Synthesis and characterization of η<Superscript>3</Superscript>-allyl palladium(II) complexes with Ph<Subscript>2</Subscript>P(S)CHP(S)Ph<Subscript>2</Subscript> and OC(CF<Subscript>3</Subscript>)CHCO(C<Subscript>4</Subscript>H<Subscript>3</Subscript>S) co-ligands

The new complexes [(η³-Me₂CCMeCH₂)Pd{η²-Ph₂P(S)CHP(S)Ph₂] (1), [(η³-Me₂CCMeCH₂)Pd{η²-OC(CF₃) CHCO(C₄H₃S)}] (2) and [(η³-CH₂CMeCH₂)Pd{η²-OC(CF₃)CHCO(C₄H₃S)}] (3) have been synthesized by reacting [(η³-allyl)Pd(μ-Cl)]₂ with Ph₂P(S)CH₂P(S)Ph₂ and OC(CF₃)CH₂CO(C₄H₃S) in the presence of base. All have been characterized by elemental analysis, FT-IR, ¹H-n.m.r and FAB-mass spectroscopy. Spectroscopic studies suggest that both ligands are bidentate, forming six-membered Pd-S-P-C-P-S and Pd-O-C-C-C-O palladacycles, the η³-allyl group completing the coordination sphere.     

Synthesis of trinuclear silicon-, germanium-, and tin-containing tungsten carbene complexes [(ButO)2(Cl)2W=CH]2EPh2 (E = Si, Ge, or Sn). Crystal structure of [(ButO)2(Cl)2W=CH]2SiPh2 complex

New trinuclear organosilicon, organogermanium, and organotin-containing tungsten carbene complexes Ph₂E[CH=WCl₂(OBu^t)₂]₂ (E = Si, Ge, or Sn) were synthesized by the reaction of the trinuclear carbyne complexes Ph₂E[C≡W(OBu^t)₃]₂ with HCl. The tin-containing carbene complex is thermally unstable and was identified in solution by ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. The silicon-and germanium-tungsten carbene complexes were isolated in high yields as individual crystals and were characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy, and ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. The structure of the silicon-containing complex Ph₂Si[CH=WCl₂(OBu^t)₂]₂ was established by X-ray diffraction. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2424–2427, November, 2005.     

Reaction of the novel Ru<Subscript>3</Subscript>(CO)<Subscript>10</Subscript>[Ph<Subscript>2</Subscript>P(CH<Subscript>2</Subscript>)<Subscript>2</Subscript>Si(OEt<Subscript>3</Subscript>)]<Subscript>2</Subscript> complex on SBA-15 and MCM-41 mesoporous silicas

The reaction of Ru₃(CO)₁₂ with 2(diphenylphosphino)ethyl-triethoxysilane (DPTS) in hydrocarbons, leads to the functionalized Ru₃(CO)_12−n [Ph₂P(CH₂)₂Si(OEt₃)] _n (n = 1,2) complexes. The complex with two phosphine substituents was chemically anchored on mesoporous silicas, SBA-15 and MCM-41, in order to obtain two hybrid materials characterized by a different localization of the metal centre on the surface of the porous supports. A detailed investigation of the cluster, before and after chemical anchoring on the mesoporous silicas, was pursued. Particular attention was also devoted to the study of the morphological, structural and textural properties of the metal-functionalised silicas (Ru/SBA-15 and Ru/MCM-41) by infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and N₂ physisorption analysis.     

Arene complexes [(η-C<Subscript>5</Subscript>H<Subscript>5</Subscript>)M(η-C<Subscript>6</Subscript>R<Subscript>6</Subscript>)]<Superscript>2+</Superscript> (M = Rh,Ir)

The dicationic arene complexes [CpM(arene)](BF₄)₂ (arene = C₆H₆, 1,3,5-C₆H₃Me₃, or C₆Me₆) were synthesized by the reactions of the solvated complexes [CpM(MeNO₂)₃](BF₄)₂ (M = Rh, Ir) with benzene and its derivatives. The solvated complexes were generated in situ by abstraction of I^– from [CpMI₂]₂ with AgBF₄. A procedure was developed for the synthesis of the iodide [CpRhI₂]₂ based on the reaction of the cyclooctadiene derivative CpRh(1,5-C₈H₁₂) with I₂. The structure of the [CpRh(C₆Me₆)](BF₄)₂ complex was established by X-ray diffraction analysis.Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1871–1874, September, 2004.     

Standard molar enthalpies of formation of [RE(Gly)<Subscript>4</Subscript>(Im)(H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O)](ClO<Subscript>4</Subscript>)<Subscript>3</Subscript> (<Emphasis Type="Italic">RE</Emphasis>=Eu,Sm)

The two complexes, [RE(Gly)₄(Im)(H₂O)](ClO₄)₃(s)(RE = Eu, Sm), have been synthesized and characterized. The standard molar enthalpies of reaction for the following reactions, RECl₃·6H₂O(s)+4Gly(s)+Im(s)+3NaClO₄(s) = =[RE(Gly)₄(Im)(H₂O)](ClO₄)₃(s)+3NaCl(s)+5H₂O(l), were determined by solution-reaction colorimetry. The standard molar enthalpies of formation of the two complexes at T = 298.15 K were derived as Δ_f H _m^Θ {Eu(Gly)₄(Im)(H₂O)}(ClO₄)₃(s)} = = −(3396.6±2.3) kJ mol⁻¹ and Δ_f H _m^Θ {Sm(Gly)₄(Im)(H₂O)}(ClO₄)₃(s)} = −(3472.7±2.3) kJ mol⁻¹, respectively.     

Reactivity of triangular oxalate cluster complexes [M<Subscript>3</Subscript>Q<Subscript>7</Subscript>(C<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>4</Subscript>)<Subscript>3</Subscript>]<Superscript>2−</Superscript> (M = Mo or W; Q = S or Se)

The reactions of the oxalate complexes [M₃Q₇(C₂O₄)₃]²⁻ (M = Mo or W; Q = S or Se) with Mn^II, Co^II, Ni^II, and Cu^II aqua and ethylenediamine complexes in aqueous and aqueous ethanolic solutions were studied. The previously unknown heterometallic complexes [Mo₃Se₇(C₂O₄)₃Ni(H₂O)₅]·3.5H₂O (1) and K₃{[Cu(en)₂H₂O]([Mo₃S₇(ox)₃]₂Br)}·5.5H₂O (2) were synthesized. In these complexes, the oxalate clusters serve as monodentate ligands. The K(H₂en)₂[W₃S₇(C₂O₄)₃]₂Br·4H₂O salt (3) was isolated from solutions containing Co^II, Ni^II, or Cu^II aqua complexes and ethylenediamine. The reaction of [Mo₃Se₇(C₂O₄)₃]²⁻ with HBr produced the bromide complex [Mo₃Se₇Br₆]²⁻, which was isolated as (Bu₄N)₂[Mo₃Se₇Br₆] (4). Complexes 1–3 were characterized by X-ray diffraction, IR spectra, and elemental analysis. The formation of 4 was detected by electrospray mass spectrometry. Dedicated to Academician G. A. Abakumov on the occasion of his 70th birthday. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1645–1649, September, 2007.     

Synthesis and structures of germanium-containing tungsten carbyne complexes Ph3gec≡w(ch2but)3 and Ph3GeC≡W(CH2SiMe3)3

New germanium-containing tungsten carbyne complexes Ph₃GeC≡W(CH₂R)₃ (R = Bu^t or SiMe₃) were synthesized by the reaction of the alkoxy derivative Ph₃GeC≡W(OBu^t)₃ with alkyllithium reagents RCH₂Li. The new compounds were isolated in individual form as crystals in 95 and 90% yields, respectively, and were characterized by elemental analysis, ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction. X-ray diffraction study showed that the coordination environment of the W and Ge atoms in the Ph₃GeC≡ W(CH₂Bu^t)₃ and Ph₃GeC≡W(CH₂SiMe₃)₃ complexes can be described as a distorted tetrahedron. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 213—216, February, 2006.     

Reactions of silicon-, germanium- and tin-containing carbene complexes of tungsten Ph3E-CW(OBu)3 (E=Si, Ge, Sn) with hydrogen chloride: crystal structures of carbene complexes Ph3E-CHWCl2(OBu)2 (E=Si, Ge)

The novel organosilicon, -germanium and -tin-containing carbene complexes of tungsten of the type Ph₃E-CHWCl₂(OBu^t)₂ (E=Si, Ge, Sn) have been prepared by the reaction of heteroelement-containing carbene complexes of tungsten Ph₃E-CW(OBu^t)₃ (E=Si, Ge, Sn) with hydrogen chloride. The tin-containing carbene complex was identified in solution by ¹H NMR spectroscopy. Silicon- and germanium-containing carbene complexes were isolated in high yields as crystalline solids and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR and ²⁹Si NMR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction studies. The geometry of the W atoms in the compounds can be described as a distorted square pyramid.     

Titanium tetrafluoride complexation with phosphorylated ketone Ph<Subscript>2</Subscript>P(O)(CH<Subscript>2</Subscript>)<Subscript>2</Subscript>C(O)Me in CH<Subscript>2</Subscript>Cl<Subscript>2</Subscript>

The products resulting from the reaction of TiF₄ with Ph₂P(O)(CH₂)₂C(O)Me (L') in CH₂Cl₂ have been studied by ¹⁹F{¹H} and 31P{¹H} NMR spectroscopy. At a twofold excess of L', solution contains cis-TiF₄(L')2 (>90%), trans-TiF₄(L')₂, and fac-[TiF₃L₃']⁺, where L' is coordinated via the P=O group, as well as the dimer [(Ti₂F₇L'₂)₂]+, where L' is coordinated through the P=O and C=O groups. An equimolar solution contains dimeric and polynuclear complexes containing moieties with three terminal cis fluorine ions, while the other coordination sites are occupied by the P=O groups and F^– bridges. At a twofold excess of TiF₄, ligand L' coordinates via the P=O and C=O groups and behaves as a bridge along with F^– ions. Thermodynamic stability of the structures of the TiF₄L'₂ isomers and the structure of [(µ-F)(µ-L')₂(TiF₃)₂]⁺ has been calculated.     

Preparation of Pd(PPh<Subscript>2</Subscript>H)<Subscript>2</Subscript>(PPh<Subscript>3</Subscript>)<Subscript>2</Subscript> and its Role as a Precursor of a Dinuclear Complex with Bridging Phosphide Ligands

Reaction of PPh₂H with Pd(PPh₃)₄ in a 4:1 molar ratio produced the Pd complex with two diphenylphosphine ligands, Pd(PPh₂H)₂(PPh₃)₂ (1). Complex (1) was characterized by n.m.r. (¹H and ³¹P{¹H}) spectra as well as by elemental analysis. Reaction of (1) with RhCl(PPh₃)₃ yielded a Pd–Rh heterobimetallic complex with bridging phosphide ligands, formulated as [(Ph₃P)₂Pd(μ-PPh₂)₂Rh(PPh₃)₂]Cl (2).     

Photochemical reactions of M(CO)6 (M = Cr,Mo, W) with Ph2P(S)P(S)Ph2

New complexes {M(CO)₄[Ph₂P(S)P(S)Ph₂]} (M = Cr, Mo and W), (1a)–(3a), [(1a), M = Cr; (2a), M = Mo; (3a), M = W] and {M₂(CO)₁₀[-Ph₂P(S)P(S)Ph₂]} (M = Cr, Mo, W), [(1b)–(3b) [(1b), M = Cr; (2b), M = Mo; (3b), M = W]] have been prepared by the photochemical reaction of M(CO)₆ with Ph₂P(S)P(S)Ph₂ and characterized by elemental analyses, f.t.-i.r. and ³¹P-(¹H)-n.m.r. spectroscopy and by FAB-mass spectrometry. The spectra suggest cis-chelate bidentate coordination of the ligand in {M(CO)₄[Ph₂P(S)P(S)Ph₂]} and cis-bridging bidentate coordination of the ligand between two metals in (M = Cr, Mo and W).     

Über den Phosphandiyl‐Transfer von invers‐polarisierten Phosphaalkenen R1P=C(NMe2)2 (R1 = tBu,Cy, Ph,H) auf Phospheniumkomplexe [(η5‐C5H5)(CO)2M=P(R2)R3] (R2 = R3 = Ph; R2 = tBu,R3 = H; R2 = Ph,R3 = N(SiMe3)2)

Phosphanediyl Transfer from Inversely Polarized Phosphaalkenes R¹P=C(NMe₂)₂ (R¹ = tBu, Cy, Ph, H) onto Phosphenium Complexes [(η⁵‐C₅H₅)(CO)₂M=P(R²)R³] (R² = R³ = Ph; R² = tBu, R³ = H; R² = Ph, R³ = N(SiMe₃)₂) Reaction of the freshly prepared phosphenium tungsten complex [(η⁵‐C₅H₅)(CO)₂W=PPh₂] ( 3 ) with the inversely polarized phosphaalkenes RP=C(NMe₂)₂ ( 1 ) ( a : R = tBu; b : Cy; c : Ph) led to the η²‐diphosphanyl complexes ( 9a‐c ) which were isolated by column chromatography as yellow crystals in 24‐30 % yield. Similarly, phosphenium complexes [(η⁵‐C₅H₅)(CO)₂M=P(H)tBu] (M = W ( 6 ); Mo ( 8 )) were converted into (M = W ( 11 ); Mo ( 12 )) by the formal abstraction of the phosphanediyl [PtBu] from 1a . Treatment of [(η⁵‐C₅H₅)(CO)₂W=P(Ph)N(SiMe₃)₂] ( 4 ) with HP=C(NMe₂)₂ ( 1d ) gave rise to the formation of yellow crystalline ( 10 ). The products were characterized by elemental analyses and spectra (IR, ¹H, ¹³C‐, ³¹P‐NMR, MS). The molecular structure of compound 10 was elucidated by an X‐ray diffraction analysis.     

Synthesis,structure, and properties of M<Subscript>3</Subscript>VO<Subscript>2</Subscript>(SO<Subscript>4</Subscript>)<Subscript>2</Subscript> (M = Rb,Cs)

Vanadium(V) complexes of general composition M₃VO₂(SO₄)₂ (M = Rb, Cs) were synthesized by a solid-state route. The individuality of the synthesized compounds was proved by X-ray and neutron diffraction, vibrational spectroscopy, and microscopic analysis. The X-ray diffraction patterns of M₃VO₂(SO₄)₂ were indexed to fit the monoclinic system (space group P2/c, Z = 4) with the following unit cell parameters: a = 11.6487(2) Å, b = 8.4469(2) Å, c = 12.1110(2) Å, β = 109.483(1)°, V = 1123.43 ų (Rb); a = 12.0546(3) Å b = 8.7706(2) Å, c = 12.6496(3) Å, β = 109.843(2)°, V = 1257.99 ų (Cs). In the crystal structure of M₃VO₂(SO₄)₂, [VO₂(SO₄)₂]^3? complex anions can be discerned in which the vanadium atom is surrounded by five oxygen atoms: two oxygen atoms form short terminal V–O bonds, and three oxygen atoms are from the two sulfato groups, one of which acts as a monodentate ligand and the other acts as a bidentate chelating ligand.     

Pivalates with the M<Superscript>II</Superscript><Subscript>4</Subscript>O<Subscript>4</Subscript> cubane core (M = Co,Ni): synthesis,structure, magnetic properties,and solid-state thermolysis

Methods were developed for the controlled thermal synthesis of high-spin cubane-like pivalates {M^II ₄(μ₃−OR)₄} (M = Co or Ni; R = H or Me) starting from mono-and polynuclear complexes. The solid-state thermal decomposition of the known pivalate clusters [M^II ₄(μ₃−OMe)₄−(μ₂−OOCBu^t)₂(η²−OOCBu^t)₂(MeOH)₄] and the new clusters [M₄^II(μ₃)−OH₄(η¹−OOCBu^t)₃−(μ−(NH₂)₂C₆H₂Me₂)₃(η¹−(NH₂)₂C₆H₂Me₂)₃]⁺(OOCBu^t)− (M = Co or Ni) was studied by differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetry. The thermolysis of cubane-like CoII and NiII pivalates is a destructive process. The phase composition of the decomposition products is determined by the nature of coordinated ligands and the structural features of the metal core.     

Transformations of phosphazane ligands in the coordination sphere of transition metals. Reactions of phosphinotriazene Ph<Subscript>2</Subscript>P-N(Ph)-N=NPh with Ni<Superscript>0</Superscript> and Ni<Superscript>I</Superscript> complexes

3-(Diphenylphosphino)-1,3-diphenyltriazene Ph₂P-NPh-N=NPh was synthesized. The reactions of this compound with bis(cycloocta-1,5-diene)nickel, (cod)₂Ni, and nickel(I) bis(triphenylphosphino)bis(trimethylsilyl)amide, (Ph₃P)₂Ni-N(SiMe₃)₂, afforded the anionic nickel complex [Ph₄P]⁺[Ni(PhNNNPh)₃]⁻ in 15 and 78% yields, respectively. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1585–1589, July, 2005.     

Structure of heteroassociates formed in the HF-(C<Subscript>2</Subscript>H<Subscript>5</Subscript>)<Subscript>2</Subscript>O liquid system

The aim of this work was to determine the structure of stable heteroassociates (HAs) with the stoichiometric ratios 1:2, 2:1, and 4:1 of molecules formed in the HF-(C₂H₅)₂O binary liquid system. The stretching frequencies of HF molecules found for each HA using a special procedure for processing IR spectra were compared with the calculated frequencies V HF of the stable molecular complexes (HF)_m ((C₂H₅)₂O)_n (m = 1, 2, 4, 8; n = 1, 2) with different topologies by the density functional method (B3LYP/6-31++G(d,p)). As a result, it was shown that the most stable (among H-bonded complexes with the same stoichiometric ratio of molecules) HAs HF((C₂H₅)₂O)₂, (HF)₄ ((C₂H₅)₂O)₂, and (HF)₈-((C₂H₅)₂O)₂ formed in HF solutions in diethyl ether. All of them had a cyclic structure and a common peculiarity of structure: only one lone electron pair of the oxygen atom of the (C₂H₅)₂O molecules is involved in hydrogen bonding.     

Singlet-triplet splitting of divalent five-membered fused rings C<Subscript>12</Subscript>H<Subscript>8</Subscript>M (M = C,Si, Ge,Sn, and Pb): Application in nanocomplex synthesis

Energy differences, ΔX _s−t (X = E, H, and G) (ΔX _s−t = X(singlet) − X(triplet)) between singlet (s) and triplet (t) states of C₁₂H₈M were calculated at B3LYP/6-311+G*. The DFT calculations indicated that the ΔG _s−t between singlet (s) and triplet (t) states of C₁₂H₈M were increased from M = C to M = Pb. The ΔG _s−t of C₁₂H₈M was compared with its analogue C₄H₄M through replacement of heavy atoms from M = C to M = Pb. Configurations of the electrons in orbitals (σ² or π²) for the singlet state of C₁₂H₈M were discussed.     

Theoretical study of metal tetrahydroborates and alanates L(MH<Subscript>4</Subscript>)<Subscript>3</Subscript>, HL(MH<Subscript>4</Subscript>)<Subscript>2</Subscript>, and H<Subscript>2</Subscript>L(MH<Subscript>4</Subscript>)(L = Be,Mg, Al,Sc, Ti,V, Zn; M = B,Al)

The structural and energetic characteristics of the lowest-lying structures for isolated molecules and ions of light-metal boro-and aluminohydrides L (MH₄)₃, HL(MH₄)₂, and H₂L(MH₄)(L = Be, Mg, Al, Sc, Ti, V, Zn; M = B, Al) with different coordination modes of and groups were calculated by the perturbation theory (MP2), coupled cluster (CCSD(T)), and density functional theory (B3LYP) methods using the 6-31G*, 6-311+G**, and 6-311++G** basis sets. The preferable coordination modes of the ligands in these complexes, as well as the differences and trends in the behavior of the structural parameters and dissociation energies for the loss of BH₃ (AlH₃) molecules and BH ₄ ^? (AlH ₄ ^? ) ions were analyzed in various related series of hydroborates and hydroaluminates.     

Formation of nanocrystalline structures in the Ln<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>3</Subscript>-MO<Subscript>2</Subscript> systems (Ln = Gd,Dy; M = Zr,Hf)

The formation of (Ln³⁺)₂(M⁴⁺)₂O₇ (Ln = Gd, Dy; M = Zr, Hf) nanocrystallites obtained by annealing mixed hydroxides LnM(OH)₇ · nH₂O (precursors) synthesized by coprecipitation has been studied by synchronous thermal analysis, X-ray diffraction (normal and anomalous diffraction of synchrotron radiation), and EXAFS. In the systems under consideration, heat treatment of the X-ray amorphous precursors leads to their dehydration, and at 600–700°C, nanocrystallites with an fcc structure of disordered fluorite start forming. A further increase in temperature is accompanied by crystallite growth (CDD) and considerable change in the local structure of the heat-treated compounds. The crystallization enthalpies and activation energies have been determined.     

Electron interactions in the (η<Superscript>2</Superscript>-C<Subscript>60</Subscript>)Pd[P(Ph<Subscript>2</Subscript>)C<Subscript>5</Subscript>H<Subscript>4</Subscript>]<Subscript>2</Subscript>Fe complex

The electronic structure of the (η²-C₆₀)Pd[P(Ph₂)C₅H₄]₂Fe complex was calculated by the “hybrid” B3LYP method. Comparison of the experimental X-ray emission C-Kα spectrum and theoretical spectrum of the compound demonstrated that the electron interactions between the C₆₀ core, palladium atom, and organometallic fragment are described correctly in the framework of the quantum chemical method used. The electronic structure of the organometallic fullerene complex can be presented as a set of blocks of orbitals corresponding to different types of chemical bond. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2640–2644, December, 2005.