Mass spectra of π-cyclopentadienyl-diene cobalt complexes

Many reports on the mass spectra of organotransition-metal complexes have appeared in recent years,¹ whilst there have only been a few reports on the mass spectra of transition metal olefin complexes, some metal carbonyl olefin complexes²³⁴ and π-cyclooctenyl-π-cyclooctadienyl cobalt.⁵ Recently fragmentation paths of π-cyclopentadienyl-cyclooctadiene rhodium were elucidated by King.⁶ The present authors found metastable ions in the mass spectra of π-cyclopentadienyl-diene cobalt complexes as well as in the mass spectra of π-cyclopentadienyl-diene rhodium complexes.⁷. In the present paper the authors wish to report the mass spectra of several π-cyclopentadienyl diene cobalt complexes.     

Nachweis von π → σ-Umlagerungen bei Ligandenverdrängungsreaktionen von π-Allyl-π-cyclopentadienyl-Palladiumkomplexen

It has been proved by NMR. measurements at low temperatures that the ligand displacement reactions of (π-all)Pd(π-C₅H₅) and Lewis bases L yielding PdL₄ proceed by a π → σ rearrangement of the allylic group as the primary step. The organic reaction product is the 1-isomer of the corresponding allylcyclopentadiene but in the reactions of (π-1,1,2-Me₃C₃H₂)Pd(π-C₅H₅) with L besides the isomeric allylcyclopentadienes also 2,3-dimethylbutadiene and cyclopentadiene are formed. The reaction mechanism will be discussed.     

Vibrational spectra of π-olefin-transition metal complexes : (π-maleic anhydride)iron tetracarbonyl

The infrared and Raman spectra of solutions and solid samples of (π-maleic anhydride)iron tetracarbonyl have been studied. An assignment of the modes is suggested and the ligand vibrations in the complex are compared the data for maleic and succinic anhydrides. The C=C stretching frequency maleic anhydride shifts from 1595 to 1352 cm⁻¹ after coordination with the The essential decrease of the IR intensities of out-of-plane CH modes is for the complex and explained by the lowering of the effective charge on olefinic protons due to back-donation from metal to ligand.     

Molecular complexes between π‐excedent heterocycles (indoles and carbazole) and π‐deficient polynitrobenzenes

Five charge‐transfer complexes 1–5 derived from indoles (including a carbazole) and halogenopolynitrobenzenes (ClDNB, FDNB, ClTNB) as well as their individual components have been studied in the solid state by ¹³C CPMAS NMR. The stacking effects on the ¹³C chemical shifts have been rationalized by means of M05‐2X functional and GIAO/B3LYP/6‐311 ++G(d,p) calculations. The results, although only semiquantitative, are very promising for studying such structures. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A novel route to bicyclic iron tricarbonyl complexes involving π-allyl and σ-components

Nucleophilic attack of CN⁻ on bicyclo[3.2.1]octadienyl-, bicyclo[3.2.2]- nonadienyl-, and 6,7-benzobicyclo[3.2.2]nonadienyliron tricarbonyl tetrafluoroborates, results in mixed-type complexes containing both σ and π-allyl bonds. The cyano group in the products is located exo to the bicyclic ring.In contrast, the three cations react smoothly with I⁻; carbon monoxide is displaced to give iron complexes containing covalently-bound halogen.     

Electronic structures of the π-π type charge-transfer complexes of pyridine with boron trihalides

The electronic structures of the π-π type complexes of pyridine with boron trihalides have been studied by means of IEHMO calculation. The results indicate that BX₃(X = F, Cl, Br, I) tends to react with C₅H₅N in a planar configurations against the plane of C₅H₅N. The most stable configurations of complexes are at 60° of orientation angle φ for X = Cl, Br, I, but at 0° for X = F. A linear relationship between In E_b, the logarithm of rotation potential barriers, and the radii of halogen atoms r₀ has been observed, and has been deduced from Morse potential function. In the complex, the donating properties of BX₃ have an increase from X = F to I, and BF₃ functions as an acceptor, but the others as donors. It has been shown that every energy level of the complex is corresponding to that of the donor or the acceptor, which we have discussed by the perturbation theory. The bonds between D and A appear essentially as π-π type but not pure.     

Understanding the Fundamental Role of π/π, σ/σ, and σ/π Dispersion Interactions in Shaping Carbon‐Based Materials

Noncovalent interactions involving aromatic rings, such as π‐stacking and CH/π interactions, are central to many areas of modern chemistry. However, recent studies proved that aromaticity is not required for stacking interactions, since similar interaction energies were computed for several aromatic and aliphatic dimers. Herein, the nature and origin of π/π, σ/σ, and σ/π dispersion interactions has been investigated by using dispersion‐corrected density functional theory, energy decomposition analysis, and the recently developed noncovalent interaction (NCI) method. Our analysis shows that π/π and σ/σ stacking interactions are equally important for the benzene and cyclohexane dimers, explaining why both compounds have similar boiling points. Also, similar dispersion forces are found in the benzene???methane and cyclohexane???methane complexes. However, for systems larger than naphthalene, there are enhanced stacking interactions in the aromatic dimers adopting a parallel‐displaced configuration compared to the analogous saturated systems. Although dispersion plays a decisive role in stabilizing all the complexes, the origin of the π/π, σ/σ, and σ/π interactions is different. The NCI method reveals that the dispersion interactions between the hydrogen atoms are responsible for the surprisingly strong aliphatic interactions. Moreover, whereas σ/σ and σ/π interactions are local, the π/π stacking are inherently delocalized, which give rise to a non‐additive effect. These new types of dispersion interactions between saturated groups can be exploited in the rational design of novel carbon materials.     

Stereochemistry of the formation of π-allylpalladium complexes from dialkylcyclohexa-1,3-dienes

1,4-Dimethyl-, 1-isopropyl-4-methyl- and 1-t-butyl-4-methylcyclohexa-1,3-diene reacted with a palladium salt to form, in each case, a single isomer of the corresponding π-allylpalladium chloride complexes, while 2-isopropyl-5-methylcyclohexa-1,3-diene gave two stereoisomeric complexes. An excess of diene (diene/Pd = 2.5–3.0) was required to produce a high yield of the complex. The hydrogen atom, which is incorporated onto the terminal carbon of the diene system, is shown (i) to come from the excess diene, which in turn is converted to an aromatic compound, and (ii) to attack the diene, stereo- and regio-selectively, from the same side as the palladium chloride portion.     

Increasing the π–π Interactions in Trinuclear NiII3 Triplesalophen Complexes

The new triplesalophen ligand H₆kruse^Br was synthesized as a variation of the triplesalophen ligands H₆baron^R by replacing a phenyl by a methyl group at the terminal ketimine in order to allow closer contacts of trinuclear complexes due to less steric hindrance by the smaller methyl group. The ligand H₆kruse^Br was used to synthesize the trinuclear complex [(kruse^Br)Ni^II₃], which is insoluble in organic solvents despite the coordinating solvent pyridine. Recrystallization from pyridine results in the complex [(kruse^Br){Ni₂(Ni(py)₂)}], which was characterized by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction. Two Ni^II ions are four‐coordinate by the salophen‐like subunits while the third Ni^II ion is six‐coordinate by two additional pyridine donors. The analysis of the molecular and crystal structure in comparison to that of Ni^II₃ complexes of (baron^R)^6– reveals that the methyl group in [(kruse^Br){Ni₂(Ni(py)₂)}] results in less ligand folding and in closer contact distance of two Ni^II₃ complexes by π–π interactions of 3.2 Å. This indicates that trinuclear complexes of H₆kruse^Br are more suitable than complexes of H₆baron^R as molecular building blocks for the anticipated synthesis of nonanuclear single‐molecule magnets.