The reactions of [Fe2(η-C5H5)2(CO)4−n(CNMe)n] (n = 0–4) complexes with halogens and mercury(II) salts

Halogens, X₂, and HgY₂ (X = Cl, Br, I; Y = X, F, NO₃, BF₄) cleave the metalmetal bonds in [Fe₂(η-C₅H₅)₂(CO)_4−n(CNMe)_n] complexes (n = 0–4). Typically, e.g., when n = 2, X₂ electrophiles give [Fe(η-C₅H₅)(CO)(CNMe)X] (a) and [Fe(η-C₅H₅)(CO)(CNMe)₂]X (b) in relative yields which depend on X, the reaction solvent and n, but HgY₂ give equimolar amounts of [Fe(η-C₅H₅)(CNMe)₂Y] (c and [Fe(η-C₅H₅)(CO)₂HgY] only. Hg(CN)₂ reacts more slowly than other HgY₂, and [Hg(PPh₃)₂I₂] does not react at all. It is suggested that the reactions which give rise to products of type (a), (b) or (c) are all two-electron oxidation which proceed by way of adducts containing μ-CA → X₂ or μ-CA → HgX₂ groups (Ca = CO or CNMe). One of these adducts has been isolated, namely [Fe₂(η-C₅H₅)₂(CNMe)₂{μ-CN(Me)HgCl₂}₂] · CHCl₃.     

The reactions of AgI electrophile with [Fe2(η-C5H5)2(CO)2(L){CN(Me)H}]+ and [Fe2(η-C5H5)2(CO)2{CN(Me)H}2]2+ salts (L = CO or CNMe)

The protonated species [Fe₂(η-C₅H₅)₂(CO)₂(η-CO){μ-CN(Me)H}]X, [Fe₂(η-C₅H₅)₂(CO)(CNMe)(μ-CO){μ-CN(Me)H}][X], and [Fe₂(η-C₅H₅)₂(CO)₂{η-CN(Me)H}₂][X]₂ react with one equivalent of AgY. The Ag⁺ and one H⁺ act together as a two-electron oxidant. Silver metal is precipitated quantitatively and the substrates cleaved to give mono-nuclear products of the type (a) [Fe(η-C₅H₅)(CO)(L)X] and [Fe(η-C₅H₅(CO)(L)Y] or (b) Fe(η-C₅H₅(CO)(L)(CNMe)][X] (L = CO, CNMe). If X⁻ and Y⁻ are both coordinating anions such as NO₃⁻, I⁻, or Br⁻ or the solvent is MeCN products of type (a) are usually obtained with X = Y = MeCN⁺ if acetonitrile is used as the solvent. However, if either X⁻ or Y⁻ is a non-coordinating anion such as BF₄⁻ or PF₆⁻ and methanol is the solvent, the products are usually those of type (b). When X⁻ = [p-MeC₆H₄SO₃]⁻, both types of products are obtained in significant amounts. If two equivalents of Ph₃P are added to the methanol solution of [Fe₂(η-C₅H₅)₂(CO)₂{-CN(Me)H}₂[BF₆]₂, no reaction takes place until the third equivalent of AgNO₃ has been added. The products have been isolated and characterized by analysis and infrared spectroscopy. The previously unreported [Fe₂(η-C₅H₅)₂(CO)(CNMe)(η-CO){η-CN(Me)H}] X salts are described for X⁻ = BF₄⁻, PF₆⁻, Br⁻ · 2H₂O, I⁻ · H₂O, NO₃⁻ · 0.5H₂O, and p-MeC₆H⁴SO₃⁻.     

The preparation of a series of ring-linked derivatives of [Fe2(η-C5H5)2(CO)2(μ-CO)2] starting from [Fe2η5,η5-C5H4CH(NMe3)CH(NMe2)C5H4}(CO)2(μ-CO)2]+ salts

The salts [Fe₂η⁵,η⁵-C₅H₄CH{NMe₃)CH(NMe₂)C₅H₄}(CO)₂(μ-CO)₂][X] (X = I or SO₃CF₃) are the synthetic precursors to a wide range of [Fe₂(η-C₅H₅)₂(CO)₂(μ-CO)₂] derivatives in which the two cyclopentadienyl ligands are joined by a two-carbon bridge.     

The reaction of [Fe2(η-C5H5)2(CO)2(CNMe){CN(Me)H}]+ with AgI salts. Anion control of the reaction products

The reactions of equimolar amounts of [Fe₂(η-C₅H₅)₂(CO)₂(CNMe){CN(Me)H}]X and AgY in methanol results in a two-electron oxidation of [Fe₂(η-C₅H₅)₂(CO)₂(CNMe)₂] to give [Fe(η-C₅H₅)(CO)(CNMe)₂]BF₄ when either X⁻ or Y⁻ are the non-coordinating anion BF⁻₄, but [Fe(η-C₅H₅(CO)(CNMe)X] and [Fe(η-C₅H₅(CO)(CNMe)Y] when both X⁻ and Y⁻ are potentially coordinating anions such as NO₃⁻, Br⁻ or I⁻.     

Triethylaluminum-Based Ferrocenylalanes. Synthesis and Crystal Structure of (η5−C5H5)Fe[η5−C5H4Al2(C2H5)4Cl]

Abstract

The trietheylaluminum based ferrocenylalane (η⁵?C₅H₅)Fe[η⁵?C₅H₄Al₂(C₂H₅)₄Cl] was prepared from the reaction of triethylaluminum with chloromercuriferrocene in toluene and characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The compound crystallizes in the triclinic space group P 1 with unit cell dimensions a = 9.353(3) Å, b = 10.281(7) Å, c = 11.599(9) Å, α = 79.64(7)°, β = 69.41(6)°, γ = 84.33(4)°, and Z = 2 for D_c = 1.27 g cm^?3. Full-matrix least-squares refinement has led to a final R factor of 0.068 based on 1866 independent observed reflections. The two diethylaluminum units are bridged by a chlorine atom and one carbon atom of a cyclopentadienyl group, thus forming an Al-Cl-Al-C ring. The four-membered ring is planar to within 0.02 Å. The Al-Cl distances are 2.404(4) Å and 2.266(5) Å. The Al-Cl-Al angle is 78.9(1)° while the Al-C-Al angle is 91.3(4)°. No significant aluminum-iron interaction is observed (Al… Fe = 3.137(4) Å).     

Molecular structure of ansa-compound (η5-C5H4)CMe2(η5-C9H6)TiCl2

The structure of a new ansa compound, (⁵-C₅H₄)CMe₂(⁵-C₉H₆)TiCl₂ (1), was studied by X-ray analysis:a = 15.00(1),b =15.500(5),c = 13.032(4) Å, = 92.66°(4),V = 3025.1(1) ų, space groupP2₁/.,R = 0.038. The distorted tetrahedral coordination sphere of the Ti atom is formed by two Cl atoms and two -ligands. It was proposed that the angle () between theC-M direction and the line normal to M-Cp can be considered as one of the geometric parameters characteristic of the structure-properties correlation.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 305–308, February, 1995.     

Concerning the silicon-germanium bond: mass spectral fragmentations of isomeric SiGe compounds R3EE′R3 (E  Si,E′  Ge,R  Ph,Me,(η5-C5H4)Fe (C5H5), (η5-C5H5)Fe(CO)2 and (η5-C9H7) Fe(CO)2)

Isomeric pairs of silicon-germanium compounds containing a SiGe bond (Me₃SiGePh₃ (I) and Ph₃SiGeMe₃ (II); FpSiMe₂GeMe₃ (III) and FpGeMe₂SiMe₃ (IV) (Fp = (η⁵-C₅H₅)Fe(CO)₂); IFpSiMe₂GeMe₃ (V) and IFpGeMe₂SiMe₃ (VI) (IFp = (η⁵-C₉H₇)Fe(CO)₂); IFpSiMe₂GePh₃ (VII) and IFpGeMe₂SiPh₃ (VIII) and the complex FcSiMe₂GeMe₂Fc (IX) (Fc = ferrocenyl) have been synthesized and examined by mass spectrometry.The R₃SiGeR′₃ compounds I and II exhibit considerable exchange of R groups to produce [R_3-nR′_nSi]⁺ and [R′_3-nR_nGe]⁺ ion in progressively lesser amounts as n = 1 → 2 → 3. For the metal-substituted complexes containing the grouping FeSiGe fragmentation occurs predominantly via SiGe bond cleavage with formation of ions containing the silylene ligand [FeSiR₂]⁺. Complexes with the FeGeSi backbone undergo preferential scission of the FeGe bond, illustrating the general bond strength trend FeSi > SiGe. Upon direct cleavage of the SiGe bond in R₃SiGeR₃ compounds, the percentage of the charge carried by [R₃Si]⁺ ions significantly exceeds that carried by [R₃Ge]⁺ ions, reflecting the greater electronegativity of Ge polarizing the SiGe bond.     

Electron transfer in organometallic clusters: XIV. Crystal and electronic structures of the tricobalt carbon cluster (η5-C5H5)Fe[η5-C5H4-CCo3(CO)9] and the biscarbyne cluster (η5-C5H5)Fe[η5-C5H4CCo3(η5-C5H5)3CH]

The crystal and molecular structures of (η⁵-C₅H₅)Fe[η⁵--C₅H₄CCo₃(CO)₉] (1), Pna2₁, α 17.354, b 11.463, c 11.207 Å Z = 4, R = 0.053, R_w = 0.056 for 939 reflections (I>3σ(I)) at 293 K, and (η⁵-C₅H₅Fe[η⁵--C₅H₄CCo₃(η⁵C₅H₅)₃CH] (2), P2₁/n, a 13.807(9), b 11.254(4), c 13.991(9) Å, β 99.98(5)°, Z = 4, R = 0.033 and R_w = 0.033 for 3051 observed reflections (I>3σ(I)) at 180 K, have been determined by X-ray methods.The results provide a detailed characterisation of related tricobalt-carbon complexes directly bound to ferrocene residues. In 1 the ferrocenyl moiety tops the pyramidal CCo₃ cluster core, while in 2 the CCo₃C core is bipyramidal with a ferrocenyl substituent on one capping carbon atom and a hydrogen atom at the other. In both cases the ferrocenyl group is tilted towards one cobalt atom of the cluster core, a distortion believed to be the consequence of the non-degeneracy of the carbyne p(π) orbitals resulting from a cooperative π-interaction between the clusters and the ferrocenyl substituents.     

Insertion reactions of t-Bu(η5-C5H5)Fe(CO)2

The complex t-Bu(η⁵-C₅H₅)FE(CO)₂ has been treated with triphenylphosphine in refluxing THF to produce t-BuCO(η⁵-C₅H₅)Fe(CO)(PPh₃). The large steric bulk of the t-butyl group suggests that this reaction should be faster than the reaction involving the methyl group, and a kinetic investigation illustrates this to be the case. The same steric bulk predicts that the reaction with SO₂ should be slow, and indeed we have been unable to effect the related SO₂ insertion reaction. Attempts to prepare the corresponding t-Bu(η⁵-C₅H₅)W(CO)₃ led to formation of the related isobutyl complex.     

Preparation and crystal structures of [μ-SbPh2]2[Mo(CO)2(η5-C5H5)]2·CHCl3 and SbPh[Fe(CO)2(η5-C5H5)]2

Antimony is reduced when [SbPh₂BrO]₂ is treated with Na[Mo(CO)₃(η⁵-C₅H₅)] to produce [μ-SbPh₂]₂[Mo(CO)₂(η⁵-C₅H₅)]₂. A structure determination shows diphenylstibido groups bridging between two Mo(CO)₂(η⁵-C₅H₅) moieties giving a central ‘butterfly’ shaped Sb₂Mo₂ ring. The cyclopentadiene rings are trans to each other and Mo–Sb and Sb–Sb separations are both short. An iron analogue could not be obtained from [SbPh₂BrO]₂ and Na[Fe(CO)₂(η⁵-C₅H₅)] but a mixture of SbPh[Fe(CO)₂(η⁵-C₅H₅)]₂ and SbPh₂[Fe(CO)₂(η⁵-C₅H₅)] was obtained using SbPh₂Cl. An X-ray structure for SbPh[Fe(CO)₂(η⁵-C₅H₅)]₂ shows an open stibinidine structure.     

The chemistry of cyclopentadienyl-ruthenacyclopentatrienes: novel carbon monoxide and isocyanide insertion reactions in [η5-C5H5)Ru(η4-C5Ph2H2NBut)Br]

Reaction of the novel ruthenacyclopentatriene [(η⁵-C₅H₅)Ru(C₄Ph₂H₂)Br] (1) with isocyanides gives the imino-2,5-diphenylcyclopentadiene complexes [(η⁵-C₅H₅Ru(η⁴-C₅Ph₂H₂NR)Br] (2, R = Me, Et, Cy, t-Bu, 2,6-Me₂C₆H₃); a novel fluxional process involving phenyl substituent rotation and imino nitrogen inversion has been identified for 2 (R = t-Bu, 2,6-Me₂C₆H₃), the interpretation of which is supported by the X-ray crystal structure determination of 2 (R = t-Bu).     

The reductive dimerization of [W(NCMe)(MeC2Me)2(η-C5H5)]+: Synthesis and X-ray structure of the novel bis(metallacyclopentadiene) complex [W2(μ-σ,σ,η2,η2-C4Me4)2(η-C5H5)2]

Treatment of [W(CO)(MeC₂Me)₂(-C₅H₅)][PF₆] with ONMe₃ in acetonitrile yields [W(NCMe)(MeC₂Me)₂(-C₅H₅)][PF₆] which undergoes irreversible reduction at a Pt electrode in THF. Sodium amalgam reduction of [W(NCMe) (MeC₂Me)₂(-C₅H₅)][PF₆] gives orange crystals of [W₂(µ-,, ², ²-C₄Me₄)₂ (-C₅H₅)₂] X-ray studies on which reveal pairwise alkyne coupling and a novel bis(metallacyclopentadiene) structure.Dedicated to Professor L. F. Dahl on the occasion of his 65th birthday.     

Synthesis and structures of the η5-C5H5Cl(CO)2W-η1,η5-(PPh2)C5H4(CO)2Fe-η1,η5-C5H4Mn(CO)3 and MeSi[C5H4(CO)2Fe-η1,η5-C5H4Mn(CO)2PPh3]3 complexes

The metallation of the η⁵-C₅H₅(CO)₂Fe-η¹,η⁵-C₅H₄Mn(CO)₃ complex with BuⁿLi (THF, ?78 °C) followed by the treatment of the lithium derivative with Ph₂PCl afforded the η⁵-Ph₂PC₅H₄(CO)₂Fe-η¹,η⁵-C₅H₄Mn(CO)₃ complex. The reaction of the latter with η⁵-C₅H₅(CO)₃WCl in the presence of Me₃NO produced the trinuclear complex η⁵-C₅H₅Cl(CO)₂W-η¹,η⁵-(Ph₂P)C₅H₄(CO)₂Fe-η¹,η⁵-C₅H₄Mn(CO)₃. The structure of the latter complex was established by IR, UV, and 1H and ³¹P NMR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. The reaction of MeSiCl₃ with three equivalents of LiC₅H₄(CO)₂Fe-η¹,η⁵-C₅H₄Mn(CO)₂PPh₃ gave the hexanuclear complex MeSi[C₅H₄(CO)₂Fe-η¹,η⁵-C₅H₄Mn(CO)₂PPh₃]₃.     

Five- and six-membered palladacycles derived from [(η5-C5H5)Fe{(η5-C5H4)-CH=N-(C6H4-2-C6H5)}]

The reaction of the novel ferrocenyl Schiff base: [(η⁵-C₅H₅)Fe{(η⁵-C₅H₄)-CH=N-(C₆H₄-2-C₆H₅)}] (1) with Na₂[PdCl₄] and Na(CH₃COO)·3H₂O in a 1:1:1 molar ratio in methanol is reported. In this reaction two different di-μ-chloro-bridged cyclopalladated complexes: [Pd{[(η⁵-C₅H₃)-CH=N-(C₆H₄-2-C₆H₅)]Fe(η⁵-C₅H₅)}(μ-Cl)]₂ (2a) and [Pd{[(C₆H₄-2-C₆H₄)-N=CH-(η⁵-C₅H₄)]Fe(η⁵-C₅H₅)}(μ-Cl)]₂ (2b) can be formed depending on the experimental conditions. Compounds 2a and 2b, which differ in the nature of the metallated carbon atom (C_{sp²,ferrocene} or C_{sp²,biphenyl}, respectively), undergo cleavage of the ‘Pd(μ-Cl)₂Pd’ bridges in the presence of thallium (I) acetylacetonate, deuterated pyridine or triphenylphosphine giving the monomeric derivatives: [Pd(C^∧N)(acac)] (3a, 3b) and [Pd(C^∧N)Cl(L)] {with L=py- d₅(4a, 4b), PPh₃(5a, 5b)}. The reactions of 2 with 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane (dppe) reveal that the two isomers (2a and 2b) exhibit different reactivity versus dppe. These results have been interpreted on the basis of steric effects.     

Triphospha-Ferrocenes as Ligands. Crystal Structures of [Fe(η5-C5Me5)(η5-C2 TBu2P3)M(CO)5)], (M= Cr,MO, W) and the Novel ruthenium and Nickel Complexes [Fe(η5-C5Me5) (η5-C2 TBu2P3)Ru3(CO)9] and [Fe(η5-C5Me5)(η5-C2 tBu2P3)Ni(Co)2]2

Abstract

Syntheses and structures of penta- and hexaphosphorus analogues of ferrocene have been described recently¹. Unlike their simple ferrocene analogues, these complexes have further ligating potential towards other transition metal centres by virtue of the availability of the ring phosphorus lone-pair electrons that are not involved in the η⁵-coordination. We now describe the first examples of coordination compounds of the triphospha-ferrocene [Fe(η⁵-C₅Me₅) (η⁵-C₂ ^tBu₂P₃]. In the ruthenium complex [Fe(η⁵-C₅Me₅)(η⁵-C₂ ^tBu₂P₃) Ru₃(CO)₉] ² two adjacent phosphorus atoms of the η⁵-C₂ ^tBu₂P₃ ring are interlinked by a ruthenium carbonyl cluster in which all three ruthenium atoms interact with the phosphorus atoms. The tetrametallic nickel complex [Fe(η⁵-C₅Me₅)(η⁵-C₂ ^tBu₂P₃)Ni(CO)₂]₂ ³ represents the first example of intermolecular interlinkage of two phospha-ferrocene systems by two metal centres.     

The mechanism of fluxionality of (1,2,7-η3-2-Me-benzyl)(η5-C5H5)Mo(CO)2

It is shown that (1,2,7-η³-2-Me-benzyl)(η⁵-C₅H₅)Mo(CO)₂ exits in solution as one isomer which is fluxional, probably via (7-η¹-2-Me-benzyl)((η⁵-C₅H₅)Mo(CO)₂, with ΔG^≠₃₇₀ = 23.6 ± 1.0 kcal mol⁻¹. In contrast, (1,2,7-η³-3-Me-benzyl)(η⁵-C₅H₅)Mo(CO)₂ exits as two isomers at −20°C, which undergo interconversion at room temperature with ΔG^≠ 15.7 kcal mol⁻¹. This dynamic process is an allyl rotation. It is probable that there is also a low energy [1,5]-sigmatropic shift.     

Organometallic polymorphism. Synthesis and structural characterization of two forms of [Ru(η6-C6H6)(η6-C6H4(CH3)COOCH3)][BF4]2 and the phase transition in [Ru(η5-C5H5)(η6-C6H5OH)][PF6]

The synthesis and structural characterization of the complex [Ru(η⁶-C₆H₆)(η⁶-C₆H₄(CH₃)COOCH₃)] [BF₄]₂ (2) and of its precursor [Ru(η⁶-C₆H₄(CH₃)COOCH₃)Cl₂]₂ (1) are reported. Compound (2) has been characterized in two polymorphic modifications (2a and 2b) and the molecular organization in the solid state has been investigated. The complex [Ru(η⁵-C₅H₅)(η⁶-C₆H₅OH)][PF₆] (3) has also been investigated; it has been shown to possess a disorder similar to that observed in the high temperature phase of related systems such as [Ru(η⁵-C₅H₅)(η⁶-C₆H₆)][PF₆].     

Replacement of terminal and bridging oxo groups by phenylimido groups in (η-C5H5)OMo(μ-O)2OMo(η-C5H5) giving (η-C5H5)(NPh)Mo(μ-NPh)2Mo(NPh)(η-C5H5)

The treatment of (η-C₅H₅)OMo(μ-O)₂MoO(η-C₅H₅) with excess phenylisocyanate at reflux in tetrahydrofuran yields the arylimido-substituted complex (η-C₅H₅)(NPh)Mo(η-NPh)₂Mo(NPh)(η-C₅H₅), which has been characterized by elemental analysis, and mass, IR and ¹H NMR spectra.