Reaction of Mercury(II) Trifluoroacetate with Deprotonated (η6-Toluene)-, (η6-Diphenylmethane)-, and (η6-Triphenylmethane)(η5-cyclopentadienyl)iron(II) Complexes. Mercuration of Some Cationic (Arene)(cyclopentadienyl)iron(II) Complexes

Treatment with mercury(II) trifluoroacetate of deprotonated (⁶-toluene)- and (⁶-diphenyl- methane)(⁵-cyclopentadienyl)iron(II) complexes gave mono-, di-, and trisubstituted [from (⁶-toluene)(⁵-cyclopentadienyl)iron(II) cation] mercury-containing salts. The reaction of mercury(II) trifluoroacetate with deprotonated (⁶-triphenylmethane)(⁵-cyclopentadienyl)iron(II) afforded only the corresponding sym- metric mercury derivative. The same product was obtained by direct mercuration with mercury(II) trifluoroacetate of (⁶-triphenylmethane)(⁵-cyclopentadienyl)iron(II) on heating the reactants in boiling unhydrous ethanol. Reactions of the resulting mercury-containing compounds with acids, symmetrizing bases, and acylating agents were studied.     

Mercuration with Mercury(II) Trifluoroacetate of (η6-Aniline)- or (N,N-dimethylaniline)(η5-cyclopentadienyl)iron(II)

The reaction of mercury(II) trifluoroacetate with the hexafluorophosphate of the ⁶-aniline-⁵cyclopentadienyliron(II) cation under reflux in dry ethanol gives rise to N-mono- and N,N-disubstituted mercury-containing salts of this cation. The same mercury-containing salts have been synthesized by the action of mercury(II) trifluoroacetate on the deprotonation product of the (⁶-aniline)(⁵-cyclopentadienyl)iron(II) cation. Direct mercuration of the [⁶-(N,N-dimethylaniline)](⁵-cyclopentadienyl)iron(II) cation into the para position of the benzene ring of the arene ligand has been performed. The reactivity of the compounds obtained has been studied.     

Synthesis,characterization, and reactivity of ruthenium(II) complexes containing η6-arene-η1-pyrazole ligands

New ruthenium(II) complexes containing η⁶-arene-η¹-pyrazole ligands were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis and spectroscopic methods. In addition, the molecular structure of dichloro-3,5-dimethyl-1-(pentamethylbenzyl)-pyrazole–ruthenium(II), [Ru]L_3b, was determined by X-ray diffraction studies. These complexes were applied in the transfer hydrogenation of acetophenone by isopropanol in the presence of potassium hydroxide. The activities of the catalysts were monitored by NMR.     

Synthesis, characterization, and reactivity of a novel μ-η2:η2-diselenidodicopper(II) complex

The first μ-η(2):η(2)-diselenidodicopper(II) complex has been obtained in the reaction of a copper(I) complex with N,N',N″-tribenzyl-cis,cis-1,3,5-triaminocyclohexane and elemental selenium. The structure and reactivity of the complex is described.     

Synthesis and structure of η6-(biphenyl)-η5- (cyclopentadienyl)iron(II) hexaflourophosphates

A series of η⁶-(biphenyl)-η⁵-(cyclopentadienyl)iron(II) hexafluorophosphates have been prepared. Demethylation occured during the synthesis of the 2′-OMe derivatives to yield the correspoding 2′-OH product. The mechanism of this process is discussed. In all cases the complexation involved the unsubstituted phenyl ring. From ¹³C NMR data, values of Hammett resonance parameters σ_R, were calculated which show that the [CpfeC₆H₅]⁺ group behaves as an electron-withdrawing substituent comparable in strength to the cyano group. Approximate values of the biphenyl interplanar angle (θ) were obtained. θ appeared to be significantly lower when electron-releasing substituents were present. ⁵⁷ Fe Mössbauer data support the strong electron acceptor properties of the [CpFe⁺C₆H₅] moiety. In particular the quadrupole splitting (QS) shows a marked increase for the 4-OMe derivative relative to the unsubstituted comples. This is in direct contrast to the aryl ferrocenes. Here, the ferrocenyl and OMe substituents are electronically and so there is no (QS) enhancement.     

Nickel(II) and palladium(II) thiaethyneporphyrins. Intramolecular metal(II)-η2-CC interaction inside a porphyrinoid frame

3,18-Diphenyl-8,13-di-p-tolyl-20-thiaethyneporphyrin ([18]thiatriphyrin(4.1.1)), which formally contains an C1-C2 ethyne moiety instead of pyrrole embedded in the macrocyclic framework of 21-thiaporphyrin, was obtained in a modification of the "3 + 1" approach using the ethyne analogue of tripyrrane (1,4-diphenyl-1,4-di(pyrrol-2-yl)but-2-yne) and 2,5-bis(p-tolylhydroxymethyl)thiophene. The spectroscopic and structural properties of 20-thiaethyneporphyrin reflect its macrocyclic aromaticity, revealing a combination of the acetylene (≥C-C≡C-C≤) and cumulene (>C═C═C═C<) character of the C18-C1-C2-C3 linker. The magnetic manifestations of aromaticity and antiaromaticity of thiaethyneporphyrin and its two-electron-oxidized derivative were observed using (1)H NMR spectroscopy and were confirmed by density functional theory calculations involving chemical shifts and nucleus-independent chemical shift analysis. Protonation of 20-thiaethyneporphyrin yielded a nonaromatic tautomer of iso-20-thiaethyneporphyrin, locating the saturated meso carbon adjacent to thiophene. Insertion of palladium(II) and nickel(II) into 20-thiaethyneporphyrin afforded planar palladium(II) thiaethyneporphyrin and low-spin diamagnetic nickel(II) 20-thiaethyneporphyrin as determined by X-ray crystallography. 20-Thiaethyneporphyrin acts as a dianionic ligand that coordinates through the two nitrogen and one sulfur donors. Metal(II) ions are uniquely exposed to form an intramolecular metal(II)-η(2)-CC bond, whereas the organometallic fragment is coplanar with the whole macrocycle. Coordination of pyridine converts diamagnetic nickel(II) thiaethyneporphyrin into its paramagnetic counterpart as determined by (1)H NMR.     

Comparison of the Bonding of Benzene and C60 to a Metal Cluster: Ru3(CO)9(μ3-η2,η 2,η2-C6H6) and Ru3(CO)9(μ3-η2,η2,η2-C60)

The electron distributions and bonding in Ru₃(CO)₉( ³- ², ², ²-C₆H₆) and Ru₃(CO)₉( ³- ², ², ²-C₆₀) are examined via electronic structure calculations in order to compare the nature of ligation of benzene and buckminsterfullerene to the common Ru₃(CO)₉ inorganic cluster. A fragment orbital approach, which is aided by the relatively high symmetry that these molecules possess, reveals important features of the electronic structures of these two systems. Reported crystal structures show that both benzene and C₆₀ are geometrically distorted when bound to the metal cluster fragment, and our ab initio calculations indicate that the energies of these distortions are similar. The experimental Ru–C_fullerene bond lengths are shorter than the corresponding Ru–C_benzene distances and the Ru–Ru bond lengths are longer in the fullerene-bound cluster than for the benzene-ligated cluster. Also, the carbonyl stretching frequencies are slightly higher for Ru₃(CO)₉( ³- ², ², ²-C₆₀) than for Ru₃(CO)₉( ³- ², ², ²-C₆H₆). As a whole, these observations suggest that electron density is being pulled away from the metal centers and CO ligands to form stronger Ru–C_fullerene than Ru–C_benzene bonds. Fenske-Hall molecular orbital calculations show that an important interaction is donation of electron density in the metal–metal bonds to empty orbitals of C₆₀ and C₆H₆. Bonds to the metal cluster that result from this interaction are the second highest occupied orbitals of both systems. A larger amount of density is donated to C₆₀ than to C₆H₆, thus accounting for the longer metal–metal bonds in the fullerene-bound cluster. The principal metal–arene bonding modes are the same in both systems, but the more band-like electronic structure of the fullerene (i.e., the greater number density of donor and acceptor orbitals in a given energy region) as compared to C₆H₆ permits a greater degree of electron flow and stronger bonding between the Ru₃(CO)₉ and C₆₀ fragments. Of significance to the reduction chemistry of M₃(CO)₉( ³- ², ², ²-C₆₀) molecules, the HOMO is largely localized on the metal–carbonyl fragment and the LUMO is largely localized on the C₆₀ portion of the molecule. The localized C₆₀ character of the LUMO is consistent with the similarity of the first two reductions of this class of molecules to the first two reductions of free C₆₀. The set of orbitals above the LUMO shows partial delocalization (in an antibonding sense) to the metal fragment, thus accounting for the relative ease of the third reduction of this class of molecules compared to the third reduction of free C₆₀.     

Planar chiral (η5-cyclohexadienyl)- and (η6-arene)-tricarbonylmanganese complexes: synthetic routes and application

Planar chiral arenetricarbonylchromium complexes have been intensively investigated and they have been applied as valuable building blocks for asymmetric synthesis and as ligands for asymmetric catalysis. In contrast, in the field of the isoelectronic cationic [(η(6)-arene)Mn(CO)(3)](+) complexes, until these last 10 years, very few studies were published involving nonracemic planar chiral cationic complexes and their potential applications, certainly because of the difficult access to enantiopure starting material. In 2009, however, the discovery of the first resolution of such compounds opened a new area for their application in the field of organic as well as of organometallic enantioselective syntheses. We felt it important to write a review on this subject to give an up-to-date summary of the methodologies used to prepare enantiomerically pure planar chiral neutral [(η(5)-cyclohexadienyl)Mn(CO)(3)] and cationic [(η(6)-arene)Mn(CO)(3)](+) complexes as well as their potential in enantioselective synthesis.     

Synthesis,crystal structure,thermal decomposition,and XPS studies of homo and heterotrinuclear Cu(II)–Cu(II)–Cu(II) and Cu(II)–Ni(II)–Cu(II) complexes obtained from salpn type ligands

In this study, a mononuclear CuL complex was prepared by the use of bis-N,N′-(salicylidene)-1, 3-propanediamine (LH₂) and Cu²⁺ ion. NiCl₂ and NiBr₂ salt were treated with this complex in dioxanewater medium and two new complexes [(CuL)₂NiCl₂(H₂O)₂] and [(CuL)₂NiBr₂(H₂O)₂)] with Cu(II)–Ni(II)–Cu(II) nucleus structure were obtained. In addition to this bis-N,N′-(2-hydroxybenzyl)-1,3-diaminopropane (L^HH₂) was prepared by the reduction of LH₂ with NaBH₄ in MeOH medium. The treatment of this reduced complex with Cu²⁺ ion resulted a complex [(CuL^H)₂CuCl₂] with a structure of Cu(II)–Cu(II)–Cu(II). The complexes prepared were characterized by the use of elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy, thermogravimetric and X-ray diffraction methods. The crystal structures of [(CuL)₂NiBr₂(H₂O)₂] (СIF file CCDC 1448402) and [(CuL^H)₂CuCl₂] (СIF file CCDC 1448401) complexes were elucidated. It was found that halogen ions are coordinated to terminal Cu²⁺ ions which are in a distorted square pyramid coordination sphere. It was determined that the central Cu(II), which joins terminal square pyramidal Cu(II), was coordinated only by the phenolic oxygens of the ligand while the central Ni(II) was coordinated by two phenolic oxygens of the organic ligand and two water molecules. These complexes were investigated by XPS and it was found that the terminal and central Cu²⁺ ions were different in Cu(II)–Cu(II)–Cu(II) complex. Also, the thermal degradation of the CuLH complex unit was observed to exothermic in contrast to the expectations.

     

Novel (η-arene)-ruthenium(II) complexes containing bis(iminophosphorano)methanide and methandiide ligands

The novel bis(iminophosphorano)methanes CH₂[P{NP(S)(OR)₂}Ph₂]₂ (R = Ph (1a), Et (1b)) have been obtained by oxydation of dppm with the corresponding thiophosphorylated azides (RO)₂P(S)N₃. Deprotonation of 1a,b with KH generates the methanide species KCH[P{NP(S)(OR)₂}Ph₂]₂ (R = Ph (2a), Et (2b)). The ruthenium(II) dimer [{Ru(η⁶-p-cymene)(μ-Cl)Cl}₂] reacts with 2a,b to afford the cationic complexes [Ru(η⁶-p-cymene)(κ³-C,N,S-CH[P{NP(S)(OR)₂}Ph₂]₂)]⁺ (R = Ph (3a), Et (3b)), via selective κ³-C,N,S-coordination of the bis(iminophosphorano)methanide anions to ruthenium. The structure of [Ru(η⁶-p-cymene)(κ³-C,N,S-CH[P{NP(S)(OEt)₂}Ph₂]₂)][PF₆] (3b) has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray crystallography. Deprotonation of complexes 3a,b with NaH leads to the neutral carbene derivatives [Ru(η⁶-p-cymene)(κ²-C,N-C[P{NP(S)(OR)₂}Ph₂]₂)] (R = Ph (4a), Et (4b)).     

Nickel(II) and copper(II) – l-cysteine,l-methionine,l-tryptophan-nucleotide ternary complexes

Four new ternary complexes of Cu^II with l-methionine and the nucleotides 5AMP (adenosine 5-phosphate), 5GMP (guanosine 5-phosphate) and 5IMP (inosine 5-phosphate), and with l-tryptophan and 5AMP, were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis and i.r. spectroscopy. One ternary complex of N^II with l-cysteine and 5IMP was also prepared and characterized. The study of the three ternary compounds of Cu^II, of general formulae Cu-5NMP-l-methionine, indicates coordination of the phosphate group and of N(7) of the purinic ring. l-Methionine is bound by the carboxylic and amino groups. The ternary complex obtained from a mixture of Cu-5AMP and l-tryptophan is a dimer in which the nucleotide bridges the two copper atoms. In the complex of Ni-5IMP and l-cysteine, the nucleotide seems to bind the metal through the N(7) of the heterocyclic ring, and the l-cysteine is coordinated as a bidentate chelate by the carboxyl and thiol groups. E.s.r. spectra of the copper complexes are in good agreement with the low symmetry structure proposed. The one-electron reduction potentials E_c(Fc⁺/Fc) (V) of Cu^II to Cu^I were established for the four copper complexes from cyclic voltammetry studies. The one-electron oxidation potential E_a(Fc⁺/Fc⁺) (V) of Ni^II to Ni^III was also measured for the nickel complex.     

Reactions of (η6-diphenylacetylene) chromiumtricarbonyl complexes with polynuclear carbonyls I. Synthesis of Cr(CO)3(η6-diphenylacetylene) complex and its reaction with Co2(CO)8. Crystal and molecular structure of Cr(CO)3(η6:η2-diphenylacetylene)Co2(CO)6

The reaction of Cr(CO)₃(NH₃)₃ with diphenylacetylene affords as a main product the complex with Cr(CO)₃ moiety bound to a phenyl ring of diphenylacetylene; Cr(CO)₃(η⁶-PhC₂Ph) (I). Complex I readily reacts with Co₂(CO)₈ yielding the mixed metal complex Cr(CO)₃(η⁶:η²-PhC₂Ph)Co₂(CO)₆ (II). The reaction proceeds with retention of the Cr(CO)₃ (η⁶-arene) structural unit, the Co₂(CO)₆ fragment being bound to the triple bond of diphenylacetylene in μ₂,η²-mode. The structure of II was determined by single crystal X-ray analysis. The complex crystallizes in space group P2₁/c with unit cell parameters a 8.666(3) Å, b 18.046(3) Å, c 15.155(6) Å. β 97.57(3)°, V 2349(2) ų, Z = 4, D_x = 1.70 g/cm³. The structure was solved by direct methods and refined by full-matrix least-squares technique to R and R_w values of 0.032 and 0.034, respectively, for 3655 observed reflections. The data obtained show that two structural units in II, Cr(CO)₃(η⁶-Ph-) and Co₂(CO)₆(μ₂,η²-CC), are distorted due to steric repulsion between these metal carbonyl moieties. The Cr(CO)₃ fragment is shifted from the centre of the phenyl ring and slightly tilted with respect to the phenyl ring plane. The Co₂C₂ tetrahedron in the Co₂(CO)₆(μ₂,η²-CC) moiety is distorted in such a way that two of the four Co_iC_j bonds are elongated.     

Azole and Azine Derivatives Containing (η6-Arene)tricarbonylchromium Substituents

Russian Journal of Organic Chemistry - The review summarizes for the first time methods of synthesis, properties, and applications of five- and six-membered N,O- and N,N-heterocycles containing...     

Copper(II), zinc(II) and mixed metal copper(II)-zinc(II) peroxocomplexes containing 2,2′,6′,2″-terpyridine

Summary Facile reaction of 2,2,6,2-terpyridine (L; terpy) with copper or zinc powders or their mixtures, in the presence of an excess of H₂O₂, leads to novel complexes [Cu(L)-(O₂ ^2–)]·3H₂O, [Zn(L)(O ₂ ^2– )]·H₂O and [Cu,Zn(L)₂(O ₂ ^2– )₂]· 4H₂O, respectively, which were isolated and characterized by elemental and micro- analysis, e.s.r., electronic, i.r. and thermogravimetric analysis in air and argon.     

Synthesis, reactivity and structural studies of (η-methylcyclopentadienyl)(η-tetraphenylcyclobutadiene)cobalt and its derivatives

(η⁵-methylcyclopentadienyl)(η⁴-tetraphenylcyclobutadiene)cobalt (1) and its derivatives, [(1-acetyl-2-methyl)η⁵-cyclopentadienyl](η⁴-tetraphenylcyclobutadiene)cobalt (2) [(1-acetyl-3-methyl)η⁵-cyclopentadienyl](η⁴-tetraphenylcyclobutadiene)cobalt (3) [(1-carbomethoxy-2-methyl)η⁵-cyclopentadienyl](η⁴-tetraphenylcyclobutadiene)cobalt (4) and [(1-carbomethoxy-3-methyl)η⁵-cyclopentadienyl](η⁴-tetraphenylcyclobutadiene) cobalt (5) have been prepared in yields varying from 11% to 28% by introducing the substituents on the cyclopentadienyl ring of methylcyclopentadienyl sodium and then reacting with diphenylacetylene and CoCl(PPh₃)₃. The carboxylic acids [(1-carboxy-2-methyl)η⁵-cyclopentadienyl](η⁴-tetraphenylcyclobutadiene)cobalt (6), [(1-carboxy-3-methyl)η⁵-cyclopentadienyl](η⁴-tetraphenylcyclobutadiene)cobalt (7) have been prepared after ester hydrolysis of compounds 4 and 5 using KOH/ethanol. [(1-dimethylaminomethyl-3-methyl)η⁵-cyclopentadienyl](η⁴-tetraphenylcyclobutadiene) cobalt (8), was prepared selectively by direct substitution on the cyclopentadienyl ring of (η⁵-methylcyclopentadienyl)(η⁴-tetraphenylcyclobutadiene)cobalt in 65% yield. The 1,2-isomer was formed only in traces in this reaction. Reactivity of (η⁵-methylcyclopentadienyl)(η⁴-tetraphenylcyclobutadiene)cobalt and its carbomethoxy derivative have been compared with (η⁵-cyclopentadienyl)(η⁴-tetraphenylcyclobutadiene)cobalt. All new compounds were characterized by ¹H and ¹³C NMR, FT-IR, mass spectra and CHN analysis. Compounds 2, 4, 6 and 8 have also been structurally characterized by single crystal X-ray structural analysis.     

Electrochemistry and UV/visible spectroscopy of phosphino-substituted bis(η-indenyl)iron(II) complexes

Six phosphino-functionalized diindenyl ferrocenes have been characterized by UV/vis spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry in dichloromethane. The complexes contain the following ligands: 1-diphenylphosphino- (1), 1-diphenylphosphino-2-methyl- (2), 1-diphenylphosphino-3-methyl- (3), 1-diphenylphosphino-3-trimethylsilyl- (4), 1-diphenylphosphino-2,3-dimethyl- (5), and 1-diphenylphosphino-4,7-dimethyl-indenide (6). The cyclic voltammetry shows an approximately additive relationship between oxidation potential and the type of substituent and its ring position, but with increasing substitution leading to lower than otherwise expected oxidation potentials. The UV/vis spectra show two absorptions with the low energy band moving to lower energy with increasing substitution on the C₅ ring.     

Crystal and molecular structure of (μ-η2,η3-propargyl)- bis(cyclopentadienyl)tetracarbonyldimolybdenum tetrafluoroborate and (μ-η2,η3-1,1-dimethylpropargyl)- bis(cyclopentadienyl)tetracarbonyldimolybdenum tetrafluoroborate

An X-ray study of [(μ-η²,η³-HCCCH₂)Cp₂Mo₂(CO)₄]⁺(BF₄⁻) (1) and [(μ-η²,η³-HCCCMe₂)Cp₂Mo₂(CO)₄]⁺(BF₄⁻) (2) reveals their structures to be similar to the structure of neutral compounds of the series (μ-η²,η²-RCCR)Cp₂Mo₂(CO)₄, the difference between 1 and 2 being mainly due to the markedly different MoC⁺ bond lengths, which accounts for different stability and fluxional behavior of these compounds in solution.     

Synthesis of (η-arene)(η-cyclopentadienyl) iron (II) complexes with heteroatom and carbonyl substituents. Part I: Oxygen and carbonyl substituents

A series of reactions have been used to introduce oxygen substituents into (η-arene)(η-cyclopentadienyl) iron (II) complexes. Photochemical ligand exchange led to the formation of the first recorded trioxygenated complex as well as mono- and di-oxygenated species. Using microwave techniques, reaction times for S_NAr displacement reactions of halobenzene complexes by phenols were reduced from several hours to a few minutes. Phenols protected by either t-butylation or trimethylsilylation were found to give modest yields of the corresponding phenol complexes, using conventional thermal ligand exchange reactions. Without such protection, yields were extremely low. The above method led to the synthesis of the first example of a dihydroxybenzene complex. Some miscellaneous syntheses are also reported.The Nef reaction has been adapted to convert (η⁶-α-nitroalkylarene)(η⁵-Cp) iron (II) salts to corresponding aldehyde and ketone complexes. The α-nitroalkyl arene complexes were synthesised in good yields from (η⁶-halobenzene)(η⁵-Cp) iron (II) complexes using NaOtBu in DMSO. H/D exchange reactions with ²[H]₆-DMSO in the presence of K₂CO₃ showed partial D incorporation in the methyl group for the unreacted α-nitroethylbenzene complex and complete exchange for the carbanion generated by deprotonation. Conversion of the α-nitroalkylarene complexes to the corresponding aldehyde and ketone complexes was accomplished in moderate yields using three methods:

(A)

H₂O₂ and NaOtBu in DMSO followed by reaction with CF₃CO₂H.

(B)

SnCl₂/aq. HCl.

(C)

K₂CO₃ in DMF using microwave-mediated reactions.

In addition, two one-pot syntheses are reported using methods B and C.     

Density functional calculations of the structures and bond energies of Cr(CO)6 and (η6-C6H6) Cr(CO)2(CX) (X=O,S) complexes

Summary Quantum chemical calculations based on density functional theory have been performed on Cr(CO)₆, (⁶-C₆H₆)Cr(CO)₃ and (⁶-C₆H₆)Cr(CO)₂(CS) at the local and nonlocal level of theory using different functionals. Good agreement is obtained with experiment for both optimized geometries and metal-ligand binding energies. In particular, a comparison of metal-arene bond energies calculated for the (⁶-C₆H₆)Cr(CO)₃ and (⁶-C₆H₆)Cr(CO)₂(CS) complexes correlates well with kinetic data demonstrating that substitution of one CO group by CS leads to an important labilizing effect of this bond, which may be primarily attributed to a larger -backbonding charge transfer to the CS ligand as compared with CO.