Reactivity of main grouptransmittion metal bonds : III. Reactions of halogens with Ph3SiMn(CO)5 and Ph3SnMn(CO)5

The products of the reaction of Ph₃MMn(CO)₅ (M = Si or Sn) with chlorine, bromine and iodine in tetrachloromethane, have been determined.Ph₃SiMn(CO)₅ does not react with iodine, and the SiMn bond is cleaved by chlorine and by bromine.Ph₃SnMn(CO)₅ reacts in a much more complex manner, PhSn bond cleavage occurring with all three halogens to give mono-, di-, and, with the exception of iodine, tri-halogenated derivatives. Bromine, in high concentration, and iodine also cleave the SnMn bond.     

Binuclear metal carbonyl dab complexes : II. The syntheses and coordination properties of Mn(CO)5M′(CO)3DAB (M′ = Mn,Re; DAB = 1,4-diazabutadiene)

Mn(CO)₅M′(CO)₃DAB complexes (M′ = Mn, Re; DAB = R₁N=C(R₂)-C(R′₂)=NR₁) can be easily obtained from the reaction between Mn(CO)₅^? and M′(CO)₃X(DAB) (M′ = Mn, Re; X = Cl, Br, I). The complexes are formed by a nucleophilic mechanism, while a redistribution is responsible for the formation of a small amount of Mn₂(CO)₁₀.A diastereotopic effect can be observed in the ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra of complexes having isopropyl groups attached to the DAB ligand skeleton. A comparison is made with mononuclear complexes of the same symmetry, and the chemical shift differences for the methyl groups strongly depend on the substituent on the central metal responsible for the asymmetry.The low temperature enhancement of the σ → σ^★ transition localised on the metal—metal bond, which is normally observed for this type of compounds, was not observed for the Mn(CO)₅M′(CO)₃(DAB) complexes. The metal—metal bond can be activated by irradiating at the wave lengths associated with the CT transitions between the metal and the DAB ligand. Metal—metal bond cleavage occurs and Mn₂(CO)₁₀ is formed.     

Low oxidation state ruthenium chemistry : IV. The reactions of M(CO)2(PPh3)3 complexes (M = Fe,Ru) and the hydrogenation and isomerization of alkenes catalyzed by RuL(CO)2(PPh3)2 (L = H2, PPh3)

The complexes M(CO)₂(PPh₃)₃ (I, M = Fe; II, M = Ru) readily react with H₂ at room temperature and atmospheric pressure to give cis-M(H)₂(CO)₂(PPh₃)₂ (III, M = Fe;IV,M = Ru). I reacts with O₂ to give an unstable compound in solution, in a type of reaction known to occur with II which leads to cis-Ru(O₂)(CO)₂(PPh₃)₂(V). Even compound IV reacts with O₂ to give V with displacement of H₂; this reaction has been shown to be reversible and this is the first case where the displacement of H₂ by O₂ and that of O₂ by H₂ at a metal center has been observed. III and IV are reduced to M(CO)₃(PPh₃)₂ by CO with displacement of H₂; Ru(CO)₃- (PPh₃)₂ is also formed by treatment of IV with CO₂, but under higher pressure. Compounds II and IV react with CH₂CHCN to give Ru(CH₂CHCN)(CO)₂- (PPh₃)₂(VI) which reacts with H₂ to reform the hydride IV.cis-Ru(H)₂(CO)₂(PPh₃)₂(IV) has been studied as catalyst in the hydrogenation and isomerization of a series of monoenes and dienes. The catalysts are poisoned by the presence of free triphenylphosphine. On the other hand the ready exchange of H₂ and O₂ on the “Ru(CO)₂(PPh₃)₂” moiety makes IV a catalyst not irreversibly poisoned by the presence of air. It has been found that even Ru(CO)₂(PPh₃)₃(II) acts as a catalyst for the isomerization of hex-1-ene at room temperature under an inert atmosphere.     

Synthesis of transition metal—heterocyclic carbene complexes. Oxazol-2-ylidene and oxazolidin-2-ylidene complexes of osmium(II) derived from coordinated tosylmethylisocyanide

Tosylmethylisocyanide, when coordinated to osmium(II), reacts with aldehydes and ketones in the presence of sodium methoxide, to produce oxazol-2-ylidene and oxazolidin-2-ylidene complexes.     

The vapor-pressure isotope effect for (CH3)2CO and (CD3)2CO from 206 to 333 K

Isotopic vapor-pressure differences between (CH₃)₂CO and (CD₃)₂CO have been measured by differential capacitance manometry. When combined with available absolute vapor pressures for (CH₃)₂CO the results may be expressed (206 to 333 K) as:

$\text{1n}\text{(}\text{p}{}_{\mathrm{H}}\text{p}{}_{\mathrm{D}}\text{) = 3642.6(K/T)}{}^2\text{? 22.205(K/T) + 0.01129}$

     

Reactions of metal carbonyl complexes III. Synthesis and reactions of Mn(CO)3(Triphos)X(X = Cl,Br, I)

The halopentacarbonylmanganese(I) complexes, Mn(CO)₅X(X = Cl, Br, I), react with PPh(CH₂CH₂PPh₂)₂(Triphos) to give two isomers of fac-Mn(CO)₃(Triphos)X in which the Triphos ligand is only coordinated to the manganese atom through two of its three phosphorus atoms. The fac-Mn(CO)₃(Triphos)X complexes may be considered as “monodentate ligands” in that the free phosphorus atoms readily displace CO and other groups in a variety of metal carbonyls to give a series of novel bimetallic complexes, e.g. Br(CO)₃Mn(Triphos)Cr(CO)₅ and I(CO)₃Mn(Triphos)Mn(CO)₄I. The reactions of Mn(CO)₂[P(OMe)₃](Triphos)Br with Cr(CO)₅THF and Mn(CO)₃(Triphos)X(X = Br, I) with O₂ (and O₃) to produce Br(CO)₂[P(OMe)₃]Mn(Triphos)Cr(CO)₅ and fac-Mn(CO)₃(Triphos=O)X, respectively, are also described. The IR-active COstretching absorptions exhibited by the new complexes are discussed.     

Reaction of acetylenes with transition metals : X. A stable σ-butadienylpalladium complex derived from Phenylmesitylacetylene and dichlorobis(benzonitrile)palladium

Reaction of phenylmesitylacetylene with dichlorobis(benzonitrile)palladium (BNP) yields a σ-butadienylpalladium complex which on oxidation udergoes cyclisation to give a benzotropone.     

Synthesis and reactions of the transition metal substituted tin hydride HSn[Mo(CO)3C5H5]3

Reaction of HMo(CO)₃C₅H₅ and Sn(C₅H₅)₂ produces the tin hydride HSn[Mo(CO)₃C₅H₅]₃ (I). Reaction of I with CCl₄, CHCl₃, or CH₂Cl₂ gives ClSn[Mo(CO)₃C₅H₅]₃ (II). With hydrogen chloride the hydride I reacts to produce the dichloride Cl₂Sn[Mo(CO)₃C₅H₅]₂. The first step in this reaction is cleavage of the SnH bond to produce the chloride II. The hydride I reacts with acetic acid to produce the diacetate (CH₃COO)₂Sn[Mo(CO)₃C₅H₅]₂.     

Optically active transition metal compounds : LXXXI. Crystal structure of (+)546-[C5H5Mo(CO)2LL]PF (LL = 2-benzoylpyridine-(R)-1-phenylethylimine)

Racemic [C₅H₅Mo(CO)₂LL]PF₆, (2) with LL = 2-benzoylpyridine-1-phenylethylimine, undergoes spontaneous resolution upon crystallization from acetone/CH₂Cl₂/ethanol. The absolute configuration of the (+)₅₄₆-isomer was shown to be (R) at the Mo atom and (R) at the asymmetric carbon atom. Comparison of 2 with [C₅H₅Mo(CO)₂LL]PF₆ (1) (LL = 2-carbaldehydepyridine-1-phenylethylimine) reveals distinct changes caused by the differences resulting from the presence of the phenyl group in 2 and the change from the (RR)- to the (RS)-configuration.     

Synthesis of low-valent thiocarbonyl complexes via 1,2-elimination of methylthiol from cis-metal-hydrido-dithiomethylester complexes. Os(cs)(CO)2(PPh3)2 and IrCl(CS)(PPh3)2.

[OS(η²-CS₂Me)(CO)₂(PPH₃)₂]⁺ and [Ir(η²-CS₂Me)Cl(CO)(PPh₃)₂)⁺ react with NaBH₄ giving OsH(CS₂Me)(CO)₂(PPh₃)₂ and IrH(CS₂Me)Cl(CO)(PPh₃)₂ respectively; These compounds contain mutually $\text{cis}$ hydride and η¹-dithiomethylester ligands and upon heating undergo 1,2-elimination of MeSH producing Os(CS)(CO)₂(PPh₃)₂ and IrCl(CS)(PPh₃)₂.     

Phosphido cobalt carbonyl clusters Pn[Co(CO)3]4−n (n = 1, 2, 3)

The P_n[Co(CO)₃]_4?n (n = 1, 2, 3) tetrahedral clusters have been prepared and characterized. The very unstable PCo₃(CO)₉ can be stabilized in the form of (CO)₄FePCo₃(CO)₉     

Polysilane derivatives of the transition metals II. The crystal and molecular structure of [tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl]pentacarbonylmanganese, (Me3Si)3SiMn(CO)5

The crystal and molecular structures of [tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl]pentacarbonylmanganese, (Me₃Si)₃SiMn(CO)₅, have been determined from three-dimensional X-ray data obtained by counter methods. The compound crystallizes in space group P$\text{1}$ of the triclinic system, with two molecules in a unit cell of dimensions: a = 9.002(2), b = 9.655(2), c = 15.639(3) Å, α = 83.66(1), β = 105.65(1), γ = 114.61(1)°.The observed and calculated densities are 1.20 (±0.03) and 1.23 g-cm^?3 respectively. Full-matrix least-squares refinement of the structure has led to a final value of the conventional R factor of 0.059 for the 818 independent reflections having F² > 3σ(F²).The coordination geometry about the manganese atom is approximately octahedral and, about the silicon atom bonded to the manganese atom, tetrahedral.The relative orientations of carbonyl and trimethylsilyl groups, when viewed down the MnSi bond, appear consistent with minimization of energy due to nonbonded interactions.Two of the equatorial carbonyl groups are displaced out of the equatorial plane towards the silicon ligand by 6°. The SiMn bond is 2.564(6) Å long and has no multiple character.     

Reaction of K[(π-C5H5)Fe(CO)(CN)2] with boranes and AlCl3: Preparation and investigation of iron(II) complexes containing isocyanoborate ligands

Iron(II) complexes containing CNBX^?₃ or CNBX₂NC^? ligands were prepared from the reaction of K[(π-C₅H₅)Fe(CO)(CN)₂] with boranes (BX₃; X = F, Cl, Br H, Ph). Stable, twelve-membered ring compounds containing Fe, C, N, and B atoms were formed involving CNBF₂NC^? and CNBBr₂NC^? ligands. The reaction of K[(π-C₅H₅)Fe(CO)(CN)₂] with AlCl₃ gave a four-center complex with two Fe and two Al atoms. The compounds were studied by infrared and mass spectroscopic methods.     

The unusual iron complex with a trimethylenemethane type ligand, (η5-cyclopentadienyldicarbonylmanganese)- (phenylmethylene)carbomethaneiron tricarbonyl [Cp(CO)2 MnC(CO)CHPh]Fe(CO)3

The binuclear complex with composition [Cp(CO)₂ MnC(CO)CHPh]Fe(CO)₃ is obtained by interaction of CpMn(CCHPh)(CO)₂ with Fe₂C0)₉. An X-ray study of this complex has shown that besides three carbonyl groups the iron atom is covalently bonded to four atoms, viz. the carbon of a phenylmethylene group, the carbon of a bridging CO group, the manganese atom and the central carbon of the organomanganese ligand lying just above iron. It seems to be the first example of a heteroatomic analogue of trimethylenemethane complexes.     

Rare earth transition metal sulfides,LnMS3

Ternary rare earth transition metal sulfides LnMS₃ with Ln = La, Nd, and Gd, and M = V and Cr; as well as Ln = La and M = Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni have been prepared and characterized. The vanadium and chromium sulfides crystallize in a monoclinic layer structure isotypic with LaCrS₃, while the other LnMS₃ sulfides crystallize in a hexagonal structure. Chemical shifts of the metal K-absorption edge and XPS binding energies of core levels indicate that the transition metal is trivalent in the V and Cr sulfides, while it is divalent in the Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni sulfides. Electrical and magnetic properties of the sulfides are discussed in terms of their structures and the electronic configurations of the transition metal ions.     

Spectroscopic and electrochemical studies of transition metal tetrasulfonated phthalocyanines: Part V. Voltammetric studies of adsorbed tetrasulfonated phthalocyanines (MTsPc) in aqueous solutions

Cyclic voltammetric measurements of adsorbed Fe- and Co-tetrasulfonated phthalocyanine (TsPc) and Co-phthalocyanine (Pc) have been carried out on ordinary pyrolytic graphite and silver electrodes at different solution pH ranging from 1 to 13. Many voltammetric peaks were found to be pH dependent with a slope of ?59 mV/ unit pH. In some instances this dependence was observed in alkaline or acid solutions only. The influence of oxygen has been also examined.     

Tetranuclear osmium clusters from the reactions of H4 Os4 (CO)12 with alkenes

Organotetraosmium cluster compounds of the general formulae H₃ Os₄ (CO)₁₁HC₂HR and H₂ Os₄ (CO)₁₁HC₂ R (where R = H, Ph or t-Bu) have been prepared from reactions of H₄ Os₄ (CO)₁₂. with the appropriate alkene.     

Photolysis in aprotic solvents of some alkylcobalt(III) complexes; an ESR and spin-trapping technique study

Photolysis of several alkylcobalt(III) complexes in the visible region λ > 420 nm has been studied by ESR and spin-trapping techniques with nitrosuderene, phenyl-t-butylnitrone (PBN) and 5,5′-dimethylpyrroline-N-oxide (DMPO) and their mixtures. DMPO and PBN give spin adducts of two different radicals; the first is a hydrogen atom coming from the equatorial ligand, and the second is an alkyl-free radical coming from the axial position of the cobalt(III) complexes. This indicates that excitation of the complex is followed by the expulsion of one hydrogen atom and homolytic cleavage of the metalalkyl bond.     

Reaction of diphenylcyclopropenethione with Mn(CO)5−: Ring cleavage,alkylation, and reduction

Alkylation, reduction, and ring opening of diphenylcyclopropenethione to a π-allyl complex occurs on treatment with Mn(CO)₅^? and methyl iodide in aqueous methanol.