Dimethylformamide-Exchange Mechanism on Some First-Row Divalent Transition-Metal Ions

The effect of temperature on the dimethylformamide exchange on Mn(DMF) and Fe(DMF) has been studied by ¹³C- and ¹⁷O-NMR, respectively, yielding the following kinetic parameters: k²⁹⁸ equals; (2.2±0.2). 10⁶ S^?1, ΔH^≠ = 34.6 ± 1.3 kJ mol^?1, ΔS^≠ = ?7.4 ± 4.8 J K^?1mol^?1 for Mn²⁺ and K²⁹⁸ = (9.7 ± 0.2).10⁵ S^?1, Delta;H^≠ = 43.0 ± 0.9 kJ mol^?1, ΔS^≠ = + 13.8 ± 2.8 J K^?1mol^?1 for Fe²⁺. The volumes of activation, ΔV^≠ in cm³mol^?1, derived from high-pressure NMR on these metal ions, together with the previously published activation volumes for Co²⁺ and Ni²⁺ (+2.4 ± 0.2 (Mn²⁺), +8.5 ± 0.4 (Fe²⁺) +9.2 ± 0.3 (Co²⁺), + 9.1 ± 0.3 (Ni²⁺)) give evidence for a dissociative activation mode for DMF exchange on these high-spin first-row transition-metal divalent ions. The small positive ΔV^≠ value observed for DMF exchange on Mn²⁺ seems to indicate that a mechanistic changeover also occurs along the series, (probably from I_d to D), as for the other solvents previously studied (I_a to I_d, for H₂O, MeOH, MeCN). This changeover is shifted to the earlier elements of the series, due to more pronounced steric crowding for dimethylformamide hexasolvates.