Synthesis, characterization, and dynamic studies of 12-vertex eta5-ruthenium(II) closo-phosphine complexes with monoanionic [10-L-nido-7-R-7,8-C2B9H9]- ligands

Ruthenacarborane complexes of formula [3-H-3,3-(PPh3)2-8-L-closo-3,1,2-RuC2B9H10)] (L = SMe2 (2a), SEt2 (2b), S(CH2)4 (2c), SEtPh (2d)) and [1-Me-3-H-3,3-(PPh3)2-8-L-closo-3,1,2-RuC2B9H9)] (L = SMe2 (2e), SEt2 (2f)) were prepared by reaction of the respective monoanionic charge-compensated ligands [10-L-nido-7,8-C2B9H10]- and [7-Me-10-L-nido-7,8-C2B9H9]- with [RuCl2(PPh3)3]. Similary, complexes [3-H-3,3,8-(PPh3)3-closo-3,1,2-RuC2B9H10)] (4a) and [3-H-3,3-(PPh3)2-8-PPh2Me-closo-3,1,2-RuC2B9H10)] (4b) were prepared from the corresponding phosphonium ligands. The reaction is done in one pot by reacting the ligand with the Ru(II) complex in a 1.5:1 ratio. All compounds have been fully characterized by multinuclear NMR spectroscopy, and the molecular structures for 2a and 4a have been elucidated by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The Ru(II) atom in this complex is on the open face of the monoanionic charge-compensated ligand adopting a pseudooctahedral coordination. Formally, three positions are supplied by the C2B3 open face, two PPh3 groups occupy two other positions, and a hydride fulfills the remaining one. The hydride complexes were generated with no special reagent. They result from a dehalogenation in the presence of ethanol.     

Controlled direct synthesis of C-mono- and C-disubstituted derivatives of [3,3'-Co(1,2-C2B9H11)2]- with organosilane groups: theoretical calculations compared with experimental results

Mono- and dilithium salts of [3,3'-Co(1,2-C(2)B(9)H(11))(2)](-), (1(-)), react with different chlorosilanes (Me(2)SiHCl, Me(2)SiCl(2), Me(3)SiCl and MeSiHCl(2)) with an accurate control of the temperature to give a set of novel C(c)-mono- (C(c) = C(cluster)) and C(c)-disubstituted cobaltabis(dicarbollide) derivatives with silyl functions: [1-SiMe(2)H-3,3'-Co(1,2-C(2)B(9)H(10))(1',2'-C(2)B(9)H(11))](-) (3(-)); [1,1'-mu-SiMe(2)-3,3'-Co(1,2-C(2)B(9)H(10))(2)](-) (4(-)); [1,1'-mu-SiMeH-3,3'-Co(1,2-C(2)B(9)H(10))(2)](-) (5(-)); [1-SiMe(3)-3,3'-Co(1,2-C(2)B(9)H(10))(1',2'-C(2)B(9)H(11))](-) (6(-)) and [1,1'-(SiMe(3))(2)-3,3'-Co(1,2-C(2)B(9)H(10))(2)](-) (7(-)). In a similar way, the [8,8'-mu-(1',2'-C(6)H(4))-1,1'-mu-SiMe(2)-3,3'-Co(1,2-C(2)B(9)H(9))(2)](-) (8(-)); [8,8'-mu-(1',2'-C(6)H(4))-1,1'-mu-SiMeH-3,3'-Co(1,2-C(2)B(9)H(9))(2)](-) (9(-)) and [8,8'-mu-(1',2'-C(6)H(4))-1-SiMe(3)-3,3'-Co(1,2-C(2)B(9)H(9))(1',2'-C(2)B(9)H(10))](-) (10(-)) ions have been prepared from [8,8'-mu-(1',2'-C(6)H(4))-3,3'-Co(1,2-C(2)B(9)H(10))(2)](-) (2(-)). Thus, depending on the chlorosilane, the temperature and the stoichiometry of nBuLi used, it has been possible to control the number of substituents on the C(c) atoms and the nature of the attached silyl function. All compounds were characterised by NMR and UV/Vis spectroscopy and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry; [NMe(4)]-3, [NMe(4)]-4 and [NMe(4)]-7 were successfully isolated in crystalline forms suitable for X-ray diffraction analyses. The 4(-) and 8(-) ions, which contain one bridging -mu-SiMe(2) group between each of the dicarbollide clusters, were unexpectedly obtained from the reaction of the monolithium salts of 1(-) and 2(-), respectively, with Me(2)SiHCl at -78 degrees C in 1,2-dimethoxyethane. This suggests that an intramolecular reaction has taken place, in which the acidic C(c)-H proton reacts with the hydridic Si-H, with subsequent loss of H(2). Some aspects of this reaction have been studied by using DFT calculations and have been compared with experimental results. In addition, DFT theoretical studies at the B3 LYP/6-311G(d,p) level of theory were applied to optimise the geometries of ions 1(-)-10(-) and calculate their relative energies. Results indicate that the racemic mixtures, rac form, are more stable than the meso isomers. A good concordance between theoretical studies and experimental results has been achieved.     

硼中子捕获疗法中使用的1,2-C2B10H12异腈衍生物的结构和电子特性

利用密度泛函方法在B3LYP/6-31G(d)水平上对1,2-C2B10H12的两种异腈类衍生物的结构特性进行了研究. 结果表明, 1,2-C2B10H11NC的活性较强; 1,2-C2B10H11NC和1,2-C2B10H11CH2NC可以通过结构中的C4原子与过渡金属原子成键而形成碳硼烷异腈金属配合物. 1,2-C2B10H11NC和1,2-C2B10H11CH2NC的分子极性均比1,2-C2B10H12的弱, 这不利于它们在硼中子捕获疗法中的应用.     

Cooperative metal-boron interactions in the reaction of nido-1,2-(Cp*RuH)2B3H7, Cp* = eta5-C5Me5, with HC(triple bond)CPh

Products of the reaction of nido-1,2-(CpRuH)(2)B(3)H(7), 1, and phenylacetylene demonstrate the ways in which cluster metal and main group fragments can combine with an alkyne. Observed at 22 degrees C are (a) reduction to mu-alkylidene Ru-B bridges (isomers nido-1,2-(CpRu)(2)(1,5-mu-C{Ph}Me)B(3)H(7), 2, and nido-1,2-(CpRu)(2)(1,5-mu-C{CH(2)Ph}H)B(3)H(7), 3), (b) reduction to exo-cluster alkyl substituents on boron (nido-1,2-(CpRuH)(2)-3-CH(2)CH(2)Ph-B(3)H(6), 4), (c) cluster insertion with extrusion of a BH(2) fragment into an exo-cluster bridge (nido-1,2-(CpRu)(2)(mu-H)(mu-BH(2))-4-or-5-Ph-4,5-C(2)B(2)H(5), 5), (d) combined insertion with BH(2) extrusion and reduction (nido-1,2-(CpRu)(2)(mu-H)(mu-BH(2))-3-CH(2)CH(2)Ph-5-Ph-4,5-C(2)B(2)H(4), 6), (e) insertion and loss of borane with and without reduction (nido-1,2-(CpRu)(2)-5-Ph-4,5-C(2)B(2)H(7), 7, and isomers nido-1,2-(CpRu)(2)-3-CH(2)CH(2)Ph-4-(and-5-)Ph-C(2)B(2)H(6), 8 and 9), and (f) insertion and borane loss plus reduction (nido-1,2-(CpRu)(2)-3-(trans-CH=CHPh)-5-Ph-4,5-C(2)B(2)H(6), 10). Along with 7, 8, and 10, the reaction at 90 degrees C generates products of insertion and nido- to closo-cluster closure (closo-4-Ph-1,2-(CpRuH)(2)-4,6-C(2)B(2)H(3), 11, closo-1,2-(CpRuH)(2)-3-CH(2)CH(2)Ph-5-Ph-7-CH(2)CH(2)Ph-4,5-C(2)B(3)H(2), 12, closo-1,2-(CpRuH)(2)-5-Ph-4,5-C(2)B(3)H(4), 13, and isomers closo-1,2-(CpRuH)(2)-3-and-7-CH(2)CH(2)Ph-5-Ph-4,5-C(2)B(3)H(3), 14 and 15). The clusters with an exo-cluster bridging BH(2) groups are shown to be intermediates by demonstrating that the major products 5 and 6 rearrange to 13 and convert to 14, respectively. 14 then isomerizes to 15, thus connecting low- and high-temperature products. Finally, all available information shows that the high reactivity of 1 with alkynes can be associated with the "extra" two Ru-H hydrides on the framework of 1 which are required to meet the nido-cluster electron count.     

Syntheses, characterizations, and coordination chemistry of the 10-vertex phosphadicarbaboranes 6-R-arachno-6,8,9-PC2B7H11 and 6-R-arachno-6,5,7-PC2B7H11

The 10-vertex phosphadicarbaboranes, 6-R-arachno-6,8,9-PC(2)B(7)H(11) (1) (R = Ph 1a or Me 1b) and 6-R-arachno-6,5,7-PC(2)B(7)H(11) (2) (R = Ph 2a or Me 2b) have been synthesized using in situ dehydrohalogenation reactions of RPCl(2) (R = Ph or Me) with the arachno-4,5-C(2)B(7)H(13) and arachno-4,6-C(2)B(7)H(13) carboranes, respectively. X-ray crystallographic determinations in conjunction with DFT/GIAO/NMR calculations and NMR spectroscopic studies have established that both 1 and 2 have open cage structures based on an icosahedron missing two vertexes. The two isomeric compounds differ in the positions of the carbons and bridging hydrogens on the open face. Studies of the reactions of 2a with BH(3).THF, S(8), and hydrogen peroxide demonstrated that 2a shows strong donor properties yielding the compounds endo-6-H(3)B-exo-6-Ph-arachno-6,5,7-PC(2)B(7)H(11) (3), endo-6-S-exo-6-Ph-arachno-6,5,7-PC(2)B(7)H(11) (4), and endo-6-O-exo-6-Ph-arachno-6,5,7-PC(2)B(7)H(11) (5) in which the BH(3), S, and O substitutents are bonded to an electron lone pair localized at the phosphorus endo-position. The reaction of 2a with an excess of S(8) results in the loss of a framework boron to produce the unique open-cage compound micro(7,8)-[HS(Ph)P]-hypho-7,8-C(2)B(6)H(11) (6). 2a also formed the donor complexes cis-(eta(1)-[6-Ph-arachno-6,5,7-PC(2)B(7)H(11)])(2)PtBr(2) (7) and trans-(eta(1)-[6-Ph-arachno-6,5,7-PC(2)B(7)H(11)])(2)PdBr(2) (8) in which the metal fragment is bonded in an eta(1)-fashion at the phosphorus endo-position. In these complexes, 2a is functioning as a two-electron sigma donor to the metals and can thus be considered as an analogue of the PR(3) ligands in the classical cis-(PPh(3))(2)PtBr(2) and trans-(PPh(3))(2)PdBr(2) coordination complexes. Although 1a did not show the donor properties exhibited by 2a, its dianion 6-Ph-6,8,9-PC(2)B(7)H(9)(2)(-) (1a(2)()(-)()) readily formed eta(4)-coordinated complexes with late transition metals including 8-Ph-7-(Ph(3)P)(2)-nido-7,8,10,11-PtPC(2)B(7)H(9) (9), 7-Ph-11-(eta(5)-C(5)H(5))-nido-11,7,9,10-CoPC(2)B(7)H(9) (10), and commo-Ni-(7-Ni-8'-Ph-nido-8',10',11'-PC(2)B(7)H(9))(7-Ni-8-Ph-nido-8,10,11-PC(2)B(7)H(9)) (11).     

Direct and facile synthesis of carbon substituted alkylhydroxy derivatives of cobalt bis(1,2-dicarbollide), versatile building blocks for synthetic purposes

Reactions of lithiated cobalt bis(1,2-dicarbollide)(1(-)) anion (1(-)) in presence of paraformaldehyde, ethylene oxide or trimethylene oxide led to the substitution of 1(-) at the C-atoms resulting in the high yield formation of monosubstituted alkylhydroxy derivatives [(1-HO(CH(2))(n)-1,2-C(2)B(9)H(10))(1',2'-C(2)B(9)H(11))-3,3'-Co(III)](-) (n = 1-3) isolated as caesium salts (Cs2, Cs3, Cs4) along with disubstituted products of general formulation [(HO(CH(2))(n)-1,2-C(2)B(9)H(10))(2)-3,3'-Co(III)](-) (n = 1-3) (Cs5, Cs6 and Cs7). Disubstituted compounds are in fact a mixture of diastereoisomers denoted as 1,1'-anti(rac-), 1,2'-syn- and in case of Cs6 and Cs7 also 1,2-vicinal-isomer, from which only the anti-isomer could be isolated in pure form in case of shorter chain compounds Cs5 and Cs6. All these alkylhydroxy derivatives can serve as versatile precursors for the generation of a variety of functional molecules. Thus, reaction of Me(3)NH4 with NaH and one equivalent of POCl(3) provided after hydrolysis the phosphorylated [(1-(HO)(2)P(O)OC(3)H(6)-1,2-C(2)B(9)H(10))(1',2'-C(2)B(9)H(11))-3,3'-Co(III)](-) derivative, isolated in the form of trimethylammonium salt, Me(3)NH8 as the main product whereas reaction with half of the equivalent produces a high yield of phosphoric acid diester (Me(3)NH)(2)9 comprising in its structure two cages connected via propyl spacers to the central part. The calcium salt Ca(10)(2) of bridged ion [μ-(HOP(O)(OC(3)H(6))(2))-(1,2-C(2)B(9)H(10))(2)-3,3'-Co(III)](-) resulted from reaction of Me(3)NH7 with NaH and one equivalent of POCl(3) followed by hydrolysis and addition of CaCl(2). All new compounds were characterized by multinuclear NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry and the structure of Me(3)NH3 and that of the respective salts of the pure anti-stereoisomer of dialkylhydroxy derivatives Cs5 and Me(3)NH6 were established by X-ray crystallography.     

Synthesis and characterization of cyano-substituted carborane-based compounds. Molecular structure of [1-(4-C7H7)-12-(C5H3-3-(CN)-3,4-(CH3)2)-C2B10H10

The reaction of cyanogen chloride with [1-(4-C(7)H(7))-12-(C(5)H(3)-3,4-(CH(3))(2))-C(2)B(10)H(10)] (7) was found to yield two new C(5)-substituted carborane cluster-based compounds, [1-(4-C(7)H(7))-12-(C(5)H(2)-3-(CN)-3,4-(CH(3))(2))-C(2)B(10)H(10)] (8) and [1-(4-C(7)H(7))-12-(C(5)H-2,4-(CN)(2)-3,4-(CH(3))(2))-C(2)B(10)H(10)] (9). This cyano-substitution pattern is in contrast to the known substitution for the analogous organic quinarene[5.6.7] system. The observed unique cluster-based products may be understood by a combination of steric and electronic effects. Compounds 8 and 9 were characterized by complete multinuclear NMR, (1)H-(1)H COSY NMR, (1)H-(13)C HMQC NMR, FTIR, UV-Vis, IR, MS data and a single crystal analysis for 8 [X-ray data for 8: C(17)H(25)B(10)N, monoclinic, space group P2(1)/n with cell constants a = 8.6794(17) ?, b = 11.021(2) ?, c = 43.175(9) ?, β = 91.00(3)°, V = 4129.2(14) ?(3), Z = 8, R(1) = 0.0729, wR(2) = 0.1464].     

Microwave spectra and structures of 1,2-(ortho)- and 1,7-(meta)-carborane, C2B10H12

The microwave spectra of 1,2- and 1,7-dicarba-closo-dodecaborane(12), C(2)B(10)H(12) (ortho- and meta-carborane), have been recorded for the first time at room temperature in the 32-88 and 24-80 GHz spectral ranges, respectively. The spectra of the parent species (1,2-C(2)(11)B(10)H(12) and 1,7-C(2)(11)B(10)H(12)) have been assigned, together with those of four monosubstituted ((10)B) 1,2-C(2)(10)B(11)B(9)H(12) and 1,7-C(2)(10)B(11)B(9)H(12) isotopologues. The microwave spectra confirm that the structures of each of these two molecules are slightly distorted icosahedrons of C(2v) symmetry. A previous determination of the gaseous structures of these two carboranes by the gas electron-diffraction method was based on several assumptions about the B-B bond length differences. All B-B bond lengths have now been redetermined using the substitution (r(s)) method, which is independent of such restraints. Although several of the r(s) and electron-diffraction bond lengths are in good agreement, there are also differences of up to 0.026 ?. Quantum chemical calculations at the B3LYP/6-311++G(3df,3pd) level of theory have also been performed.     

New palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling routes to carbon functionalized metallatricarbadecaboranes

A general method for the synthesis of cage-carbon-functionalized cyclopentadienyl iron and cyclopentadienyl ruthenium tricarbadecaboranyl complexes has been developed that employs palladium-catalyzed Sonogashira, Heck, and Stille cross-coupling reactions directed at a cage-carbon haloaryl substituent. The key Li(+)[6-(p-XC(6)H(4))-nido-5,6,9-C(3)B(7)H(9)(-)] (X = I (1), Br (2), Cl (3)) haloaryl-tricarbadecaboranyl anionic ligands were synthesized in high yields via the reaction of the arachno-4,6-C(2)B(7)H(12)(-) anion with the corresponding p-halobenzonitriles (p-XC(6)H(4)-CN). The reactions of the salts 1-3 with (η(5)-C(5)H(5))Fe(CO)(2)I and (η(5)-C(5)H(5))Ru(CH(3)CN)(3)PF(6) were then used to produce the haloaryl complexes 1-(η(5)-C(5)H(5))-2-(p-XC(6)H(4))-closo-1,2,3,4-MC(3)B(7)H(9) (M = Fe, X = I (4), Br (5), Cl (6) and M = Ru, X = I (7), Br (8), Cl (9)). The sonication-promoted Sonogashira coupling reactions of 4 with terminal alkynes catalyzed by Pd(dppf)(2)Cl(2)/CuI yielded the alkynyl-linked derivatives 1-(η(5)-C(5)H(5))-2-p-RC(6)H(4)-closo-1,2,3,4-FeC(3)B(7)H(9) (R = (PhC≡C)- (10), (CH(3)CH(2)C(O)OCH(2)C≡C)- (11), ((η(5)-C(5)H(5))Fe(η(5)-C(5)H(4)C≡C))- (12)). Heck reactions of 4 with terminal alkenes catalyzed by Pd(OAc)(2) yielded the alkene-functionalized products 1-(η(5)-C(5)H(5))-2-p-RC(6)H(4)-closo-1,2,3,4-FeC(3)B(7)H(9) (R = (PhCH(2)CH═CH)- (13), (CH(3)(CH(2))(2)CH═CH)- (14)), while the Stille cross-coupling reactions of 4 with organotin compounds catalyzed by Pd(PPh(3))(2)Cl(2) afforded the complexes 1-(η(5)-C(5)H(5))-2-p-RC(6)H(4)-closo-1,2,3,4-FeC(3)B(7)H(9) (R = Ph- (15), (CH(2)═CH)- (16), (CH(2)═CHCH(2))- (17)). These reactions thus provide facile and systematic access to a wide variety of new types of functionalized metallatricarbadecaboranyl complexes with substituents needed for potential metallocene-like biomedical and/or optoelectronic applications.     

Unusual 9-->10 rearrangement of the substituted cage carbon in the ferratricarbollide series. Synthesis of the isomeric complexes [2-eta 5-(C5H5)-10-X-closo-2,1,7,10-FeC3B8H10] (where X = H2N, MeHN, Me2N, and ButHN)

Treatment of the zwitterionic amine tricarbollides of general formula 7-L-nido-7,8,9-C3B8H10 (1) (where L = Me2HN (1c) and ButH2N (1d)) with [(eta 5-C5H5)Fe(CO)2]2 in refluxing mesitylene resulted in the formation of a mixture of the known compounds [2-(eta 5-C5H5)-9-X-closo-2,1,7,9-FeC3B8H10] (2) (where X = H2N (2a), Me2N (2c), and ButHN (2d)) and a series of new, isomeric ferratricarbollylamines [2-(eta 5-C5H5)-10-X-closo-2,1,7,10-FeC3B8H10] (3) (where X = H2N (3a), Me2N (3c), and ButHN (3d)) in moderate yields. Complexes of type 3 (where X = H2N (3a), MeHN (3b), Me2N (3c), and ButHN (3d)) were also obtained readily by heating complexes of type 2 (where X = H2N (2a), MeHN (2b), Me2N (2c), ButHN (2d), and Bu(t)(Me)N (2e)) at ca. 300 degrees C for 10 min. All the complexes of type 3 contain reactive amine functions in meta positions with respect to the metal center. The observed 9-->10 rearrangement of the substituted cluster carbon is quite unexpected and is believed to result from higher thermodynamic stability of the 10-substituted isomers. The structures of all compounds of type 3 were established by high-field NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry, and that of 3d was determined by an X-ray diffraction study.     

Supraicosahedral and icosahedral nickelacarbaboranes bearing exopolyhedral metal fragments

Treatment of the isomeric 12-vertex nickelacarbaborane salts [NEt(4)][3-(eta3)-C(3)H(5))-closo-3,1,2-NiC(2)B(9)H(11)] and [NEt(4)][2-(eta3)-C(3)H(5))-closo-2,1,7-NiC(2)B(9)H(11)] with [CuCl(PPh(3))](4) and Tl[PF(6)] affords the zwitterionic bimetallic species [3-(eta3)-C(3)H(5))-3,4,8-[Cu(PPh(3))]-4,8-(mu-H)(2)-closo-3,1,2-NiC(2)B(9)H(9)] and [2-(eta3)-C(3)H(5))-2,6,11-(Cu(PPh(3)))-6,11-(mu-H)(2)-closo-2,1,7-NiC(2)B(9)H(9)], respectively. Similarly, the 13-vertex nickelacarbaborane [NEt(4)][4-(eta3)-C(3)H(5))-closo-4,1,6-NiC(2)B(10)H(12)] reacts with sources of mono-cationic metal fragments to form [4-(eta3)-C(3)H(5))-7,8,13-(Cu(PPh(3)))-7,8,13-(mu-H)(3)-4,1,6-closo-NiC(2)B(10)H(9)], [4-(eta3)-C(3)H(5))-3,8-(Rh(PPh(3))(2))-3,8-(mu-H)(2)-4,1,6-closo-NiC(2)B(10)H(10)] and [4-(eta3)-C(3)H(5))-3,7,8-(RuCl(PPh(3))(2))-3,7,8-(mu-H)(3)-4,1,6-closo-NiC(2)B(10)H(9)]. The molecular structures of these five new bimetallic compounds were determined by X-ray diffraction studies, confirming that exopolyhedral Cu, Rh and Ru fragments are attached to the cluster via B-H[right harpoon up]M agostic-type interactions and, in the case of the (NiC(2)B(9)) species, by a metal-metal bond.     

Synthesis and structural characterization of symmetrical closo-4,7-I2-1,2-C2B10H10 and [(CH3)3NH][nido-2,4-I2-7,8-C2B9H10

The boron-atom insertion reaction of nido-9,11-I(2)-7,8-C(2)B(9)H(9)(2-), with the HBCl(2):SMe(2) complex yields closo-4,7-I(2)-1,2-C(2)B(10)H(10), 1, in excellent yield. Although the two boron atoms (B3 and B6) nearest to the carbon atoms in 1 are equally available for attack by nucleophiles, the boron-degradation reaction of 1 with alkoxide ion occurs only at the B6 vertex, yielding regioselectively [(CH(3))(3)NH][nido-2,4-I(2)-7,8-C(2)B(9)H(10)], 2. The molecular structures of 1 and 2 have been determined by X-ray diffraction studies. Crystallographic data are as follows. For 1, monoclinic, space group P2(1)/n, a = 6.9199(19) Angstroms, b = 23.9560(7) Angstroms, c = 7.2870(2) Angstroms, beta = 94.081(4) degrees, V = 1204.9(6) Angstroms(3), Z = 4, rho(calcd) = 2.18 g cm(-3), R = 0.020, R(w) = 0.0610; for 2, orthorhombic, space group Pca2(1), a = 14.1141(7) Angstroms, b = 7.0276(4) Angstroms, c = 16.4602(9) Angstroms, V = 1632.7(15) Angstroms(3), Z = 4, rho(calcd) = 1.81 gcm(-3), R = 0.022, R(w) = 0.0623.     

Charge-compensated Zn metallocenes with σ-/π-chelating carboranyl ligands for the formation of constrained geometry Ru(II) and Ni(II) complexes

Charge-compensated zinc metallocenes of types [(η(3)-C(2)B(9)H(10))(2)Zn][(η(1)-NMe(2))ZnEt](2) (5) and [{η(3)-(Me)C(2)B(9)H(9)}(2)Zn][(η(1)-NMe(2))ZnEt](2) (6) were produced by reacting σ-/π-chelating aminoalkyl dicarbollides, 7-Me(2)N(H)CH(2)-7,8-C(2)B(9)H(11) (1) and 7-Me(2)N(H)CH(2)-8-Me-7,8-C(2)B(9)H(10) (2), with diethylzinc. Zincocene 5 proved to be an excellent synthon for the formation of dicarbollide-based σ-/π-type constrained Ru and Ni complexes.     

Electrophilic substitution of the nido-dicarbaborate anion 7,8-nido-C2B9H12- with sulfenyl chlorides

Sulfenyl chlorides RSCl (R = p-C(6)H(4)OMe, Ph, p-C(6)H(4)NO(2), CN or 2-C(5)H(4)N) react with 7,8-nido-C(2)B(9)H(12)(-) with asymmetric substitution on the pentagonal C(2)B(3) face to give 9-RS-7,8-nido-C(2)B(9)H(11)(-) (R = p-C(6)H(4)OMe (3), Ph (4), p-C(6)H(4)NO(2) (5), CN (6)) and the zwitterion 9-(S-2-C(5)H(4)NH)-7,8-nido-C(2)B(9)H(11) (7), respectively, in high yield, while tBuSCl did not react and S(2)Cl(2) led to decomposition. Further reaction of 5-7 with iodine gave the corresponding iodo derivatives NMe(4) [9-I-11-RS-7,8-nido-C(2)B(9)H(10)] (R = p-C(6)H(4)NO(2) (8), CN (9)) and the zwitterion 9-I-11-(S-2-C(5)H(4)NH)-7,8-nido-C(2)B(9)H(11) (10), respectively. Compounds 3-10 were fully characterised by (1)H, (11)B, (11)B{(1)H}, (13)C{(1)H} spectroscopy, IR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and elemental analysis, 3-7 also by (11)B-(11)B{(1)H} COSY NMR spectroscopy and 8-10 by X-ray structure determination.     

Reaction mechanism of naphthyl radicals with molecular oxygen. 1. Theoretical study of the potential energy surface

Potential energy surfaces (PESs) of the reactions of 1- and 2-naphthyl radicals with molecular oxygen have been investigated at the G3(MP2,CC)//B3LYP/6-311G** level of theory. Both reactions are shown to be initiated by barrierless addition of O(2) to the respective radical sites of C(10)H(7). The end-on O(2) addition leading to 1- and 2-naphthylperoxy radicals exothermic by 45-46 kcal/mol is found to be more preferable thermodynamically than the side-on addition. At the subsequent reaction step, the chemically activated 1- and 2-C(10)H(7)OO adducts can eliminate an oxygen atom leading to the formation of 1- and 2-naphthoxy radical products, respectively, which in turn can undergo unimolecular decomposition producing indenyl radical + CO via the barriers of 57.8 and 48.3 kcal/mol and with total reaction endothermicities of 14.5 and 10.2 kcal/mol, respectively. Alternatively, the initial reaction adducts can feature an oxygen atom insertion into the attacked C(6) ring leading to bicyclic intermediates a10 and a10' (from 1-naphthyl + O(2)) or b10 and b10' (from 2-naphthyl + O(2)) composed from two fused six-member C(6) and seven-member C(6)O rings. Next, a10 and a10' are predicted to decompose to C(9)H(7) (indenyl) + CO(2), 1,2-C(10)H(6)O(2) (1,2-naphthoquinone) + H, and 1-C(9)H(7)O (1-benzopyranyl) + CO, whereas b10 and b10' would dissociate to C(9)H(7) (indenyl) + CO(2), 2-C(9)H(7)O (2-benzopyranyl) + CO, and 1,2-C(10)H(6)O(2) (1,2-naphthoquinone) + H. On the basis of this, the 1-naphthyl + O(2) reaction is concluded to form the following products (with the overall reaction energies given in parentheses): 1-naphthoxy + O (-15.5 kcal/mol), indenyl + CO(2) (-123.9 kcal/mol), 1-benzopyranyl + CO (-97.2 kcal/mol), and 1,2-naphthoquinone + H (-63.5 kcal/mol). The 2-naphthyl + O(2) reaction is predicted to produce 2-naphthoxy + O (-10.9 kcal/mol), indenyl + CO(2) (-123.7 kcal/mol), 2-benzopyranyl + CO (-90.7 kcal/mol), and 1,2-naphthoquinone + H (-63.2 kcal/mol). Simplified kinetic calculations using transition-state theory computed rate constants at the high-pressure limit indicate that the C(10)H(7)O + O product channels are favored at high temperatures, while the irreversible oxygen atom insertion first leading to the a10 and a10' or b10 and b10' intermediates and then to their various decomposition products is preferable at lower temperatures. Among the decomposition products, indenyl + CO(2) are always most favorable at lower temperatures, but the others, 1,2-C(10)H(6)O(2) (1,2-naphthoquinone) + H (from a10 and b10'), 1-C(9)H(7)O (1-benzopyranyl) + CO (from a10'), and 2-C(10)H(7)O (2-benzopyranyl) + O (from b10 and minor from b10'), may notably contribute or even become major products at higher temperatures.     

Dimethylsulfide-dicarbaborane chemistry. Isolation and characterisation of isomers [9-(SMe2)-nido-7,8-C2B9H10-X-Me] (where X = 1, 2, 3 and 4) and some related compounds. An unusual skeletal rearrangement

Oxidative coupling by FeCl(3) of the [nido-7,8-C(2)B(9)H(11)-9-Me](-) anion 1a with SMe(2) yields a mixture of four isomers of 9-(SMe(2))-nido-7,8-C(2)B(9)H(10)-X-Me, where X = 1, 2, 3 and 4 (compounds 2a, 2b, 2c and 2d respectively). On high dilution of the reaction mixture, the 9-(SMe(2))-nido-7,8-C(2)B(9)H(10)-10-Me 2e isomer is also isolated in a low yield. The isomers are separated by HPLC, and are identified and characterised by NMR spectroscopy and by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses of 2c and 2d. The formation of the products implies an unexpected cluster rearrangement, which is discussed in terms of dsd and vertex-flip reaction pathways. Two additional isomers, 9-(SMe(2))-nido-7,8-C(2)B(9)H(10)-5-Me 2f and 9-(SMe(2))-nido-7,8-C(2)B(9)H(10)-6-Me 2g occur when [nido-7,8-C(2)B(9)H(11)-5-Me](-) 1b is used as the starting substrate, in a reaction in which no cluster rerarrangement is observed. The corresponding bromide, [nido-7,8-C(2)B(9)H(11)-5-Br](-) 1c, behaves similarly, forming only 9-(SMe(2))-nido-7,8-C(2)B(9)H(10)-5-Br 2h and 9-(SMe(2))-nido-7,8-C(2)B(9)H(10)-6-Br 2i.     

Theoretical study of isoelectronic molecules: B6H10, 2-CB5H9, 2,3-C2B4H8, 2,3,4-C3B3H7, and 2,3,4,5-C4B2H6

Isoelectronic molecules regarding B6H10, 2-CB5H9, 2,3-C2B4H8, 2,3,4-C3B3H7, and 2,3,4,5-C4B2H6 are studied by the density functional B3LYP/6-311G(d,p) method and the electron propagator theory in the partial third-order quasiparticale approximation, as well as the extrapolated calculation with the coupled-cluster CCSD(T) theory. The calculated ionization potentials are in good agreement with the experimental data from photoelectron spectroscopy. Valence structures are characterized with natural orbital bond (NBO) theory, exhibiting the multiple three-center two-electron bonds B-H-B, B-B-B, C-B-B, B-C-B, and C-B-C, and chemical bond rearrangements in the cations.     

Contribution of the nido-[7,8-C2B9H10]- anion to the chemical stability, basicity, and 31P NMR chemical shift in nido-o-carboranylmonophosphines

The icosahedral dicarboranes and their decapitated anion, 1-R'-1,2-C(2)B(10)H(10) (closo) and [7-R'-7,8-C(2)B(9)H(10)](-) (nido), exert a distict influence at the alpha position of substituents attached to the cage carbon atom. The closo fragment is electron-withdrawing while the nido anion is electron-releasing. These effects are studied by (31)P NMR, phosphorus oxidation, and phosphorus protonation in [7-PR(2)-8-R'-7,8-C(2)B(9)H(10)](-) species. The (31)P NMR chemical shift dependence is related to the R alkyl or aryl nature of [7-PR(2)-8-R'-7,8-C(2)B(9)H(10)](-). No direct relationship to the nature of the R substituent on the nido-carboranylmonphosphine toward oxidation has been found. The basicity of the nido-alkylcarboranylmonophosphines is the highest while the lowest corresponds to the nido-arylcarboranylmonophosphines. Interpretation can be carried out qualitatively by considering the electronic properties of the cluster and the nature of the R groups. The influence of R' is less relevant. Confirmation of the molecular structure of the oxidated and protonated nido-carboranylmonophosphine compounds was obtained by X-ray diffraction analysis of [NBu(4)][7-P(O)Ph(2)-8-Ph-7,8-C(2)B(9)H(10)] and [7-PH((i)Pr)(2)-8-Me-7,8-C(2)B(9)H(10)].     

Gold(I) Complexes with the nido-Diphosphino Ligand [7,8-(Ph(2)P)(2)-7,8-C(2)B(9)H(10)](-). Preparation of the First Metallocarborane Complex of this Ligand. Crystal Structures of [Au{(PPh(2))(2)C(2)B(9)H(10)}(PPh(3))].CH(2)Cl(2) and [Au(2){(PPh(2))(2)C(2)B(9)H(10)}(2){(PPh(2))(2)(CH(2))(3)}].3Me(2)CO

The reaction of [AuCl(PR(3))] with [1,2-(Ph(2)P)(2)-1,2-C(2)B(10)H(10)] in refluxing ethanol proceeds with partial degradation (removal of a boron atom adjacent to carbon) of the closo species to give [Au{(PPh(2))(2)C(2)B(9)H(10)}(PR(3))] [PR(3) = PPh(3) (1), PPh(2)Me (2), PPh(2)(4-Me-C(6)H(4)) (3), P(4-Me-C(6)H(4))(3) (4), P(4-OMe-C(6)H(4))(3) (5)]. Similarly, the treatment of [Au(2)Cl(2)(&mgr;-P-P)] with [1,2-(Ph(2)P)(2)-1,2-C(2)B(10)H(10)] under the same conditions leads to the complexes [Au(2){(PPh(2))(2)C(2)B(9)H(10)}(2)(&mgr;-P-P)] [P-P = dppe = 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane (6), dppp = 1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane (7)], where the dppe or dppp ligands bridge two gold nido-diphosphine units. The reaction of 1 with NaH leads to removal of one proton, and further reaction with [Au(PPh(3))(tht)]ClO(4) gives the novel metallocarborane compound [Au(2){(PPh(2))(2)C(2)B(9)H(9)}(PPh(3))(2)] (8). The structure of complexes 1 and 7 have been established by X-ray diffraction. [Au{(PPh(2))(2)C(2)B(9)H(10)}(PPh(3))] (1) (dichloromethane solvate) crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2(1)/c, with a = 17.326(3) ?, b = 20.688(3) ?, c = 13.442(2) ?, beta = 104.710(12) degrees, Z = 4, and T = -100 degrees C. [Au(2){(PPh(2))(2)C(2)B(9)H(10)}(2)(&mgr;-dppp)] (7) (acetone solvate) is triclinic, space group P&onemacr;, a = 13.432(3) ?, b = 18.888(3) ?, c = 20.021(3) ?, alpha = 78.56(2) degrees, beta = 72.02(2) degrees, gamma = 73.31(2) degrees, Z = 2, and T = -100 degrees C. In both complexes the gold atom exhibits trigonal planar geometry with the 7,8-bis(diphenylphosphino)-7,8-dicarba-nido-undecaborate(1-) acting as a chelating ligand.     

Synthesis and structural characterization of mono- and bisfunctional o-carboranes

Functionalized o-carboranes are interesting ligands for transition metals. Reaction of LiC2B10H11 with Me2NCH2CH2Cl in toluene afforded 1-Me2NCH2CH2-1,2-C2B10H11 (1). Treatment of 1 with 1 equiv. of n-BuLi gave [(Me2NCH2CH2)C2B10H10]Li ([1]Li), which was a very useful synthon for the production of bisfunctional o-carboranes. Reaction of [1]Li with RCH2CH2Cl afforded 1-Me2NCH2CH2-2-RCH2CH2-1,2-C2B10H10 (R = Me2N (2), MeO (3)). 1 and 2 were also prepared from the reaction of Li2C2B10H10 with excess Me2NCH2CH2Cl. Treatment of [1]Li with excess MeI or allyl bromide gave the ionic salts, [1-Me3NCH2CH2-2-Me-1,2-C2B10H10][I] (4) and [1-Me2N(CH2=CHCH2)CH2CH2-2-(CH2=CHCH2)-1,2-C2B10H10][Br] (6), respectively. Interaction of [1]Li with 1 equiv. of allyl bromide afforded 1-Me2NCH2CH2-2-(CH2=CHCH2)-1,2-C2B10H10 (5). Treatment of [1]Li with excess dimethylfulvene afforded 1-Me2NCH2CH2-2-C5H5CMe2-1,2-C2B10H10 (7). Interaction of [1]Li with excess ethylene oxide afforded an unexpected product 1-HOCH2CH2-2-(CH2=CH)-1,2-C2B10H10 (8). 1 and 3 were conveniently converted into the corresponding deborated compounds, 7-Me2NHCH2CH2-7,8-C2B9H11 (9) and 7-Me2NHCH2CH2-8-MeOCH2CH2-7,8-C2B9H10 (10), respectively, in MeOH-MeOK solution. All of these compounds were characterized by various spectroscopic techniques and elemental analyses. The solid-state structures of 4 and 6-10 were confirmed by single-crystal X-ray analyses.