TA on Mo(W)/Cu(Ag)/S clusters derived with [Cp*MS3]- Kinetics of [PPh4]2[Cp*WS3(CuBr)3]2 and [PPh4]2[Cp*MoS3(CuBr)3]2

Thermal analysis on two new heterometallic sulfide clusters, [PPh4]2[WS3(CuBr)3]2 and [PPh4]2[MoS3(CuBr)3]2 (where PPh4=tetraphenyl phosphonium, =pentamethylcyclopenta- dienyl), was carried out using a simultaneous TG-DTA unit in an atmosphere of flowing nitrogen and at various heating rates. Supplemented using EDS method, their thermal behavior and properties, together with the composition of their intermediate product, were examined and discussed in connection with their distinctive molecular structure as a dianion, which provided some theoretically and practically significant information. Both clusters decomposed in a two-step mode, but without a stable new phase composed of Mo/W-Cu-S formed during their decomposition process as we expected. Based on TG-DTG data, four methods, i.e. Achar-Brindley-Sharp, Coats-Redfern, Kissinger and Flynn- Wall-Ozawa equation, were used to calculate the non-isothermal kinetic parameters and to determine the most probable mechanisms. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Structural chemistry of "defect" cyanometalate boxes: (Cs subset [CpCo(CN)3]4[Cp*Ru]3) and (M subset [Cp*Rh(CN)3]4[Cp*Ru]3) (M = NH4, Cs)

A series of heptametallic cyanide cages are described; they represent soluble analogues of defect-containing cyanometalate solid-state polymers. Reaction of 0.75 equiv of [Cp*Ru(NCMe)3]PF6, Et(4)N[Cp*Rh(CN)3], and 0.25 equiv of CsOTf in MeCN solution produced (Cs subset [CpCo(CN)3]4[Cp*Ru]3)(Cs subset Rh4Ru3). 1H and 133Cs NMR measurements show that Cs subset Rh4Ru3 exists as a single Cs isomer. In contrast, (Cs subset [CpCo(CN)3]4[Cp*Ru]3) (Cs subset Co4Ru3), previously lacking crystallographic characterization, adopts both Cs isomers in solution. In situ ESI-MS studies on the synthesis of Cs subset Rh4Ru3 revealed two Cs-containing intermediates, Cs subset Rh2Ru2+ (1239 m/z) and Cs subset Rh3Ru3+ (1791 m/z), which underscore the participation of Cs+ in the mechanism of cage formation. 133Cs NMR shifts for the cages correlated with the number of CN groups bound to Cs+: Cs subset Co4Ru4+ (delta 1 vs delta 34 for CsOTf), Cs subset Rh4Ru3 where Cs+ is surrounded by ten CN ligands (delta 91), Cs subset Co4Ru3, which consists of isomers with 11 and 10 pi-bonded CNs (delta 42 and delta 89, respectively). Although (K subset [Cp*Rh(CN)3]4[Cp*Ru]3) could not be prepared, (NH4 subset [Cp*Rh(CN)3]4[Cp*Ru]3) (NH4 subset Rh4Ru3) forms readily by NH4+-template cage assembly. IR and NMR measurements indicate that NH4+ binding is weak and that the site symmetry is low. CsOTf quantitatively and rapidly converts NH4 subset Rh4Ru3 into Cs subset Rh4Ru3, demonstrating the kinetic advantages of the M7 cages as ion receptors. Crystallographic characterization of CsCo4Ru3 revealed that it crystallizes in the Cs-(exo)1(endo)2 isomer. In addition to the nine mu-CN ligands, two CN(t) ligands are pi-bonded to Cs+. M subset Rh4Ru3 (M = NH4, Cs) crystallizes as the second Cs isomer, that is, (exo)2(endo)1, wherein only one CN(t) ligand interacts with the included cation. The distorted framework of NH4 subset Rh4Ru3 reflects the smaller ionic radius of NH4+. The protons of NH4+ were located crystallographically, allowing precise determination of the novel NH4...CN interaction. A competition experiment between calix[4]arene-bis(benzocrown-6) and NH4 subset Rh4Ru3 reveals NH4 subset Rh4Ru3 has a higher affinity for cesium.     

A new dithiolene complex magnet: [Ni(Cp*Rubdt)2][CF3SO3]

The unique salt [Ni(Cp*Rubdt)₂][CF₃SO₃], containing the features of both a metal dithiolene complex and a metallocene, has been studied by d.c. and a.c. magnetic susceptibility measurements. This indicated ferromagnetism with T_c=3.5 K as evidenced by splitting of the field-cooled and zero-field-cooled d.c. susceptibility, remnant magnetisation, a non-zero imaginary component and a peak in the real component of the a.c. susceptibility and magnetic hysteresis. Studies of magnetisation against field indicated superparamagnetic behaviour above the ordering temperature up to around 10–20 K, suggesting correlated behaviour of the spins in one or two dimensions before the onset of 3D order. In contrast to many mixed dithiolene complex—metallocene salts, the structure of the title compound ensures that no segregation of the dithiolene and metallocene components into separate stacks can occur, a structural feature that has previously led to interesting magnetic materials.     

Formation of Isomeric Tetrathiotungstate Clusters [{Cp*Ru(CO)}2(WS4){W(CO)4}] by the Reaction of [Cp*2Ru2S4] with [W(CO)3(MeCN)3]

Thermal and photochemical interconversion occurs between the isomeric pair of tetrathiotungstate [WS₄]²⁻ clusters 1 and 2 , which were formed by thermolysis of [Cp^*₂Ru₂S₄] and [W(CO)₃(MeCN)₃] [Eq. (1)] and then structurally characterized. During synthesis, a dramatic redistribution of ligands between the Ru and W atoms takes place without the loss of any CO and S ligands.     

Condensed tantalaborane clusters: synthesis and structures of [(Cp*Ta)2B5H7{Fe(CO)3}2] and [(Cp*Ta)2B5H9{Fe(CO)3}4

The reaction of [(Cp*Ta)(2)B(4)H(9)(μ-BH(4))] (1; Cp* = η(5)-C(5)Me(5)) with [Fe(2)(CO)(9)] in hexane yielded [(Cp*Ta)(2)B(5)H(7){Fe(CO)(3)}(2)] (2) and [(Cp*Ta)(2)B(5)H(9){Fe(CO)(3)}(4)] (3) in moderate yield. Cluster 2 represents the first example of a bicapped pentagonal-bipyramidal metallaborane with a deformed equatorial plane, and 3 can be described as a fused cluster in which two pentagonal-bipyramidal units are fused through a common 3-vertex triangular face. Compounds 2 and 3 have been characterized by mass spectrometry and IR, (1)H, (11)B, and (13)C NMR spectroscopy, and the geometric structures were unequivocally established by crystallographic analysis.     

Insertion reactions of GaCp*, InCp* and In[C(SiMe3)3] into the Ru-Cl bonds of [(p-cymene)RuIICl2]2 and [Cp*RuIICl]4

The first carbonyl free ruthenium/low valent Group 13 organyl complexes are presented, obtained by insertion of ER (ER = GaCp*, InCp*, In[C(SiMe(3))(3)]) into the Ru-Cl bonds of [(p-cymene)RuCl2]2, [Cp*RuCl]4 and [Cp*RuCl2]2. The compound [(p-cymene)RuCl2]2 reacts with GaCp*, giving a variety of isolated products depending on the reaction conditions. The Ru-Ru dimers [{(p-cymene)Ru}2(GaCp*)4(mu3-Cl)2] and the intermediate [{(p-cymene)Ru}2(mu-Cl)2] were isolated, as well as monomeric complexes [(p-cymene)Ru(GaCp*)3Cl2], [(p-cymene)Ru(GaCp*)2GaCl3] and [(p-cymene)Ru(GaCp*)2Cl2(DMSO)]. The reaction of [Cp*RuCl]4 with ER gives "piano-stool" complexes of the type [Cp*Ru(ER)3Cl](ER = InCp*, In[C(SiMe3)3], GaCp*. The chloride ligand in complex can be removed by NaBPh4, yielding [Cp*Ru(GaCp*)3]+[BPh4]-. The reaction of [Cp*RuCl2]2 with GaCp* however, does not lead to an insertion product, but to the ionic Ru(II) complex [Cp*Ru(GaCp*)3]+[Cp*GaCl3]-. The ER ligands in complexes 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8 are equivalent on the NMR timescale in solution due to a chloride exchange between the three Group 13 atoms even at low temperatures. The solid state structures, however, exhibit a different structural pattern. The chloride ligands exhibit two coordination modes: either terminal or bridging. The new compounds are fully characterized including single crystal X-ray diffraction. These results point out the different reactivities of the two precursors and the nature of the neutral p-cymene and the anionic Cp* ligand when bonding to a Ru(II) centre.     

Cp*TiCl2N[Si(CH3)3]2/MAO催化剂合成无规聚丙烯弹性体

合成了Cp TiCl2 N[Si(CH3) 3]2 甲基铝氧烷 (MAO)催化体系 ,以该体系进行丙烯聚合得到无规聚丙烯 ,具有高的分子量及良好的弹性 ,玻璃化温度为 - 8 8℃ .产物经DSC、1 3C NMR、DMA等方法表征 .结果表明 ,催化活性随着丙烯压力的增加 ,有明显的增大 .催化活性在 4 0℃下有最高的催化活性 ,而产物分子量随着温度的下降有明显增大 ,在 0℃～ 5 0℃范围内分子量MW =(2 0～ 6 0 )× 10 4 .     

Donor–Acceptor [2]- and [3]Catenanes Assembled from Versatile Pre-Organized Cp*Rh/Ir-Directed Pseudorotaxane Tectons

A stepwise self-assembly protocol has been used to synthesize [2]- and [3]catenanes. Firstly, binuclear Cp*Rh/Ir-directed (Cp*=pentamethylcyclopentadienyl) pseudorotaxanes were prepared through self-assembly, driven by donor–acceptor interactions between electron-deficient naphthalenediimide (NDI) units and an electron-rich crown ether. Subsequently, the pre-organized pseudorotaxanes were applied as tectons for self-assembly of [2]- and [3]catenanes by combination with very simple linkers. The structures of the catenanes were confirmed by NMR spectroscopy, ESI mass spectrometry, single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis, and elemental analysis.     

Azido-Derivate des Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl-Vanadium(IV)-Fragments. Molekülstrukturen der Zweikernkomplexe [Cp*VCl(N3)(μ-N3)]2 und [Cp*V(N3)2(μ-N3)]2

Azido Derivatives of the Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl Vanadium(IV)-Fragment. Molecular Structures of the Binuclear Complexes [Cp*VCl(N₃)(μ-N₃)]₂ and [Cp*V(N₃)₂(μ-N₃)]₂ The stepwise reaction of Cp*VCl₃ with excess trimethylsilyl azide (Me₃Si–N₃) in solution leads to the paramagnetic, azido-bridged complexes [Cp*VCl₂(μ-N₃)]₂ ( 3 ), [Cp*VCl(N₃)(μ-N₃)]₂ ( 4 ) and [Cp*V(N₃)₂(μ-N₃)]₂ ( 5 ) which were characterized by their IR and mass spectra. The azide-rich binuclear complex 5 is also formed if a pentane solution of Cp*V(CO)₄ is stirred in the presence of excess Me₃Si–N₃ in an open vessel. According to the X-ray structure analyses both 4 and 5 are centrosymmetric molecules with a planar V(N)₂V four-membered ring. In the absence of free trimethylsilyl azide, solutions of 3 – 5 lose dinitrogen slowly; in the presence of traces of air, 5 is thereby converted to the diamagnetic, oxo-bridged complex [Cp*V(O)(N₃)]₂(μ-O) ( 6 ).     

Azido- or hydroxyl-capped half-cubanes containing Cp*Rh fragments: [Cp*3Rh3(mu-X)3(mu3-X)]2+ (X-=OH- or N3-)

Treatment of [Cp*Rh(H(2)O)(3)](OTf)(2) (1) with Me(3)SiNH-t-Bu in acetone gave a hydroxyl-capped half-cubane [Cp*(3)Rh(3)(mu-OH)(3)(mu(3)-OH)](OTf)(3)(t-BuNH(3)) (2). Slow diffusion of Me(3)SiN(3) in diethyl ether into compound in acetone produced an azido-capped half-cubane [Cp*(3)Rh(3)(mu-N(3))(3)(mu(3)-N(3))](OTf)(2) (3). On the other hand, treating 1 with Me(3)SiN(3) in acetone gave an azido-bridged, dinuclear rhodium(III) complex [Cp*Rh(mu-N(3))(OH(2))](2)(OTf)(2) (4). Complexes 2 and 3 represent the first azido- or hydroxyl-capped, incomplete cubane-type Rh clusters. Under appropriate conditions, complexes 2 and 3 could be converted to complex 4. The structures of all products were determined by X-ray diffraction.     

Speciation of [Cp*2M2O5] in Polar and Donor Solvents

The speciation of compounds [Cp*₂M₂O₅] (M=Mo, W; Cp*=pentamethylcyclopentadienyl) in different protic and aprotic polar solvents (methanol, dimethyl sulfoxide, acetone, acetonitrile), in the presence of variable amounts of water or acid/base, has been investigated by ¹H NMR spectrometry and electrical conductivity. Specific hypotheses suggested by the experimental results have been further probed by DFT calculations. The solvent (S)‐assisted ionic dissociation to generate [Cp*MO₂(S)]⁺ and [Cp*MO₃]^? takes place extensively for both metals only in water/methanol mixtures. Equilibrium amounts of the neutral hydroxido species [Cp*MO₂(OH)] are generated in the presence of water, with the relative amount increasing in the order MeCN≈acetone<MeOH<DMSO. Addition of a base (Et₃N) converts [Cp*₂M₂O₅] into [Et₃NH]⁺[Cp*MO₃]^?, for which the presence of a N? H???O?M interaction is revealed by ¹H NMR spectroscopy in comparison with the sodium salts, Na⁺[Cp*MO₃]^?. These are fully dissociated in DMSO and MeOH, but display a slow equilibrium between free ions and the ion pair in MeCN and acetone. Only one resonance is observed for mixtures of [Cp*MO₃]^? and [Cp*MO₂(OH)] because of a rapid self‐exchange. In the presence of extensive ionic dissociation, only one resonance is observed for mixtures of the cationic [Cp*MO₂(S)]⁺ product and the residual undissociated [Cp*₂M₂O₅] because of a rapid associative exchange via the trinuclear [Cp*₃M₃O₇]⁺ intermediate. In neat methanol, complex [Cp*₂W₂O₅] reacts to yield extensive amounts of a new species, formulated as the mononuclear methoxido complex [Cp*WO₂(OMe)] on the basis of the DFT study. An equivalent product is not observed for the Mo system. The addition of increasing amounts of water results in the rapid decrease of this product in favor of [Cp*₂W₂O₅] and [Cp*WO₂(OH)].