NMR studies of stereochemical non-rigidity in the complexes of tricarbonylrhenium halides with 2,4,6-trithiaheptane

Mononuclear chelate complexes fac-[{ReX(CO)₃}MeSCH₂SCH₂SMe)] X = Cl, Br and I, have been isolated and examined by dynamic NMR methods. Energy data associated with the pyramidal inversion of the sulphur atoms and rotation of the chelated ligands have been obtained.     

Structural dependencies of pyramidal inversion at sulphur and selenium in thio- and seleno- ether complexes of palladium(II) and platinum(II): A nuclear magnetic resonance study

Total NMR band shape fitting methods have provided accurate energy data for inversion barriers at sulphur and selenium in complexes of types cis-[MX₂L] (M = Pd^II, Pt^II; X = Cl, Br, I; L = MeS(CH₂)₂SMe, MeS(CH₂)₃SMe, o-(SMe)₂C₆H₃Me, cis-MeSCH=CHSMe) and [PtXMe{MeE(CH₂)₂E′Me}] (E= E′= S or Se and E = S, E′= Se; X = Cl, Br, I). Barrier energies were found to decrease by 10–12 kJ mol^?1 in going from aliphatic through aromatic to olefinic ligand back-bone. This can be explained in terms of (3p - 2p) π conjugation between the inverting centre and the ligand back-bone. The effects of ligand ring size, nature of halogen atom and the metal oxidation state on the barrier energies are discussed.     

Observation and evaluation of the synchronous ligand atom pyramidal inversions in binuclear rhenium carbonyl halide complexes of disulphides and diselenides: an X-ray crystal structure of [Re2Br2(CO)6(C6H5CH2SeSeCH2C6H5)]

The dinuclear complexes [Re₂X₂(CO)₆(RCH₂EECH₂R)] (X = Cl or Br, R = Ph or Me₃Si, E = S or Se) have been prepared and characterized. A variable temperature ¹H NMR study on these complexes demonstrated the pyramidal atomic inversion process at the coordinated sulphur and selenium atoms. Total band-shape fittings were used to yield activation parameters for the rate process, in which the two sulphur or selenium atoms undergo synchronous or correlated inversion.     

The Cyclohexasilanes Si6H11X and Si6Me11X with X=F,Cl, Br and I: A Quantum Chemical and Raman Spectroscopic Investigation of a Multiple Conformer Problem

The conformers of the monohalocyclohexasilanes, Si₆H₁₁X (X=F, Cl, Br or I) and the haloundecamethylcyclohexasilanes, Si₆Me₁₁X (X=F, Cl, Br or I) are investigated by DFT calculations employing the B3LYP density functional and 6‐31+G* basis sets for elements up to the third row, and SDD basis sets for heavier elements. Five minima are found for Si₆H₁₁X—the axial and equatorial chair conformers, with the substituent X either in an axial or equatorial position—and another three twisted structures. The equatorial chair conformer is the global minimum for the X=Cl, Br and I, the axial chair for X=F. The barrier for the ring inversion is ～13 kJ mol^?1 for all four compounds. Five minima closely related to those of Si₆H₁₁X are found for Si₆Me₁₁X. Again, the equatorial chair is the global minimum for X=Cl, Br and I, and the axial chair for X=F. Additionally, two symmetrical boat conformers are found as local minima on the potential energy surfaces for X=F, Cl and Br, but not for X=I. The barrier for the ring inversion is ～14–16 kJ mol^?1 for all compounds. The conformational equilibria for Si₆Me₁₁X in toluene solution are investigated using temperature dependent Raman spectroscopy. The wavenumber range of the stretching vibrations of the heavy atoms X and Si from 270–370 cm^?1 is analyzed. Using the van′t Hoff relationship, the enthalpy differences between axial and equatorial chair conformers (H_ax?H_eq.) are 1.1 kJ mol^?1 for X=F, and 1.8 to 2.8 kJ mol^?1 for X=Cl, Br and I. Due to rapid interconversion, only a single Raman band originating from the “averaged” twist and boat conformers could be observed. Generally, reasonable agreement between the calculated relative energies and the experimentally determined values is found.     

Atomic inversion barriers of sulphur and selenium in the dimethylsulphide and dimethylselenide complexes of the halogeno carbonyls of rhenium

We have synthesised four rhenium carbonyl complexes of general formula [ReX(CO)₃(Me₂E)₂] (X  Cl, Br, I, E  S, Se), and studied their temperature variable NMR spectra. All complexes were formed as the fac isomer, with the exception of [ReI(CO)₃(Me₂Se)₂], which was obtained as a mixture of mer and fac forms. In all of these fac complexes pyramidal inversion of sulphur or selenium atoms has been demonstrated, and energy barriers to inversion have been determined either by computer simulation of complete line shapes or by coalescence temperature methods. The value of ΔG^≠ for inversion in this class of complex has been found to be about 17 kJ mol^?1 higher for selenium than for sulphur, and variation of the cis halogen made no pronounced effect.     

N,N,N′,N′-Tetramethylethylendiamin-di(tert-butyl)aluminium-Kationen — Molekülstruktur des [(Me3C)2Al · TMEDA]⊕[(Me3C)2AlBr2]⊖

(N,N,N′,N′ -tetramethylethylendiamine) di(tert-butyl)aluminium Cations — Molecular Structure of [(Me₃C)₂Al(TMEDA)]^⊕[(Me₃C)₂AlBr₂]^? Dimeric di(tert-butyl)aluminium halides (Me₃C)₂AlX (X = Cl, Br) react with N,N,N′,N′ -tetramethylethylendiamine (TMEDA) to give three compounds: the salt-like [(Me₃C)₂Al(TMEDA)]^⊕[(Me₃C)₂AlX₂]^? 1 , characterized by crystal structure determination, and [(Me₃C)₂Al(TMEDA)]^⊕X^? 3 both with chelating amine, and the more covalent, pentane soluble (Me₃C)₂AlX(TMEDA) 2 with TMEDA bound by only one nitrogen atom. The reaction resembles the symmetrical and unsymmetrical cleavage of diborane(6). 3 (X = Cl) is also formed by treatment of 1 with boiling n-hexane in the presence of TMEDA over a period of 24 hours, while for X = Br the more covalent 2 is the main product under similar conditions. In solution 2 decomposes slowly yielding different products in dependency of the solvent: in benzene 3 and in n-pentane 1 are formed.     

Reaktive E=C(p‐p)π‐Systeme. 54 [1] Reaktionen des Perfluor‐2‐arsapropens,F3CAs=CF2 (1), mit H‐aciden Verbindungen Me2EH (E = N,P, As) und MeE′H (E′ = O,S, Se)

Reactive E=C(p‐p)π‐Systems. 54 [1] Reactions of perfluoro‐2‐arsapropene, F₃CAs=CF₂ (1), with H‐acidic compounds Me₂EH (E = N, P, As) and MeE′H (E′ = O, S, Se) The reactions of the perfluoro‐2‐arsapropene ( 1 ) with H‐acidic compounds Me₂EH (E = N, P, As) and MeE′H (E′ = O, S, Se), respectively, proceed via addition to the As=C double bond yielding either secondary arsanes F₃C(H)AsCF₂X (X = NMe₂, PMe₂, OMe, SMe) or AsX derivatives (X = AsMe₂, SeMe). Me₂‐AsH is obviously a border case nucleophile because, besides the AsX derivative as main product, small amounts of the arsane are formed indicative for the reverse addition pathway. With the strong base Me₂NH, the addition is followed immediately by HF elimination producing the fairly stable arsaalkene F₃CAs=C(F)NMe₂ ( 4 ) which had already been obtained by reaction of HAs(CF₃)₂ with three equivalents of Me₂NH. The novel rather labile compounds were identified by spectroscopic (NMR, GC/MS) investigations. – Quantum chemical DFT calculations [B3LYP/6‐311+G(d,p)] were carried out to determine the relative energy of the isomeric products and the thermodynamics of the addition reactions.     

Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl-übergangsmetall-komplexe: X. Halbsandwichkomplexe des Fe und Ni als reaktive zwischenprodukte

Reaction of NiX₂·DME (X = Cl, Br; DME = 1,2-Dimethoxyethane) with Cp′Li (Cp′ = η⁵-C₅Me₅) in THF at ?10°C yields as intermediates dimeric halogeno complexes [Cp′NiX]₂ (I) as shown by mass spectroscopy. 1 reacts with neutral and anionic donor ligands viz. PPh₃ to Cp′Ni(PPh₃)X, 1,5-COD to [Cp′NiCOD]⁺, CpNa to CpCp′Ni and with COTLi₂ to (Cp′Ni)₂COT (COT = cyclooctatetraene). Analogously the reaction product from FeBr₂·DME and Cp′Li at ?80°C in THF is converted by CpNa to CpCp′Fe and by CO to Cp′Fe(CO)₂Br.     

Modulating the frontier orbitals of L(X)Ga-substituted diphosphenes [L(X)GaP]2 (X = Cl,Br) and their facile oxidation to radical cations

Modulating the electronic structures of main group element compounds is crucial to control their chemical reactivity. Herein we report on the synthesis, frontier orbital modulation, and one-electron oxidation of two L(X)Ga-substituted diphosphenes [L(X)GaP]₂ (X = Cl 2a, Br 2b; L = HC[C(Me)N(Ar)]₂, Ar = 2,6-i-Pr₂C₆H₃). Photolysis of L(Cl)GaPCO 1 gave [L(Cl)GaP]₂2a, which reacted with Me₃SiBr with halide exchange to [L(Br)GaP]₂2b. Reactions with ^MeNHC (^MeNHC = 1,3,4,5-tetramethylimidazol-2-ylidene) gave the corresponding carbene-coordinated complexes L(X)GaPP(^MeNHC)Ga(X)L (X = Cl 3a, Br 3b). DFT calculations revealed that the carbene coordination modulates the frontier orbitals (i.e. HOMO/LUMO) of diphosphenes 2a and 2b, thereby affecting the reactivity of 3a and 3b. In marked contrast to diphosphenes 2a and 2b, the cyclic voltammograms (CVs) of the carbene-coordinated complexes each show one reversible redox event at E_1/2 = −0.65 V (3a) and −0.36 V (3b), indicating their one-electron oxidation to the corresponding radical cations as was confirmed by reactions of 3a and 3b with the [FeCp₂][B(C₆F₅)₄], yielding the radical cations [L(X)GaPP(^MeNHC)Ga(X)L]B(C₆F₅)₄ (X = Cl 4a, Br 4b). The unpaired spin in 4a (79%) and 4b (80%) is mainly located at the carbene-uncoordinated phosphorus atoms as was revealed by DFT calculations and furthermore experimentally proven in reactions with ⁿBu₃SnH, yielding the diphosphane cations [L(X)GaPHP(^MeNHC)Ga(X)L]B(C₆F₅)₄ (X = Cl 5a, Br 5b). Compounds 2–5 were fully characterized by NMR and IR spectroscopy as well as by single crystal X-ray diffraction (sc-XRD), and compounds 4a and 4b were further studied by EPR spectroscopy, while their bonding nature was investigated by DFT calculations.

Carbene-coordination allowed for one-electron oxidation of diphosphenes [LGa(X)P]₂ to P-centered radicals cations 4a (X = Cl) and 4b (X = Br), in which the unpaired spin mainly reside at the carbene uncoordinated P-atoms.     

Interaction between N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylthiuram disulfide and cobalt(II) salts: Dependence of the product composition and structure on the nature of the anion

The reaction between CoX₂ (X = Br, I, NCS, NO₃) and N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylthiuram disulfide is found to be a redox process. Irrespective of the anion, it yields cobalt(III) dimethyldithiocarbamate {Co(Me₂Dtc)₃}. The other products vary in number and composition: Me₄Ditt[CoBr₄] forms for X = Br; Me₂Tmi[I₃], S, and Co(Me₂Dtc)₃ · I₂, for X = I; [Co(Me₂Ditc)₄](NCS)₂, for X = NCS; CoSO₄ · 7H₂O and NO, for X = NO₃ (Me₄Ditt = 3,6-di(dimethyliminio)-1,2,4,5-tetrathian, Me₂Tmi = dimethylthioxomethylideneimonium, and Me₂Ditc = dimethyldithiocarbamatoisothiocyanate). The compounds have been characterized by chemical analysis, X-ray diffraction, mass spectrometry, conductivity measurements, IR and electronic spectroscopy, and magnetic measurements. The structure of Co(Me₂Dtc)₃ · I₂ was determined by X-ray crystallography.     

Zur reaktion von metall-koordiniertem kohlenmonoxid mit yliden: XI. Einige neuartige η1-vinyl-komplexe des eisens durch deprotonierung kationischer carbenkomplexe mit trimethyl(methylen)phosphoran

Novel η¹-vinyl complexes of the type Cp(CO)(L)FeC(OMe)C(R)R′ (R = R′ = H, Me; R = H, R′ = Me; L = Me₃P, Ph₃P) are obtainied via methylation of the acyl complexes Cp(CO)(L)FeC(O)R (R = Me, Et, i-Pr) with MeOSO₂F and subsequent deprotonation of the resulting carbene complexes [Cp(CO)(L)FeC(OMe)R]SO₃F with the phosphorus ylide Me₃PCH₂. The same procedure can be applied for the synthesis of the pentamethylcyclopentadienyl derivative C₅Me₅(CO)(Me₃P)FeC(OMe)CH₂, while treatment of the hydroxy or siloxy carbene complexes [Cp(CO)(L)FeC(OR)Me]X (R = H, Me₃Si; X = SO₃CF₃) with Me₃CH₂ results in the transfer of the oxygen bound electrophile to the ylidic carbon. Some remarkable spectroscopic properties of the new complexes are reported.     

Complexes of copper(II) and cobalt(II) halides with 4-(3,5-dimethyl-1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-pyrazol-1-yl)-6-methyl-2-phenylpyrimidine: Synthesis,structures, and properties

Copper(II) and cobalt(II) complexes with 4-(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)-6-methyl-2-phenylpyrimidine (L) of the general formula MLX₂ (M = Cu(II), X = Cl and Br; M = Co(II), X = Cl, Br, and I) were obtained. According to X-ray diffraction data, CuLBr₂ and CoLX₂ (X = Cl, Br, and I) are mononuclear molecular complexes. The ligand L is coordinated to the metal atom in a chelating bidentate fashion through the N atoms of the pyrimidine and pyrazole rings. The coordination polyhedron of the metal atom is extended to a distorted tetrahedron by two halide ions. In solution, CuLBr₂ undergoes slow transformation into CuL_(1?x)L′ _x Br₂ and the binuclear (X-ray diffraction data) Cu(I) complex [CuL_(1?x)L′ _x Br]₂ (L′ is 4-(4-bromo-3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)-6-methyl-2-phenylpyrimidine). The complexes MLX₂ show weak antiferromagnetic interactions between the M²⁺ ions.     

Nanoscale Organolanthanum Clusters: Nuclearity-Directing Role of Cyclopentadienyl and Halogenido Ligands

Tetramethylaluminato/halogenido(X) ligand exchange reactions in half-sandwich complexes [Cp^RLa(AlMe₄)₂] are feasible in non-coordinating solvents and provide access to large coordination clusters of the type [Cp^RLaX₂]_x. Incomplete exchange reactions generate the hexalanthanum clusters [Cp^R₆La₆X₈(AlMe₄)₄] (Cp^R=Cp*=C₅Me₅, X=I; Cp^R=Cp′=C₅H₄SiMe₃, X=Br, I). Treatment of [Cp*La(AlMe₄)₂] with two equivalents Me₃SiI gave the nonalanthanum cluster [Cp*LaI₂]₉, while the exhaustive reaction of [Cp′La(AlMe₄)₂] with the halogenido transfer reagents Me₃GeX and Me₃SiX (X=I, Br, Cl) produced a series of monocyclopentadienyl rare-earth-metal clusters with distinct nuclearity. Depending on the halogenido ion size the homometallic clusters [Cp′LaCl₂]₁₀ and [Cp′LaX₂]₁₂ (X=Br, I) could be isolated, whereas different crystallization techniques led to the aggregation of clusters of distinct structural motifs, including the desilylated cyclopentadienyl-bridged cluster [(μ-Cp)₂Cp′₈La₈I₁₄] and the heteroaluminato derivative [Cp′₁₀La₁₀Br₁₈(AlBr₂Me₂)₂]. The use of the Cp′ ancillary ligand facilitates cluster characterization by means of NMR spectroscopy.     

Organometallic Reactions and Syntheses : Volume 6, E. I. Becker and M. Tsutsui,ed., Plenum Publishing Corporation., New York/ London, 1977, xii + 314 pages $47.40

The (Me₃Si)₃C group causes very large steric hindrance to nucleophilic displacement at a silicon atom to which it is attached, and (Me₃Si)₃CSiMe₂Cl is even less reactive than t-Bu₃SiCl towards base. The compounds (Me₃Si)₃CSiMe₂X (X = Cl, Br, or I) are cleaved by MeOH/MeONa to give (Me₃Si)₂CHSiMe₂OMe, possibly via the silaolefin (Me₃Si)₂ CSiMe₂, and the correspondLug (Me₃Si)₃ CSiPh₂X compounds undergo the analogous reaction even more readily. The halides (Me₃Si)₃CSiR₂X (X = Cl or Br) and (Me₃Si)₃CSiCl₃ do not react with boiling alcoholic silver nitrate, but the iodides (Me₃Si)₃CSiR₂I are rapidly attacked.     

A Mechanistic Study on Reactions of Group 13 Diyls LM with Cp*SbX2: From Stibanyl Radicals to Antimony Hydrides

Oxidative addition of Cp*SbX₂ (X=Cl, Br, I; Cp*=C₅Me₅) to group 13 diyls LM (M=Al, Ga, In; L=HC[C(Me)N (Dip)]₂, Dip=2,6-iPr₂C₆H₃) yields elemental antimony (M=Al) or the corresponding stibanylgallanes [L(X)Ga]Sb(X)Cp* (X=Br 1 , I 2 ) and -indanes [L(X)In]Sb(X)Cp* (X=Cl 5 , Br 6 , I 7 ). 1 and 2 react with a second equivalent of LGa to eliminate decamethyl-1,1’-dihydrofulvalene (Cp*₂) and form stibanyl radicals [L(X)Ga]₂Sb ^. (X=Br 3 , I 4 ), whereas analogous reactions of 5 and 6 with LIn selectively yield stibanes [L(X)In]₂SbH (X=Cl 8 , Br 9 ) by elimination of 1,2,3,4-tetramethylfulvene. The reactions are proposed to proceed via formation of [L(X)M]₂SbCp* as reaction intermediate, which is supported by the isolation of [L(Cl)Ga]₂SbCp ( 11 , Cp=C₅H₅). The reaction mechanism was further studied by computational calculations using two different models. The energy values for the Ga- and the In-substituted model systems showing methyl groups instead of the very bulky Dip units are very similar, and in both cases the same products are expected. Homolytic Sb−C bond cleavage yields van der Waals complexes from the as-formed radicals ([L(Cl)M]₂Sb ^. and Cp* ^. ), which can be stabilized by hydrogen atom abstraction to give the corresponding hydrides, whereas the direct formation of Sb hydrides starting from [L(Cl)M]₂SbCp* via concerted β-H elimination is unlikely. The consideration of the bulky Dip units reveals that the amount of the steric overload in the intermediate I determines the product formation (radical vs. hydride).     

Oxidative addition reactions TO Cp′Co(CO)L (Cp′ = C5H4CH3; L = CO,PPh3 and tetracyanoethylene) with XCN (X = Br,I)

Oxidative addition of XCN (X = Br, I) to Cp′Co(CO)L (L = CO, PPh₃) leads to the formation of Cp′CoL(CN)X. The complexes C′_pCoTCNE(L) do not react with XCN.     

Synthesis of Silver Complexes in DMSO–HX and DMSO–HX–Ketone Systems

Comparative analysis of the oxidizing and complexing properties of the DMSO–HX (X = Cl, Br, I) and DMSO–HX–ketone (X = Br, I; the ketone is acetone, acetylacetone, or acetophenone) systems toward silver was performed. The reaction products are AgX (X = Cl, Br, I), [Me₃S⁺]Ag _n X^– _m (n= 1, 2; m= 2, 3; X = Br, I) and [Me₂S⁺CH₂COR]AgX^– ₂(R = Me, Ph; X = Br, I). The composition of the obtained complexes depends on both the DMSO : HX ratio and the nature of HX, as well as on the methods used to isolate solid products from the solution. It was noted that the formation of the [Me₂S⁺CH₂COMe]AgBr^– ₂complex in the Ag⁰–DMSO–HBr–acetylacetone system occurs with cleavage of the acetylacetone C–C bond and follows a specific reaction course. The optimum conditions for production of the silver compounds in the title systems are determined.     

Cyclische Diazastannylene. XXXII. Zur Synthese und Reaktivität difunktionalisierter Cyclosilagermadiazane—Bildung von Digermanen

Cyclic Diazastannylenes. XXXII. On the Synthesis and Reactivity of Difunctional Cyclosilagermadiazanes—Formation of Digermanes The cyclic bisaminostannylene Me₂Si(t-BuN)₂Sn 1 reacts with tetrahalides of germanium GeX₄(X = Cl, Br, I) forming the bisaminodihalogengermanes 2a, 2b and 2c. The halogen atoms of the compounds 2 may be substituted by alkyl-, amino- and pseudohalide groups: Me₂Si(t-BuN)₂GeXY (X = Y = N₃ 3 ; X = Br, Y = Me 4 , Y = t-Bu 6 , Y = N(SiMe₃)₂ 8a , Y = NEt₂ 9 ; X = Me, Y = N₃ 5a , Y = CN 5b ; X = N₃, Y = t-Bu 7 , Y = N(SiMe₃)₂ 10 ; X = I, Y = N(SiMe₃)₂ 8b ). Reduction of the compounds 2b and 4 with sodium naphthalide generates the digermanes (Me₂Si(t-BuN)₂GeR)₂ (with R = Br 11 , R = Me 12 ) Compound 8b crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c with Z = 8 and lattice constants a = 16.205(8), b = 19.854(9), c = 17.537(9) Å, β = 107.50(9)°. Compound 11 crystallizes in the triclinic space group P1 with Z = 2 and lattice constants a = 8.921(4), b = 11.091(5), c = 17.590(8) Å, α = 80.5(1), β = 89.2(1), γ = 71.4(1)°.     

1H NMR study of some substituted acyclic silaethanes, 2-silapropanes and 2-methyl-2-silapropanes and their rotameric populations around the Si?C bond

Three series of substituted silaalkanes, (i) SiH₃CH₂X, (ii) MeSiH₂CH₂X and (III) Me₂SiHCH₂X, have been prepared (X=Cl, Br, I, NMe₂, OMe, SMe), and the shifts and coupling constants extracted from their ¹H NMR spectra. Coefficients averaged over three rotameric states can be obtained from the first series which are used for the correction of coupling constants resulting from the presence of the electronegative substituents X. With the aid of the Karplus-Conroy angular dependence of the interproton coupling constants in silaethane? fragments, corrected for electronegative substitution, approximate rotameric populations in series ii and iii were obtained. Except for X=NMe₂, there is always a preference for a synclinal X/CH₃ relationship, even for sandwiched situations (series III).     

NMR-spektroskopische Untersuchungen an Undecamethylcyclohexasilanyl-Derivaten

The structure and ²⁹Si chemical shifts of nine undecamethylcyclohexasilanyl derivatives, Si₆Me₁₁X (X = Fe(CO)₂cp, SO₃CF₃, F, Cl, Br, I, H, C CH, OH), have been assigned using ¹J_SiSi and ²J_SiSi derived from ²⁹Si-INADEQUATE and ²⁹Si-INEPT-INADEQUATE and ²⁹Si-INEPT-INADEQUATE NMR spectra. Only the halo-derivatives exhibit linear correlation between ¹J_SiSi and Pauling electronegativities. The correlation of other derivatives is improved by employing Inamato's inductivity values. A new synthetic route to Si₆Me₁₁X (X = F, Cl, Br, I) has been developed.