Metallorganische diazoalkane : XIII. Reaktionen metallorganischer diazoalkane mit P(NMe2)3 zu metallorganischen phosphazinen LnM(R)CNNP(NMe2)3

Staudinger reactions of 20 organometallic diazoalkanes and of their parent compounds CH₂N₂, HC(N₂)CO₂Et, HC(N₂)C(O)Me and HC(N₂)C(O)Ph with a strong basic phosphine P(NMe₂)₃ are described and were classified into five groups 1–5 of different reactivity.Mono-diazomethanes L_nMCHN₂ (for L_nM = Me₃Si, Me₂As) react to give (cis, trans) isomers of the corresponding phosphazines L_nMC(H)NNP(NMe₂)₃; a stepwise reaction of functional diazogroups in organometallic bis-diazoalkanes, e.g. Hg[C(N₂)CO₂Et]₂, has been observed.Different reactivity of organometallic diazoalkanes cannot be rationalized by known spectroscopic data but can be interpreted by steric effects. In analogy to reactions of isoelectronic azides a transition state of the Staudinger reaction is suggested with an attack of the basic phosphine at the electrophilic α-nitrogen atom and following rearrangement into the N_β-Staudinger adduct.Trimethylgermaniumdiazomethane, Me₃GeCHN₂, was obtained as a novel monosubstituted organometallic diazoalkane and is fully characterized.     

Strukturuntersuchungen an mono- und bis-alkoxy(triphenylsilyl)-carben-komplexen des rheniums

Steric and electronic influences on bond lengths and angles at the carbene carbon atoms of cis-Re₂(CO)₉C(OR)SiPh₃ (I: R = CH₃, II, R = C₂H₅) and cis,trans-Re₂(CO)₈[C(OEt)SiPh₃]₂ (III) are discussed based on their structural analyses. I (ReRe 305.2(1) pm; ReC(carbene) 209(2) pm) and II (two independent molecules; ReRe 305.0(3) and 305.2(4) pm; ReC (carbene) 208(5) and 210(5) pm) differ by the cis and trans positions of the alkyl groups at the partial C(carbene)O double bonds. The change in configuration affects the bond angles at the carbene carbon. In III the carbene ligands are bonded to different rhenium atoms; cis to one Re atom and trans to the other Re atom (ReRe bond 309.1(2) pm). The ReC(carbene length of the trans- carbene ligand is significantly shorter (185(3) pm) than that of the cis-carbene ligand (208(3) pm).     

Thermodynamics of vinyl ethers—XV : Halogen-containing vinyl ethers

Thermodynamics of geometrical and prototropic isomerization reactions on some halogen-containing vinyl ethers of the types ROCH–CHX (X = Cl, Br), ROC(CH₂X)CH₂ (X = F, Cl, Br), and ROC(CHMeCl)CH₂ (R = Me, Et, Et₂CH) have been studied. In ROCH_αCH_βX the cis (or Z) isomer is thermodynamically the more stable isomer, the higher stability of the Z isomer being due to its lower enthalpy. The relative stability of the E and Z forms is, however, reversed if the α H atom is replaced by a Me group. In systems like OCCX the double-bond stabilizing ability of the halogen atom decreases in the order Cl > Br > F, in contrast to the case in haloalkenes, where the corresponding order is F > Cl > Br.     

Hydrido- and hydroxo-cyanoalkyl complexes of platinium(II). Reactivity of the PtH and PtOH bonds towards nucleophiles and electrophiles

Reactions of the PtH and/or PtC bonds of the hydridocyanoalkyl complexes cis- or trans-PtH[(CH₂)_nCN]L₂ (n = 1, 3; L₂ = 2 PPh₃, Ph₂PCHCHPPh₂) are described, viz. reductive elimination induced by CO, PhCCPh, PEt₃, PPhMe₂, cis-Ph₂PCHCHPPh₂ to give Pt(CO)₂L₂, PtL₂(PhCCPh), PtL₂, PtL(PPhMe₂)₃, PtL₂(Ph₂PCHCHPPh₂) (L = PPh₃), respectively, and cleavages by acids, halogens and alkyl halides.The monomeric hydroxo complexes cis-Pt(OH)[(CH₂)_nCN]L₂ were shown to be intermediates in the synthesis of PtH[(CH₂)_nCN]L₂ from cationic cyanoalkyl complexes in alcoholic NaOH. Their characterisation and the reactions of the PtOH bond with activated methyl groups are reported.     

Synthesis of ylideplatinum(II) complexes via α-functionalised alkylplatinum(II) intermediates and some comparative data on palladium(II) complexes; X-ray structure of trans-[Pt(CH2PEt3)I(PEt3)2]I

The reaction of [Pt(PEt₃)₃] with CH₂I₂ affords trans-[Pt(CH₂PEt₃)I(PEt₃)₂]I and is believed to proceed via the α-functionalised alkyl cis-[Pt(CH₂I)I(PEt₃)₂], because similar ylides are obtained from cis- or trans-[PT(CH₂X)(PPh₃)₂X] (XCl, Br, or I) with PR₃ (PEt₃, PBu₃ⁿ, PMePh₂, PEtPh₂, or PPh₃); cis-[Pd(CH₂I)-I(PPh₃)₂] does not react with excess PPh₃, but with PEt₃ yields trans-[Pd(CH₂PEt₃)I(PPh₃)₂]I; the X-ray structure of trans-[Pt(CH₂PEt₃)I(PEt₃)₂]I (current R = 0.045) shows PtP(1) 2.332(7), PtP(2) 2.341(8), PtC 2.08(2), and PtI 2.666(2) Å, and angles (a) C(1)PtI, P(1), P(2): 176.9(8), 91.6(6), 93.4(6), (b) IPtP(1), P(2): 87.1(2), 88.5(2), and (c) P(1)P(2), 166.8(3), and (d) PtC(1)P(3), 118(1)°.     

Muonium atom addition to 1,1-dimethylallene

Exposure of 1,1-dimethylallene to a beam of spin-polarised, positive muons resulted in the effective addition of muonium atoms to the central carbon atom, giving the muonated 1,1-dimethylallyl radical, Me₂CCMu-⋯H₂, and to the methylene carbon atom, giving the vinyl radical, Me₂C⋯CH₂Mu. The muon—electron hyperfine coupling constants in these radicals, and their temperature dependences, are compared with ESR data for related protic radicals.     

The molecular structures of cis-3-hexene and trans-3-hexene in the gas phase by electron diffraction and molecular mechanical calculations

The molecular structures of cis-3-hexene and of trans-3-hexene in the gas phase have been determined by electron diffraction combined with molecular mechanical calculations. For cis-3-hexene the data indicate the presence of the (+ac, +ac) and the (?ac, +ac) forms. In trans-3 -hexene three rotamers were observed, with an energy sequence E(+ac, +ac) ≈ E(?ac, +ac) < E(ac, sp). The refined r_α⁰-structural parameters are: cis-3-hexene: C-H = 1.073 Å, CC = 1.330 Å, C(sp²)-C(sp³) = 1.505 Å, ∠CCH(in CH₂) = 111.1°, ∠CCC = 111.4°, ∠(CC-C) = 129.1° trans-3-hexene: C-H = 1.078 Å, CC = 1.342 Å, C(sp²)-C(sp³) = 1.506 Å, ∠CCH(in CH₂) = 109.3°, ∠CCC = 112.8, ∠CC—C = 124.1°The agreement between calculated and experimental geometries and vibrational amplitudes is good.     

Torsional potentials and conformational structures in the halogen substituted molecules HOCCH2X,HOCCHX2, XOCCH2X,XOCCHX2, XH2CCOCH3, X2HCCOCH3, (XH2C)2CO, (X2HC)2CO,and (X3C)2CO (X = Cl,Br) as determined by molecular-mechanics calculations

Parameter values of the non-blonded atom⋯atom interaction Br⋯OC have been established from gas-phase data. Conformational energies, structures, torsional barrier heights and torsional force constants of the title compounds have been estimated. For BrOCCH₂Br, (Cl₃C)₂CO and (ClH₂C)₂CO the calculated results are compared with gas-phase observations. It is suggested that hexachloroacetone ought to be reinvestigated by electron diffraction.     

Cumulated double bond systems as ligands : IV. 1H and 13C NMR studies of the intra- and inter-molecular exchange processes of cationic dialkylsulfurdiimine compounds of RhI,IrI and PtII

The preparation and properties are described of trans-[(Ph₃P)₂(CO)M(RNSNR)] [ClO₄] (M  Rh^I, Ir^I; R  Me, Et, i-Pr, t-Bu) and of cis- or trans-[L₂Pt(RNSNR)X] [ClO₄] (X  Cl^?, L  Et₂S, PhMe₂As, PhMe₂P, R  Me, t-Bu; X  CH₃, L  PhMe₂P, R  Me).¹H and ¹³C NMR data show the existence of various isomers in solution which may interconvert via intra- and inter-molecular exchange processes. A general reaction scheme for the intramolecular exchange processes is discussed.     

The use of differential photoionization cross sections as a function of excitation energy in assigning photoelectron spectra

A criterion for spectral assignments employing the variation in the differential photoionization cross section as a function of the incident photon energy is described. The He I and He II photoelectron spectra of N₂, CO, CH₃SH, ClHCCHCH₃, H₂CCBrCH₃, and transClHCCHCl are presented and discussed in terms of this criterion.     

A mechanistic study of the acid- and base-catalysed cleavages of β-trimethylstannylstyrenes

The cleavages of cis- and trans-PhCHCHSnMe₃ in 1/10 AcOD-MeOD have been shown to give cis- and trans-PhCHCHD, respectively. The rates of cleavage of some XC₆H₄CHCHSnMe₃ compounds in 1/10 AcOH-MeOH at 50°C have been measured; there is no significant difference between the rates for cis- and trans-PhCHCHSnMe₃, and the relative rates of cleavage as X is varied are (X  H), 1.0; p-OMe, 7.0; p-Me, 2.3; m-Cl, 0.34; m-Br, 0.36. There is an excellent correlation with σ⁺ constants, with a ρ value of 1.1. The results are interpreted in terms of rate-determining proton transfer to the β-carbon atoms, and it is suggested that acid cleavages of vinylHgX bonds involve analogous mechanisms. PhSnMe₃ is cleaved 20 times as slowly as PhCHCHSnMe₃ in the 1/10 AcOH/MeOH.The rates of cleavage of XC₆H₄CHCHSnMe₃ compounds by a mixture of MeOH (3 vol.) and 2 M aqueous NaOH (2 vol.) have been measured; trans-PhCHCHSnMe₃ is cleaved about 1.3 times as rapidly as its cis-isomer, and about 12 times as rapidly as a mixture of cis- and trans-PhCHCHSnEt₃. The relative rates for the various XC₆H₄CHCHSnMe₃ compounds (mainly trans-isomers) are (X ) H, 1.0; p-OMe, 0.99; p-Me, 0.92; m-Cl, 1.67; m-Br, 1.65. Cleavage of trans-PhCHCHSnMe₃ by NaOD/D₂O/MeOD gives exclusively trans-PhCHCHD. For cleavages in methanolic NaOMe the values of the rate isotope effects, (the ratio k_meOH/k_MeOD) are 2.3–2.6, and those of the product isotope effects, PIE (the product ratio RH/RD on cleavage of RSnMe₃ by NaOMe in 1 : 1 MeOH/MeOD) are 4.5–5.0.The results are interpreted in terms of proton transfer from the solvent to the leaving carbon atom in the rate determining step as the SnC bond breaks as a result of the attack of the base anion at tin in a prior or synchronous process. PhCHCHSnMe₃ is cleaved by the aqueous alcoholic base about 5 times as rapidly as PhSnMe₃.Cleavage of trans-PhCHCHSnMe₃ by PHCOCl in presence of AlCl₃ in CH₂Cl₂ gives trans-PhCHCHCOPh, and cleavage of a 90/10 mixture of trans- and cis-PhCHCHSnMe₃ by bromine in CCl₄ gives a corresponding mixture of trans- and cis-PhCHCHBr.     

Allylstannation III. Synthesis of homoallylic alcohols and 4-chloro-2,6-dialkyl-3-methyltetrahydropyrans by reactions between (E/Z)-2-butenyldichloro-n-butyltin and aldehydes

2-Butenyldichloro-n-butyltin (in various cis/trans isomer ratios) reacts readily with neat RCHO (R = CH₃, C₂H₅, (CH₃)₂CH, and C₆H₅) at 25°C to give (a) linear alcohols, RCH(OH)CH₂CHCHCH₃ in the E and Z forms, (b) branched alcohols, RCH(OH)CH(CH₃)CHCH₂ in the threo and erythro forms, and (c) 2,3,4,6-tetra-substituted tetrahydropyrans (A) as a mixture of cis/trans isomers arising from the CH(CH₃)CHCl bond. The maximum yields of these tetrahydropyrans were obtained

by the use of 3–3.5 molar ratios RCHO/tin compound in the absence of solvent, whereas work-up after reactions in CH₂Cl₂ gave linear, alcohols as the main products. The formation of linear alcohols appears to be stereospecific, as the ratio of _E/_Z isomers obtained is the same as that in the organotin compound. Tetrahydropyrans are formed preferentially as the _trans isomers.     

Cyanoalkyl complexes of transition metals . : II. Preparation and properties of some platinum complexes containing phosphorus as a donor atom

cis-PtCl(CH₂CN)(PPh₃)₂ was obtained by the reaction of Pt(PPh₃)₄ with ClCH₂CN in acetone. A solution of Pt(PPh₃)₄ and ClCH₂CN in benzene was heated under reflux to give trans-PtCl(CH₂CN)(PPh₃)₂. The reaction of the trans-isomer with Br^?, I^?, Ph₂PCH₂CH₂ PPh₂, Ph₂PCH₂CH₂AsPh₂ and cisPh₂PCHCHPPh₂ has been examined. The trans-influence of a ligand trans to the CH₂CN group seems to be indicated by the ²J(PtH) of the CH₂CN protons. The τ values of trans-PtX(CH₂CN)(PPh₃)₂ and PtX(CH₂ CN)(PP) (X = Cl, Br, I) are related by a linear function.     

The preparation and characterization of a platinum ether complex

The reaction of [Pt((F₃C)CCH(CF₃))(P(C₂H₅)₃)₂CH₃OH]PF₆ with allene in methanol affords a novel metallocyclic ethereal complex [$\text{Pt((F}{}_3\text{C)CHC(CF}{}_3\text{)C(CH}{}_3\text{)CH}{}_2\text{O}$CH₃)(P(C₂H₅)₃)₂]PF₆, which has been characterized by ¹H, ²H, ¹⁹F and ³¹P NMR spectroscopy. Its structure has also been determined by a single crystal X-ray analysis. The crystal are monoclinic, space group P2₁/n, with cell dimensions a 20.012(5), b 17.222(5), c 8.902(3) Å and β 91.54(5)°. The structure was refined by full matrix least-squares methods on F, using 3097 unique observations collected by automated four circle diffractometer. Refinement converged at R  0.066. The Pt atom has a distorted square-planar coordination geometry, with cis P atoms, and PtP distances of 2.219(4) Å (trans to O) and 2.324(4) Å (trans to C). These results show the ethereal group is a weak ligand to platinum(II) but because of the chelating effect, its displacement by other ligands is thermodynamically not favorable. The mechanism of formation of the ethereal complex is also discussed.     

Pre-resonance Raman,IR, 19F, 13C, 15N NMR,mass, and UV spectra in NSO containing compounds: study of S(N-sulfinylimine)-perfluoromethyldisulphane CF3SSNSO

Starting from CF₃SSCl and (CH₃)₃SiNSO, the compound S(N-sulfinylimine)-perfluoromethyl-disulphane, CF₃SSNSO, has been prepared. The IR, pre-resonant Raman, ¹⁹F, ¹³C and ¹⁵N NMR, mass, and UV spectra have been obtained and interpreted.Both Raman studies at different temperatures and those using different excitation radiations reveal the existence of the molecule in one preferred conformation. From these studies a pre-resonant effect can be determined. Its extension is associated with the particular C₁ conformation adopted for the molecule. The available spectroscopical data confirm not only the proposed structure for the molecule but are also consistent with a skew [SC(F₃) and SN], skew (SS, NS) and cis (SN, SO) conformation regarding the SS and XNSO parts of the molecule.     

The molecular structure of chlorothiomethoxymethyl-bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II) methylenechloride solvate at −160°C

The precise molecular structure of [PdCl(CH₂SCH₃)(PPh₃)₂] has been determined from three-dimensional X-ray diffraction data collected at ?160°C. The CH₂Cl₂ solvated crystal ([PdCl(CH₂SCH₃)(PPh₃)₂ · CH₂Cl₂]) belongs to the monoclinic system, space group P2₁/n, with four formula units in a cell of dimensions: a 14.973(3), b 15.333(3), c 17.377(3) Å and β 115.77(1)° at ?160°C. The structure was solved by the conventional heavy atom method and refined by the least-squares procedure to R = 0.035 for observed reflections. The geometry around the palladium atom is square-planar. The phosphorus atoms of the two triphenylphosphine ligands are mutually trans. The CH₂SCH₃ group is bonded to the palladium atom only through the PdC σ-bond and the sulfur atom is not bonded to the metal atom (PdC(1) 2.061(3), SC(1) 1.796(3), SC(2) 1.817(5), Pd?S 2.973(1) Å, PdC(1)S 100.64(14)° and C(1)SC(2) 101.28(18)°). The structure is in contrast to that of [PdCl(CH₂SCH₃)(PPh₃)], in which both the carbon and sulfur atoms of the CH₂SCH₃ group are bonded to the palladium atom.     

Preparation and characterization of some mixed ligand complexes of platinum(II)

The mixed ligand complexes PtX₂(ER₃)L and PtXY(ER₃)L (where ER₃ = PR₃ or AsMe₃; L = phosphine, arsine; X = Cl; Y = Cl, H or Me) have been prepared and characterized. Reaction of PtMe₂(ER₃)L with HCl yields PtMeCl(ER₃)L, in exclusively one of three possible isomeric forms. Excess tetramethyltin reacts with Pt₂Cl₂(μ-Cl)₂(PMe₂Ph)₂ giving both cis and trans Pt₂(μ-Cl)₂(PMe₂Ph)₂, as identified from the NMR spectra. Cleavage of Pt₂(μ-Cl)₂Me₂(PMe₂Ph)₂ with donor ligands such as AsPh₃, PMe₂ or pyridine, was useful as a synthetic route to the unsymmetrical methylchloro Pt^II derivatives. The reaction of cis-[PtMe₂(PPh₃)(AsPh₃)] with excess dimethylacetylenedicarboxylate (DMA) yielded only one product, which was of the formula trans-[Pt{C(COOCH₃)C(COOCH₃)CH₃}₂(PPh₃)(AsPh₃)], with the alkenyl groups having the same geometry about the CC bond. The use of diethylacetylene-dicarboxylate (DEA) rather than DMA gave a similar product. However, when cis-[PtMe₂(PEt₃)(AsPh₃)] was allowed to react with DMA, two products of the formula trans-[Pt{C(COOCH₃)C(COOCH₃)CH₃}₂(PEt₃)(AsPh₃)] were obtained, with the stereochemistry of both alkenyl groups being either cis or trans.     

The crystal and molecular structure of bis(triphenylsilicon) carbodiimide

The structure of (Ph₃SiN)₂C has been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The structure was solved by direct methods and refined to R = 0.071 for 593 independent diffractometer data. The crystals are rhombohedral, R$\text{3}$ with a = b = c 18.201(20) Å, α = β = γ = 48.82(2)°, and Z = 4. The three crystallographically independent molecules each have linear SiNCNSi chains lying along the crystallographic threefold axes; in two of the molecules the central carbon atom lies on a centre of symmetry. Principal mean bond lengths and angles are: Si, 1.696(25); SiC, 1.846(20); NC, 1.164(30); CC, 1.387(14) Å; CSi, 108.2(6); and CSiC, 110.8(6)°.     

1,4-dicyanobutene-bridged binuclear rhodium(I) complexes and their catalytic activities

Reactions of Rh(ClO₄)(CO)(PPh₃)₂ with dicyano olefins, cis-NCCHCH-CH₂CH₂CN (c-DC1B), rans-NCCHCHCH₂CH₂CN (t-DC1B), trans-NCCH₂CHCHCH₂CN (t-DC2B), and NCCH₂CH₂CH₂CN (DCB) produce the binuclear dicationic rhodium(I) complexes, [(CO)(PPh₃)₂RhNCACNRh-(PPh₃)₂(CO)](ClO₄)₂ (NCACN = c-DC1B 1), t-DC1B (2), t-DC2B (3), DCB (4). Complexes 1 and 2 are catalytically active for the hydrognation of c-DC1B and t-DC1B, respectively, to give DCB, while complex 3 catalyze the isomerization of t-DC2B to give c-DC1B and t-DC1B, and the hydrogenation of t-DC2B to DCB at 100°C.     

Fourier transform heteronuclear magnetic triple resonance in complex spin systems—III: Symmetrical ditertiary phosphine complexes of group VI metal carbonyls

Magnetic multiple resonance experiments of the types ¹³C-{³¹P, ¹H}, ¹³C{¹H} and ³¹P{¹⁸³W, ¹H} have been used to determine the magnitudes and signs of PC and PP coupling constants in the symmetrical complexes LM(CO)₄ (L = Ph₂P(CH₂)_nPPh₂, Ph₂PN(H)PPh₂, (Ph₂P)₂CCH₂, cis-Ph₂PCHCHPPh₂; M = Cr, Mo, W; n = 1–4). A knowledge of the signs of the couplings shows that they display a systematic pattern of behaviour according to metal atom and ring size and this may have diagnostic value. ¹³C, ³¹P and ¹⁸³W chemical shifts are also reported.