Synthesis and Characterization of the products from reaction of Metal Carbonyls [M(CO)6 (M Cr,Mo, W), Re(CO)5Br,Mn(CO)3Cp] with Salicylaldehyde Methanesulfonylhydrazone

Five new complexes, [M(CO)₅(salmsh)] (M?=?Cr;?1,?Mo;?2,?W;?3), [Re(CO)₄Br(salmsh)], 4, and [Mn(CO)₃ (salmsh)], 5, have been synthesized by the photochemical reaction of metal carbonyls with salicylaldehyde methanesulfonylhydrazone (salmsh). The complexes have been characterized by elemental analyses, EI mass spectrometry, FT-IR and ¹H NMR spectroscopy. The spectroscopic studies show that salmsh behaves as a monodentate ligand coordinating via the imine N donor atom in 1–4 and as a tridentate ligand in 5.     

Photochemical reactions of metal carbonyls with heteroaromatic methanesulfonylhydrazone-based ligands

Three new heteroaromatic methanesulfonylhydrazone derivatives: thiophene-2-carboxy aldehydemethanesulfonylhydrazone (msh 1), 2-acetylthiophenemethanesulfonylhdrazone (msh 2), and 2-acetyl-5-methylthiophenemethanesulfonylhydrazone (msh 3) were prepared and their metal carbonyl complexes ([M(CO)₅(msh 1)] M = Cr, 1a; Mo, 1b; W, 1c); ([M(CO)₅(msh 2)] M = Cr, 2a; Mo, 2b; W, 2c); and ([M(CO)₅(msh 3)] M = Cr, 3a; Mo, 3b; W, 3c) were synthesized by photochemical reactions of [M(CO)₆ M = Cr, Mo, W] with msh 1–3. Heteroaromatic methanesulfonylhydrazones, msh 1–3, and their metal carbonyl complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, mass spectrometry, IR, and ¹H and ¹³C–{¹H} NMR spectroscopy. According to all the spectroscopic data, msh 1–3 are monodentate and coordinate via thiophene ring sulfur. The msh 1–3 must act as two-electron donors to satisfy the 18-electron rule.     

Reactions of group 6 metal carbonyls with salicylaldehyde isonicotinic acid hydrazone

Sunlight irradiation of the reactions of [M(CO)₆], M?=?Cr, Mo and W with salicylaldehyde isonicotinic acid hydrazone (H₂salnah) in THF were investigated. Interaction of [Cr(CO)₆] with H₂salnah resulted in formation [Cr₂O₂(H₂salnah)₂]. The corresponding reactions of molybdenum and tungsten carbonyls yielded dinuclear oxo complexes [M₂O₆(H₂salnah)]. All complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, IR, mass spectrometry and ¹H NMR spectroscopy. The IR spectra of complexes exhibited bands due to either terminal or bridged metal oxygen bonds. Magnetic measurement of [Cr₂O₂(H₂salnah)₂] showed it has paramagnetic characteristics with high spin d⁴ configuration and μ_eff of 1.27?BM. Electronic spectra of the complexes in DMF displayed visible bands due to ligand-to-metal charge transfer. Thermal properties of the complexes were investigated by thermogravimetry technique.     

Plasma reaction of group VI metal carbonyls

The hexacarbonyl compounds of Cr, Mo, and W have been used as precursors in plasma-enhanced chemical vapor depositions (PECVD). They form films of good adherence on glass, ceramics, and a variety of polymers. The nature of the deposits depends very much on the composition of the gas, which forms the plasma. When pure argon is used, the resulting films contain considerable amounts of oxygen and carbon. Films deposited in hydrogen/argon mixtures consist of the metal and/or the carbide. With Ar/O₂ mixtures, Mo(CO)₆ and W(CO)₆ are converted into films of MoO₃ and WO₃, respectively. When H₂S/H₂ mixtures are used as plasma gas, Mo(CO)₆ yields films consisting of MoS_x.     

Unsaturation in binuclear iron trifluorophosphine carbonyl derivatives: comparison with binary iron carbonyls

Bridging PF₃ groups are obviously very unfavorable as indicated by their absence in Fe₂(CO) _n (PF₃)₂ (n?=?7,?6,?5,?4) complexes optimized by density functional theory even though many such structures have one or more bridging CO groups. Except for some Fe₂(CO)₇(PF₃)₂ structures, the two terminal PF₃ groups are bonded to different irons. Structures of the saturated Fe₂(CO)₇(PF₃)₂ having one, two, and three bridging or semibridging CO groups have similar energies suggesting a fluxional system. The lowest energy structures for the unsaturated Fe₂(CO) _n (PF₃)₂ (n?=?6,?5,?4) derivatives are triplet spin-state structures. However, higher energy singlet Fe₂(CO) _n (PF₃)₂ (n?=?6,?5,?4) structures are found having formal iron–iron multiple bonds and various combinations of bridging and terminal CO groups leading to the favored 18-electron configurations for iron. Most singlet Fe₂(CO) _n (PF₃)₂ (n?=?6,?5,?4) structures are analogous to those of the previous studied Fe₂(CO) _{n +2} structures.     

Interaction of iron carbonyls with Lewis bases

The interaction of iron carbonyls Fe _n (CO) _m (wheren = 1,m = 5;n = 2,m = 9;n = 3,m = 12) with anionic Lewis bases (H^–, F^–, Cl^–, Br^– , I^–, CN^–, SCN^–, N₃ ^–, MeSO₃ ^–, MeCO₂ ^–, CF₃CO₂ ^–, S₂ ^–, CO₃ ^2–, and SO₄ ^2–) passes through two-stage redox-disproportionation. The first stage is the formation of an iron carbonyl-base complex, [Fe _n (CO) _m–1C(O)L]^–, and the second is a single-electron reduction of this complex by another molecule of the initial iron carbonyl, giving rise to Fe(l) and Fe(–l) derivatives.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 248–249, January, 1996.     

The reactions of Cr(CO)6, Fe(CO)5, and Ni(CO)4 with O2 yield viable oxo‐metal carbonyls

Transition metal complexes with terminal oxo and dioxygen ligands exist in metal oxidation reactions, and many are key intermediates in various catalytic and biological processes. The prototypical oxo‐metal [(OC)₅Cr? O, (OC)₄Fe? O, and (OC)₃Ni? O] and dioxygen‐metal carbonyls [(OC)₅Cr? OO, (OC)₄Fe? OO, and (OC)₃Ni? OO] are studied theoretically. All three oxo‐metal carbonyls were found to have triplet ground states, with metal‐oxo bond dissociation energies of 77 (Cr? O), 74 (Fe? O), and 51 (Ni? O) kcal/mol. Natural bond orbital and quantum theory of atoms in molecules analyses predict metal‐oxo bond orders around 1.3. Their featured ν(MO, M = metal) vibrational frequencies all reflect very low IR intensities, suggesting Raman spectroscopy for experimental identification. The metal interactions with O₂ are much weaker [dissociation energies 13 (Cr? OO), 21 (Fe? OO), and 4 (Ni? OO) kcal/mol] for the dioxygen‐metal carbonyls. The classic parent compounds Cr(CO)₆, Fe(CO)₅, and Ni(CO)₄ all exhibit thermodynamic instability in the presence of O₂, driven to displacement of CO to form CO₂. The latter reactions are exothermic by 47 [Cr(CO)₆], 46 [Fe(CO)₅], and 35 [Ni(CO)₄] kcal/mol. However, the barrier heights for the three reactions are very large, 51 (Cr), 39 (Fe), and 40 (Ni) kcal/mol. Thus, the parent metal carbonyls should be kinetically stable in the presence of oxygen. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Selective isomerization of 1-alkenes by binary metal carbonyl compounds

An efficient and selective isomerization of 1-alkenes to their corresponding 2-alkenes is achieved by using binary metal carbonyls such as Ru₃(CO)₁₂ as catalysts. Possible mechanisms are discussed. Substituents on the 1-alkene have a significant effect on the isomerization.     

Combination of transition metal carbonyls and silanes: New photoinitiating systems

The recently developed silyl radical chemistry is used in combination with transition metal carbonyls MC (dimanganese(0) decacarbonyl; dirhenium decacarbonyl; cyclopentadienyl iron(II) dicarbonyl dimer) for both free radical promoted cationic photopolymerization (FRPCP) and free radical photopolymerization (FRP). The newly developed photoinitiating systems (MC/silane and MC/silane/iodonium salt) are highly efficient under air. Photopolymerization profiles obtained upon a visible light irradiation delivered by a xenon lamp show that high conversion can be easily achieved after a 400 s exposure. Sunlight irradiations under air can also lead to tack free coatings. The processes associated with the metal carbonyl radical/silane interactions are investigated by Laser Flash Photolysis (LFP) and ESR‐Spin Trapping (ESR‐ST) experiments. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 48: 1830–1837, 2010     

Sterically demanding cyclopentadienyl chemistry: synthesis of iron and zirconium complexes of 1-phenyl-3-methyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindenyl

Reaction of phenyl magnesium bromide with the ,β-unsaturated ketone 3-methyl-2,3,4,5,6,7-hexahydroind-8(9)-en-1-one, followed by an aqueous work-up, generates the pro-chiral tetra-substituted cyclopentadiene, 1-phenyl-3-methyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindene, Cp^‡H, a precursor to the η⁵-cyclopentadienyl ligand in (Cp^‡)₂Fe and [(Cp^‡)Fe(CO)]₂(μ-CO)₂. Both complexes were generated as mixtures of rac-(RR and SS)- and meso-(RS)-isomers, and in either case pure meso-isomer was isolated by crystallisation and characterised by single crystal X-ray structure, both molecules having crystallographic C_i symmetry. Reduction with Na/Hg cleaves meso-(RS)-[(Cp^‡)Fe(CO)]₂(μ-CO)₂ and the resulting mixture of (R)- and (S)-[(Cp^‡)Fe(CO)₂]⁻ anions reacts with MeI to give racemic (Cp^‡)Fe(CO)₂Me, which was characterised by the X-ray crystal structure. The Cp^‡ ligand is more electron donating than (η-C₅H₅) as revealed by the reduction potential of the (Cp^‡)₂Fe⁺/(Cp^‡)₂Fe couple, E°=−0.127 V (vs. Ag  AgCl). Reaction of LiCp^‡ with ZrCl₄ yields the zirconocene dichloride [Zr(Cp^‡)₂Cl₂] as mixture of rac- and meso-isomers, from which pure rac-isomer is obtained as a mixture of RR and SS crystals by recrystallisation. The reaction of rac-[Zr(Cp^‡)₂Cl₂] with LiMe gives rac-[Zr(Cp^‡)₂Me₂]. The structures of RR-[Zr(Cp^‡)₂Cl₂] and rac-[Zr(Cp^‡)₂Me₂] have been determined by X-ray diffraction. The structural studies reveal the influence of the bulky substituted cyclopentadienyl ligand on the metal---Cp^‡ distances and other metric parameters.     

Reaction of methyl trichloroacetate with vinyltrimethylsilane in the presence of metal carbonyls

Reaction of methyl trichloroacetate with vinyltrimethylsilane initiated by metal carbonyls yields, depending on the crbonyl, methyl-2,2,4-trichloro-4trimethyl-silyl butyrate [with Mn₂(CO)₁₀ or Re₂(CO)₁₀], 2,2-dichloro-4-trimethylsilyl--butyrolactone [with Fe(CO)₅ or Mo(CO)₆], or a mixture of adduct and lactone [with Cr(CO)₆ or W(CO)₆]. Prior nucleophilic addition of potassium acetate to metal carbonyls of Fe, Mo, Cr, and W suppresses lactonization and an adduct is formed. In the case of Fe(CO)₅, HMPA, DMF, and PPh₃ react analogously.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2615–2618, November, 1989.     

Reactions of transition-metal carbonyls with anhydrous HF

The reactions of a wide range of transition-metal carbonyls with anhydrous HF are described. In particular, Ru₃(CO)₁₂, Os₃(CO)₁₂ and Ir₄(CO)₁₂ give the solution stable [Ru₃(CO)₁₂H]⁺, [Ru(CO)₅H]⁺, [Os₃(CO)₁₂H]⁺, [Os(CO)₅H]⁺ and [Ir₄(CO)₁₂H₂]²⁺ respectively, which have been characterised by a combination of ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy.     

Reactions of chromium and molybdenum carbonyls with bis-(salicylaldehyde)-1,3-propylenediimine Schiff base

Interaction of a Schiff base, bis-(salicylaldehyde)-1,3-propylenediimine, salpenH₂, with M(CO)₆ (M?=?Cr or Mo) in the presence of oxygen gave the oxo-complexes[M(O)(salpen)]. Magnetic studies for the two oxo-complexes showed chromium and molybdenum in the +4 formal oxidation state. In presence of pyridine, reaction of Cr(CO)₆ with salpenH₂ gave the identical product; [Cr(O)(salpen)]. Reaction of Mo(CO)₆ with salpenH₂ in presence of pyridine (py) resulted in formation of the square-pyramidal complex [Mo(py)(salpenH₂)]. Reactions of M(CO)₆ with salpenH₂ in presence of a ligand L (L?=?bipyridine (bpy) or 3,3-dimethylbipyridine (dmbpy)) gave the octahedral complexes [M(L)(salpenH₂)]. All the complexes were characterized by elemental analyses, IR, mass and ¹H NMR spectroscopy. The spectroscopic studies revealed the proposed structures. UV-Vis spectra of the ligand and its complexes in DMSO exhibited visible bands due to metal-to-ligand or ligand-to-metal charge transfer.     

Reactions and spectroscopic studies of Group 6 metal carbonyls with pyrazinecarboxamide and certain phosphine ligands

Substitution reactions of phosphine ligands, triphenylphosphine (PPh₃), tri(m-chlorophenyl)phosphine (m-ClPPh₃), tri(p-methoxyphenyl)phosphine (p-MeOPPh₃) and tri(benzyl)phosphine (PBz₃) with [M(CO)₄(PCA)] (M?=?Cr, Mo and W, PCA?=?pyrazinecarboxamide) were found to be dependent on the type of metal and phosphine ligand. The complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, mass spectrometry, and IR and ¹H NMR spectroscopy. UV–vis spectra of the complexes in different solvents showed bands due to metal-to-ligand charge transfer.     

Structure and bonding in binuclear metal carbonyls from the analysis of domain averaged Fermi holes. I. Fe2(CO)9 and Co2(CO)8

The nature of the bonding in the above carbonyls was studied using the analysis of domain averaged Fermi holes (DAFH). The results straightforwardly confirm the conclusions of earlier theoretical studies in which the existence of direct metal-metal bond, anticipated for the above carbonyls on the basis of 18-electron rule, was questioned. In addition to indicating the lack of direct metal-metal bond, the DAFH analysis also allowed to characterize the nature of the electron pairs involved in the bonding of the bridging ligands. The analysis has shown that because the number of available electron pairs is not sufficient for the formation of ordinary localized 2c-2e bonds between terminal M(CO)(3) fragments and the bridging ligands, the bonding in both carbonyls exhibits typical features of electron deficiency and one bonding electron pair is effectively involved in multicenter 3c-2e bonding. Because of the symmetry of the complexes the bridging ligands are not distinguishable and all M-C-M bridges have a partial 3c-2e nature via resonance of the localized structures.     

Matrix and ab initio infrared spectra of germanium carbonyls

Germanium monocarbonyl has been prepared by high-temperature vaporization of Ge with excess carbon powder or CO co-condensation and trapped in various matrices at 12 K. Fourier transform infrared spectra, ab initio (MP2 and CISD) and density function (Becke3LYP) calculations suggested a linear species with the formula GeCO. A weak feature appearing only in annealed N₂ and CO matrices containing GeCO has tentatively been assigned to germanium dicarbonyl on grounds of isotopic substitution and theoretical calculations. SCF and CI methods predict a bent structure for this complex.     

Polymeric complexes of bivalent transition metal ions with 2-hydroxy-1-naphthaldehyde oxaldihydrazone and 2-hydroxy-1-naphthaldehyde malondihydrazone

Summary Polymeric complexes prepared by solid-solution reactions, from 2-hydroxy-1-naphthaldehyde oxaldihydrazone (HNODH) and 2-hydroxy-1-naphthaldehyde malondihydrazone (HNMDH), had the empirical composition M(L-2H)·nH₂O where M=Fe^II, Mn^II, Co^II, Ni^II, Cu^II, Zn^II, Cd^II and Hg^II; L=HNODH, HNMDH andn=0,1, 2. The complexes, which are intensely coloured and insoluble in common organic solvents, were characterized by elemental analysis, magnetic susceptibility, electronic and i.r. spectral data. The absence of anions indicates that the ligands which bind the metal ions from the hydroxyl and the imino groups have been deprotonated.     

Theoretical study on the mechanism of iron carbonyls mediated isomerization of allylic alcohols to saturated carbonyls

The conversion of allylic alcohols to enols mediated by Fe(CO)(3) has been studied through density functional theoretical calculations. From the results obtained a complete catalytic cycle has been proposed in which the first intermediate is the [(allyl alcohol)Fe(CO)(3)] complex. This intermediate evolves to the [(enol)Fe(CO)(3)] complex through two consecutive 1,3-hydrogen shifts involving a pi-allyl hydride intermediate. The highest Gibbs energy transition state corresponds to the partial decoordination ot the enol ligand prior to the coordination of a new allyl alcohol molecule that regenerates the first intermediate. Alternative processes for the [(enol)Fe(CO)(3)] complex such as [Fe(CO)(3)]-mediated enol-aldehyde transformation and enol isomerization have also been considered. The results obtained show that the former process is unfavourable, whereas the enol isomerization may compete with the enol decoordination step of the catalytic cycle.     

Formal chromium–chromium triple bonds and bent rings in the binuclear cycloheptatrienylchromium carbonyls (C7H7)2Cr2(CO)n (n = 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0): A density functional theory study

Binuclear cycloheptatrienylchromium carbonyls of the type (C₇H₇)₂Cr₂(CO)_n (n = 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0) have been investigated by density functional theory. Energetically competitive structures with fully bonded heptahapto η⁷-C₇H₇ rings are not found for (C₇H₇)₂Cr₂(CO)_n structures having two or more carbonyl groups. This result stands in contrast to the related (C_nH_n)₂M₂(CO)_n (M = Mn, n = 6; M = Fe, n = 5; M = Co, n = 4) systems. Most of the predicted (C₇H₇)₂Cr₂(CO)_n structures have bent trihapto or pentahapto C₇H₇ rings and CrCr distances in the range 2.4–2.5 Å suggesting formal triple bonds. In some cases rearrangement of the heptagonal C₇H₇ ring to a tridentate cyclopropyldivinyl or tridentate bis(carbene)alkyl ligand is observed. In addition structures with CO insertion into the C₇H₇–Cr bond are predicted for (C₇H₇)₂Cr₂(CO)_n (n = 6, 4, 2). The global minima found for the (C₇H₇)₂Cr₂(CO)_n derivatives for n = 6, 5, and 4 are (η⁵-C₇H₇)(OC)₂CrCr(CO)₄(η¹-C₇H₇), (η³-C₇H₇)(OC)₂CrCr(CO)₃(η^2,1- C₇H₇), and (η⁵-C₇H₇)₂Cr₂(CO)₄, respectively. The global minima for (C₇H₇)₂Cr₂(CO)_n (n = 3, 2) have rearranged C₇H₇ groups. Singlet and triplet structures with heptahapto η⁷-C₇H₇ rings are found for the dimetallocenes (η⁷-C₇H₇)₂Cr₂(CO) and (η⁷-C₇H₇)₂Cr₂, with the singlet structures being of much lower energies in both cases.