The formation of iron carbonyl radical anions in the reactions of iron carbonyls with trimethylamine N-oxide

The interaction of iron carbonyls, Fe(CO)₅, Fe₂(CO)₉ and Fe₃(CO)₁₂ with Me₃NO occurs according to a one-electron redox-disproportionation scheme giving rise to iron carbonyl radical anions: Fe₂(CO)₈^·− (1), Fe₃(CO)₁₂^·− (2), Fe₃(CO)₁₁^·− (3) and Fe₄(CO)₁₃^·− (4). The role of Me₃NO, inducing CO-substitution, consists of the generation of reactive 17-electron species with a labile coordination sphere in which the substitution for other ligands occurs, resulting from fast ligand and electron exchange in the confines of the ETC-reaction.     

Reactions of iron carbonyl complexes with dimethylthiocarbamoyl chloride

The reactions of dimethylthiocarbamoyl chloride with a number of neutral and ionic iron carbonyl complexes in tetrahydrofuran are described. A variety of unusual products were obtained, viz. Fe(CO)₂(S₂CNMe₂)₂ from Fe(CO)₅; Fe(CO)₂(S₂CNMe₂)(CSNMe₂) from Fe₂)CO)₉, Fe₃(CO)₁₂, and Fe(CO)₄^2?; [Fe-(CO)₂(S₂CNMe₂)(CNMe₂)(CNMe₂)₂S]⁺ from Fe(CO)₄^2?, and Fe₄(CO)₁₂S(CSNMe₂)-(CNMe₂) from Fe₂(CO)₈^2?, as well as Fe₂(CO)₆(CSSEt)₂ from Fe₂(CO)₉ and ClCSSEt. The structures and behavior and some reactions of these complexes are described.     

Reductions of metal carbonyls by quaternary ammonium borohydrides

Quaternary ammonium borohydrides, used directly or generated in phase transfer reactions, are highly effective reagents for preparing metal carbonyl anions from metal carbonyls [Mo(CO)₆, Mn₂(CO)₁₀, Re₂(CO)₁₀, CO₂(CO)₈, Fe₃(CO)₁₂, Ru₃(CO)₁₂ and (η⁵-C₅H₅)₂Mo₂(CO)₆] and from some metal carbonyl halides [BrMn(CO)₅ and η⁵-C₅H₅Mo(CO)₃Cl]. Where strongly basic anions would be formed from a halide [BrMn(CO)₄PPh₃ and η⁵-C₅H₅Ru(CO)₂Br], the reactions provide efficient syntheses of the corresponding hydrides instead. The anion η⁵-C₅H₅Fe(CO)₂^? is not accessible by these techniques; reaction of η⁵-C₅H₅Fe(CO)₂Br yields the iron dimer (via the highly nucleophilic anion) and the dimer is unreactive toward Q⁺BH₄^?. Reductions of Re₂(CO)₁₀ conducted in CH₂Cl₂ provide Re₂(CO)₉Cl^? in high yield.     

ESR study on the reactions of iron carbonyls with nitro and nitrosoparaffines. A mechanism of the reductive carbonylation of nitro compounds

The interaction of Fe_n(CO)_m, (n and m equal 1 and 5, 2 and 9, 3 and 12, respectively) with 2-methyl-2-nitrosopropane and sodium salts of nitromethane and nitrocyclohexane was studied. The initial stages of the process, following the activating complex-formation, involves redox disproportionation to give rise to the radical Fe(I) carbonyl complexes and radical anions Fe₂(CO)₈⁻_. (I) Fe₃(CO)₁₁⁻_. (II), Fe₄(CO)₁₃⁻_. (III) and Fe₃(CO)₁₂⁻_. (IV). Also, radical anions I–IV are formed in the interaction of salts of carbonyl ferrate anions Na₂Fe(CO)₄·1.5 diox and PPN₂[Fe_n(CO)_m−1] (where PPN = (PPh₃)₂N⁺), with nitro- and nitroso-tert-butane.Radical anions I–III act as catalytically active species in the coordination sphere of which the nitro compounds undergo a successive deoxygenation to nitrene radical complexes with their subsequent carbonylation to isocyanates. A scheme of the reductive carbonylation is proposed.     

Density functional investigation and bonding analysis of pentacoordinated iron complexes with mixed cyano and carbonyl ligands

The equilibrium structures and vibrational frequencies of the iron complexes [Fe⁰(CN)_n(CO)_5?n]^n? and [Fe^II(CN)_n(CO)_5?n]^2?n (n = 0–5) have been calculated at the BP86 level of theory. The Fe⁰ complexes adopt trigonal bipyramidal structures with the cyano ligands occupying the axial positions, whereas corresponding Fe²⁺ complexes adopt square pyramidal structures with the cyano ligands in the equatorial positions. The calculated geometries and vibrational frequencies of the mixed iron Fe⁰ carbonyl cyanide complexes are in a very good agreement with the available experimental data. The nature of the Fe? CN and Fe? CO bonds has been analyzed with both charge decomposition and energy partitioning analysis. The results of energy partitioning analysis of the Fe? CO bonds shows that the binding interactions in Fe⁰ complexes have 50–55% electrostatic and 45–50% covalent character, whereas in Fe²⁺ 45–50% electrostatic and 50–55% covalent character. There is a significant contribution of the π‐ orbital interaction to the Fe? CO covalent bonding which increases as the number of the cyano groups increases, and the complexes become more negatively charged. This contribution decreases in going from Fe⁰ to Fe²⁺ complexes. Also, this contribution correlates very well with the C? O stretching frequencies. The Fe? CN bonds have much less π‐character (12–30%) than the Fe? CO bonds. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Comput Chem, 2010     

Metal dimers as catalysts : III. The reaction between Fe(CO)5, and group V donor ligands in the presence of [(η5-C5H4R)Fe(CO)222]2 (R  H,Me) and [(η5-C5Me5)Fe(CO)2]2 as catalyst

The reaction between Fe(CO)₅, and group V donor ligands L, (L  PPh₃, AsPh₃, SbPh₃, PMePh₂, PMe₂Ph, Asme₂Ph, P(C₆H₁₁)₃, P(n-Bu)₃, P(i-Bu)₃, P(OPh)₃, P(OEt)₃, P(OMe)₃) in the presence of [(η⁵-C₅Me₅Fe(CO)₂]₂ (R  H, Me) or [(η⁵-C₅Me₅)Fe(CO)₂]₂ as catalyst in refluxing toluene, rapidly gives the complexes Fe(CO)₄L in yields > 85%. The reaction rate is essentially independent of the nature of L for [(η₅-C₅Me₅)Fe(CO)₂]₂ as catalyst. For the other catalysts, the rate is influenced predominantly by the steric properties of L. These results are interpreted in terms of the interaction between the catalyst and the ligand L to give derivatives of the type (η⁵-C₅H₄R)₂Fe₂,(CO)₃,(L). These derivatives were also found to catalyse the reaction between Fe(CO)₅, and L. The complexes [(η-C₅H₄R)Fe(CO)₂]₂ (R  H, Me) and [(η⁵-C₅Me₅)Fe(CO)₂]₂ also catalyse the reaction between Mn₂(CO)₁₀ and PPh₃ to give Mn₂(CO)₈- PPh₃)₂ in > 80% yield.     

Photochemistry of iron pentacarbonyl adsorbed on titanium dioxide

The photolysis of iron carbonyl (Fe(CO)₅) adsorbed on titanium dioxide (TiO₂, anatase) was studied by FT-IR spectroscopy. When adsorbed Fe(CO)₅ is illuminated by visible and near-UV light, the IR spectrum of its photolysis products is hardly observed, indicating that most of the Fe(CO)₅ is photodecomposed to iron(0) or iron oxides on TiO₂. The carbon monoxide (CO) evolution rate upon illumination depends on the wavelength of light; 433 nm light is more effective for CO evolution than 366 nm light. This result implies that the band-gap excitation of TiO₂ has little effect on the photolysis of adsorbed Fe(CO)₅, since the absorption edge of TiO₂ (anatase) lies at around 400 nm. The effects of substrates on the photolysis of adsorbed Fe(CO)₅ are discussed with reference to previous results obtained for aluminium oxide (Al₂O₃) and silicon dioxide (SiO₂), on which the photolysis leads to the formation of Fe₂(CO)₉ or Fe₃(CO)₁₂.     

The kinetics and mechanism of diene exchange in (η4-enone) Fe(CO)2L complexes (L = phosphine,phosphite)

Kinetic data for the exchange of 1,3-cyclohexadiene with (η⁴-benzylideneacetone)Fe(CO)₂L complexes (L = CO, PPh_3-xMe_x (x = 0-2) or P(OPh)₃) to give (η⁴-1,3-cyclohexadiene)Fe(CO)₂L derivatives indicate a mechanism involving stepwise competing D and I_d opening of the ketonic M-CO π-bond. Rates increase in the order CO ? PPh₃ ≈ P(OPh)₃ > PPh₂Me ? PPhMe₂, and both steric and electronic factors appear to be important. (η⁴-1,3-cyclohexadiene)Fe(CO)₂L complexes of potential use in enantioselective synthesis (L=(+)-Ph₂P(menthyl) or (+)-Ph₂PCH₂CH(Me)Et) may be prepared via their (η⁴-benzylideneacetone)Fe(CO)₂L complexes.     

Reaktionen koordinierter Liganden. IX [1]. Reaktionen und Molekülstruktur von Tetracarbonyl(1,1,2,3,3-pentaphenyltriphosphan-P2)eisen(0) – einem Monosubstitutionsprodukt des Pentacarbonyleisens mit äquatorialem Phosphanliganden

Die Struktur von Tetracarbonyl(1,1,2,3,3-pentaphenyltriphosphan-P²)-eisen(0) ( I ) wurde röntgenographisch bestimmt. I kristallisiert in der Raumgruppe P1 . Es weist trigonal bipyramidale Koordination am Fe-Atom auf. Der Phosphanligand befindet sich in äquatorialer Position mit einem Fe? P? ;Abstand von 226,2(1) pm. Der mittlere Abstand Fe? C für die axial gebundenen CO-Gruppen beträgt 178,8(3) pm und unterscheidet sich nicht signifikant von dem für die äquatorial gebundenen CO-Gruppen. Die P? P? Abstände im Triphosphanliganden unterscheiden sich um 1,9 pm [225,6(2) und 223,7(1) pm]. Mit PtCl₂ bildet I einen Komplex ( III ) der Zusammensetzung (CO)₄FePPh(PPh₂)₂PtCl₂, in dem die terminalen Phosphoratome an das Platin koordiniert sind und einen viergliedrigen Ring bilden. Beim Erhitzen lagert sich I unter Wanderung der Fe(CO)₄-Einheit von der medialen in die terminale Position der Triphosphankette in den isomeren Komplex II um. Die Bestrahlung von I mit UV-Licht liefert als Hauptprodukte Ph₂P? PPh₂ und (CO)₄Fe? PPhH? PPh₂. Reactions of Coordinated Ligands. IX. Reactions and Molecular Structure of Tetracarbonyl(1,1,2,3,3-pentaphenyltriphosphane-P²)iron(0) – a Monosubstitution Product of Pentacarbonyliron with an Equatorial Phosphane Ligand The structure of tetracarbonyl(1,1,2,3,3-pentaphenyltriphosphane-P²)iron(0) (I) was determined by X-ray analysis. The molecule displays a trigonal-bipyramidal coordination geometry at the iron atom with the phosphane ligand in an equatorial position and an Fe? P distance of 226.2(1) pm. The average Fe? C axial distance of 178.8(3) pm is not significantly different from that of 178.0(5) pm for the average Fe? C equatorial distance. A difference of 1.9 pm is observed between the two P? P distances [225.6(2) and 223.7(1) pm]. With PtCl₂ I yields a complex of composition (CO)₄FePPh(Ph₂P)₂PtCl₂ (III) in which the terminal phosphorus atoms of I are coordinated to platinum forming a four membered ring system. On heating, complex II , an isomer of I , is formed by migration of the Fe(CO)₄-unit from the medial to the terminal position within the triphosphane chain. Irradiation of I with UV light affords Ph₂P? PPh₂ and Fe(CO)₄? PPhH? PPh₂ as main products.     

Electron transfer versus nucleophilic pathways in the ion-pair annihilation of organoborate anions by carbonylmanganese(I) cations

Substituted carbonylmanganese cations [Mn(CO)₅L]⁺, where L=py, PPh₃ and PPh₂Me, readily react with various organoborate anions (tetramethylborate, methyltriphenylborate and tetraphenylborate) in THF solution to afford a mixture of dimanganese carbonyls, hydridomanganese carbonyls and alkylmanganese carbonyls. The formation of the dimanganese carbonyl dimers as well as the hydridomanganese carbonyls suggests the involvement of 19-electron carbonylmanganese radicals that stem from an initial electron transfer. On the other hand, the acetonitrile-substituted analogue [Mn(CO)₅(CH₃CN)]⁺ reacts with the same borate anions to afford the alkylated RMn(CO)₅, where R=CH₃ and C₆H₅, as the sole carbonylmanganese product. As such, this alkylative annihilation is best formulated as a direct attack on the carbonyl carbon by the borate nucleophile. The two different pathways can be understood in terms of the balance between the electrophilicity of the carbonyl ligand and the electron affinity of the carbonylmanganese cation.     

Spectroscopic characterization and electrochemical studies of ruthenium(II) carbonyl complexes containing bidentate Schiff bases and triphenylphosphine or a nitrogen heterocycle

Reactions of ruthenium(II) carbonyl complexes of the type [RuHCl(CO)(PPh₃)₂(B)] [B?=?PPh₃, pyridine (py), piperidine (pip) or morpholine (mor)] with bidentate Schiff base ligands derived from the condensation of 2-hydroxy-1-naphthaldehyde with aniline, o-, m- or p-toluidine in a 1?:?1 mol ratio in benzene resulted in the formation of complexes formulated as [RuCl(CO)(L)(PPh₃)(B)] [L?=?bidentate Schiff base anion, B?=?PPh₃, py, pip, mor]. The complexes were characterized by analyses, IR, electronic and ¹H NMR spectroscopy, and cyclic voltammetric studies. In all cases, the Schiff bases replace one molecule of phosphine and a hydride ion from the starting complexes, indicating that Ru–N bonds in the complexes containing heterocyclic nitrogenous bases are stronger than the Ru–P bond to PPh₃. Octahedral geometry is proposed for the complexes.     

Photochemical reactions of cationic isocyanide/carbonyl complexes of iron with selected nucleophiles

Photolysis of (η⁵-C₅H₅Fe(CO)(CNMe)₂]PF₆ in the presence of excess nucleophiles resulted in efficient substitution of the carbonyl ligand, generating the new isocyanide complexes (η⁵-C₅H₅Fe(CNMe)₂)(L)]PF₆ (L = PPh₃, AsPh₃, SbPh₃, pyridine, acetonitrile, and ethylene). Similar reactions of (η⁵-C₅H₅Fe(CO)_2)(CNMe)PF₆ led to sequential replacement of both carbony groups with the exception of L  ethylene. No evidence of photochemical isocyanide substitution was found. The same carbonyl complexes failed to reach with L thermally. In the absence of light, ethylene, pyridine, and acetonitrile complexes were found to disporportionate in the manner [η⁵-C₅H₅Fe(CNMe)(L)₂]PF₆→ [η⁵C₅H₅Fe(CNMe)₂(L)]PF₆ → [η⁵-C₅H₅Fe(CNMe)₃]PF₆ with the first rearrangement occurring much faster than the second. The new isocyanide complexes are characterized by their infrared and NMR (¹H, ¹³C) spectra.     

Synthesis and some properties of sulfur-containing iron tricarbonyl complexes

Synthesis of S₂Fe₂(CO)₆ and S₂Fe₃(CO)₉ by direct substitution of the carbonyl ligands in iron carbonyls with sulfur is described. The relative reactivities were determined for both iron carbonyls and organosulfur compounds in reactions of R₂S, R₂S₂ and RSH (R = alkyl, aryl) with Fe(CO)₅, Fe₂(CO)₉ and Fe₃(CO)₁₂. The properties of the [RSFe(CO)₃]₂ obtained are studied. New methods are found for their regeneration in the form of sulfides, disulfides and thiols.     

[Fe2(μsb‐CO)(CO)3(NO)(μ‐PtBu2)(μ‐Ph2PCH2PPh2)]: Synthese,Kristallstruktur und Koordinationsisomerie

[Fe₂(μ_sb‐CO)(CO)₃(NO)(μ‐P^tBu₂)(μ‐Ph₂PCH₂PPh₂)]: Synthesis, X‐ray Crystal Structure and Isomerization Na[Fe₂(μ‐CO)(CO)₆(μ‐P^tBu₂)] ( 1 ) reacts with [NO][BF₄] at —60 °C in THF to the nitrosyl complex [Fe₂(CO)₆(NO)(μ‐P^tBu₂)] ( 2 ). The subsequent reaction of 2 with phosphanes (L) under mild conditions affords the complexes [Fe₂(CO)₅(NO)L(μ‐P^tBu₂)], L = PPh₃, ( 3a ); η‐dppm (dppm = Ph₂PCH₂PPh₂), ( 3b ). In this case the phosphane substitutes one carbonyl ligand at the iron tetracarbonyl fragment in 2 , which was confirmed by the X‐ray crystal structure analysis of 3a . In solution 3b loses one CO ligand very easily to give dppm as bridging ligand on the Fe‐Fe bond. The thus formed compound [Fe₂(CO)₄(NO)(μ‐P^tBu₂)(μ‐dppm)] ( 4 ) occurs in solution in different solvents and over a wide temperature range as a mixture of the two isomers [Fe₂(μ_sb‐CO)(CO)₃(NO)(μ‐P^tBu₂)(μ‐dppm)] ( 4a ) and [Fe₂(CO)₄(μ‐NO)(μ‐P^tBu₂)(μ‐dppm)] ( 4b ). 4a was unambiguously characterized by single‐crystal X‐ray structure analysis while 4b was confirmed both by NMR investigations in solution as well as by means of DFT calculations. Furthermore, the spontaneous reaction of [Fe₂(CO)₄(μ‐H)(μ‐P^tBu₂)(μ‐dppm)] ( 5 ) with NO at —60 °C in toluene yields a complicated mixture of products containing [Fe₂(μ‐CO)(CO)₄(μ‐H)(μ‐P^tBu₂)(μ‐dppm)] ( 6 ) as main product beside the isomers 4a and 4b occuring in very low yields.     

57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopic study of some clusters related to Fe3(CO)12

The ⁵⁷Fe Mössbauer spectra of Fe₃(CO)₁₂-related clusters [Fe₃(CO)₁₁]²⁻, [Fe₂Ru(CO)₁₂], [FeRu₂(CO)₁₂], [Fe₃(CO)₁₁PPh₃], [Fe₃(CO)₁₁PPh₂Me], [Fe₃(CO)₁₁PPhMe₂], [Fe₃(CO)₉(PPh₂Me)₃], [Fe₂Ru(CO)₁₁P(OMe)₃], [FeRu₂(CO)₁₁PPh₃] and [FeRu₂(CO)₁₀(PPh₃)₂] have been recorded at 78 K. The data are compared with published data for other M₃ clusters.Generally, the isomer shifts (δ) fall within a narrow range, for example with compounds containing Fe or Fe and Ru and four or five CO ligands per metal, all δ values lie between 0.29 and 0.36 mm s⁻¹ even though the ligands may be terminal, doubly bridging or triply bridging. Values of quadrupole splitting (Δ) are much more susceptible to changes in the Fe environment, for example the Fe(CO)₄ sites have Δ values from about zero {Fe(CO)₄^t in [Fe₃(CO)₁₂)]} to 1.52 {Fe(CO)₃^tCO^tbr in [Fe₃(CO)₁₁]²⁻}. The quadrupole splitting of the Fe site in [FeRu₂(CO)₁₂] (0.77 mm s⁻¹) clearly indicates that the structure of this cluster is not exactly similar to that of [Ru₃(CO)₁₂]. Substitution of CO by phosphine in general leads to small changes in Δ and Δ if the geometry of the Fe site is unaltered. However, Δ especially can be affected if phosphine substitution cause changes in geometry or if there is multiple substitution.     

The Electronic Ground State of [Fe(CO)3(NO)]−: A Spectroscopic and Theoretical Study

During the past 10 years iron‐catalyzed reactions have become established in the field of organic synthesis. For example, the complex anion [Fe(CO)₃(NO)]^?, which was originally described by Hogsed and Hieber, shows catalytic activity in various organic reactions. This anion is commonly regarded as being isoelectronic with [Fe(CO)₄]^2?, which, however, shows poor catalytic activity. The spectroscopic and quantum chemical investigations presented herein reveal that the complex ferrate [Fe(CO)₃(NO)]^? cannot be regarded as a Fe^?II species, but rather is predominantly a Fe⁰ species, in which the metal is covalently bonded to NO^? by two π‐bonds. A metal–N σ‐bond is not observed.     

Interaction of iron carbonyls with Lewis bases

The interaction of iron carbonyls Fe _n (CO) _m (wheren = 1,m = 5;n = 2,m = 9;n = 3,m = 12) with anionic Lewis bases (H^–, F^–, Cl^–, Br^– , I^–, CN^–, SCN^–, N₃ ^–, MeSO₃ ^–, MeCO₂ ^–, CF₃CO₂ ^–, S₂ ^–, CO₃ ^2–, and SO₄ ^2–) passes through two-stage redox-disproportionation. The first stage is the formation of an iron carbonyl-base complex, [Fe _n (CO) _m–1C(O)L]^–, and the second is a single-electron reduction of this complex by another molecule of the initial iron carbonyl, giving rise to Fe(l) and Fe(–l) derivatives.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 248–249, January, 1996.     

Bildung siliciumorganischer Verbindungen. 80. Die Si-Metallierung von 1,3,5-Trisilacyclohexanen mit Übergangsmetallkomplexen

Formation of Organosilicon Compounds. 80. Si-Metalation of 1,3,5-Trisilacyclohexanes by Means of Trisition Metal Complexes Several Si-transition metal-substituted 1,3,5-trisilacyclohexanes are reported. l-Bromo-1,3,5-trisilacyclohexane reacts with the metal carbonyl anions W(CO)₅cp^?, Mo(CO)₃cp-, Cr(CO)₃cp^?, Mn(CO)₃^?, Fe(CO)₂cp^?, or Co(CO)_4minus;, resp., yielding monosubstituted derivatives as 6, e. g.(cp = π-cyclopentadienyl). 1,3-Dibromo-1,3,5-trisilacyclohexane forms disubstituted compounds aa 7, e. g., with 2 moles of the metal carbonyl anions Fe(CO)₂cp^?, Mn(CO)₅^? or Co(CO)₄^?. Starting from (H₂c? SiHBr)₃ compound 13 is accessible by reaction with KCo(CO)₄. In the soluted compounds the metal carbonyl groups occupy the equatorial positions in the chair form of the six membered ring. The reaction of 13 with Co₂(CO)₈ yields 17 , whereas 6 preferrably forms 18 . Starting from (H₂C? SiH₂)3 the reaction with Co₂(CO)₂ preferrably yields 19. The reported compounds are crystalline, air – and moisture – sensitive. The reported formulae are assured by analysis, IR, and NMR investigations.     

Transition‐Metal‐Mediated Cleavage of a SiSi Double Bond

Reaction of carbene‐stabilized disilicon ( 1 ) with Fe(CO)₅ gives the 1:1 adduct L:Si?Si[Fe(CO)₄]:L (L:=C{N(2,6‐Prⁱ₂C₆H₃)CH}₂) ( 2 ) at room temperature. At raised temperature, however, 2 may react with another equivalent of Fe(CO)₅ to give L:Si[μ‐Fe₂(CO)₆](μ‐CO)Si:L ( 3 ) through insertion of both CO and Fe₂(CO)₆ into the Si₂ core, which represents the first experimental realization of transition metal‐carbonyl‐mediated cleavage of a Si?Si double bond. The structures and bonding of both 2 and 3 have been investigated by spectroscopic, crystallographic, and computational methods.     

Synthèse de molécules organométalliques possédant un manganèse chiral

Synthesis of diastereoisomeric manganese complexes is described, starting from LMn(CO)₃, carbonyl substitutions gave LMn(CO)(PPh₃)[P(OMe)₃] (L = h⁵-C₅H₃, 1-CO₂Me, 3-Me).