Untersuchungen zur Metallierung der Cyclophosphane P4(Cme3)3(Sime3), P4(Cme3)2(Sime3)2, P4(Sime3)4

Investigations Concerning the Metallation of the Cyclotetraphosphanes P₄(Cme₃)₃(Sime₃), P₄(Cme₃)₂(Sime₃)₂, and P₄(Sime₃)₄ The reaction of white phosphorus with LiCme₃ and me₃SiCl yields P₄(Sime₃)(Cme₃)₃ 1 . With n-buLi this crystalline cyclotetraphosphane forms the crystalline LiP₄(Cme₃)₃. In the same manner, n-buLi, with trans-P₄(Sime₃)₂(Cme₃)₂ 2 to yields LiP₄(Sime₃)(Cme₃)₂, which in contrast to LiP₄(Cme₃)₃ decomposes within a few hours yielding P(Sime₃)₂n-bu 6 , P(Sime₃)₃ 8 , LiP(Sime₃)₂ 9 and also the cyclic compounds P₄(Sime₃)(Cme₃)₃ 10 , LiP₄(Cme₃)₃ 11 and LiP₃(Cme₃)₂ 12 . The composition of the product mixture depends on the molar ratio of 2 to LiC₄H₉. At a molar ratio of 1:1 11 and 12 are not jet observed. At molar ratios of 1:1.5 and 1:2 P(Sime₃)₃ is not found. The amount of 11 and 12 grows with increasing concentration of n-buLi. On addition of n-buLi the solution of P₄(Sime₃)₄ immediately turns red. Li₃P₇ and Li₂P₇(Sime₃) (among others) are formed so fast that the first intermediates in the lithiation sequence so far could not be elucidated. These results demonstrate clearly that replacement of two me₃Si groups in P₄(Sime₃)₄ by two me₃C groups excludes the rearrangement of LiP₄(Sime₃)(Cme₃)₂ to a P₇-molecule.     

Extending the coordination chemistry of molecular P(4)S(3): the polymeric Ag(P(4)S(3))(+) and Ag(P(4)S(3))(2)(+) cations

Upon reacting P(4)S(3) with AgAl(hfip)(4) and AgAl(pftb)(4) [hfip = OC(H)(CF(3))(2); pftb = OC(CF(3))(3)], the compounds Ag(P(4)S(3))Al(hfip)(4) 1 and Ag(P(4)S(3))(2)(+)[Al(pftb)(4)](-) 2 formed in CS(2) (1) or CS(2)/CH(2)Cl(2) (2) solution. Compounds 1 and 2 were characterized by single-crystal X-ray structure determinations, Raman and solution NMR spectroscopy, and elemental analyses. One-dimensional chains of [Ag(P(4)S(3))(x)](infinity) (x = 1, 1; x = 2, 2) formed in the solid state with P(4)S(3) ligands that bridge through a 1,3-P,S, a 2,4-P,S, or a 3,4-P,P eta(1) coordination to the silver ions. Compound 2 with the least basic anion contains the first homoleptic metal(P(4)S(3)) complex. Compounds 1 and 2 also include the long sought sulfur coordination of P(4)S(3). Raman spectra of 1 and 2 were assigned on the basis of DFT calculations of related species. The influence of the silver coordination on the geometry of the P(4)S(3) cage is discussed, additionally aided by DFT calculations. Consequences for the frequently observed degradation of the cage are suggested. An experimental silver ion affinity scale based on the solid-state structures of several weak Lewis acid base adducts of type (L)AgAl(hfip)(4) is given. The affinity of the ligand L to the silver ion increases according to P(4) < CH(2)Cl(2) < P(4)S(3) < S(8) < 1,2-C(2)H(4)Cl(2) < toluene.     

Bildung und struktur der Cyclophosphane P4(CMe3)2[P(CMe3)2]2 und P4(SiMe3)2[P(CMe3)2]2

Formation and Structure of the Cyclophosphanes P₄(CMe₃)₂[P(CMe₃)₂]₂ and P₄(SiMe₃)₂[P(CMe₃)₂]₂ n-Triphosphanes showing a SiMe₃ and a Cl substituent at the atoms P¹ and P², like (Me₃C)₂P? P(SiMe₃)? P(CMe₃)Cl 3 or (Me₃C)₂P? P(Cl)? P(SiMe₃)₂ 4 are stable only at temperatures below ?30°C. Above this temperature these compounds lose Me₃SiCl, thus forming cyclotetraphosphanes, P₄(CMe₃)₂[P(CMe₃)₂]₂ 1 out of 3 , P₄(SiMe₃)₂[P(SiMe₃)₂]₂ 2a (cis) and 2b (trans) out of 4 . The formation of 1 proceeds via (Me₃C)₂P? P?PCMe₃ 5 as intermediate compound, which after addition to cyclopentadiene to give the Diels-Alder-adduct 6 (exo and endo isomers) was isolated. 6 generates 5 , which then forms the dimer compound 1 . Likewise (Me₃C)₂P? P?P-SiMe₃ 8 (as proven by the adduct 7 ) is formed out of 4 , leading to 2a (cis) and 2b (trans). Compound 1 is also formed out of the iso-tetraphosphane P[P(CMe₃)₂]₂[P(CMe₃)Cl] 9 , which loses P(CMe₃)₂Cl when warmed to a temperature of 20°C. 1 crystallizes monoclinically in the space group P2₁/a (no. 14); a = 1762.0(15) pm; b = 1687.2(18) pm; c = 1170.5(9) pm; β = 109.18(5)° and Z = 4 formula units in the elementary cell. The molecule possesses E conformation. The central four-membered ring is puckered (approx. symmetry 4 2m; dihedral angle 47.4°), thus bringing the substituents into a quasi equatorial position and the nonbonding electron pairs into a quasi axial position. The bond lengths in the four-membered ring of 1 (d (P? P) = 222.9 pm) are only slightly longer than the exocyclic bonds (221.8 pm). The endocyclic bond angles \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \bar \beta $\end{document}(P/P/P) are 85.0°, the torsion angles are ±33° and d (P? C) = 189.7 pm.     

(CuBr)3P4Se4: A Low Symmetric Variant of the (CuI)3P4Se4 Structure Type

Bright orange (CuBr)₃P₄Se₄ is obtained from the reaction of CuBr, P, and Se in stoichiometric amounts (CuBr : P : Se = 3 : 4 : 4). The composition and the crystal structure of the compound were determined from single crystal X‐ray diffraction data. Lattice constants are a = 33.627(2) Å, b = 6.402(1) Å, c = 19.059(1) Å, β = 90.19(3) °, V = 4103.2(3) ų, and Z = 12. The compound crystallizes in a structure that is related to (CuI)₃P₄Se₄. Cages of β‐P₄Se₄ are stacked along the b‐axis and are separated by columns of copper(I) bromide. However, the coordination of the β‐P₄Se₄ cage molecules to the copper atoms in the CuBr columns in (CuBr)₃P₄Se₄ is quite different from (CuI)₃P₄Se₄. The monoclinic compound (space group: P2₁, no. 4) has an almost orthorhombic metric in combination with a threefold superstructure in [100]. Structural aspects of (CuBr)₃P₄Se₄ are discussed with respect to the heavier homologue (CuI)₃P₄Se₄.     

Die Strukturen der Heptahetero-Nortricyclene P7(Sime3)3 und P4(Sime2)3

The Structures of the Heptahetero-Nortricyclenes P₇(Sime₃)₃ and P₄(Sime₂)₃ Tris(trimethylsilyl)heptaphospha-nortricyclene P₇(Sime₃)₃ 1 and Hexamethyl-trisila-tetraphospha-nortricyclene P₄Si₃me₆ 2 are structural analogons to the hetero-nortricyclenes P and P₄S₃. 1 crystallizes in the space group P2₁ with a = 965.7 pm, b = 1746.5 pm, c = 693.3 pm, β = 99.61° and Z = 2 formula units. In the P₇ system tge P? P bond lengths differ functionally, namely 221.4 pm in the three-membered ring, 219.2 pm at the ring atoms and 217.9 pm at the bridgehead atom. The P? Si and Si? C bond lengths are 228.8 pm and 187.8 pm respectively. 2 crystallizes in the space group R3 with a_R = 1129.3 pm, α_R = 50.01° (hexagonal axes: a = 954.7 pm, c = 2956.9 pm) and Z = 2 formula units. In the P₄Si₃ systems the bond lengths are P? P = 220.2 pm, P? Si = 228.3 pm and 224.7 pm (to the bridgehead atom). The Si? C bond lengths are 187.3 pm. The structures are discussed with related compounds.     

About the stability of Au(NH3) 4 3+ in aqueous solution

The transformations of Au(OH) ₄ ^? in aqueous solutions (T = 20°C, I = 1) containing NH₃ and NH ₄ ⁺ (pH 8.1–8.5) were studied. The most pronounced changes in the system occur in the range 0 > log [NH ₄ ⁺ ] > ?2.0 (c _Au = (1?10) × 10^?4 mol/L, the monitoring time was about two weeks). When log [NH ₄ ⁺ ] > 0, Au(NH₃) ₄ ³⁺ dominates together with the amido form Au(NH₃)₃NH ₂ ²⁺ ; when log [NH ₄ ⁺ ] < ?2.0, no changes in the spectra are observed, probably, because of the very low rate of the processes. As c _Au increases in the indicated range, the polymerization rate grows. The equilibrium constant for Au(NH₃)₃OH²⁺ + NH₃ = Au(NH₃) ₄ ³⁺ + OH is log $ K_{4 OH, NH_3 } The transformations of Au(OH)₄⁻ in aqueous solutions (T = 20°C, I = 1) containing NH₃ and NH₄⁺ (pH 8.1–8.5) were studied. The most pronounced changes in the system occur in the range 0 > log [NH₄⁺] > −2.0 (c _Au = (1−10) × 10⁻⁴ mol/L, the monitoring time was about two weeks). When log [NH₄⁺] > 0, Au(NH₃)₄³⁺ dominates together with the amido form Au(NH₃)₃NH₂²⁺; when log [NH₄⁺] < −2.0, no changes in the spectra are observed, probably, because of the very low rate of the processes. As c _Au increases in the indicated range, the polymerization rate grows. The equilibrium constant for Au(NH₃)₃OH²⁺ + NH₃ = Au(NH₃)₄³⁺ + OH is log = −4.2 ± 0.3. This constant was used together with other constants, taking into account possible ligand effects, to estimate the formation constant of Au(NH₃)₄³⁺: logβ₄ = 47 ± 1, E _3/0 = 0.64 ± 0.02 V, log = −8.5 ± 1 (substitution of 4 NH₃ for 4 OH⁻ in Au(OH)₄⁻), log = 17.5 ± 1 (substitution of 4NH₃ for 4Cl⁻ in AuCl₄⁻). Original Russian Text ? I.V. Mironov, 2008, published in Zhurnal Neorganicheskoi Khimii, 2008, Vol. 53, No. 4, pp. 711–715.     

Zur Kenntnis der ionischen Ozonide P(CH3)4O3 und As(CH3)4O3

On the Knowledge of the New Ionic Ozonides P(CH₃)₄O₃ and As(CH₃)₄O₃ P(CH₃)₄O₃ and As(CH₃)₄O₃ were prepared via ion exchange in liquid ammonia and characterized by X-ray-powder, IR, MS and DTA techniques. P(CH₃)₄O₃ and As(CH₃)₄O₃ are isotypic and have a wurtzite-like arrangement of ions with rotationally disordered O₃^?. (Powder data: P6₃mc; P(CH₃)₄O₃: a = 687.8(2), c = 964.6(3) pm; As(CH₃)₄O₃: a = 708.6(1), c = 991.0(3) pm). As(CH₃)₄O₃ shows a displacive phase transition at ?135°C. The low temperature phase is orthorhombic (a = 715.8(7), b = 1 209(1), c = 943.3(1) pm).     

Cluster chemistry: XXIII. Mono-, di- and tri-auration of H4Ru4(CO)12 with [{Au(PPh3)}3O][BF4]: X-ray crystal structure of HRu4Au3(CO)12(PPh3)3

Reactions between [H₃Ru₄(CO)₁₂]^? and [{Au(PPh₃)}₃O]⁺ afford H₃Ru₄-Au(CO)₁₂(PPh₃), H₂Ru₄Au₂(CO)₁₂(PPh₃)₂ and HRu₄Au₃(CO)₁₂(PPh₃)₃. The X-ray structure of the latter shows that it has the unusual bicapped trigonal bipyramidal metal core, in which two Ru₂Au faces of the Ru₄Au fragment are capped by the other two Au atoms. The central Au atom is asymmetrically attached to the Ru₃ face as a result of the interaction of a phenyl ring of the PPh₃ ligand with two of the CO groups. Metal-metal separations are: two Au-Au, 2.837(1) Å; Ru-Ru, six between 2.805–3.004(3) Å; Au-Ru, seven between 2.821–3.007(2) Å. HRu₄Au₃(CO)₁₂(PPh₃)₃ is monoclinic, space group P2₁/n, with a 18.754(3), b 18.459(5), c 22.317(4) Å, β 113.06(2)°; 2852 data [I > 2.5σ(I)] were refined to R, R_w 0.038, 0.038.     

Metallkomplexe des Hexamethyl-trisila-tetraphospha-nortricyclen P4 (Sime2)3

Transition Metal Complexes of the Hexamethyl-trisila-tetraphospha-nortricyclene P₄ (Sime ₂) ₃ P₄(Sime₂)₃ 1 reacts with Mo(CO)₆, Cr(CO)₅THF, and Mn(η-C₅H₅)(CO)₂THF to give crystalline complexes in which 1 functions as a monodentate ligand. In each compound one phophorus atom of the cyclotriphosphane ring coordinates to the metal atom. Using Mn(η-C₅H₅)(CO)₂THF, two different P atoms of the P₃ Cr(CO)₄ norbornadiene and 1 react, yielding the dimeric, red, crystalline compound (CO) ₄Cr[μ-P₄(Sime₂)₃]₂Cr(CO)₄. In this complex the two molecules of 1 are both bonded by two P atoms of the P ₃ ring to the two Cr(CO)₄ Units, forming a six-memered (CrP₂)₂ring.     

Das Hexamethyl-trisila-tetraphospha-nortricyclen,P4(Sime2)3

Hexamethyl-trisila-tetraphospha-nortricyclene, P₄ Sime₂₃ Reaction of white phosphorus with Na/K alloy and subsequent treatment with me₂SiCl₂ (me = CH₃) yields crystalline P₄(Sime₂)₃ (m. p. 159–160°C) along with polymeric silylphosphanes. The structure is derived from ³¹P-n.m.r.and mass spectra and turns out to be analogous to P₄S₃.     

The [Au(CH3SO3)4]– Anion in the Crystal Structures of M[Au(CH3SO3)4] (M = Li,Na, Rb)

The reactions of Au(OH)₃, M₂CO₃ (M = Li, Na, Rb), and methanesulfonic acid at elevated temperatures in sealed glass ampoules lead to single crystals of M[Au(CH₃SO₃)₄] (M = Li, Na, Rb). In the crystal structures of Li[Au(CH₃SO₃)₄] (tetragonal, I$\bar{4}$ , Z = 2,a = 938.64(2) pm, c = 917.01(3) pm, V = 807.93(4) ų) and Rb[Au(CH₃SO₃)₄] (tetragonal, P$\bar{4}$ 2₁c, Z = 2, a = 946.7(1) pm,c = 889.9(1) pm, V = 797.6(2) ų) the complex aurate anions are linked by the M⁺ ions in three dimensions. Contrastingly, in the structure of Na[Au(CH₃SO₃)₄] (triclinic, P$\bar{4}$ , Z = 1, a = 540.04(2) pm,b = 863.75(2) pm, c = 973.29(3) pm, α = 72.694(2)°, β = 75.605(2)°, γ = 77.687(2)°, V = 415.05(2) ų) the complex anions are connected into layers that are further connected by weak hydrogen bonds. The thermal decomposition of Li[Au(CH₃SO₃)₄] was monitored up to 500 °C and leads in a multi‐step process to elemental gold and Li₂SO₄.     

Enantioseparation of Au20(PP3)4Cl4 Clusters with Intrinsically Chiral Cores

Au₂₀(PP₃)₄Cl₄ (PP₃=tris(2‐(diphenylphosphino)ethyl) phosphine), abbreviated as Au₂₀, is the only Au nanocluster with an intrinsically chiral core without a chiral environment (chiral ligands or Au‐thiolate staples), making it a unique object to understand chiral evolution and explore chiral applications. Unfortunately, the synthesized Au₂₀ is racemic, and its enantiomers have not yet been separated. Herein, we report a supramolecular assembly strategy with α‐cyclodextrin (α‐CD) to afford enantiopure Au₂₀ in bulk, and an enantiomer excess (ee) value of as‐separated Au₂₀ of 97 %. As a result of its high purity, the distinctive optical activity of Au₂₀, which originates from electronic transitions confined in chiral cores, is fully explored. Theoretical studies reveals that the enantioseparation results from the preferential self‐assembly of α‐CD with organic ligands on the surface of right‐handed Au₂₀.     

Synthesis, characterization, and X-ray structure determination of [Au18(P)2(PPh)4(PHPh)(dppm)6]Cl3

The reaction of [(AuCl)2dppm] (dppm=Ph2PCH2PPh2) with PhP(SiMe3)2 and P(SiMe3)3 leads to the formation of the gold cluster compound [Au18(P)2(PPh)4(PHPh)(dppm)6]Cl3 (1). The crystal structure investigation shows a central Au7P2 unit formed by two P centered gold tetrahedra sharing the central gold corner. This central unit is surrounded by a 10-membered Au5P5 ring which, together with the remaining six gold atoms, builds two Au4P rectangular and two Au3P trigonal pyramids. The different structure motifs are connected by the phosphine ligands. The compound has been characterized using microanalysis, IR spectroscopy, ESI-MS, and 31P NMR techniques. Luminescence measurements have also been carried out.