[Fe2S2(CO)6]2− as a cluster precursor: synthesis and structure of [MoFe3S6(CO)6]2− and oxidative decarbonylation to a persulfide-bridged MoFe3S4 double cubane

Reactions of [Fe₂S₂(CO)₆]²⁻ (3) with [Cl₂FeS₂MS₂]²⁻ [M = Mo (4) or W (6)] and [Cl₂FeS₂VS₂FeCl₂]³⁻ (8) in acetonitrile-THF solutions afford the new clusters [MFe₃S₆(CO)₆]²⁻ (M = Mo (5) or W (7)] and [VFe₆S₈(CO)₁₂]³⁻ (9). (Et₄N)₂ (5) crystallizes in orthorhombic space group Pbcn with a = 15.314(7) Å, b = 16.627(6) Å, c = 29.971(13) Å, and Z = 8. Cluster 5 is formed by displacement of chloride from 4 by 3 to yield a species with the [Fe₂(μ₃-S)₂Fe(μ₂-S)₂MoS₂]²⁻ core arrangement containing one Fe(II) and Mo(VI) in distorted tetrahedral sites. Similar structures are proposed for 7 and 9, with the latter containing two 3 ligands bound to the [VFe₂S₄]¹⁺ core of 8. Treatment of 5 with RSSR results in oxidative decarbonylation and formation of [Mo₂Fe₆S₈(S₂)₂(SR)₆]⁴⁻ (10) (R = p-C₆H₄Cl or p-C₆H₄Br), which consists of two [MoFe₃(μ₃-S)₄]³⁺ cubane-type subclusters bridged by two μ₂-η³-S₂²⁻ groups. Cluster 10 was also obtained in a direct-assembly system consisting of [MoS₄]²⁻ + 3FeCl₃+ S₂²⁻ + 7RS⁻ in methanol. Evidence is presented that the solid-state structure of 10 is maintained in solution. The redox change [MoFe₃(μ₂-S)₂(μ₃-S) ₂S₂]²⁻ (5) → [MoFe₃(μ₃-S)₄(S₂)]¹⁺ (10) is described as an oxidatively induced core internal conversion in which there is net Fe and S oxidation and Mo reduction. It is argued that the reduction of tetrahedral Mo(VI) to or near Mo(III), stabilized in a six-coordinate site, is a significant factor in the formation of the cubane structure. The formation of the cubane cluster [VFe₃S₄Cl₃(DMF)₃]¹⁻ from 8 and FeCl₂ is similarly promoted by the reduction of tetrahedral V(V) to or near V(III). The syntheses of 5, 7, 9 and 10 illustrate the utility of 3 as a cluster precursor.     

Pressure tuning spectroscopy of [Pt3(CO)6]2−n (n=3–5)

The pressure shifts of the first three bands appearing in the visible spectra of [Pt₃(CO)₆]²⁻_n (n = 3–5) have been measured in solution over the range 0–10 kbar. Previous electronic calculations performed on the dimer in conjunction with these results afford a possible set of assignments for the first three bands appearing in the visible spectrum for the dimer.     

Synthesis, Electrochemistry and Crystal Structure of the [Ni36Pt4(CO)45]6− and [Ni37Pt4(CO)46]6− Hexaanions

The [Ni₃₆Pt₄(CO)₄₅]^6- and [Ni₃₇Pt₄(CO)₄₆]^6- clusters have been obtained in mixture upon reaction in acetonitrile of [Ni₆(CO)₁₂]^2- salts with K₂PtCl₄ in a 2.5:1 molar ratio. The two hexaanions were indistinguishable by spectroscopic techniques. Crystallization of their trimethylbenzylammonium salts led to crystals of composition 0.5[NMe₃CH₂Ph]₆[Ni₃₆Pt₄(CO)₄₅]-0.5[NMe₃CH₂Ph]₆[Ni₃₇Pt₄(CO)₄₆]·C₃H₈O, hexagonal,space group P6₃ (No. 173), a=17.853(9), c=27.127(13) Å, Z=2; final R=0.057. The metal core of the [Ni₃₆Pt₄(CO)₄₅]^6- anion consists of a Pt₄ tetrahedron fully encapsulated in a shell of 36 Ni atoms belonging to a very distorted and incomplete ₅ tetrahedron. The [Ni₃₇Pt₄(CO)₄₆]^6- hexaanion derives from the former by capping the unique triangular face of the metal polyhedron with an additional Ni(CO) fragment. The [Ni₃₆Pt₄(CO)₄₅]^6--[Ni₃₇Pt₄(CO)₄₆]^6- mixture is rapidly degraded to the known [Ni₉Pt₃(CO)₂₁]^4- cluster by exposure to carbon monoxide. Its reaction with protic acids initially affords the corresponding [H_6-nNi₃₆Pt₄(CO)₄₅]^n--[H_6-nNi₃₇Pt₄(CO)₄₆]^n- (n=5, 4) derivatives, and eventually leads to rearrangement to the known [H_6-n Ni₃₈Pt₆(CO)₄₈]^n- species. Both [Ni₃₆Pt₄(CO)₄₅]^6--[Ni₃₇Pt₄(CO)₄₆]^6- and [HNi₃₆Pt₄(CO)₄₅]^5--[HNi₃₇Pt₄(CO)₄₆]^5- mixtures have been chemically and electrochemically reduced to their corresponding [Ni₃₆Pt₄(CO)₄₅]^n--[Ni₃₇Pt₄(CO)₄₆]^n- (n=7–9) and [HNi₃₆Pt₄(CO)₄₅]^n--[HNi₃₇Pt₄(CO)₄₆]^n- (n=6–8) mixtures.     

[μ4-SiCo(CO)4]2Co4(CO)11, a cobalt carbonyl cluster incorporating five-coordinate silicon

Si₂H₆ reacts with Co₂(CO)₈ to form Si₂Co₆(CO)₁₉, shown by X-ray structure analysis to contain a pseudo-octahedral trans-Si₂Co₄ core with terminal Co(CO)₄ groups on the silicon atoms. This is the first silicon example of a compound with the E₂M₄ type with M = transition metal and E = main group element, and has the silicon in a distorted square-pyramidal configuraion, with a Si...Si distance of 2.817 Å.     

Chemistry of iridium carbonyl cluster complexes. Synthesis,characterization and solid state structure of the phosphido carbonyl cluster [Ir6(CO)12(μ-CO)2(μ-PPh2)−

The phosphido-bridged cluster [Ir₆(CO)₁₄ PPh2]^– has been obtained by reaction of [Ir₆(CO)₁₅]^2– with PHPh₂, in the presence of ferrocenium cation, followed by deprotonation. The anion was isolated as a salt of [N(PPh₃)₂]⁺ or K⁺ and its structure was determined by single crystal X-ray data analysis. The salt [N(PPh₃)₂][Ir₆(CO)₁₄PPh₂] crystallizes in the triclinic space group P witha = 11.835(1) Å,b = 15.007(1) Å,c = 18.766(2)_ Å; = 78.779(7)°, = 87.260(8)°, = 75.794(6)°,V = 3169.3(7) Å,Z = 2. The structure was solved by Direct Methods and Difference Fourier techniques and refined down toR andR _w values of 0.034 and 0.036, respectively, for 8003 observed reflections havingl > 3(I). The octahedral anion, of idealized C₂ symmetry, possesses two distance Ir-P = 2.284 Å, formally acting as a three electron donor. Average bond distances (Å) and angles (degrees) are: Ir-Ir = 2.776, Ir-C _t = 1.87, Ir-C _b = 2.05, C _t -O _t = 1.14, C _b -O_b= 1.17, Ir-P-Ir = 74.3°, Ir-C _t -O _t = 177°, Ir-C _b -O _b = 138°, Ir-C _b -Ir = 84° (t = terminal,b = bridging).     

The synthesis and reactivity of the heptanuclear dianion [Os7(CO)20]2− including the synthesis and structural characterizations of the compounds [Os7(CO)20(AuPEt)3 2] and [Os8(CO)20(η6-C6H6]

Reduction of the heptaosmium cluster [Os₇(CO)₂₁] With [Et₄N][NH₄) gives the cluster dianion [Os₇(CO)₂₀]^2–,1, in high yield. The reaction of the dianion with [AuPR ₃Cl] (R=Et or Ph) in the presence of TlPF₆ forms [Os₇((CO)₂₀(AuPR ₃)₂] [R=Et (2a);R = Ph(2b)] in 80% yield, while the corresponding reaction with (Os(C₆H₆)(CH₃CN)₃]²⁺ gives [Os₈(CO)₂₀ ( ⁶-C₆H₆)] (3) in reasonable yield (ca. 30%). The dianion,1, and the clusters2 and3 have been fully characterized by bout spectroscopic and crystallographic methods. The crystal structure of the [Ph₄P]⁺ salt of1 shows that the metals in the anion adopt a capped octahedral geometry, with all twenty carbonyl ligands in terminal sites. The metal core geometry in2a is best described as a tricapped octahedron, and is based on the structure of the dianion1 with two adjacent octahedral faces capped by the Au atoms of the two AuPEt₃ groups. In a similar fashion, the geometry of3 is related to that of1 with the addition of an Os(C₆H₆) unit capped to a triangular face, to give a bicapped octahedral framework.     

The unusual electrochemical behaviour of [Co8(CO)18C]2− compared to [M6(CO)15C]2− (M = Co,Rh) and [Fe6(CO)16C]2− carbido clusters

A variety of electrochemical reactions has been observed for the carbido-carbonyl clusters [Co₈(CO)₁₈C](NMe₃CH₂C₆H₅)₂, [Co₆(CO)₁₅C](NMe₃CH₂C₆H₅)₂, [Rh₆(CO)₁₅C](Et₄N)₂ and [Fe₆(CO)₁₆C](Et₄N)₂. The hexanuclear clusters undergo irreversible electrochemical oxidation and reduction steps, whereas the octacobalt species exhibits three electrochemically reversible one-electron steps. The relation between the redox properties and the structure of these clusters is discussed.     

A MECHANISTIC STUDY OF THE FORMATION OF [Ru6C(CO)16]2− FROM [Ru6(CO)18]2−

Abstract

The kinetics of the transformation of [Ru₆(CO)₁₈]^2? into [Ru₆C(CO)₁₆]^2? in diglyme over the temperature range 130–160°C have been determined. The results are consistent with reversible loss of a carbonyl ligand from [Ru₆(CO)₁₈]^2?, followed by formation of carbon dioxide and reassociation of carbon monoxide to give the observed product. Mass spectral analysis of the evolved carbon dioxide trapped as barium carbonate supports an intramolecular pathway for the disproportionation of carbon monoxide.     

The reaction of [Ru10C(CO)24][ppn]2 with carbon monoxide to yield [Ru3(CO)12] and [Ru6C(CO)16]2−

The dianion [Ru₁₀C(CO)₂₄]²⁻ in CH₂Cl₂ reacts with CO under ambient conditions to produce quantitative amounts of the species [Ru₃(CO)₁₂] and [Ru₆C(CO)₁₆]²⁻; the hydrido-anion [HRu₁₀C(CO)₂₄]⁻ reacts similarly to form [Ru₆C(CO)₁₆]⁻.     

Oxidation of coordinated ethylenediamine in platinum(IV) complexes with bromine. Crystal structures of [Pt(en)Py2Br2]Br2 · H2O, [Pt(HN-C(O)-C(O)-NH)Py2Br2] · H2O, and [Pt(en)PyBr3]NO3

Heating of an aqueous solution of [Pt(en)Py₂Cl₂]Cl₂ · 2H₂O (I) with KBr excess leads to the formation of [Pt(en)Py₂Br₂]Br₂ · H₂O (II). The interaction of a solution of II with bromine water results in the precipitation of polybromide ([Pt(en)Py₂Br₂]Br₂ · Br₂), which within a few days in the reaction solution partly transforms into oximide platinum(IV) complex, [Pt(HN-C(O)-C(O)-NH)Py₂Br₂] · H₂O (III). Complex [Pt(en)PyBr₃]Br · H₂O (IV) with an impurity of II was prepared by reacting KBr excess and the product of [Pt(en)Py₂]Cl₂ oxidation with chlorine in 0.05 N HCl. The action of HNO₃ on the solution of IV produced a nitrate derivative ([Pt(en)PyBr₃]NO₃, V). Complex IV, unlike II, does not react with bromine. The IR spectra of all the obtained compounds were recorded. Complexes II, III, and V were studied by X-ray crystallography. The crystals of II are monoclinic, space group P2₁/c, a = 15.640(2) Å, b = 9.345(1) Å, c = 14.167(2) Å, β = 102.63(1)°, V = 2020.5(5) ų, Z = 4, R _hkl = 0.033. The crystals of III are triclinic, space group P $\bar 1$ , a = 7.108(1) Å, b = 10.946(1) Å, c = 11.020(2) Å, α = 83.63(1)°, β = 80.31(1)°, γ = 75.02(1)°, V = 814.4(2) ų, Z = 2, R _hkl = 0.033. In the near-planar five-membered chelate ring (torsion angle NCCN is 7°), the C-O distances (1.23(1) Å) correspond to double bonds; the C-C (1.53(1) Å) and C-N (1.31(1) Å), distances correspond to ordinary bonds. The crystals of V are monoclinic, space group P2₁/c, a = 8.306(2) Å, b = 8.995(2) Å, c = 20.231(4) Å, β = 97.48(2)°, V = 1498.6(6) ų, Z = 4, R _hkl = 0.037.     

Chlorine reaction with platinum triamine [Pt(N,N-DimeTm)PyCl3]Cl (N,N-DimeTm = (CH3)2N(CH2)3NH2). Crystal structure of [Pt(N,N-DimeTm)Cl2], [Pt(N,N-DimeTm(Py)Cl3]Cl · H2O and [Pt{(CH3)2N(CH2)2C(O)NH}(Py)Cl3]

Treatment of platinum(II) diamine [Pt(N,N-DimeTm)Cl₂] (I) with pyridine gave tetramine [Pt(N,N-DimeTm)Py₂]Cl₂ (II); by oxidation with chlorine this was converted to Pt(IV) triamine, [Pt“(N,N-DimeTm(Py)Cl₃]Cl (III) with a six-membered chelate ring. According to X-ray diffraction data, the reaction of complex II with chlorine is accompanied by removal of the pyridine molecule from the trans-position to the NH₂ group of N,N-dimethyltrimethylenediamine. The reaction of complex III with chlorine at 20°C afforded a mixture of compounds (IV) and the complex [Pt“(CH₃)₂N(CH₂)₂C(O)NH”(Py)Cl₃] (V) with an amidate six-membered metal ring, dimethylpropioamide, which was also isolated upon refluxing a mixture of IV in an aqueous solution. The UV/Vis and IR spectra of the obtained complexes were studied, and X-ray diffraction analysis of I, III, and V was performed. The crystals of I are triclinic, space group P $ \bar 1 $ ; a = 7.6526(4) Å, b = 11.5571(6) Å, c = 12.4432(7) Å, α = 113.85(1)°, β = 96.54(2)°, γ = 106.78(2)°; Z = 4; R _hkl = 0.051. The crystals of III are monoclinic, space group C2/c; a = 36.715(2) Å, b = 7.8179(4) Å, c = 29.721(16) Å, β = 127.80(1)°; Z = 16; R _hkl = 0.036. The crystals of V are monoclinic, space group P2₁/n; a = 7.0398(6) Å, b = 27.458(2) Å, c = 7.687(6) Å, β = 106.270(1)°; Z = 4; R _hkl = 0.052.     

The reaction of diaryl derivatives of bis(triphenylphosphine)platinum(II) with [60]fullerene as a route to the platinum complex η2-C60Pt(PPh3)2

The reaction ofcis-Ar₂Pt(PPh₃)₂ (Ar=p-MeC₆H₄ (1a) and Ar=Ph (1b)) with [60]fullerene in toluene afforded the metal-fullerene complex η²-C₆₀Pt(PPh₃)₂ (2), which was isolated in the crystalline state. The reductive elimination between C₆₀ and1a or1b also resulted in the formation of biaryls (p-MeC₆H₄)₂ and Ph−Ph. The composition and structure of the compounds were established by¹H and³¹P NMR spectroscopy, electronic absorption spectroscopy, and elemental analysis. The homolytic phosphorylation of2 was additionally studied by the ESR method.     

Cascade reaction including a formal [5 + 2] cycloaddition by use of alkyne-Co2(CO)6 complex

A new cascade reaction including formal [5?+?2] cycloaddition was developed. Treatment of homocinnamyl alcohol and Co₂(CO)₆-complexed arylpropynal with BF₃·OEt₂ resulted in the generation of hydrobenzocycloheptafuran having an alkyne-Co₂(CO)₆ complex. The reaction consists of 5-membered ring selective Prins cyclization and subsequent Friedel-Crafts cyclization. The cascade reaction was applied to a further multi-step cascade cyclization, which resulted in the formation of more complex polycyclic hydrofurans.     

Synthesis,structure, and luminescence of the octahedral molybdenum cluster [Mo6I8(SC6F4H)6]2−

A new thiolate cluster complex (Bu₄N)₂[Mo₆I₈(SC₆F₄H)₆] was synthesized by the metathesis reaction of (Bu₄N)₂[Mo₆I₁₄] and HC₆F₄SAg in methylene chloride. According to the X-ray structure determination, the cluster core {Mo₆I₈}⁴⁺ coordinates six thiolate ligands 2,3,5,6-HC₆F₄S^?. The Mo-Mo and Mo-I distances have their usual values. The average Mo-S distance is 2.538(4) Å, and the Mo-S-C angles range from 107 to 109°. Compound (Bu₄N)₂[Mo₆I₈(SC₆F₄H)₆] both in solid and in solution displays a bright red microsecond luminescence, which is typical of octahedral molybdenum halide complexes.     

Isolation of a water-stable B-centered hexazirconium bromide cluster,trans-[(Zr6BBr12)Br4(H2O)3]3−

(K₄Br)₂(Zr₆Br₁₈B), a B-centered hexazirconium cluster compound, is readily dissolved into aqueous media to form red solutions. ¹¹B NMR spectra of the cluster in aqueous LiBr solutions indicate that diamagnetic [Zr₆BBr₁₂]⁺ species are present as the result of one-electron oxidation of [Zr₆BBr₁₂]⁰ present in the precursor. Electrochemical measurements of the cluster in 6 M HBr solution shows that the diamagnetic [Zr₆Br₁₂]⁺ cluster is too weakly reducing to reduce protons. (H₃O)₃ {trans[(Zr₆BBr₁₂)Br₄(H₂O)₂]} · 13H₂O (1) was isolated when an aqueous HBr solution of the cluster was cooled to −20 °C. Crystallographic structural analysis of 1 (monoclinic, C2/c, a = 24.3557(7) Å, b = 10.0135(1) Å, c = 18.6388(6) Å, β = 92.370(2)°, Z = 4.) is reported. Both ¹¹B NMR spectroscopy and crystallography show that bromide coordinates the cluster much more weakly than chloride.     

121Sb and57Fe Mössbauer spectra of antimony-containing iron carbonyl complexes: [HSb{Fe(CO)4}3]2− and [Sb{Fe(CO)4}4]3−

¹²¹Sb Mössbauer spectra of the title complexes, whose isomer shifts are intermediate between the organoantimony(III) and organoantimony(V) compounds, suggest that considerable electrons are donated from hydrido ligand and Fe(CO)₄ fragments to the antimony atom.     

Surface Mediated Organometallic Synthesis: Formation of [H5Os10(CO)24]− by Hydrogenation of Silica-Supported [Os(CO)3(OH)2]n as a Springboard for a High-Yield Synthesis of [H4Os10(CO)24]2− Starting from α-[Os(CO)3Cl2]2 and Working in Ethylene Glycol Solution

New high yield routes to the high nuclearity hydrido carbonyl clusters [H₅Os₁₀(CO)₂₄]^- and [H₄Os₁₀(CO)₂₄]^2-, model systems for the chemisorption of CO and H₂ on metal surfaces, are reported. [H₅Os₁₀(CO)₂₄]^- is obtained in good yields by hydrogenation (1 atm) at 200°C of physisorbed [Os(CO)₃(OH)₂]_n whereas in refluxing ethylene glycol solution, that is less acidic than the silica surface, [H₄Os₁₀(CO)₂₄]^2- is obtained in high yield starting from [Os(CO)₃(OH)₂]_n or, more conveniently, from -[Os(CO)₃Cl₂]₂ in the presence of the stoichiometric amount of sodium carbonate. The quantitative equilibrium

Chemical transformations supported by the [Re6(μ3-Se)8]2+ cluster core

This Perspective article discusses three interesting chemical transformations promoted by the octahedral [Re(6)(μ(3)-Se)(8)](2+) cluster core. These include (1) nucleophilic addition of alcohols to cluster-bound nitrile(s) to produce imino ester complexes; (2) synthesis of cluster-imine complexes with geometric specificity by reacting cluster nitrile solvates with organic azides; and (3) preparation and reactivity studies of carbonyl complexes of the cluster. We found that cluster-bound nitrile ligands were activated toward nucleophilic attack by methanol or ethanol, affording predominantly the Z-configured cluster-imino ester complexes, for which a mechanism evoking bifurcated hydrogen bonding interactions involving both the alcohol OH group and two nearest Se atoms of the cluster core was proposed. When reacted with organic azides, cluster-bound nitrile ligands were displaced and cluster-imine complexes were obtained, presumably through the formation of the corresponding cluster-azide complexes, followed by their photodecomposition. Lastly, cluster complexes featuring all-terminal carbonyl ligands were synthesized. Back-bonding interactions were verified, both experimentally and by computational studies. Their thermal and photo-stabilities were also evaluated, so was their reactivity toward methyl lithium for the eventual making of cluster-carbene catalysts. These findings, together with those by others, portend an exciting, new direction in the chemistry of solid-state type transition metal clusters.