Chemistry on the rhomboidal Ru4 faces of the clusters RU4(CO)13(μ-PR2)2: Novel small molecule,ligand, and skeletal transformations

Tetrametal clusters such as Ru₄(CO)₁₃(-PPh₂)₂ and Ru₄(CO)₁₀(-PPh₂)₄ are 64-electron systems and, with five metal-metal interactions, are formally electron rich. In fact these clusters have unusual rhomboidal (or flat butterfly) structures with three or four elongated Ru-Ru bonds. With molecular orbitals antibonding with respect to metal metal interactions occupied in such clusters, facile two electron oxidation or ligand dissociation processes should occur, giving electron precise molecules. The molecule Ru₄(CO)₁₃(-PPh₂)₂ 1a undergoes a remarkable, reversible transformation upon loss of CO affording (-H)Ru₄(CO)₁₀(-PPh₂)[₄-¹(P),¹(P),¹(P),¹,²-{C₆H₄}PPh]3 a cluster which contains a five coordinate phosphido bridge and an orthometallated ² arene ring. This conversion is reversible under CO. These and other results which will be discussed confirm that M₄ clusters with electrons in excess of the expected EAN rule count may exhibit unusual reactivity. The solid-state CP/MAS and static powder³¹P NMR spectra of some of these clusters exhibit^99/101Ru-³¹P couplings, values of which have been measured for the first time.     

Viscosities of solutions of electrolytes and nonelectrolytes inN-methylacetamide at 35° and 55°C

The viscosities of dilute solutions of a number of tetraalkylammonium and alkali metal halides, tetraphenylarsonium chloride, sodium tetraphenylborate, and tetrabutylammonium tetrabutylborate, as well as several nonelectrolytes have been measured in the high dielectric constant solvent N-methylacetamide (NMA) at 35 and 55°C. The relative viscosities were fitted to the extended Jones-Dole equation, = 1 + AC^1/2 + BC + DC². The pattern of behavior of the B coefficients is roughly similar to that observed in H₂O. However, the small ions have exceptionally large B values in this solvent due to strong solvation effects, while the large organic ions do not display the sharp crossing of the Einstein law, B=2.5 _V, characteristic in H₂O of hydrophobic interaction. The D coefficients roughly parallel the B behavior and display remarkably regular ionic trends. This suggests that they arise largely from hydrodynamic origins. Nonelectrolytes have small or negative B coefficients showing that the Einstein law is not applicable at the molecular level and that nonelectrolytes are poor models for structurally similar ions. A simple mixture law is presented as an alternative to the Einstein law to explain the B coefficients.     

Continuum composition models to describe multicomponent reaction kinetics

Some principles of the construction of kinetic models for multicomponent processes of oil-refining and petrochemistry are suggested in terms of the continuum mixture composition concepts. The results of computer simulation of industrial gasoline fraction hydrocracking processes are presented.

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Viscosities of solutions of electrolytes and non-electrolytes in ethylene carbonate at 40°C

The viscosities of dilute solutions of a number of tetraalkylammonium and alkali metal halides, tetraphenylarsonium chloride, sodium tetraphenylborate, tetrabutylammonium tetrabutylborate, water, and 3,3-diethylpentane have been measured in the high-dielectric constant solvent, ethylene carbonate (EC) at 40°C. Crude values of the apparent molar volumes of these solutes have also been obtained. Relative viscosities were fitted to the extended Jones-Dole equation, _r=17#x002B;A c ^1/2+B C+D c ².The pattern of the B coefficients is strikingly similar to that previously observed in the high dielectric constant, linear-chain hydrogen-bonded solvent, N-methylacetamide (NMA). Ionic values for _v and B have been obtained using a variety of splitting techniques. Alkali metal ions have large B coefficients indicating strong cation solvation with the normal order Li>Na>K>Cs. Small anions have positive but much smaller B values than in NMA. The observed order does suggest, however, a small degree of anion solvation. Large organic ions do not display the sharp crossing of the Einstein law,D =2.5_v, uniquely characteristic in H₂O of hydrophobic interaction. The two non-electrolytes have negative B coefficients showing that the Einstein law is not valid at the molecular level and that hydrocarbons are not good models for their isoelectronic tetraalkylammonium ion counterparts. An empirical modification of the Einstein law to account for the finite size of the solvent molecules is discussed. As in NMA the D coefficients are roughly linear in the square of B suggesting that they arise from hydrodynamic origins.     

Synthesis of dicationic triple-decker complexes with a central B-cyclohexyl-substituted borole ligand

Stacking reactions of the dicationic fragments [LM]²⁺ (LM = (-C₆H₆)Ru, (-C₆H₃Me₃)Ru, or (-C₅Me₅)Rh) with the complex (-C₅H₅)Co(-C₄H₄BCy) (Cy = cyclo-C₆H₁₁) afforded new dicationic 30-electron triple-decker complexes [(-C₅H₅)Co(-:-C₄H₄BCy)ML](BF₄)₂ containing a cyclohexyl-substituted borole ligand in the central position.     

Parametric sensitivity of complex temperature-programmed desorption,reaction and reduction

Through simulation of the temperature-programmed desorption, reaction and reduction in a system of parallel reactions. it is shown that the experimental conditions influence the simultaneous or consecutive occurrence of the individual reactions of the system. Adjustment of the concentration of a gaseous reaction component or optimization of the temperature program results in a shift to the desired consecutive occurrence of the reactions. Therefore, a better resolution of the individual reactions can be achieved through a judicious choice of the experimental conditions of the temperature-programmed methods.

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Zusammenfassung Durch Simulierung temperaturprogrammierter Desqrption, Reaktion und Reduzierung in einem System von Parallelreaktionen konnte gezeigt werden, daß die experimentellen Bedingungen die Simultanität bzw. Konsekutivität der Einzelreaktionen des Systems beeinflussen. Durch eine Einstellung der Konzentration der gasförmigen Reaktionsprodukte oder durch Optimalisierung des Temperaturprogrammes kann eine gewünschte Folge der Einzelreaktionen erreicht werden. Somit kann durch eine geschickte Wahl der experimentellen Bedingungen bei temperaturprogrammierten Verfahren eine bessere Separierung der Einzelreaktionen erreicht werden.

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The viscosity of aqueous solutions of alkali and tetraalkylammonium halides at 25°C

The viscosities of most alkali and tetraalkylammonium halides have been measured in water at 25°C. The relative viscosities can be fitted, up to 1M, with the relation _r =1+A c^1/2+B c+D ². TheA term depends on long-range coulombic forces, andB is a function of the size and hydration of the solute. When combined with partial-molal-volume data, the difference B –0.0025V° is mostly a measure of the solute-solvent interactions. IonicB are obtained if the tetraethylammonium ion is assumed to obey Einstein's law. TheD parameter depends on higher terms of the long-range coulombic forces, on higher terms of the hydrodynamic effect, and on structural solute-solute interactions. As such, it cannot be interpreted unambiguously.     

Thermogravimetric and kinetic study of a clodronic acid complex formed with sodium

Thermal stability of the clodronic acid complex formed with sodium (Na₂CCl₂(HPO₃)₂ ·4H₂O) was studied using both dynamic and isothermal thermogravimetric analyses as well as mass spectra. The thermal decomposition has two stages: dehydration and loss of two molecules of hydrogen chloride. Using the isothermal TG data the first step was found to be a phase-boundary reaction while the second step obviously cannot be described with just one reaction mechanism. The final residue of the dynamic TG analyses above 810 K was found to be sodium metaphosphate.

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Zusammenfassung Sowohl mittels dynamischer und thermogravimetrischer Untersuchungen als auch and Hand von Massenspektren wurde die thermische Stabilität des mit Natrium gebildeten Säurekomplexes Na₂CCl₂(HPO₃)₂·4H₂O untersucht. Die thermische Zersetzung vollzieht sich in zwei Schritten: Dehydratation und Verlust von zwei Molekülen HCl. Auf Grund der isothermen TG Angaben ist der erste Schritt eine Phasengrenzreaktion, während der zweite Schritt mit einem einzigen Reaktionsmechanismus nicht eindeutig beschrieben werden kann. Das Endprodukt der DTG Analyse oberhalb 810 K erwies sich als Natriummethaphosphat.

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Reaction of the Hexa-1,3,5-triyne Me3SiC≡CC≡CC≡CSiMe3 with Ru4(CO)13(μ 3-PPh): Parallels with the Chemistry of Alkynes and Diynes

Reaction of Ru₄(CO)₁₃(₃-PPh) (1) with the 1,3,5-hexatriyne Me₃SiCCCCC CSiMe₃ under mild thermal conditions affords initially Ru₄(CO)₁₀(-CO)₂{₄-¹,¹,²-P(Ph)C(CCSiMe₃)C(CCSiMe₃) (2), via the facile formation of a P–C bond in a manner similar to that demonstrated previously with alkynes and diynes. The 62-CVE cluster 2 readily decarbonylates to give crystallographically characterised Ru₄(CO)₁₀(-CO)(₄-PPh){₄-¹,¹,²,²-Me₃SiCCC₂CCSiMe₃} (3). Attempts to further incorporate the pendant alkyne moieties in 3 into the Ru₄ coordination environment were partially successful with Ru₄(CO)₁₀(₄-PPh)(₄-¹,¹,³,³-RC₄R') (4, R/R'=SiMe₃/CCSiMe₃) being formed as a minor product together with the unusual toluene coordinated species Ru₄(CO)₇(⁶-C₆H₅Me)(₄-PPh)(₄-¹,¹,³,³-Me₃SiC₄CCSiMe₄) (5). Cluster 3 reacts with an excess of Me₃SiCCCCCCSiMe₃ to give the open chain cluster Ru₄(CO)₉(₃-PPh){₄-²,²,⁴,⁴,-C₄(CCSiMe₃)(SiMe₃)C₄(CCSiMe₃)₃} (6).     

Migration of the η1:η6-C6H5Cr(CO)3 ligand into the cyclopentadienyl ring during metallation of the η5-C5H5(CO)2Fe η1:η6-C6H5Cr(CO)3 binuclear complex

It was found that the ¹⁶-C₆H₅Cr(CO)₃ ligand migrates into the cyclopentadienyl ring when the ⁵-C₅H₅(CO)₂Fe ¹⁶-C₆H₅Cr(CO)₃ binuclear complex is metallated with BuⁿLi. Under the same conditions, no migration of the phenyl ligand in the ⁵-C₅H₅(CO)₂Fe ¹-C₆H₅ complex was observed.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 325–326, February, 1994.     

A New Relation Between the Maxima Conductivities of Nonaqueous Concentrated Electrolytes and Chemical Hardness of Solvents and Salts

For nonaqueous electrolytes, using the HSAB principle, we tried to correlate the conductivity maxima _MAX, vs. only two intrinsic parameters: chemical hardness of the solvent and that of the salt. Thus, not only the nature of the solvent but also that of the salt were taken into account. We were able to predict for a given solvent the variation of _MAX as a function of the hardness of the salt and that of the solvent: _MAX = K(1 – ||/_SOLVENT) with || = |_SOLVENT – _SALT| and K a constant in S-cm^–1 independent of the salt, but not of the solvent.     

Synthesis and investigation of mono- and binuclear cyano-bridged complexes of rhodium,ruthenium, and palladium

Binuclear Rh^III and Ru^II complexes of the [M¹-CN-M²]⁺BF ₄ ^– (M¹ and/or M² are (⁵-Cp)(³-C₃H₅)Rh and (⁶-C₆H₆)(³-C₃H₅)Ru) type, heteronuclear organometallic compound (⁵-Cp)(³-C₃H₅)RhCNPd(³-C₃H₅)Cl, and mononuclear Rh^III and Ru^II complexes [(³-C₃H₅)LM(MeCN)]⁺ _BF4 ^– (M = Rh, L = ⁵-Cp; M = Ru, L = ⁶-C₆H₆) were synthesized. An electrochemical study of these compounds in solutions demonstrates that the bond between the bridged CN ligand and the metal atoms is rather strong, and there is no dissociation into mononuclear fragments in solutions. The kinetics of the reaction of [(⁵-Cp)(³-C₃H₅)Rh(MeCN)]⁺ _BF4 ^– with halide ions was studied by electrochemical methods. The ligand exchange proceeds by a bimolecular dissociative-exchange mechanism.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 968–973, May, 1995.     

Heterobinuclear and heterotrinuclear transition-metal μ-allenyl complexes

Binuclear and trinuclear transition-metal -allenyl complexes—especially mixedmetal complexes—are reviewed. In recent years, a number of such compounds have been prepared by use of several synthetic methods. The most general of these methods, viz. reactions of metal propargyls and of the lower nuclearity metal allenyls with low-valent metal complexes such as metal carbonyls and platinum(0) compounds, are considered in some detail. The structures of the binuclear metal -¹,²- and -³,²-allenyl complexes and of the trinuclear metal ₃-¹,²,²-allenyl complexes—both triangular and open—are presented and compared. Trends in the¹H and¹³C NMR spectroscopic properties of these compounds are examined. Some aspects of reaction chemistry of the heteronuclear platinum-ruthenium -¹,²-allenyl complexes are presented.     

Preparation of μ-(η5:η5-Fulvalene)-di-μ-hydrido-bis(η5-cyclopentadienyltitanium) by the reduction of Cp2TiCl2 with LiAlH4 in aromatic solvents

Summary -(⁵:⁵-Fulvalene)-di--hydrido-bis(⁵-cyclopentadienyltitanium) (1) can be prepared by the reduction of Cp₂TiCl₂ with LiAlH₄ in methylbenzenes and in tetralin at their boiling temperatures in yields greater than 90%. The reduction proceedsvia the bis(⁵-cyclopentadienyl)titanium(III) chloride dimer which is further transformed into the unstable [Cp₂TiH] species. Thermal decomposition of the latter accompanied by hydrogen evolution gives rise to (1). -(⁵:⁵-Fulvalene)--hydrido--chloro-bis(⁵-cyclopentadienyltitanium), the first fulvalene containing compound observed in the system is formed by hydrido-chloro exchange of (1) with (Cp₂TiCl)₂ and aluminium chlorohydrides.     

Diffusion Conductivity of Electrode Processes under Conditions of Natural Convection

The diffusion conduction = di/d (where i is the current and is the overvoltage) in reversible system [Fe(CN)₆]^3–/4– is measured by the electrochemical impedance method under isothermal and nonisothermal conditions of natural convection. Platinum disk electrodes 3 mm and 20 m in diameter are used. For a macroelectrode under isothermal conditions, passes through a maximum near equilibrium and tends to zero at 0. Under nonisothermal conditions and for a microelectrode under isothermal conditions, achieves a maximum near equilibrium. These data correlate with the dependence of the diffusion layer thickness and quantitatively agree with theory.     

Tetramethyl(2-methoxyethyl)cyclopentadienyl complexes of zirconium(iv). Crystal structure of [η5:η1−C5(CH3)4(CH2CH2OCH3)]ZrCl3

Several novel zirconium(iv) complexes with the chelating oxygen-containing cyclopentadienyl ligand, tetramethyl(2-methoxyethyl)cyclopentadiene, have been synthesized. [⁵:¹-Tetra-methyl(2-methyl)cyclopentadienyl]trichlorozirconium (2), bis[⁵-tetramethyl(2-methoxyethyl)cyclopentadienyl]dichlorozirconium (3), [⁵-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl][⁵-tetra-methyl(2-methoxyethyl)cyclopentadienyl]dichlorozirconium (4), and [⁵-tetra-methyl(2-methylthioethyl)cyclopentadienyl][⁵-tetramethyl(2-methoxyethyl)-cyclopentadienyl]dichlorozirconium (5) have been prepared from the corresponding lithium cyclopentadienide (l). The crystal structure of cyclopentadienyl complex2 has been established by X-ray analysis. The coordination OZr bond in compound2 exists both in the crystalline state and in solutions. No coordination of this type was observed in complexes3–5. Synthesized complexes2–5 are discussed in comparison with their sulfur-containing analogs.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1828–1832, July, 1996.     

Determination of hydroxyl groups and/or water on the surface of oxide catalysts by a pulse chromatographic method

A pulse chromatographic method based on the reaction of gaseous dimethylzinc tetrahydrofura nate was developed for the determination of surface hydroxyl groups and/or adsorbed water in solid porous materials. The procedure is rapid and gives results comparable to other methods. Some heterogeneous catalysts and supports have been analyzed.

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Stereoselectivity observed in cross metathesis of cis- and trans-2-butene with 1-butene over Re2O7/Al2O3 catalyst

Cross metathesis of cis- and trans-2-butene with 1-butene was studied over Re₂O₇/Al₂O₃ catalyst in a recirculation system at 313 K. Formation of ethylene and hexenes was inhibited by 2-butenes; formation of propene and pentene proceeded without induction from trans- and with induction from cis-2-butene and 1-butene. Selective formation of trans-2-pentene was observed from trans-2-butene, but no such selectivity was characteristic for cis-isomers.

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Hydrophosphorylation of 1,3-Diphenyl-2-propen-1-one and 4-Phenyl-3-buten-2-one in the Coordinational Sphere of Carbonyl Complexes of Group VIB Metals

Synthetic procedures for preparing ²- and ⁴-complexes of chalcone and benzalacetone with hexacarbonyl mononuclear complexes of Group VIB metals were developed and conditions for selective ²- and ⁴-coordination of the heterodiene ligand were established. Hydrophosphorylation of the obtained complexes proceeds in the coordination sphere of the metal by the Abramov reaction scheme and yields the corresponding ²-coordinated -hydroxyphosphonates. As follows from quantum-chemical calculations, -coordination with metals makes the heterodienes no longer planar, which explains their regioselective phosphorylation by the more electrophilic carbonyl group.     

C-C bond formation at polynuclear metal centers

Studies on C-C bond formation between simple hydrocarbon species such as CH₂, C=CH₂, CH=CH₂, CH₂=CH₂, CH₂=C=CH₂ and CHCH at a diruthenium center suggest that the process is promoted when the dimetal center can readily compensate for the two electrons lost in the formation of the new C-C bond. Thus, whereas -CH₂ and ethene combine only under forcing conditions, the combination of -CH₂ with allene or ethyne, which have additional -electrons available for coordination, occurs readily at room temperature. Likewise, the availability of uncoordinated -electrons in -C=CH₂ allows vinylidene to link rapidly with ethene at room temperature. Alkyne complexes [Ru₂(CO)(-RCCR)(-C₅H₅)₂] (R=CF₃ or Ph) react only under vigorous conditions with additional alkyne to give [Ru₂(CO)(-C₄R₄) (-C₅H₅)₂], but give these same species at room temperature in the presence of acid, shown to be due to the intermediacy of highly reactive 30-electron -vinyl cations. Thermally, alkyne linking proceedsvia three-alkyne species [Ru₂(-C₆R₆)(-C₅H₅)₂] to a four-alkyne complex [Ru₂(-C₈R₈)(-C₅H₅)₂], containing an unprecedented C₈ ligand composed of a C₆ ring with a C₂ tail. Treatment of [Ru₂(CO)(-RCCR)(-C₅H₅)₂] with unsaturated metal fragments gives trimetal complexes such as [Ru₃(CO)₅(₃-CF₃CCCF₃) (-C₅H₅)₂]. The MeCN derivative of this species undergoes unusual linking processes on reaction with additional alkyne to giveinter alia [Ru₃(CO)₃(₃-CCF₃){₃-C₃(CF₃)₃}(-C₅H₅)₂], arising from alkyne cleavage, and [Ru₃(CO)₃{₃-C₄(CF₃)₂(CO₂Me)₂}(-C₅H₅)₂], a closo-pentagonal bipyramidal Ru₃C₄ cluster.