Steady‐State and Pseudo‐Steady‐State Photocrystallographic Studies on Linkage Isomers of [Ni(Et4dien)(η2‐O,ON)(η1‐NO2)]: Identification of a New Linkage Isomer

At temperatures below 150 K, the photoactivated metastable endo‐nitrito linkage isomer [Ni(Et₄dien)(η²‐O,ON)(η¹‐ONO)] (Et₄dien=N,N,N′,N′‐tetraethyldiethylenetriamine) can be generated with 100 % conversion from the ground state nitro‐(η¹‐NO₂) isomer on irradiation with 500 nm light, in the single crystal by steady‐state photocrystallographic techniques. Kinetic studies show the system is no longer metastable above 150 K, decaying back to the ground state nitro‐(η¹‐NO₂) arrangement over several hours at 150 K. Variable‐temperature kinetic measurements in the range of 150–160 K show that the rate of endo‐nitrito decay is highly dependent on temperature, and an activation energy of E_act=+48.6(4) kJ mol^?1 is calculated for the decay process. Pseudo‐steady‐state experiments, where the crystal is continually pumped by the light source for the duration of the X‐ray experiment, show the production of a previously unobserved, exo‐nitrito‐(η¹‐ONO) linkage isomer only at temperatures close to the metastable limit (ca. 140–190 K). This exo isomer is considered to be a transient excited‐state species, as it is only observed in data collected by pseudo‐steady‐state methods.     

Synthesis and Reactivity of Six‐Membered Oxa‐Nickelacycles: A Ring‐Opening Reaction of Cyclopropyl Ketones

Cyclopropanecarboxaldehyde ( 1 a ), cyclopropyl methyl ketone ( 1 b ), and cyclopropyl phenyl ketone ( 1 c ) were reacted with [Ni(cod)₂] (cod=1,5‐cyclooctadiene) and PBu₃ at 100 °C to give η²‐enonenickel complexes ( 2 a – c ). In the presence of PCy₃ (Cy=cyclohexyl), 1 a and 1 b reacted with [Ni(cod)₂] to give the corresponding μ‐η²:η¹‐enonenickel complexes ( 3 a , 3 b ). However, the reaction of 1 c under the same reaction conditions gave a mixture of 3 c and cyclopentane derivatives ( 4 c , 4 c′ ), that is, a [3+2] cycloaddition product of 1 c with (E)‐1‐phenylbut‐2‐en‐1‐one, an isomer of 1 c . In the presence of a catalytic amount of [Ni(cod)₂] and PCy₃, [3+2] homo‐cycloaddition proceeded to give a mixture of 4 c (76 %) and 4 c′ (17 %). At room temperature, a possible intermediate, 6 c , was observed and isolated by reprecipitation at ?20 °C. In the presence of 1,3‐bis(2,6‐diisopropylphenyl)imidazol‐2‐ylidene (IPr), both 1 a and 1 c rapidly underwent oxidative addition to nickel(0) to give the corresponding six‐membered oxa‐nickelacycles ( 6 ai , 6 ci ). On the other hand, 1 b reacted with nickel(0) to give the corresponding μ‐η²:η¹‐enonenickel complex ( 3 bi ). The molecular structures of 6 ai and 6 ci were confirmed by X‐ray crystallography. The molecular structure of 6 ai shows a dimeric η¹‐nickelenolate structure. However, the molecular structure of 6 ci shows a monomeric η¹‐nickelenolate structure, and the nickel(II) 14‐electron center is regarded as having “an unusual T‐shaped planar” coordination geometry. The insertion of enones into monomeric η¹‐nickelenolate complexes 6 c and 6 ci occurred at room temperature to generate η³‐oxa‐allylnickel complexes ( 8 , 9 ), whereas insertion into dimeric η¹‐nickelenolate complex 6 ai did not take place. The diastereoselectivity of the insertion of an enone into 6 c having PCy₃ as a ligand differs from that into 6 ci having IPr as a ligand. In addition, the stereochemistry of η³‐oxa‐allylnickel complexes having IPr as a ligand is retained during reductive elimination to yield the corresponding [3+2] cycloaddition product, which is consistent with the diastereoselectivity observed in Ni⁰/IPr‐catalyzed [3+2] cycloaddition reactions of cyclopropyl ketones with enones. In contrast, reductive elimination from the η³‐oxa‐allylnickel having PCy₃ as a ligand proceeds with inversion of stereochemistry. This is probably due to rapid isomerization between syn and anti isomers prior to reductive elimination.     

[Ni(terpy)(H2O)]‐trans‐[Ni‐(μ‐CN)2‐(CN)2]n,a one‐dimensional linear tetra­cyano­nickelate chain

The one‐dimensional chain catena‐poly­[[aqua(2,2′:6′,2′′‐terpyridyl‐κ³N)­nickel(II)]‐μ‐cyano‐κ²N:C‐[bis­(cyano‐κC)nickelate(II)]‐μ‐cyano‐κ²C:N], [Ni(terpy)(H₂O)]‐trans‐[Ni‐μ‐(CN)₂‐(CN)₂]_n or [Ni₂­(CN)₄­(C₁₅H₁₁N₃)(H₂O)], consists of infinite linear chains along the crystallographic [10] direction. The chains are composed of two distinct types of nickel ions, paramagnetic octahedral [Ni(terpy)(H₂O)]²⁺ cations (with twofold crystallographic symmetry) and diamagnetic planar [Ni(CN)₄]^2? anions (with the Ni atom on an inversion center). The [Ni(CN)₄]^2? units act as bidentate ligands bridging through two trans cyano groups thus giving rise to a new example of a trans–trans chain among planar tetra­cyano­nickelate complexes. The coordination geometry of the planar nickel unit is typical of slightly distorted octahedral nickel(II) complexes, but for the [Ni(CN)₄]^2? units, the geometry deviates from a planar configuration due to steric interactions with the ter­pyridine ligands.     

Cobalt(II) and nickel(II) complexes of quinoline‐2‐carboxyl­ate

The title complexes, trans‐di­aqua­bis­(quinoline‐2‐carboxyl­ato‐κ²N,O)­cobalt(II)–water–methanol (1/2/2), [Co(C₁₀H₆NO₂)₂(H₂O)₂]·2CH₄O·2H₂O, and trans‐di­aqua­bis­(quinoline‐2‐car­box­yl­ato‐κ²N,O)­nickel(II)–water–methanol (1/2/2), [Ni(C₁₀H₆NO₂)₂(H₂O)₂]·2CH₄O·2H₂O, are isomorphous and contain Co^II and Ni^II ions at centers of inversion. Both complexes have the same distorted octahedral coordination geometry, and each metal ion is coordinated by two quinoline N atoms, two carboxyl­ate O atoms and two water O atoms. The quinoline‐2‐carboxyl­ate ligands lie in trans positions with respect to one another, forming the equatorial plane, with the two water ligands occupying the axial positions. The complex mol­ecules are linked together by hydrogen bonding involving a series of ring patterns which include the uncoordinated water and methanol mol­ecules.     

trans-[Pt(BCat')Me(PCy3)2]: an experimental case study of reductive elimination processes in Pt-Boryls through associative mechanisms

A stable trans‐(alkyl)(boryl) platinum complex trans‐[Pt(BCat′)Me(PCy₃)₂] (Cat′=Cat‐4‐tBu; Cy=cyclohexyl=C₆H₁₁) was synthesised by salt metathesis reaction of trans‐[Pt(BCat′)Br(PCy₃)₂] with LiMe and was fully characterised. Investigation of the reactivity of the title compound showed complete reductive elimination of Cat′BMe at 80 °C within four weeks. This process may be accelerated by the addition of a variety of alkynes, thereby leading to the formation of the corresponding η²‐alkyne platinum complexes, of which [Pt(η²‐MeCCMe)(PCy₃)₂] was characterised by X‐ray crystallography. Conversion of the trans‐configured title compound to a cis derivative remained unsuccessful due to an instantaneous reductive elimination process during the reaction with chelating phosphines. Treatment of trans‐[Pt(BCat′)Me(PCy₃)₂] with Cat₂B₂ led to the formation of CatBMe and Cat′BMe. In the course of further investigations into this reaction, indications for two indistinguishable reaction mechanisms were found: 1) associative formation of a six‐coordinate platinum centre prior to reductive elimination and 2) σ‐bond metathesis of B? B and C? Pt bonds. Mechanism 1 provides a straightforward explanation for the formation of both methylboranes. Scrambling of diboranes(4) Cat₂B₂ and Cat′₂B₂ in the presence of [Pt(PCy₃)₂], fully reductive elimination of CatBMe or Cat′BMe from trans‐[Pt(BCat′)Me(PCy₃)₂] in the presence of sub‐stoichiometric amounts of Cat₂B₂, and evidence for the reversibility of the oxidative addition of Cat₂B₂ to [Pt(PCy₃)₂] all support mechanism 2, which consists of sequential equilibria reactions. Furthermore, the solid‐state molecular structure of cis‐[Pt(BCat)₂(PCy₃)₂] and cis‐[Pt(BCat′)₂(PCy₃)₂] were investigated. The remarkably short B? B separations in both bis(boryl) complexes suggest that the two boryl ligands in each case are more loosely bound to the Pt^II centre than in related bis(boryl) species.     

trans‐Chloro­bis­(ethyl­enedi­amine‐N,N′)­nitro­cobalt(III) perchlorate

In the title compound, trans‐[CoCl(NO₂)(C₂H₈N₂)₂]ClO₄, there are two independent Co^III complexes with a distorted octahedral coordination, and they show an orientational disorder such that the positions of the nitro and chloro ligands are exchanged. As a result, the averaged structure has inversion centres at the Co atoms. The perchlorate‐O atoms are disordered over two sites.     

Guest‐Triggered Supramolecular Isomerism in a Pillared‐Layer Structure with Unusual Isomers of Paddle‐Wheel Secondary Building Units by Reversible Single‐Crystal‐to‐Single‐Crystal Transformation

Solvothermal reaction of Zn(NO₃)₂ ? 4 H₂O, 1,4‐bis[2‐(4‐pyridyl)ethenyl]benzene (bpeb) and 4,4′‐oxybisbenzoic acid (H₂obc) in the presence of dimethylacetamide (DMA) as one of the solvents yielded a threefold interpenetrated pillared‐layer porous coordination polymer with pcu topology, [Zn₂(bpeb)(obc)₂] ? 5 H₂O ( 1 ), which comprised an unusual isomer of the well‐known paddle‐wheel building block and the trans–trans–trans isomer of the bpeb pillar ligand. When dimethylformamide (DMF) was used instead of DMA, a supramolecular isomer [Zn₂(bpeb)(obc)₂] ? 2 DMF ? H₂O ( 2 ), with the trans–cis–trans isomer of the bpeb ligand with a slightly different variation of the paddle‐wheel repeating unit, was isolated. In MeOH, single crystals of 2 were transformed by solvent exchange in a single‐crystal‐to‐single‐crystal (SCSC) manner to yield [Zn₂(bpeb)(obc)₂] ? 2 H₂O ( 3 ), which is a polymorph of 1 . SCSC conversion of 3 to 2 was achieved by soaking 3 in DMF. Compounds 1 and 2 as well as 2 and 3 are supramolecular isomers.     

trans‐Chloro­bis­(ethyl­enedi­amine‐N,N′)­nitro­cobalt(III) nitrate

In the title compound, trans‐[CoCl(NO₂)(C₂H₈N₂)₂]NO₃, a distorted octahedral Co^III complex shows an orientational disorder such that the positions of the nitro and chloro ligands are exchanged. The occupation factors of the major and minor orientations are 84 and 16%, respectively. The O atoms of the nitrate ion are disordered over two sites.     

Synthesis of cationic hydride and related complexes of palladium and nickel with tricyclohexylphosphine or triisopropylphosphine

The preparation and characterization of a series of cationic hydride complexes of palladium and nickel of the type [MH(L)(PCy₃)₂]BPh₄ (M = Pd, Ni; L = pyridines, pyrazole, imidazole; Cy = cyclohexyl; Ph = phenyl) from new hydride complexes, trans-MH(NO)₃(PCy₃)₂ are described. Trans-PdH(NO₃)(PCy₃)₂ is prepared conveniently by treatment of Pd(NO₃)₂(PCy₃)₂ (yellow form) with NaBH₄ (yield 93%). The relative stability of the nickel triad hydride complexes is discussed.Preparation of PdHCl(PR₃)₂ (R = Cy or i-Pr = isopropyl) by a new method and their derivatives are also reported.     

Unprecedented Oxidative Addition and Metal‐Only Lewis Pair Chemistry of Antimony Trihalides

Reaction of the zero‐valent platinum complex [Pt(PCy₃)₂] with SbF₃ generates the cationic diplatinum stibenium complex [{(Cy₃P)₂Pt}₂(μ‐SbF₂)]⁺, the first unsupported metal‐only Lewis pair containing an antimony‐centered Lewis acid. In contrast, SbCl₃ undergoes oxidative addition to [Pt(PCy₃)₂], resulting in the dihalostibanyl complex trans‐[PtCl(SbCl₂)(PCy₃)₂], the first example of oxidative addition of an antimony–halide bond to a transition metal.     

Cobalt(II), nickel(II) and copper(II) complexes of iso­quinoline‐3‐carbox­ylate

The crystal structures of the title complexes, namely trans‐bis­(iso­quinoline‐3‐carboxyl­ato‐κ²N,O)­bis­(methanol‐κO)cobalt(II), [Co(C₁₀H₆NO₂)₂(CH₃OH)₂], and the corresponding nickel(II) and copper(II) complexes, [Ni(C₁₀H₆NO₂)₂(CH₃OH)₂] and [Cu(C₁₀H₆NO₂)₂(CH₃OH)₂], are isomorphous and contain metal ions at centres of inversion. The three compounds have the same distorted octahedral coordination geometry, and each metal ion is bonded by two quinoline N atoms, two carboxyl­ate O atoms and two methanol O atoms. Two iso­quinoline‐3‐carboxyl­ate ligands lie in trans positions, forming the equatorial plane, and the two methanol ligands occupy the axial positions. The complex mol­ecules are linked together by O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds between the methanol ligands and neighbouring carboxyl­ate groups.     

Cobalt(II) and nickel(II) complexes of isoquinoline‐1‐carboxylate

trans‐Di­aqua­bis­(iso­quinoline‐1‐carboxyl­ato‐κ²N,O)­cobalt(II) dihydrate, [Co(C₁₀H₆NO₂)₂(H₂O)₂]·2H₂O, and trans‐di­aqua­bis­(iso­quinoline‐1‐carboxyl­ato‐κ²N,O)­nickel(II) dihydrate, [Ni(C₁₀H₆NO₂)₂(H₂O)₂]·2H₂O, contain the same isoquinoline ligand, with both metal atoms residing on a centre of symmetry and having the same distorted octahedral coordination. In the former complex, the Co—O(water) bond length in the axial direction is 2.167 (2) Å, which is longer than the Co—O(carboxylate) and Co—N bond lengths in the equatorial plane [2.055 (2) and 2.096 (2) Å, respectively]. In the latter complex, the corresponding bond lengths for Ni—O(water), Ni—O(carboxylate) and Ni—N are 2.127 (2), 2.036 (2) and 2.039 (3) Å, respectively. Both crystals are stabilized by similar stacking interactions of the ligand, and also by hydrogen bonds between the hydrate and coordinated water molecules.     

Influence of Central Metalloligand Geometry on Electronic Communication between Metals: Syntheses,Crystal Structures,MMCT Properties of Isomeric Cyanido‐Bridged Fe2Ru Complexes,and TDDFT Calculations

To investigate how the central metalloligand geometry influences distant or vicinal metal‐to‐metal charge‐transfer (MMCT) properties of polynuclear complexes, cis‐ and trans‐isomeric heterotrimetallic complexes, and their one‐ and two‐electron oxidation products, cis/trans‐ [Cp(dppe)Fe^IINCRu^II(phen)₂CN‐Fe^II(dppe)Cp][PF₆]₂ (cis/trans‐ 1 [PF₆]₂), cis/trans‐[Cp(dppe)Fe^IINCRu^II(phen)₂CNFe^III‐(dppe)Cp][PF₆]₃ (cis/trans‐ 1 [PF₆]₃) and cis/trans‐[Cp(dppe)Fe^IIINCRu^II(phen)₂CN‐Fe^III(dppe)Cp][PF₆]₄ (cis/trans‐ 1 [PF₆]₄) have been synthesized and characterized. Electrochemical measurements show the presence of electronic interactions between the two external Fe^II atoms of the cis‐ and trans‐isomeric complexes cis/trans‐ 1 [PF₆]₂. The electronic properties of all these complexes were studied and compared by spectroscopic techniques and TDDFT//DFT calculations. As expected, both mixed valence complexes cis/trans‐ 1 [PF₆]₃ exhibited different strong absorption signals in the NIR region, which should mainly be attributed to a transition from an MO that is delocalized over the Ru^II‐CN‐Fe^II subunit to a Fe^III d orbital with some contributions from the co‐ligands. Moreover, the NIR transition energy in trans‐ 1 [PF₆]₃ is lower than that in cis‐ 1 [PF₆]₃, which is related to the symmetry of their molecular orbitals on the basis of the molecular orbital analysis. Also, the electronic spectra of the two‐electron oxidized complexes show that trans‐ 1 [PF₆]₄ possesses lower vicinal Ru^II→Fe^III MMCT transition energy than cis‐ 1 [PF₆]₄. Moreover, the assignment of MMCT transition of the oxidized products and the differences of the electronic properties between the cis and trans complexes can be well rationalized using TDDFT//DFT calculations.     

Mononuclear and dinuclear bromide–nitrite cadmium(II) complexes with related 1,4‐diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane ligands

The title compounds, di‐μ‐bromido‐bis[bromido(1‐carboxymethyl‐4‐aza‐1‐azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane‐κN⁴)(nitrito‐κ²O,O′)cadmium(II)] dihydrate, [Cd₂Br₄(C₈H₁₅N₂O₂)₂(NO₂)₂]·2H₂O, (I), and aquabromido(1‐cyanomethyl‐4‐aza‐1‐azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane‐κN⁴)bis(nitrito‐κ²O,O′)cadmium(II) monohydrate, [CdBr(C₈H₁₄N₃)(NO₂)₂(H₂O)]·H₂O, (II), are two‐dimensional hydrogen‐bonded metal–organic hybrid complexes. In (I), the complex is situated on a centre of inversion so that each symmetry‐related Cd^II atom is coordinated by two bridging Br atoms, one monodentate Br atom, one chelating nitrite ligand and one organic ligand, yielding a significantly distorted octahedral geometry. The combination of O—H...O and O—H...Br hydrogen bonds produces centrosymmetric R₆⁶(16) ring motifs, resulting in two‐dimensional layers parallel to the ab plane. In contrast, the complex molecule in (II) is mononuclear, with the Cd^II atom seven‐coordinated by two bidentate nitrite groups, one N atom from the organic ligand, one monodentate Br atom and a water O atom in a distorted pentagonal–bipyramidal environment. The combination of O—H...O and O—H...Br hydrogen bonds produces R₅⁴(14) and R₃³(8) rings which lead to two‐dimensional layers parallel to the ac plane.     

Uranium–Carbene–Imido Metalla‐Allenes: Ancillary‐Ligand‐Controlled cis‐/trans‐Isomerisation and Assessment of trans Influence in the R2C=UIV=NR′ Unit (R=Ph2PNSiMe3; R′=CPh3)

Uranium(IV)–carbene–imido complexes [U(BIPM^TMS)(NCPh₃)(κ²‐N,N′‐BIPY)] ( 2 ; BIPM^TMS=C(PPh₂NSiMe₃)₂; BIPY=2,2‐bipyridine) and [U(BIPM^TMS)(NCPh₃)(DMAP)₂] ( 3 ; DMAP=4‐dimethylamino‐pyridine) that contain unprecedented, discrete R₂C=U=NR′ units are reported. These complexes complete the family of E=U=E (E=CR₂, NR, O) metalla‐allenes with feasible first‐row hetero‐element combinations. Intriguingly, 2 and 3 contain cis‐ and trans‐C=U=N units, respectively, representing rare examples of controllable cis/trans isomerisation in f‐block chemistry. This work reveals a clear‐cut example of the trans influence in a mid‐valent uranium system, and thus a strong preference for the cis isomer, which is computed in a co‐ligand‐free truncated model—to isolate the electronic trans influence from steric contributions—to be more stable than the trans isomer by approximately 12 kJ mol^?1 with an isomerisation barrier of approximately 14 kJ mol^?1.     

Photocrystallographic identification of metastable nitrito linkage isomers in a series of nickel(II) complexes

Single crystal photocrystallographic experiments and solid state Raman spectroscopy have been used to determine the low temperature, metastable structures of the nickel(ii) nitrito complexes [Ni(aep)(2)(η(1)-ONO)(2)] 1#O (aep = 1-(2-aminoethyl)piperidine), [Ni(aem)(2)(η(1)-ONO)(2)] 2#O (aem = 1-(2-aminoethyl)morpholine), and [Ni(aepy)(2)(η(1)-ONO)(2)] 3#O (aepy = 1-(2-aminoethyl)pyrrolidine and where the #O denotes the oxygen-bound nitrito metastable molecule). These linkage isomers of the equivalent nitro complexes [Ni(aep)(2)(η(1)-NO(2))(2)] 1, [Ni(aem)(2)(η(1)-NO(2))(2)] 2 and [Ni(aepy)(2)(η(1)-NO(2))(2)] 3 are formed by LED irradiation at temperatures below 120 K. The behavior of the three complexes upon irradiation is generally similar, but some subtle differences have been observed. From the crystallographic studies all three complexes 1-3 exhibit the endo-nitrito linkage isomer upon irradiation, however, for 3# (a crystal structure that contains components of both 3 and 3#O) an exo-nitrito isomer is also observed. Under conditions of 90-100 K, with blue light, the conversion percentages to the nitrito isomers, 1#O, 2#O and 3#O were 16%, 22% and 30%, respectively. At temperatures below 110 K all three nitrito isomers were stable for over four hours but while 2#O and 3#O could be detected at temperatures down to 30 K, at temperatures below 60 K the metastable structure 1#O appeared to be quenched and only the nitro isomer 1 was identified in the crystal. The solid state Raman spectra for 1#, 2# and 3# confirmed the photocrystallographic results with the nitrito isomers being identified from the O-N-O deformation vibrations.     

Nickel(II) N‐Benzyl‐N‐methyldithiocarbamato Complexes as Precursors for the Preparation of Graphite Oxidation Accelerators

The nickel(II) N‐benzyl‐N‐methyldithiocarbamato (BzMedtc) complexes [Ni(BzMedtc)(PPh₃)Cl] ( 1 ), [Ni(BzMedtc)(PPh₃)Br] ( 2 ), [Ni(BzMedtc)(PPh₃)I] ( 3 ), and [Ni(BzMedtc)(PPh₃)(NCS)] ( 4 ) were synthesized using the reaction of [Ni(BzMedtc)₂] and [NiX₂(PPh₃)₂] (X = Cl, Br, I and NCS). Subsequently, complex 1 was used for the preparation of [Ni(BzMedtc)(PPh₃)₂]ClO₄ ( 5 ), [Ni(BzMedtc)(PPh₃)₂]BPh₄ ( 6 ), and [Ni(BzMedtc)(PPh₃)₂]PF₆ ( 7 ). The obtained complexes 1 – 7 were characterized by elemental analysis, thermal analysis and spectroscopic methods (IR, UV/Vis, ³¹P{¹H} NMR). The results of the magnetochemical and molar conductivity measurements proved the complexes as diamagnetic non‐electrolytes ( 1 – 4 ) or 1:1 electrolytes ( 5 – 7 ). The molecular structures of 4 and 5· H₂O were determined by a single‐crystal X‐ray analysis. In all cases, the Ni^II atom is tetracoordinated in a distorted square‐planar arrangement with the S₂PX, and S₂P₂ donor set, respectively. The catalytic influence of selected complexes 1 , 3 , 5 , and 6 on graphite oxidation was studied. The results clearly indicated that the presence of the products of thermal degradation processes of the mentioned complexes has impact on the course of graphite oxidation. A decrease in the oxidation start temperatures by about 60–100 °C was observed in the cases of all the tested complexes in comparison with pure graphite.     

Dianionic Mononuclear Cyclo‐P4 Complexes of Zero‐Valent Molybdenum: Coordination of the Cyclo‐P4 Dianion in the Absence of Intramolecular Charge Transfer

Relative to other cyclic poly‐phosphorus species (that is, cyclo‐P_n), the planar cyclo‐P₄ group is unique in its requirement of two additional electrons to achieve aromaticity. These electrons are supplied from one or more metal centers. However, the degree of charge transfer is dependent on the nature of the metal fragment. Unique examples of dianionic mononuclear η⁴‐P₄ complexes are presented that can be viewed as the simple coordination of the [cyclo‐P₄]^2? dianion to a neutral metal fragment. Treatment of the neutral, molybdenum cyclo‐P₄ complexes Mo(η⁴‐P₄)I₂(CO)(CNAr^Dipp2)₂ and Mo(η⁴‐P₄)(CO)₂(CNAr^Dipp2)₂ with KC₈ produces the dianionic, three‐legged piano stool complexes, [Mo(η⁴‐P₄)(CO)(CNAr^Dipp2)₂]^2? and [Mo(η⁴‐P₄)(CO)₂(CNAr^Dipp2)]^2?, respectively. Structural, spectroscopic, and computational studies reveal a similarity to the classic η⁶‐benzene complex (η⁶‐C₆H₆)Mo(CO)₃ regarding the metal‐center valence state and electronic population of the planar‐cyclic ligand π system.     

Oxorhenium(V) Complexes with 1,3,4‐Triphenyl‐1,2,4‐triazol‐5‐ylidene

Reactions of the oxorhenium(V) complexes [ReOX₃(PPh₃)₂] (X = Cl, Br) with the N‐heterocyclic carbene (NHC) 1,3,4‐triphenyl‐1,2,4‐triazol‐5‐ylidene (L^Ph) under mild conditions and in the presence of MeOH or water give [ReOX₂(Y)(PPh₃)(L^Ph)] complexes (X = Cl, Br; Y = OMe, OH). Attempted reactions of the carbene precursor 5‐methoxy‐1,3,4‐triphenyl‐4,5‐dihydro‐1H‐1,2,4‐triazole ( 1 ) with [ReOCl₃(PPh₃)₂] or [NBu₄][ReOCl₄] in boiling xylene resulted in protonation of the intermediately formed carbene and decomposition products such as [HL^Ph][ReOCl₄(OPPh₃)], [HL^Ph][ReOCl₄(OH₂)] or [HL^Ph][ReO₄] were isolated. The neutral [ReOX₂(Y)(PPh₃)(HL^Ph)] complexes are purple, airstable solids. The bulky NHC ligands coordinate monodentate and in cis‐position to PPh₃. The relatively long Re–C bond lengths of approximate 2.1Å indicate metal‐carbon single bonds.     

First heterobimetallic AgI–CoIII coordination compound with both bridging and terminal –NO2 coordination modes: synthesis,characterization, structural and computational studies of (PPh3)2AgI–(μ‐κ2O,O′:κN‐NO2)–CoIII(DMGH)2(κN‐NO2)

An unusual heterobimetallic bis(triphenylphosphane)(NO₂)Ag^I–Co^III(dimethylglyoximate)(NO₂) coordination compound with both bridging and terminal –NO₂ (nitro) coordination modes has been isolated and characterized from the reaction of [CoCl(DMGH)₂(PPh₃)] (DMGH₂ is dimethylglyoxime or N,N′‐dihydroxybutane‐2,3‐diimine) with excess AgNO₂. In the title compound, namely bis(dimethylglyoximato‐1κ²O,O′)(μ‐nitro‐1κN:2κ²O,O′)(nitro‐1κN)bis(triphenylphosphane‐2κP)cobalt(III)silver(I), [AgCo(C₄H₇N₂O₂)₂(NO₂)₂(C₁₈H₁₅P)₂], one of the ambidentate –NO₂ ligands, in a bridging mode, chelates the Ag^I atom in an isobidentate κ²O,O′‐manner and its N atom is coordinated to the Co^III atom. The other –NO₂ ligand is terminally κN‐coordinated to the Co^III atom. The structure has been fully characterized by X‐ray crystallography and spectroscopic methods. Density functional theory (DFT) and time‐dependent density functional theory (TD‐DFT) have been used to study the ground‐state electronic structure and elucidate the origin of the electronic transitions, respectively.