Considering Fe(II/IV) redox processes as mechanistically relevant to the catalytic hydrogenation of olefins by [PhBP iPr 3]Fe-H x species

Several coordinatively unsaturated pseudotetrahedral iron(II) precursors, [PhBP(iPr)(3)]Fe-R ([PhBP(iPr)(3)] = [PhB(CH(2)P(i)Pr(2))(3)](-); R = Me (2), R = CH(2)Ph (3), R = CH(2)CMe(3) (4)) have been prepared from [PhBP(iPr)(3)]FeCl (1) that serve as precatalysts for the room-temperature hydrogenation of unsaturated hydrocarbons (e.g., ethylene, styrene, 2-pentyne) under atmospheric H(2) pressure. The solid-state crystal structures of 2 and 3 are presented. To gain mechanistic insight into the nature of these hydrogenation reactions, a number of [PhBP(iPr)(3)]-supported iron hydrides were prepared and studied. Room-temperature hydrogenation of alkyls 2-4 in the presence of a trapping phosphine ligand affords the iron(IV) trihydride species [PhBP(iPr)(3)]Fe(H)(3)(PR(3)) (PR(3) = PMe(3) (5); PR(3) = PEt(3) (6); PR(3) = PMePh(2) (7)). These spectroscopically well-defined trihydrides undergo hydrogen loss to varying degrees in solution, and for the case of 7, this process leads to the structurally identified Fe(II) hydride product [PhBP(iPr)(3)]Fe(H)(PMePh(2)) (9). Attempts to prepare 9 by addition of LiEt(3)BH to 1 instead lead to the Fe(I) reduction product [PhBP(iPr)(3)]Fe(PMePh(2)) (10). The independent preparations of the Fe(II) monohydride complex [PhBP(iPr)(3)]Fe(II)(H)(PMe(3)) (11) and the Fe(I) phosphine adduct [PhBP(iPr)(3)]Fe(PMe(3)) (8) are described. The solid-state crystal structures of trihydride 5, monohydride 11, and 8 are compared and demonstrate relatively little structural reorganization with respect to the P(3)Fe-P' core motif as a function of the iron center's formal oxidation state. Although paramagnetic 11 (S = 1) is quantitatively converted to the diamagnetic trihydride 5 under H(2), the Fe(I) complex 8 (S = (3)/(2)) is inert toward atmospheric H(2). Complex 10 is likewise inert toward H(2). Trihydrides 5 and 6 also serve as hydrogenation precatalysts, albeit at slower rates than that for the benzyl complex 3 because of a rate-contributing phosphine dependence. That these hydrogenations appear to proceed via well-defined olefin insertion steps into an Fe-H linkage is indicated by the reaction between trihydride 5 and ethylene, which cleanly produces the ethyl complex [PhBP(iPr)(3)]Fe(CH(2)CH(3)) (13) and an equivalent of ethane. Mechanistic issues concerning the overall reaction are described.     

A low-spin d5 iron imide: nitrene capture by low-coordinate iron(I) provides the 4-coordinate Fe(III) complex [PhB(CH2PPh2)3]Fe=N-p-tolyl

Entry into "[PhBP3]Fe" chemistry affords a rare, pseudotetrahedral iron(I) complex, [PhBP3]Fe(PPh3), with an S = 3/2 ground state. This precursor undergoes rapid oxidation by aryl azide to produce the d5 imide [PhBP3]FeNAr (Ar = p-tolyl). The Fe(III) imide is significant in that it is low-spin and represents the first mononuclear imide of iron. Doublet [PhBP3]FeNAr reacts rapidly and quantitatively with CO at room temperature to release isocyanate and [PhBP3]Fe(CO)2. The [PhBP3]Fe(CO)2 byproduct is also a precursor to [PhBP3]FeNAr upon addition of aryl azide.     

High-spin and low-spin iron(II) complexes with facially-coordinated borohydride ligands

Rare examples of monometallic high-spin and low-spin L3Fe(H3BH) complexes have been characterized, where the two L3 ligands are [TpPh2] and [PhBP3] ([TpPh2] = [HB(3,5-Ph2pz)3]- and [PhBP3] = [PhB(CH2PPh2)3]-). The structures are reported wherein the borohydride ligand is facially coordinated to the iron center in each complex. Density functional methods have been employed to explain the bonding in these unusual iron(II) centers. Despite the differences in spin states, short Fe-B distances are observed in both complexes and there is significant theoretical evidence to support a substantial bonding interaction between the iron and boron nuclei. In light of this interaction, we suggest that these complexes can be described as (L3)Fe(eta4-H3BH) complexes.     

Spin-state tuning at pseudotetrahedral d(7) ions: examining the structural and magnetic phenomena of four-coordinate [BP3]CoII-X systems

Electronic structure, spin-state, and geometrical relationships for a series of pseudotetrahedral Co(II) aryloxide, siloxide, arylthiolate, and silylthiolate complexes supported by the tris(phosphino)borate [BP(3)] ligands [PhBP(3)] and [PhBP(i)()(Pr)(3)] ([PhB(CH(2)PPh(2))(3)](-) and [PhB(CH(2)P(i)()Pr(2))(3)](-), respectively) are described. Standard (1)H NMR, optical, electrochemical, and solution magnetic data, in addition to low-temperature EPR and variable temperature SQUID magnetization data, are presented for the new cobalt(II) complexes [PhBP(3)]CoOSiPh(3) (2), [PhBP(3)]CoO(4-(t)()Bu-Ph) (3), [PhBP(3)]CoO(C(6)F(5)) (4), [PhBP(3)]CoSPh (5), [PhBP(3)]CoS(2,6-Me(2)-Ph) (6), [PhBP(3)]CoS(2,4,6-(i)()Pr(3)-Ph) (7), [PhBP(3)]CoS(2,4,6-(t)()Bu(3)-Ph) (8), [PhBP(3)]CoSSiPh(3) (9), [PhBP(3)]CoOSi(4-NMe(2)-Ph)(3) (10), [PhBP(3)]CoOSi(4-CF(3)-Ph)(3) (11), [PhBP(3)]CoOCPh(3) (12), [PhBP(i)()(Pr)(3)]CoOSiPh(3) (14), and [PhBP(i)()(Pr)(3)]CoSSiPh(3) (15). The low-temperature solid-state crystal structures of 2, 3, 5-10, 12, and 15 are also described. These pseudotetrahedral cobalt(II) complexes are classified as featuring one of two limiting distortions, either umbrella or off-axis. Magnetic and spectroscopic data demonstrate that both S = (1)/(2) and S = (3)/(2) ground-state electronic configurations are accessible for the umbrella distorted structure type, depending on the nature of the X-type ligand, its denticity (eta(1) versus eta(3)), and the tripodal phosphine ligand employed. Off-axis distorted complexes populate an S = (1)/(2) ground-state exclusively. For those four-coordinate complexes that populate S = (1)/(2) ground states, X-ray data show two Co-P bond distances that are invariably shorter than a third Co-P bond. The pseudotetrahedral siloxides 2, 10, and 11 are exceptional in that they display gradual spin crossover in the solid state. The diamagnetic cobalt(III) complex {[PhBP(3)]CoOSiPh(3)}{BAr(4)} ({16}{BAr(4)}) (Ar = Ph or 3,5-(CF(3))(2)-C(6)H(3)) has also been prepared and structurally characterized. Accompanying electronic structure calculations (DFT) for complexes 2, 6, and {16}(+) support the notion of a close electronic structure relationship between these four-coordinate systems and octahedral, sandwich, and half-sandwich coordination complexes.     

Oxidative group transfer to Co(I) affords a terminal Co(III) imido complex

The synthesis of the first terminal imido complex of cobalt, [PhBP3]CoN-p-tolyl, is reported. Its synthesis proceeds by oxidative group transfer from cobalt(I) upon addition of tolyl azide at room temperature. This species and a related eta1-diazoalkane adduct have been structurally characterized. The diamagnetic imido complex [PhBP3]CoN-p-tolyl reacts with CO to liberate isocyanate and the cobalt(I) dicarbonyl complex [PhBP3]Co(CO)2.     

Novel hetero-bimetallic metalla-macrocycles based on the bis-1-pyridyl ferrocene [Fe(eta 5-C5H(4)-1-C5H4N)2] ligand. Design,synthesis and structural characterization of the complexes [Fe(eta 5-C5H(4)-1-C5H4N)2](AgI)2(2+)/(CuII)2(4+)/(ZnII)2(4+)

The bidentate sandwich ligand [Fe(eta 5-C5H(4)-1-C5H4N)2] has been prepared, structurally characterized and employed in the preparation of the novel supramolecular heterobimetallic metalla-macrocycles [Fe(eta 5-C5H(4)-1-C5H4N)2]Ag2(NO3)(2).1.5H2O, [Fe(eta 5-C5H(4)-1-C5H4N)2]Cu2(CH3COO)(4).3H2O and [Fe(eta 5-C5H(4)-1-C5H4N)2]Zn2Cl4.     

Ring-opening reaction of phosphorus-bridged [1]ferrocenophane via ring slippage from eta(5)- to eta(1)-Cp

A reaction mechanism was investigated for a ring-opening reaction of RP(E)-bridged [1]ferrocenophane, where RP(E) = PhP(S) (3a), PhP (3b), and MesP (3c) (Mes = 2,4,6-trimethylphenyl). Irradiation of UV-vis light in the presence of an excess amount of P(OMe)(3) transformed 3a to [Fe(PhP(S)(eta(5)-C(5)H(4))(eta(1)-C(5)H(4)))(P(OMe)(3))(2)] (4a), in which one of the two cyclopentadienyl (Cp) rings of 3a changed its coordination mode from eta(5) to eta(1) and vacant coordination sites thus formed on the iron center were occupied by two P(OMe)(3) ligands. The molecular structure of 4a was determined by X-ray analysis, in which eta(1)-Cp adopted a 1-Fe-2-P-1,3-cyclopentadiene structure. Under the same reaction conditions, 3b and 3c also gave similar ring-slipped products 4b and 4c, respectively. Photolysis of 3a using more strongly coordinating PMe(3) in place of P(OMe)(3) led to complete dissociation of a Cp ligand from the iron center to form [Fe(PhP(S)(eta(5)-C(5)H(4))(C(5)H(4)))(PMe(3))(3)] (5). The formation of the ring-slipped and -dissociated products on the photolysis of 3 strongly supports the view that photolytic ring-opening polymerization of 3 proceeds via an unprecedented Fe-Cp bond cleavage mechanism.     

Precursors to [FeFe]-hydrogenase models: syntheses of Fe2(SR)2(CO)6 from CO-free iron sources

This report describes routes to iron dithiolato carbonyls that do not require preformed iron carbonyls. The reaction of FeCl 2, Zn, and Q 2S 2C n H 2 n (Q (+) = Na (+), Et 3NH (+)) under an atmosphere of CO affords Fe 2(S 2C n H 2 n )(CO) 6 ( n = 2, 3) in yields >70%. The method was employed to prepare Fe 2(S 2C 2H 4)( (13)CO) 6. Treatment of these carbonylated mixtures with tertiary phosphines, instead of Zn, gave the ferrous species Fe 3(S 2C 3H 6) 3(CO) 4(PR 3) 2, for R = Et, Bu, and Ph. Like the related complex Fe 3(SPh) 6(CO) 6, these compounds consist of a linear arrangement of three conjoined face-shared octahedral centers. Omitting the phosphine but with an excess of dithiolate, we obtained the related mixed-valence triiron species [Fe 3(S 2C n H 2 n ) 4(CO) 4] (-). The highly reducing all-ferrous species [Fe 3(S 2C n H 2 n ) 4(CO) 4] (2-) is implicated as an intermediate in this transformation. Reactive forms of iron, prepared by the method of Rieke, also combined with dithiols under a CO atmosphere to give Fe 2(S 2C n H 2 n )(CO) 6 in modest yields under mild conditions. Studies on the order of addition indicate that ferrous thiolates are formed prior to the onset of carbonylation. Crystallographic characterization demonstrated that the complexes Fe 3(S 2C 3H 6) 3(CO) 4(PEt 3) 2 and PBnPh 3[Fe 3(S 2C 3H 6) 4(CO) 4] feature high-spin ferrous and low-spin ferric as the central metal, respectively.     

Synthesis and characterization of an iron(II) eta(2)-hydrazine complex

The iron phosphine complex cis-[Fe(DMeOPrPE)2(eta2-N2H4)][BPh4]2 {DMeOPrPE = 1,2-bis[bis(methoxypropyl)phosphino]ethane} was synthesized and structurally characterized. The structure exhibits the first eta2 coordination of hydrazine to iron, which may be relevant to intermediates trapped during nitrogenase turnover. The reaction of I with acid results in the formation of ammonia via a disproportionation reaction.     

The coordination chemistry of "[BP3]NiX" platforms: targeting low-valent nickel sources as promising candidates to L3Ni=E and L3Ni(triple bond)E linkages

A series of divalent, monovalent, and zerovalent nickel complexes supported by the electron-releasing, monoanionic tris(phosphino)borate ligands [PhBP3] and [PhBPiPr3] ([PhBP3] = [PhB(CH2PPh2)3]-, [PhBPiPr3] = [PhB(CH2PiPr2)3]-) have been synthesized to explore fundamental aspects of their coordination chemistry. The pseudotetrahedral, divalent halide complexes [PhBP3]NiCl (1), [PhBP3]NiI (2), and [PhBPiPr3]NiCl (3) were prepared by the metalation of [PhBP3]Tl or [PhBPiPr3]Tl with (Ph3P)2NiCl2, NiI2, and (DME)NiCl2 (DME = 1,2-dimethoxyethane), respectively. Complex 1 is a versatile precursor to a series of complexes accessible via substitution reactions including [PhBP3]Ni(N3) (4), [PhBP3]Ni(OSiPh3) (5), [PhBP3]Ni(O-p-tBu-Ph) (6), and [PhBP3]Ni(S-p-tBu-Ph) (7). Complexes 2-5 and 7 have been characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and are pseudotetrahedral monomers in the solid state. Complex 1 reacts readily with oxygen to form the four-electron-oxidation product, [[PhB(CH2POPh2)2(CH2PPh2)]NiCl] (8A or 8B), which features a solid-state structure that is dependent on its method of crystallization. Chemical reduction of 1 using Na/Hg or other potential 1-electron reductants generates a product that arises from partial ligand degradation, [PhBP3]Ni(eta2-CH2PPh2) (9). The more sterically hindered chloride 3 reacts with Li(dbabh) (Hdbabh = 2,3:5,6-dibenzo-7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]hepta-2,5-diene) to provide the three-coordinate complex [kappa2-PhBPiPr3]Ni(dbabh) (11), also characterized by XRD. Chemical reduction of complex 1 in the presence of L-type donors produces the tetrahedral Ni(I) complexes [PhBP3]Ni(PPh3) (12) and [PhBP3]Ni(CNtBu) (13). Reduction of 3 following the addition of PMe3 or tert-butyl isocyanide affords the Ni(I) complexes [PhBPiPr3]Ni(PMe3) (14) and [PhBPiPr3]Ni(CNtBu) (15), respectively. The reactivity of these [PhBP3]NiIL and [PhBPiPr3]NiIL complexes with respect to oxidative group transfer reactions from organic azides and diazoalkanes is discussed. The zerovalent nitrosyl complex [PhBP3]Ni(NO) (16) is prepared by the reaction of 1 with excess NO or by treating 12 with stoichiometric NO. The anionic Ni(0) complexes [[kappa2-PhBP3]Ni(CO)2][nBu4N] (17) and [[kappa2-PhBPiPr3]Ni(CO)2][ASN] (18) (ASN = 5-azoniaspiro[4.4]nonane) have been prepared by reacting [PhBP3]Tl or [PhBPiPr3]Tl with (Ph3P)2Ni(CO)2 in the presence of R4NBr. The photolysis of 17 appears to generate a new species consistent with a zerovalent monocarbonyl complex which we tentatively assign as [[PhBP3]Ni(CO)][nBu4N], although complete characterization of this complex has been difficult. Finally, theoretical DFT calculations are presented for the hypothetical low spin complexes [PhBP3]Ni(NtBu), [PhBPiPr3]Ni(NtBu), [PhBPiPr3]Ni(NMe), and [PhBPiPr3]Ni(N) to consider what role electronic structure factors might play with respect to the relative stability of these species.     

Synthesis and structure of heterometallic complexes (RhFe, CoFe) containing bridging 1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecarborane-1,2-dichalcogenolato ligands

The prototype hetero-binuclear complexes containing metal-metal bonds, {CpRh[E2C2(B10H10)]}[Fe(CO)3] (Cp = Cp* = eta 5-Me5C5, E = S(5a), Se(5b); Cp = Cp = eta 5-1,3-tBu2C5H3, E = S(6a), Se(6b)) and {CpCo[E2C2(B10H10)]}[Fe(CO)3] (Cp = Cp* = eta 5-Me5C5, E = S(7a), Se(7b); Cp = Cp = eta 5-C5H5, E = S(8a), Se(8b)) were obtained from the reactions of 16-electron complexes CpRh[E2C2(B10H10)] (Cp = Cp*, E = S(1a), Se(1b); Cp = Cp, E = S(2a), Se(2b)), CpCo[E2C2(B10H10)] (Cp = Cp*, E = S(3a), Se(3b); Cp = Cp, E = S(4a), Se(4b)) with Fe(CO)5 in the presence of Me3NO. The molecular structures of {Cp*Rh[E2C2(B10H10)]}[Fe(CO)3] (E = S(5a), Se(5b)), {CpRh[S2C2(B10H10)]}[Fe(CO)3] (6a) {Cp*Co[S2C2(B10H10)]}[Fe(CO)3] (7a) and {CpCo[S2C2(B10H10)]}[Fe(CO)3] (8a) have been determined by X-ray crystallography. All these complexes were characterized by elemental analysis and IR and NMR spectra.     

Ground-state singlet L3Fe-(mu-N)-FeL3 and L3Fe(NR) complexes featuring pseudotetrahedral Fe(II) centers

Pseudotetrahedral iron(II) coordination complexes that contain bridged nitride and terminal imide linkages, and exhibit singlet ground-state electronic configurations, are described. Sodium amalgam reduction of the ferromagnetically coupled dimer, {[PhBP(3)]Fe(mu-1,3-N(3))}(2) (2) ([PhBP(3)] = [PhB(CH(2)PPh(2))(3)](-)), yields the diamagnetic bridging nitride species [{[PhBP(3)]Fe}(2)(mu-N)][Na(THF)(5)] (3). The Fe-N-Fe linkage featured in the anion of 3 exhibits an unusually bent angle of approximately 135 degrees , and the short Fe-N bond distances (Fe-N(av) approximately equal to 1.70 A) suggest substantial Fe-N multiple bond character. The diamagnetic imide complex {[PhBP(3)]Fe(II)(triple bond)N(1-Ad)}{(n)()Bu(4)N} (4) has been prepared by sodium amalgam reduction of its low-spin iron(III) precursor, [PhBP(3)]Fe(III)(triple bond)N(1-Ad) (5). Complexes 4 and 5 have been structurally characterized, and their respective electronic structures are discussed in the context of a supporting DFT calculation. Diamagnetic 4 provides a bona fide example of a pseudotetrahedral iron(II) center in a low-spin ground-state configuration. Comparative optical data strongly suggest that dinuclear 3 is best described as containing two high-spin iron(II) centers that are strongly antiferromagnetically coupled to give rise to a singlet ground-state at room temperature.     

Pseudotetrahedral manganese complexes supported by the anionic tris(phosphino)borate ligand [PhBP(iPr)3

This paper presents aspects of the coordination chemistry of mono- and divalent manganese complexes supported by the anionic tris(phosphino)borate ligand, [PhBP(i)(Pr)3] (where [PhBP(i)(Pr)3] = [PhB(CH(2)P(i)Pr2)3]-). The Mn(II) halide complexes, [PhBP(i)(Pr)3]MnCl (1) and [PhBP(i)(Pr)3]MnI (2), have been characterized by X-ray diffraction, SQUID magnetometry, and EPR spectroscopy. Compound 2 serves as a precursor to a series of Mn azide, alkyl, and amide species: [PhBP(i)(Pr)3]Mn(N3) (3), [PhBP(i)(Pr)3]Mn(CH2Ph) (4), [PhBP(i)(Pr)3]Mn(Me) (5), [PhBP(i)(Pr)3]Mn(NH(2,6-(i)Pr2-C6H3)) (6), [PhBP(i)(Pr)3]Mn(dbabh) (7), and [PhBP(i)(Pr)3]Mn(1-Ph(isoindolate)) (8). The complexes 2-8 feature a divalent-metal center and are pseudotetrahedral. They collectively represent an uncommon structural motif for low-coordinate, polyphosphine-supported Mn complexes. Two Mn(I) species have also been prepared. These include the Tl-Mn adduct [PhBP(i)(Pr)3]Tl-MnBr(CO)4 (9) and the octahedral complex [PhBP(i)(Pr)3]Mn(CN(t)Bu)3 (10). Some of our initial synthetic efforts to generate [PhBP(i)(Pr)3]MnN(x) species are briefly described, as are DFT studies that probe the electronic viability of these types of multiply bonded target structures.     

Hexanuclear iron(III) salicylaldoximato complexes presenting the [Fe6(mu3-O)2(mu2-OR)2]12+ core: syntheses, crystal structures, and spectroscopic and magnetic characterization

The use of salicylaldehyde oxime (H2salox) in iron(III) carboxylate chemistry has yielded two new hexanuclear compounds [Fe6(mu3-O)2(O2CPh)10(salox)2(L)2].xMeCN.yH2O [L = MeCONH2, x = 6, y = 0 (1); L = H2O, x = 2, y = 3 (2)]. Compound 1 crystallizes in the triclinic space group P with (at 25 degrees C) a = 13.210(8) A, b = 13.87(1) A, c = 17.04(1) A, alpha = 105.79(2) degrees , beta = 96.72(2) degrees , gamma = 116.69(2) degrees , V = 2578.17(2) A(3), and Z = 1. Compound 2 crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2/c with (at 25 degrees C) a = 21.81(1) A, b = 17.93(1) A, c = 27.72(1) A, beta = 111.70(2) degrees , V = 10070(10) A(3), and Z = 4. Complexes 1 and 2 contain the [Fe6(mu3-O)2(mu2-OR)2]12+ core and can be considered as two [Fe3(mu3-O)] triangular subunits linked by two mu2-oximato O atoms of the salox2- ligands, which show the less common mu3:eta1:eta2:eta1 coordination mode. The benzoato ligands are coordinated through the usual syn,syn-mu2:eta1:eta1 mode. The terminal MeCONH2 ligand in 1 is the hydrolysis product of the acetonitrile solvent in the presence of the metal ions. M?ssbauer spectra from powdered samples of 2 give rise to two well-resolved doublets with an average isomer shift consistent with that of high-spin Fe(III) ions. The two doublets, at an approximate 1:2 ratio, are characterized by different quadrupole splittings and are assigned to the nonequivalent Fe(III) ions of the cluster. Magnetic measurements of 2 in the 2-300 K temperature range reveal antiferromagnetic interactions between the Fe(III) ions, stabilizing an S = 0 ground state. NMR relaxation data have been used to investigate the energy separation between the low-lying states, and the results are in agreement with the susceptibility data.     

Synthesis of ansa-[n]silacyclopentadienyl-cycloheptatrienyl-chromium complexes (n = 1, 2): novel precursors for polymers bearing chromium in the backbone

Reaction of [(eta5-C5H4Li)(eta7-C7H6Li)Cr]tmeda with a variety of dialkyl(dichloro)silanes in aliphatic solvents afforded the corresponding [1]silatrochrocenophanes. Structural characterization by X-ray diffraction analysis of the [1]silatrochrocenophanes bearing Me2Si, (iPr)2Si, and silacyclobutane bridges revealed tilt angles alpha of 15.56(12) degrees , 15.8(1) degrees , and 16.33(17) degrees , respectively. Analogously, a [2]silatrochrocenophane (6) was prepared in excellent yield by reaction of [(eta5-C5H4Li)(eta7-C7H6Li)Cr]tmeda with 1,2-dichloro-1,1,2,2-tetramethyldisilane. This complex also was characterized structurally and exhibited a tilt angle alpha of 2.60(15) degrees. The [1]silatrochrocenophane bearing the Me2Si bridge underwent facile and regioselective carbon-silicon bond cleavage with [Pt(PEt3)4] to give a very high yield of an oxidative addition product. The ring-opening polymerization of these novel [1]silatrochrocenophanes afforded ring-opened chromium-based polymers.     

Gas-phase reactivity of metavanadate [VO3]- towards methanol and ethanol: experiment and theory

The gas-phase reactivity of the metavanadate anion [VO3]- towards methanol and ethanol was examined by a combination of ion-molecule reaction and isotope labelling experiments in a quadrupole ion-trap mass spectrometer. The experimental data were interpreted with the aid of density functional theory calculations. [VO3]- dehydrated methanol to eliminate water and form [VO2(eta2-OCH2)]-, which features an [eta2-C,O-OCH2]2- ligand formed by formal removal of two protons from methanol and which is isoelectronic with peroxide. [VO3]- reacted with ethanol in an analogous manner to form [VO2(eta2-OCHCH3)]-, as well as by loss of ethene to form [VO2(OH)2]-. The calculations predicted that important intermediates in these reactions were the hydroxo alkoxo anions [VO2(OH)(OCH2R)]- (R: H, CH3). These were predicted to undergo intramolecular hydrogen-atom transfer to form [VO(OH)2(eta1-OCHR)]- followed by eta1-O-->eta2-C,O rearrangements to form [VO(OH)2(eta2-OCHR)]-. The latter reacted further to eliminate water and generate the product [VO2(eta2-OCHR)]-. This major product observed for [VO3]- is markedly different from that observed previously for [NbO3]- containing the heavier Group 5 congener niobium. In that case, the major product of the reaction was an ion of stoichiometry [Nb, O3, H2]- arising from the formal dehydrogenation of methanol to formaldehyde. The origin of this difference was examined theoretically and attributed to the intermediate alkoxo anion [NbO2(OH)(OCH3)]- preferring hydride transfer to form [HNbO2(OH)]- with loss of formaldehyde. This contrasts with the hydrogen-atom-transfer pathway observed for [VO2(OH)(OCH3)]-.     

Electron-transfer-catalyzed rearrangement of unsymmetrically substituted diiron dithiolate complexes related to the active site of the [FeFe]-hydrogenases

Novel asymmetrically substituted azadithiolate compounds [Fe2(CO)4(kappa2-dppe){micro-SCH2N(R)CH2S}] (R=iPr, 1a; CH2CH2OCH3, 1b; CH2C6H5, 1c) have been synthesized by treatment of [Fe2(CO)6(micro-adt)] [adt=SCH2N(R)CH2S, with R=iPr, CH2CH2OCH3, CH2C6H5] with dppe (dppe=Ph2PCH2CH2PPh2) in refluxing toluene in the presence of Me3NO. 1a-c have been characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses. The electrochemical investigation of 1a-c and of [Fe2(CO)4(kappa2-dppe)(micro-pdt)] (1d) [pdt=S(CH2)3S] in MeCN- and THF-[NBu4][PF6] has demonstrated that the electrochemical reduction of 1a-d gives rise to an Electron-transfer-catalyzed (ETC) isomerization to the symmetrical isomers 2a-d where the dppe ligand bridges the iron centers. Compounds 2a-d were characterized by IR and NMR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, and X-ray crystallography for 2a.     

Syntheses of the 47 electron clusters [(Cp*Fe)3(mu3-X)2] (X = S, Se) and the First Fe/Sn/Se Heterocubane Cluster [(CpFe)3(SnCl3)(mu3-Se)4] x DME by the use of chalcogenostannate salts

By reacting 1-aminoethylammonium (H2NCH2CH2NH3+ = enH+) salts of [Sn2E6]4- anions (E = S, Se), [enH]4[Sn2S6] (1) and [enH]4[Sn2Se6] x en (2), with FeCl2/LiCp, three novel (partly) oxidized, Cp* ligated iron chalcogenide clusters were synthesized. Two of them, [(CpFe)3(mu3-S)2] (3) and [(Cp*Fe)3(mu3-Se)2] (4), contain formally 47 valence electrons. [(Cp*Fe)3(SnCl3)(mu3-Se)4] x DME (5) represents the first known mixed metal Fe/Sn/Se heterocubane type cluster. Compounds 3-5 were structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, and the odd valence electron number of the [Fe3E2] clusters (E = S, Se) was confirmed by density functional (DFT) investigations, mass spectrometry, cyclic voltammetry and a susceptibility measurement of 3.     

[NH3(CH2)5NH3][Fe2{O3PC(CH3)(OH)(PO3H)}2]@2H2O:一个新的二膦酸亚铁化合物的合成、结构与性质研究（英文）

通过水热合成得到一个新的有机二膦酸亚铁化合物[NH3(CH2)5NH3][Fe2Ⅱ(O3PC(CH3)(OH)(PO3H)}2]·2H2O,该化合物包含阴离子型共价双链[Fe2Ⅱ{O3PC(CH3)(OH)PO3H}2]n2n-,质子化的戊二胺和结晶水,双链之间通过强氢键构成一个开放型的骨架结构.另外,观察到亚铁离子之间存在弱铁磁性相互作用.     

Nickel complexes of bidentate [S2] and [SN] borato ligands

Nickel(II) complexes of the monoanionic borato ligands [Ph2B(CH2SCH3)2] (abbreviated Ph2Bt), [Ph2B(CH2S(t)Bu)2] (Ph2Bt(tBu)), [Ph2B(1-pyrazolyl)(CH2SCH3)], and [Ph2B(1-pyrazolyl)(CH2S(t)Bu)] have been prepared and characterized. While [Ph2Bt] formed the square planar homoleptic complex, [Ph2Bt]2Ni, the larger [S2] ligand with tert-butyl substituents, [Ph2BttBu], yielded an unexpected organometallic derivative, [Ph2Bt(tBu)]Ni(eta2-CH2SBut), resulting from B-C bond rupture. The analogous thiametallacycle derived from the [S3] ligand, [PhB(CH2S(t)Bu)3] (PhTt(tBu)), has been structurally authenticated (Schebler, P. J.; Mandimutsira, B. S.; Riordan, C. G.; Liable-Sands, L.; Incarvito, C. D.; Rheingold, A. L. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 331). The [SN] borato ligands formed exclusively the cis stereoisomers upon reaction with Ni(II) sources, [Ph2B(1-pyrazolyl)(CH2SR)]2Ni. Analysis of the Ni(II/I) reduction potentials by cyclic voltammetry revealed a approximately 600 mV anodic shift upon replacement of two thioether donors ([Ph2Bt]2Ni) with two pyrazolyl donors ([Ph2B(1-pyrazolyl)(CH2SCH3)]2Ni) consistent with the all thioether environment stabilizing the lower oxidation state of nickel.