Reaction of ruthenacarborane with trifluoroacetoxymercuroferracarborane

The reaction of exo-nido-ruthenacarborane exo-nido-5,6,10-[Cl(Ph₃P)₂Ru]-5,6,10-(-H)₃-10-H-7,8-C₂B₉H₈ (1) with the 8-trifluoroacetoxymercury derivative of ferracarborane 3-(⁵-Cp)-4-SMe₂-8-CF₃COOHg-3,1,2-FeC₂B₉H₉ (2) was studied. It was demonstrated for the first time that metallacarborane 2 can be used as a mercurating agent. The reaction afforded 5",6",10"-exo-nido-[Cl(Ph₃P)₂Ru]-5",6",10"-(-H)₃-10"-{3-(⁵-Cp)-4-SMe₂-3,1,2-FeC₂B₉H₉-8-Hg}-7",8"-C₂B₉H₈ (3) existing as two isomers. The structure of trans isomer 3a was established by X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Reaction of exo-nido-ruthenacarborane [Cl(Ph3P)2Ru]-5,6,10-(μ-H)3-10-H-7,8-C2B9H8 with bromine

The reaction of bromine with exo-nido-ruthenacarborane [Cl(Ph₃P)₂Ru]-5,6,10-(-H)₃-10-H-7,8-C₂B₉H₈ (1) led to the replacement of the chlorine atom by the bromine atom in the octahedral environment of the ruthenium atom rather than to the substitution in the carborane cage. The structure of [Br(Ph₃P)₂Ru]-5,6,10-(-H)₃-10-H-7,8-C₂B₉H₈ was established by NMR and IR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Structures of cationic metallacarborane complexes [(η-9-Me2S-7,8-C2B9H10)Ni(μ-Cp)Ni(η-9-Me2S-7,8-C2B9H10)]+ and [Cp*Ru(Me2S-C2B9H10)RuCp*]+

The structures of the metallacarborane cations [(-9-Me₂S-7,8-C₂B₉H₁₀)Ni(-Cp)Ni(-9-Me₂S-7,8-C₂B₉H₁₀)]⁺ (2) and [Cp*Ru(Me₂S-C₂B₉H₁₀)RuCp*]⁺ (4b) were established by X-ray diffraction analysis. These results confirmed the triple-decker structure proposed for complex 2 earlier, whereas complex 4b proved to be 13-vertex dimetallacarborane rather than the triple-decker complex, as has been suggested earlier.Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1879–1883, September, 2004.     

Synthesis,structure and isomerism of “three-bridge” exo-nido-osmacarborane clusters

The reaction of OsCl₂(PPh₃)₃ with [nido-7-R¹-8-R²-C₂B₉H₁₀]K⁺ produced a series of new exo-nido-osmacarborane complexes exo-nido-5,6,10-[Cl(Ph₃P)₂Os]-5,6,10-(-H)₃-10-H-7-R¹-8-R²-7,8-C₂B₉H₆ (1: R¹ = R² = H; 2: R¹ = R² = Me; 3: R¹ = R² = PhCH₂; 4: R¹ + R² = 1,2-C₆H₄(CH₂)₂; 5: R¹ = H, R² = Me) in which the osmium-containing group is linked to the nido-carborane ligand through three two-electron three-center bonds. Compounds 1—5 are formed as mixtures of symmetric (a) and asymmetric (b) isomers; pure symmetric isomers 2a and 4a were isolated by fractional crystallization, and the mixture of isomers 3a, was quantitatively separated into individual compounds 3a and 3b by column chromatography on silica gel. Detailed analysis of the ³¹P{¹H}, ¹H, ¹¹B NMR spectra of 1a,b—5a,b and 2D ¹H-¹H{¹¹B} and ¹¹B{¹H}-¹¹B{¹H} NMR spectra of 3a and 3b was performed. The structures of isomers 2a and 4a were confirmed by an X-ray diffraction study. According to the NMR and X-ray diffraction data, the isomerism of exo-nido-complexes 1a,b—5a,b is actually the cis—trans-isomerism of ligand arrangement in the octahedral coordination of the Os atom.     

Synthesis and stereochemistry of diastereomeric closo-(π,σ-dicyclopentenyl)rhodacarboranes with the agostic C--H...Rh bond

A series of diastereomeric closo-(^1,2-dicyclopentenyl)rhodacarborane complexes with the agostic C--H...Rh bond were synthesized starting from mono-C-substituted anionic nido-carboranes [nido-7-R-7,8-C₂B₉H₁₁]^–. The resulting diastereomeric mixtures were separated into individual isomers by either crystallization or chromatography. The structures and the stereochemistry of the diastereomeric complexes were studied in detail by ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. The relative configurations of two key isomers were established by X-ray diffraction analysis. The mechanism of the stereospecific formation of diastereomeric complexes is discussed.     

The reactions of [Fe2(η-Cp)2(CNAr)4] complexes with halogens and tin(II) halides

Summary [Fe₂(-Cp)₂(CNAr)₄] (2) (540-01, C₆H₄Me-2, C₆H₄Et-2, C₆H₃Me₂-2,4, C₆H₃Me₂-2,6, C₆H₃(Me)Et-2,6, C₆H₃Et₂-2,6 or C₆H₃ i-Pr₂-2,6) react with I₂ to give [Fe(-Cp)(CNAr)₂I], but with Br₂[Fe(-Cp) (CNAr)₃]⁺ salts are the only products; IBr gives a mixture of the two. With SnX₂ (X = F, Cl, Br or I) in refluxing n-butanol, (2) gives isolable [{Fe(-Cp)(CNAr)₂}₂SnX₂] only when the CNAr ligands have two ortho substituents, otherwise decomposition occurred. When X = F, [Fe(-Cp) (CNAr)₂SnF₃] was also obtained from this reaction. Attempts to prepare [Fe(-Cp)(CNAr)₂X] (X = Cl or Br) by reaction of (2) with HX in the presence of air gave rather unstable products which with SnX₂ formed [Fe(-C₅H₅)-(CNAr)₂SnX₃]. Similar compounds, [Fe(-Cp) (CNAr)₂ SnX₂I], were obtained from [Fe(-Cp)-(CNAr)₂I] and SnX₂ (X = Cl or Br but not I). All of these complexes are much less stable than their Fe(-Cp)(CO)₂ counterparts; all decompose in solution to [Fe(-Cp)(CNAr)₃]⁺ which then break down to unidentified species. X-ray diffraction studies show that in [Fe(-Cp)(CNC₆H₃-i-Pr₂-2,6)₂I] and [{Fe(-Cp)(CNC₆H₃Me₂-2,6)₂}₂SnBr₂] there is pseudo-octahedral coordination about Fe. In the latter there is also distorted tetrahedral coordination about Sn so that its structure is very similar to that of [{Fe(-Cp)(CO)₂}₂SnCl₂]. Spectroscopic studies show that in all complexes rotation of the aryl rings of the CNAr ligands cannot be slowed in solution, and that there is free rotation about all 540-02 bonds.     

Formation of closo-rhodacarboranes containing η2,η3-(CH2=CHC5H6) ligand in the reaction of μ-dichloro-bis[(η4-norbornadiene)rhodium] with nido-dicarbaundecaborates [K][nido-7-R1-8-R2-7,8-C2B9H10]

The reactions of a complex [(⁴-C₇H₈)RhCl]₂ (C₇H₈ is norbornadiene) with salts of substituted nido-dicarbaundecaborates, [K][nido-7-R¹-8-R²-7,8-C₂B₉H₁₀] (R¹ = R² = H (a); R¹ = R² = Me (b); R¹, R² = 1,2-(CH₂)₂C₆H₄ (c); R¹ = Me, R² = Ph (d)), in CH₂Cl₂ afforded new closo-(²,³-(4-vinylcyclopenten-3-yl))rhodacarboranes. The structures of the compounds were studied by multinuclear NMR spectroscopy. A probable mechanism of the rearrangement of the norbornadiene ligand is discussed.Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1875–1878, September, 2004.     

Synthesis and investigation of mono- and binuclear cyano-bridged complexes of rhodium,ruthenium, and palladium

Binuclear Rh^III and Ru^II complexes of the [M¹-CN-M²]⁺BF ₄ ^– (M¹ and/or M² are (⁵-Cp)(³-C₃H₅)Rh and (⁶-C₆H₆)(³-C₃H₅)Ru) type, heteronuclear organometallic compound (⁵-Cp)(³-C₃H₅)RhCNPd(³-C₃H₅)Cl, and mononuclear Rh^III and Ru^II complexes [(³-C₃H₅)LM(MeCN)]⁺ _BF4 ^– (M = Rh, L = ⁵-Cp; M = Ru, L = ⁶-C₆H₆) were synthesized. An electrochemical study of these compounds in solutions demonstrates that the bond between the bridged CN ligand and the metal atoms is rather strong, and there is no dissociation into mononuclear fragments in solutions. The kinetics of the reaction of [(⁵-Cp)(³-C₃H₅)Rh(MeCN)]⁺ _BF4 ^– with halide ions was studied by electrochemical methods. The ligand exchange proceeds by a bimolecular dissociative-exchange mechanism.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 968–973, May, 1995.     

(Arene)ruthenium complexes with the monoanionic carborane ligand [9-SMe2-7,8-C2B9H10]–

The ruthenium arene complexes [(-arene)Ru(-9-SMe₂-7,8-C₂B₉H₁₀)]⁺ (arene = C₆H₆ (3a); arene = 1,3,5-C₆H₃Me₃ (3b)) with the monoanionic carborane ligand were synthesized by the reactions of the [9-SMe₂-7,8-C₂B₉H₁₀]^– anion with [(-arene)RuCl₂]₂. The structure of the compound [3a]BPh₄ was established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Synthesis and spectroscopic studies of complexes containing the Schiff base 1-acetylferrocene(thio)semicarbazone

Summary [RuCl₂(CO)₂] _n reacts with the Schiff base 1-acetylferrocenethiosemicarbazone, [Fe(-Cp)(-C₅H₄MeC=NN-HCSNH₂)] to give [Fe(-Cp)(-C₅H₄MeC=NN-HCSNH₂)RuCl₂(CO)₂] and with 1-acetylferrocenesemicarbazone [Fe(-Cp)(-C₅H₄MeC=NN-HCSNH₂)] to give [Fe(-Cp)(-C₅H₄MeC=NN-HCSNH₂)RuCl₂-(CO) ₂]. Spectroscopic data indicate that the Schiff bases act as bidentate ligands and coordinate to ruthenium via the hydrazinic N and either the S or O atoms, respectively, giving stable heterobimetallic complexes, which have been characterized by i.r. and ¹H-n.m.r. spectroscopies, and elemental analyses.Part of this work was presented at the First International Conference in Chemistry and its applications in Doha, Qatar, 1993.     

Formation of cobalt(iii) cations with semiquinonediimine ligands

The reactions of polynuclear cobalt(ii) trimethylacetates [Co(OH) _n (OOCCMe₃)_2–n ] _x , Co₆(₃-OH)₂(OOCCMe₃)₁₀(HOOCCMe₃)₄, or Co₄(₃-OH)₂(OOCCMe₃)₆(HOEt)₆ with an excess of N-phenyl-o-phenylenediamine (1) in toluene followed by treatment with atmospheric oxygen afforded the diamagnetic complex [Co{²-(NPh)(NH)C₆H₄}₂{¹-(NH₂)C₆H₄(NPhH)}]⁺(Me₃CCOO...H...OOCCMe₃)^– (3), whose cation contains the Co^III atom. The reaction of Co₄(₃-OH)₂(OOCCMe₃)₆(HOEt)₆ with a deficient amount of diamine 1 in acetonitrile under an argon atmosphere gave rise to the antiferromagnetic ionic complex [Co{²-(NPh)(NH)C₆H₄}₂MeCN]⁺[Co₂(₂,²-OOCCMe₃)(₂-OOCCMe₃)₂(²-OOCCMe₃)₂]^–·2MeCN (4), whose cation is an isoelectronic analog of the cation in complex 3. The structures of the new compounds were established by X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Inter-ring η6⇌η5 haptotropic rearrangements of 18ē and 19ē (η5-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)(η6-9-methylfluorenyl)iron complexes

New cationic complexes [(⁶-C₁₃H₁₀)Fe(⁵-Cp^*)]PF₆ and [(⁶-9-CH₃-C₁₃H₉)Fe(⁵-Cp^*)]PF₆ were obtained by the reaction of Cp^*Fe(CO)₂Br with fluorene and 9-methylfluorene, respectively. Deprotonation of these complexes byt-BuOK in THF affords zwitter-ionic compounds (⁶-C₁₃H₉)Fe(⁵-Cp^*) and (⁶-9-CH₃-C₁₃H₈)Fe(⁵-Cp^*) (A). WhenA is heated in nonane at 150 °C it undergoes ⁶⁵ inter-ring rearrangement with the formation of hexamethyldibenzoferrocene (B). The electrochemical behavior ofA andB was studied by cyclic voltammetry. One-electron reduction ofA andB to the corresponding radical anions induces inter-ring haptotropic rearrangementA ^.–B ^.–. The equilibrium in the 19 state is shifted to the ⁶-isomeric radical anionA ^.–, while in the 18 precursors, it shifts to the ⁵-isomerB.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 319–324, February, 1994.The authors are grateful to D. V. Zagorevskii (A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences) for recording and interpreting the mass spectra, and to A. A. Borisenko (Moscow State University) for recording the NMR spectra.This work was financially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Grant 93-03-5209).     

Alcoholysis of hydridesilanes to give silyl ethers catalyzed by rhodacarboranes closo-3,3-(Ph3P)2-3-H-3,1,2-RhC2B9H11 and closo-3,3-(η2,η3-C7H7CH2)-3,1,2-RhC2B9H11

Rhodacarboranes closo-3,3-(Ph₃P)₂-3-H-3,1,2-RhC₂B₉H₁₁ and closo-(²,³-C₇H₇CH₂)-3,1,2-RhC₂B₉H₁₁ are catalysts for the alcoholysis of hydridesilanes. Closo-3,3-(²,³-C₇H₇CH₂)-3,1,2-RhC₂B₉H₁₁ displays greater activity than closo-3,3-(Ph₃P)₂-3-H-3,1,2-RhC₂B₉H₁₁ though both rhodacarboranes catalyze the alcoholysis of hydridesilanes more efficiently than (Ph₃P)₃RhCl.A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organometallic Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117813 Moscow. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1657–1660, July, 1992.     

Synthesis, isomerism, and catalytic properties of chelate ruthenium copper bimetallacarborane cluster exo-closo-(Ph3P)Cu(μ-H)Ru[Ph2P(CH2)4PPh2](η5-C2B9H11), in radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate

Chelate exo-nido-ruthenacarboranes exo-5,6,10-[RuCl(Ph₂P(CH₂)₄PPh₂)]-5,6,10-(μ-H)₃-10-H-7,8-R,R′-nido-7,8-C₂B₉H₆ (R, R′ = H, PhCH₂) were synthesized by the direct method using the reaction of Cl₂Ru(PPh₃)(Ph₂P(CH₂)₄PPh₂) with [7,8-R,R′-nido-7,8-C₂B₉H₁₀][K] in benzene. Unsubstituted exo-nido-ruthenacarborane (R, R′ = H) was used in situ for the synthesis of the dinuclear Ru-Cu exo-closo cluster of the formula exo-closo-(Ph₃P)Cu(μ-H)Ru(Ph₂P(CH₂)₄PPh₂)(η⁵-C₂B₉H₁₁). The isomerism of the complex and the crystal structure were studied by NMR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. The catalytic activity of the cluster in the atom transfer radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate was investigated.     

Stereoselective formation of ansa-metallocenes in reactions of radical-anionic salts of acenaphthylene with lanthanide and calcium halides

ansa-Metallocenes (⁵:⁵-C₂₄H₁₆)M(THF)₂ (M = Sm (1), Yb (2), Ca (3)) and (⁵:⁵-C₂₄H₁₆)MI(THF) (M = Dy (8), Er (9), Tm (10), Lu (11)) were prepared in 50—90% yields by the in situ reactions of two equivalents of potassium acenaphthylenide K⁺C₁₂H₈ ^– with MI₂ or MI₃, respectively. Complexes 2 and 3 were also obtained by direct reduction of acenaphthylene with ytterbium and calcium naphthalenides, respectively. An ESR signal of the acenaphthylene radical anion, which was observed upon dissolution of compound 2 in THF, indicates that the [C₂₄H₁₆]^2– ansa-ligand dissociated into two [C₁₂H₈]^·– radical anions. Hydrolysis of complex 2 in benzene afforded 1,1",3,3"-tetrahydro-3,3"-biacenaphthylene (4) and 3,3",4,4"-tetrahydro-3,3"-biacenaphthylene (5). The reaction of complex 2 with ZrCl₄ and the reaction of compound 3 with Me₃SiCl proceeded with the cleavage of the C—C bond between two acenaphthylene fragments of the [C₂₄H₁₆]^2– ansa-ligand to produce (²-C₁₂H₈)ZrCl₂(THF)₃ (6) and bis(trimethylsilyl)acenaphthene (Me₃Si)₂C₁₂H₈ (7), respectively. Compounds 1—3, 6, 7, and 11 were characterized by ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. The temperature dependence of the ¹H NMR spectrum of compound 11 in tetrahydrofuran is indicative of the dynamic exchange of the solvent molecules in the coordination sphere of the Lu atom. After cooling of the solution to 210 K, the dynamic process was terminated as evidenced by the nonequivalence of the ¹H signals of two acenaphthylene fragments. According to the X-ray diffraction data for complex 11, dimerization of two acenaphthylene radical anions at the Lu atom gave rise to the rac-ansa-metallocene structure. In compound 11, the Lu atom is ⁵-coordinated by two five-membered rings of the acenaphthylene ligands and also by the I atom and the THF molecule. The coordination environment about the Lu atom is a distorted tetrahedron. The average distance between the lutetium atom and the carbon atoms of the five-membered rings is 2.623 .     

Unsymmetrical dinuclear cobalt and nickel trimethylacetate complexes

The reaction of the dinuclear complex Co₂(-OOCCMe₃)₂(²-OOCCMe₃)₂bpy₂ (1) with the polymer [Co(OH) _n (OOCCMe₃)_2–n ] _x afforded the unsymmetrical dinuclear complex bpyCo₂(₂-O,²-OOCCMe₃)(₂-O,O"-OOCCMe₃)₂(²-OOCCMe₃) (2). The reaction of 2,2"-dipyridylamine with [Co(OH) _n (OOCCMe₃)_2–n ] _x gave rise to the analogous complex [(C₅H₄N)₂NH]Co₂(₂-O,²-OOCCMe₃)(-OOCCMe₃)₂(²-OOCCMe₃) (3). The reaction of complex 1 with Ni₄(₃-OH)₂(-OOCCMe₃)₄(OOCCMe₃)₂(MeCN)₂[²-o-C₆H₄(NH₂)(NHPh)]₂ (4) produced an isostructural heterometallic analog of complex 2 with composition bpyM₂(₂-O,²-OOCCMe₃)(₂-O,O"-OOCCMe₃)₂(²-OOCCMe₃) (5) (M = Co, Ni; Co : Ni = 1 : 1) and the dinuclear heterometallic complex bpy(HOOCCMe₃)M(-OH₂)(-OOCCMe₃)₂M(OOCCMe₃)₂[o-C₆H₄(NH₂)(NHPh)] (6) (M = Co, Ni; Co : Ni = 0.15 : 1.85). Compounds 2 and 5 exhibit ferromagnetic spin-spin exchange interactions.     

Oxidation of isomeric η6- and η5-fluorenylchromiumtricarbonyl anions

The oxidation of the carbon-centered [(⁶-C₁₃H₉)Cr(CO)₃]^– anion (1 ^–) results in formation of (-⁶:⁶-9,9-bifluorenyl)bis-chromiumtricarbonyl (3) due to coupling of the intermediate carbon-centered radical (1^.). The oxidation of the metal-centered anion [(⁵-C₁₃H₉)Cr(CO)₃]^– (2 ^–), which is isomeric to the 1^– anion, gives an equilibrium mixture of the chromium-centered radical {(⁵-C₁₃H₉)Cr(CO)₃}^. (2 ^.) and its dimer [(⁵-C₁₃H₉)Cr(CO)₃]₂ (6). Radical2 ^. readily reacts with MeI and the solvent (THF); the resulting derivatives, (⁵-C₁₃H₉)Cr(CO)₃R (R=Me (10); R=H (7)), undergo fast ricochet inter-ring ⁵⁶ rearrangements into (⁶-9R-C₁₃H₉)Cr(CO)₃ (R=CH₃ (9); R=H (4)).Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1354–1358, July, 1995.The authors are grateful to D. V. Zagorevskii who recorded the mass spectra. This study was financially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Grant No. 94-03-05209) and the International Science Foundation (Grant Nos. MQ 4000 and REV 000).     

Oxidation of theexo- andendo-phenylcyclohexadienyl iron complexes Fe(η5-6-PhC6H6) (η5- C5H5)

The roe of oxidatively induced homolyhc scission a the C(sp³)-H bonds in the iron phenykychhexadienyl complexes Fe(⁵-6-PhC₆H₆)(⁵-C₅H₅) (1) depends on the spatial orientation of the Ph substitutent. In the case of the (1 _endo ⁺) radical cation this process, resulting in the cationic biphenyl complex (Fe(⁶ -C₆H₅C₆H₅)(⁵-C₅H₅)]⁺ (2 ⁺), is fast and proceeds for several minutes. In the case of the more stable radical cation (1 _exo ⁺) the formation of 2⁺ is slow and takes tens minutes to complete.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1698–1700, July, 1996.     

Synthesis and X-ray crystal structure of [1,3-bis(η5-cyclopentadienyl)-1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane]hafnium(IV) dichloride

Summary The tetramethyldisiloxane-bridged hafnocene complex [HfCl₂{-(⁵-C₅H₄)SiMe₂OSiMe₂(²-C₅H₄)}] (1) has been prepared by the reaction of HfCl₄ with the dilithiatedbis(cyclopentadienyl)disiloxane (LiC₅H₄SiMe₂)₂O in a molar ratio of 1:2. The new compound was characterized by spectroscopic and X-ray diffraction methods. The crystals are monoclinic of space groupP2₁/c and isostructural with the corresponding complexes of titanium and zirconium. The unit cell dimensions area=13.51(1) Å,b=8.672(7) Å,c=15.41(1) Å, =97.15(2)°, andZ=4.

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Darstellung und Röntgenkristallstruktur von [1,3-Bis(⁵-cyclopentadienyl)-1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxan]hafnium(IV)dichlorid

Zusammenfassung Der tetramethyldisiloxan-überbrückte Hafnocenkomplex [HfCl₂{-(⁵-C₅H₄)-SiMe₂OSiMe₂(²-C₅H₄)}] (1) wurde durch Umsetzung von HfCl₄ mit dem lithiiertenBis(cyclopentadienyl)disiloxan (LiC₅H₄SiMe₂)₂O im Molverhältnis 1:2 dargestellt. Die neue Verbindung wurde spektroskopisch und röntgenographisch charakterisiert. Sie kristallisiert in der monoklinen RaumgruppeP2₁/c und ist isostrukturell mit den entsprechenden Titan-und Zirkoniumkomplexen. Die Dimensionen der Einheitszelle sinda=13.51(1) Å,b=8.672(7) Å,c=15.41(1) Å, =97.15(2)° undZ=4.

     

Novel ruthenium(ii) and (iii) carborane complexes with diphosphine ligands and their application in radical polymerization

Ruthenium(ii) and (iii) carborane complexes containing XantPhos as a ligand were synthesized for the first time. It was shown that the reaction of the known complex exo-5,6,10-[Cl(Ph₃P)₂Ru]-5,6,10-(µ-H)₃-10-H-nido-7,8-C₂B₉H₈ with a 10% molar excess of XantPhos in benzene at 80 °C leads to a new closo-ruthenacarborane 3-Cl-3,3-[x²-XantPhos]-closo-3,1,2-RuC₂B9H₁₁, which can be easily converted to the corresponding acetonitrile complex 3-CH₃CN-3,3-[x²-XantPhos]-closo-3,1,2-RuC₂B₉H₁₁ by the reaction with isopropylamine in a dichloromethane—acetonitrile solvent mixture at 40 °C. These compounds, as well as previously synthesized ruthenium(ii) carborane complexes, were used as a basis for new catalyst systems allowing to conduct controlled radical polymerization at high rates even at low catalyst loading. The specific features of methyl methacrylate polymerization under the action of the indicated catalyst systems were considered and the mechanism of the process was investigated.