物形成时的电荷转移量。尽管[M(dmit)~2]的室温电导率相当大, 但其电导率随温度的变化曲线表明它们属于半导体。EHCO能带计算给出[Ni(dmit)~2]的能隙0.112eV, 与实测的电导活化能相当接近。     

A complete family of isostructural cluster compounds with cubane-like M(3)S(4)M' cores (M = Mo,W; M' = Ni,Pd, Pt): comparative crystallography and electrochemistry

By reaction of the geometrically incomplete cubane-like clusters [(eta(5)-Cp')(3)Mo(3)S(4))][pts] and [(eta(5)-Cp')(3)W(3)S(4)][pts] (Cp' = methylcyclopentadienyl; pts = p-toluenesulfonate) with group 10 alkene complexes, three new heterobimetallic clusters with cubane-like cluster cores were isolated: [(eta(5)-Cp')(3)W(3)S(4)M'(PPh(3))][pts] ([5][pts], M' = Pd; [6][pts], M' = Pt); [(eta(5)-Cp')(3)Mo(3)S(4)Ni(AsPh(3))][pts] ([7][pts]). The compounds [5][pts]-[7][pts] are completing the extensive series of clusters [(eta(5)-Cp')(3)M(3)S(4)M'(EPh(3))][pts] (M = Mo, W; M' = Ni, Pd, Pt; E = P, As) which allows the consequences of replacing a single type of atom on structural and NMR and UV/vis spectroscopic as well as electrochemical properties to be determined. Single-crystal X-ray structure determinations of [5][pts]-[7][pts] revealed that [5][pts] was not isomorphous to the other members of the series [(eta(5)-Cp')(3)M(3)S(4)M'(EPh(3))][pts] due to distinctly different cell parameters, which in the molecular structure of [5](+) is reflected in a slightly different orientation of the PPh(3) ligand. Electrochemical measurements on the series showed that the Mo-based clusters were more difficult to oxidize than their W-based analogues. The Pd-containing clusters underwent two-electron oxidation processes, whereas the Ni- and Pt-containing clusters underwent two separated one-electron oxidation processes.     

Hybrid materials containing organometallic cations and 3-D anionic metal dicyanamide networks of type [Cp*2M][M'(dca)3

A new series of hybrid materials of type [Cp*2M][M'(dca)3] has been prepared by cation templation and structurally characterised (M = Fe(III), Co(III); M'= Mn(II), Fe(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Cd(II); dca-= N(CN)2-). The crystallographic analysis of [Cp*2Fe][Cd(dca)(3)] showed that the [Cd(dca)3]- anionic framework is of a symmetrical 3-D alpha-polonium type, containing octahedral Cd nodes and micro (1,5)-dca bridging ligands. The [Cp*2Fe]+ cations occupy the cube-like cavities within the framework. The cationic and anionic-framework sublattices remain magnetically independent and display susceptibilities, over the range 300 to 2 K, of a Curie-Weiss nature obtained by adding a S= 1/2 (Cp*2Fe+) or a S= 0 (Cp*2Co+) contribution to those of the weakly antiferromagnetically coupled frameworks of M'. These hybrid species do not show any intrinsic long-range magnetic order. The present [Cp*2Fe]M'(dca)3] series display the characteristic, unusually shaped [Cp*2Fe]+ Mossbauer line, in the range 295-5 K, assigned (below 101 K) as the sum of a narrow and a broad line. Relaxation effects were evident. The [Fe(dca)3]- compound showed superimposed low-spin Fe(III) and high-spin Fe(II) lines, the latter giving relaxation broadening effects.     

一些含半夹心结构ⅥB族金属的1,1’-二硫(硒)二茂铁化合物的合成

CpCr(NO)(CO)_2与Fe(C_5H_4S)_2S反应,形成氧化-还原产物CpCr(NO)(SC_5H_4)_2Fe(1)。双杂核二茂铁化合物CpM(NO)(EC_5H_4)_2Fe[M=Mo,E=S(2a),Se(2b);M=W,E=S(4a),Se(4b)]、CpMo(NO)(SC_5H_4)_2Fe(3)、Cp_2Mo(SeC_5H_4)_2Fe(6)和Cp_2W(SC_5H_4)_2Fe(7)可通过Fe(C_5H_4ELi)_2·2THF(E=S,Se)与CpM(NO)I_2(M=Mo,W)、[CpMo(NO)I_2]_2或Cp_2MCl_2(M=Mo,W)反应制得。三核杂原子二茂铁化合物[CpCr(NO)_2]_2(EC_5H_4)_2Fe[E=S(8a),Se(8b)],由Fe(C_5H_4ELi)_2·2THF(E=S,Se)与二倍摩尔量的CpCr(NO)_2I反应制备。通过AgBF_4氧化2a得到二茂铁离子型化合物[CpMo(NO)(SC_5H_4)_2Fe]~ BF_4~-(5)。采用元素分析、红外光谱、~1H和~(13)C NMR谱以及EI-MS表征了所合成的新型化合物。     

High-nuclearity metal-cyanide clusters: synthesis,magnetic properties,and inclusion behavior of open-cage species incorporating [(tach)M(CN)3] (M = Cr,Fe, Co) complexes

The use of 1,3,5-triaminocyclohexane (tach) as a capping ligand in generating metal-cyanide cage clusters with accessible cavities is demonstrated. The precursor complexes [(tach)M(CN)(3)] (M = Cr, Fe, Co) are synthesized by methods similar to those employed in preparing the analogous 1,4,7-triazacyclononane (tacn) complexes. Along with [(tach)Fe(CN)(3)](1)(-), the latter two species are found to adopt low-spin electron configurations. Assembly reactions between [(tach)M(CN)(3)] (M = Fe, Co) and [M'(H(2)O)(6)](2+) (M' = Ni, Co) in aqueous solution afford the clusters [(tach)(4)(H(2)O)(12)Ni(4)Co(4)(CN)(12)](8+), [(tach)(4)(H(2)O)(12)Co(8)(CN)(12)](8+), and [(tach)(4)(H(2)O)(12)Ni(4)Fe(4)(CN)(12)](8+), each possessing a cubic arrangement of eight metal ions linked through edge-spanning cyanide bridges. This geometry is stabilized by hydrogen-bonding interactions between tach and water ligands through an intervening solvate water molecule or bromide counteranion. The magnetic behavior of the Ni(4)Fe(4) cluster indicates weak ferromagnetic coupling (J = 5.5 cm(-)(1)) between the Ni(II) and Fe(III) centers, leading to an S = 6 ground state. Solutions containing [(tach)Fe(CN)(3)] and a large excess of [Ni(H(2)O)(6)](2+) instead yield a trigonal pyramidal [(tach)(H(2)O)(15)Ni(3)Fe(CN)(3)](6+) cluster, in which even weaker ferromagnetic coupling (J = 1.2 cm(-)(1)) gives rise to an S = (7)/(2) ground state. Paralleling reactions previously performed with [(Me(3)tacn)Cr(CN)(3)], [(tach)Cr(CN)(3)] reacts with [Ni(H(2)O)(6)](2+) in aqueous solution to produce [(tach)(8)Cr(8)Ni(6)(CN)(24)](12+), featuring a structure based on a cube of Cr(III) ions with each face centered by a square planar [Ni(CN)(4)](2)(-) unit. The metal-cyanide cage differs somewhat from that of the analogous Me(3)tacn-ligated cluster, however, in that it is distorted via compression along a body diagonal of the cube. Additionally, the compact tach capping ligands do not hinder access to the sizable interior cavity of the molecule, permitting host-guest chemistry. Mass spectrometry experiments indicate a 1:1 association of the intact cluster with tetrahydrofuran (THF) in aqueous solution, and a crystal structure shows the THF molecule to be suspended in the middle of the cluster cavity. Addition of THF to an aqueous solution containing [(tach)Co(CN)(3)] and [Cu(H(2)O)(6)](2+) templates the formation of a closely related cluster, [(tach)(8)(H(2)O)(6)Cu(6)Co(8)(CN)(24) superset THF](12+), in which paramagnetic Cu(II) ions with square pyramidal coordination are situated on the face-centering sites. Reactions intended to produce the cubic [(tach)(4)(H(2)O)(12)Co(8)(CN)(12)](8+) cluster frequently led to an isomeric two-dimensional framework, [(tach)(H(2)O)(3)Co(2)(CN)(3)](2+), exhibiting mer rather than fac stereochemistry at the [Co(H(2)O)(3)](2+) subunits. Attempts to assemble larger edge-bridged cubic clusters by reacting [(tach)Cr(CN)(3)] with [Ni(cyclam)](2+) (cyclam = 1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane) complexes instead generated extended one- or two-dimensional solids. The magnetic properties of one of these solids, two-dimensional [(tach)(2)(cyclam)(3)Ni(3)Cr(2)(CN)(6)]I(2), suggest metamagnetic behavior, with ferromagnetic intralayer coupling and weak antiferromagnetic interactions between layers.     

Decomposition behavior of M(DPM)n (DPM = 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedionato; n = 2, 3, 4)

The decomposition behavior of M(DPM)n (DPM = 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedionato; M = Sr, Ba, Cu, Sm, Y, Gd, La, Pr, Fe, Co, Cr, Mn, Ce, Zr; n = 2-4) was studied in detail with infrared spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. The results indicated that the chemical bonds in these compounds dissociate generally following the sequence of C-O > M-O > C-C(CH3)3 > C-C and C-H at elevated temperatures. The decomposition processes of M(DPM)n are strongly influenced by the coordination number and central metal ion radius. In addition, the decomposed products, in air atmosphere, varied from metal oxides to metal carbonates associated with different M(DPM)n.     

Synthesis, structures, and properties of group 9- and group 10-group 6 heterodinuclear nitrosyl complexes

The reaction of the group 9 bis(hydrosulfido) complexes [Cp*M(SH)2(PMe3)] (M=Rh, Ir; Cp*=eta(5)-C 5Me5) with the group 6 nitrosyl complexes [Cp*M'Cl2(NO)] (M'=Mo, W) in the presence of NEt3 affords a series of bis(sulfido)-bridged early-late heterobimetallic (ELHB) complexes [Cp*M(PMe3)(mu-S)2M'(NO)Cp*] (2a, M=Rh, M'=Mo; 2b, M=Rh, M'=W; 3a, M=Ir, M'=Mo; 3b, M=Ir, M'=W). Similar reactions of the group 10 bis(hydrosulfido) complexes [M(SH)2(dppe)] (M=Pd, Pt; dppe=Ph 2P(CH2) 2PPh2), [Pt(SH)2(dppp)] (dppp=Ph2P(CH2) 3PPh2), and [M(SH)2(dpmb)] (dpmb=o-C6H4(CH2PPh2)2) give the group 10-group 6 ELHB complexes [(dppe)M(mu-S)2M'(NO)Cp*] (M=Pd, Pt; M'=Mo, W), [(dppp)Pt(mu-S)2M'(NO)Cp*] (6a, M'=Mo; 6b, M'=W), and [(dpmb)M(mu-S)2M'(NO)Cp*] (M=Pd, Pt; M'=Mo, W), respectively. Cyclic voltammetric measurements reveal that these ELHB complexes undergo reversible one-electron oxidation at the group 6 metal center, which is consistent with isolation of the single-electron oxidation products [Cp*M(PMe3)(mu-S)2M'(NO)Cp*][PF6] (M=Rh, Ir; M'=Mo, W). Upon treatment of 2b and 3b with ROTf (R=Me, Et; OTf=OSO 2CF 3), the O atom of the terminal nitrosyl ligand is readily alkylated to form the alkoxyimido complexes such as [Cp*Rh(PMe3)(mu-S)2W(NOMe)Cp*][OTf]. In contrast, methylation of the Rh-, Ir-, and Pt-Mo complexes 2a, 3a, and 6a results in S-methylation, giving the methanethiolato complexes [Cp*M(PMe3)(mu-SMe)(mu-S)Mo(NO)Cp*][BPh 4] (M=Rh, Ir) and [(dppp)Pt(mu-SMe)(mu-S)Mo(NO)Cp*][OTf], respectively. The Pt-W complex 6b undergoes either S- or O-methylation to form a mixture of [(dppp)Pt(mu-SMe)(mu-S)W(NO)Cp*][OTf] and [(dppp)Pt(mu-S) 2W(NOMe)Cp*][OTf]. These observations indicate that O-alkylation and one-electron oxidation of the dinuclear nitrosyl complexes are facilitated by a common effect, i.e., donation of electrons from the group 9 or 10 metal center, where the group 9 metals behave as the more effective electron donor.     

Transition metal-boron complexes BnM: from bowls (n = 8-14) to tires (n = 14)

Transition metal-boron complexes BnM have been predicted at density functional theory level to be molecular bowls (n = 8-14) hosting a transition metal atom (M) inside or molecular tires (n = 14) centered with a transition metal atom. Small Bn clusters prove to be effective inorganic ligands to all the VB-VIIIB transition metal elements in the periodic table. Density functional evidences obtained in this work strongly suggest that bowl-shaped fullerene analogues of Bn units exist in small BnM complexes and the bowl-to-tire structural transition occur to the first-row transition metal complexes BnM (M = Mn, Fe, Co) at n = 14, a size obviously smaller than n = 20 where the 2D-3D structural transition occurs to bare Bn. The half-sandwich-type B12Cr (C3v), full sandwich-type (B12)2Cr (D3d), bowl-shaped B14Fe (C2), and tire-shaped B14Fe (D7d) and B14Fe- (C7v) are the most interesting prototypes to be targeted in future experiments. These BnM complexes may serve as building blocks to form extended boron-rich BnMm tubes or cages (m > or = 2) or as structural units to be placed inside carbon nanotubes with suitable diameters.