η-Alkynyl and vinylidene transition metal complexes: 10. Reaction of the metal-acetylide [(η-C5H5)(CO)(NO)W---CC---C(CH3)3]Li with 1,2-diiodoethane as electrophile and with various nucleophiles

Treatment of the η¹-acetylide complex [(η⁵-C₅H₅)(CO)(NO)W---CC---C(CH₃)₃]Li (4) with 1,2-diiodoethane in THF at −78 °C, followed by the addition of Li---CC---R [R=C(CH₃)₃, C₆H₅, Si(CH₃)₃, 6a–6c] or n-C₄H₉Li and protonation with H₂O, afforded the corresponding oxametallacyclopentadienyl complexes (η⁵-C₅H₅)W(I)(NO)[η²-O=C(CC---R)CH=CC(CH₃)₃] (7a–7c), 8c and (η⁵-C₅H₅)W(I)(NO)[η²-O=C(n-C₄H₉)CH=CC(CH₃)₃] (9). The formation of these metallafuran derivatives is rationalized by the electrophilic attack of 1,2-diiodoethane onto the metal center of 4 to form first the neutral complex [(η⁵-C₅H₅)(I)(CO)(NO)W---CC---C(CH₃)₃] (5). Subsequent nucleophilic addition of Li---CC---R 6a–6c or n-C₄H₉Li and a reductive elimination step followed by protonation leads to the products 7a–7c and 9. One reaction intermediate could be trapped with CF₃SO₃CH₃ and characterized by a crystal structure analysis. The identity of another intermediate was established by infrared spectroscopic data. The oxametallacyclopentadienyl complex 10 forms in the presence of excess 1,2-diiodoethane through an alternative pathway and crystallizes as a clathrate containing iodine.     

Reactions of ionized dibutyl ether

The reactions of ionized di-n-butyl ether are reported and compared with those of ionized n-butyl sec-butyl and di-sec-butyl ether. The main fragmentation of metastable (CH₃CH₂CH₂CH₂)₂O^+. is C₂H₅? loss (?85%), but minor amounts (2–4%) of CH₃?, C₄H₇?, C₄H₉?, C₄H₁₀ and C₄H₁₀O are also eliminated. In contrast, C₂H₅? elimination is of much lower abundance (20 and 4%, respectively) from metastable CH₃CH₂CH₂CH₂OCH(CH₃)CH₂CH₃^+. and [CH₃CH₂(CH₃)CH]₂O^+., which expel mainly C₂H₆ and CH₃? (35–55%). Studies on collisional activation spectra of the C₆H₁₃O⁺ oxonium ions reveal that C₂H₅? loss from (CH₃CH₂CH₂CH₂)₂O^+. gives the same product, (CH₃CH₂CH₂CH₂ ⁺O?CHCH₃) as that formed by direct cleavage of CH₃CH₂CH₂CH₂OCH(CH₃)CH₂CH₃^+.. Elimination of C₂H₅? from (CH₃CH₂CH₂CH₂)₂O^+. is interpreted by means of a mechanism in which a 1,4-H shift to the oxygen atom initiates a unidirectional skeletal rearrangement to CH₃CH₂CH₂CH₂OCH(CH₃)CH₂CH₃^+., which then undergoes cleavage to CH₃CH₂CH₂CH₂⁺O?CHCH₃ and C₂H₅?. Further support for this mechanism is obtained from considering the collisional activation and neutralization-reionization mass spectra of the (C₄H₉)₂O^+. species and the behaviour of labelled analogues of (CH₃CH₂CH₂CH₂)₂O^+.. The rate of ethyl radical loss is suppressed relative to those of alternative dissociations by deuteriation at the γ-position of either or both butyl substituents. Moreover, C₂H₅? loss via skeletal rearrangement and fragmentation of the unlabelled butyl group in CH₃CH₂CH₂CH₂OCH₂CH₂CD₂CH₃^+. occurs approximately five times more rapidly than C₂H₄D? expulsion via isomerization and fission of the labelled butyl substituent. These findings indicate that the initial 1,4-hydrogen shift is influenced by a significant isotope effect, as would be expected if this step is rate limiting in ethyl radical loss.     

Complexes of apatitic layered compound Ca8(HPO4)2(PO4)4·5H2O with dicarboxylates

Octacalcium phosphate(OCP), Ca₈(HPO₄)₂(PO₄)₄·5H₂O, consists of alternative stackings of layers with an apatitic structure and a brushite-like composition. Here we consider whether or not OCP is able to complex with organic substances. The interplanar spacing (d₁₀₀) of OCP prepared in the presence of dicarboxylates (RC₂O₄ ^2–; R=organic group) expanded from the original value of 18.7 Å to 19.2–26.1 Å depending on the length of R. Examples of R were C_nH_2n(n=1–6), CH(CH₃)CH₂, C(CH₃)=CH, CH=CH, CH₂CH=CHCH₂ and C₆H₄. Structural considerations and experimental data suggested that dicarboxylates were incorporated into the OCP structure through the replacement of HPO₄ ^2– by RC₂O₄ ^2–.     

Rhodium(I) carbonyl complexes of chalcogen functionalized tripodal phosphines, [CH3C(CH2P(X)Ph2)3] {X = O, S, Se} and their reactivity

The reaction of dimeric rhodium precursor [Rh(CO)₂Cl]₂ with two molar equivalent of 1,1,1-tris(diphenylphosphinomethyl)ethane trichalcogenide ligands, [CH₃C(CH₂P(X)Ph₂)₃](L), where X = O(a), S(b) and Se(c) affords the complexes of the type [Rh(CO)₂Cl(L)] (1a–1c). The complexes 1a–1c have been characterized by elemental analyses, mass spectrometry, IR and NMR (¹H, ³¹P and ¹³C) spectroscopy and the ligands a–c are structurally determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. 1a–1c undergo oxidative addition (OA) reactions with different electrophiles such as CH₃I, C₂H₅I and C₆H₅CH₂Cl to give Rh(III) complexes of the types [Rh(CO)(COR)ClXL] {R = –CH₃ (2a–2c), –C₂H₅ (3a–3c); X = I and R = –CH₂C₆H₅ (4a–4c); X = Cl}. Kinetic data for the reaction of a–c with CH₃I indicate a first-order reaction. The catalytic activity of 1a–1c for the carbonylation of methanol to acetic acid and its ester is evaluated and a higher turn over number (TON = 1564–1723) is obtained compared to that of the well-known commercial species [Rh(CO)₂I₂]⁻ (TON = 1000) under the reaction conditions: temperature 130 ± 2 °C, pressure 30 ± 2 bar and time 1 h.     

Internal energy effects on metastable characteristics. The structure of [C3H7O]+ ions

The effect of changes in the internal energy distribution of the fragmenting ion on the ratio of metastable ion intensities for two competing fragmentation reactions has been investigated both theoretically and experimentally. Model calculations have shown that if the competing reactions have significantly different activation energies the metastable intensity ratio does depend on the internal energy distribution although large changes are necessary before the ratio changes by more than a factor of two. Experimentally the metastable characteristics of [C₃H₇O]⁺ ions of nominal structures [CH₃CH₂O⁺?CH₂] (I), [(CH₃)₂C?O⁺H] (II), [CH₃CH₂CH?O⁺H] (III) and [CH₃O⁺?CHCH₃] (IV) have been examined. For each structure the metastable characteristics are found to be distinctive and independent of changes in the internal energy distribution of the fragmenting ion where these changes result from altering the precursor of the [C₃H₇O]⁺ ions. It is suggested that these internal energy changes can be estimated from the fraction of [C₃H₇O]⁺ ions which fragment in the ion-source. It is concluded that structures I to IV represent stable and distinct ionic structures.     

Functional group interaction in the fragmentation of protonated 2,7-octanedione

The fragmentation of 2,7-octanedione, induced by chemical ionization with methane as a reagent gas (CI (CH₄)), is shown to be extensively governed by the interaction of the two carbonyl groups. Tandem mass spectrometry reveals that a sequential loss of H₂O and C₂H₄O from the [M + H]⁺ ion competes with sequential loss of H₂O and C₆H₁₀, and that both processes occur via the same [MH - H₂O]⁺ intermediate. This intermediate is likely to be formed via intramolecular gas-phase aldol condensation and subsequent dehydration. The resulting C(1) protonated 1-acetyl-2-methylcyclopentene structure readily accounts for the observed further decomposition to CH₃C?O⁺ and 1-methylcyclopentene (C₆H₁₀) or, alternatively, to [C₆H₉]⁺ (e. g. 1-methylcyclopentenylium) ions and acetaldehyde (C₂H₄O). Support for this mechanistic rationale is derived from deuterium isotope labelling and low-energy collision-induced dissociation (CID) of the [MH - H₂O]⁺ ion. The common intermediate shows a CID behaviour indistinguishable by these techniques from that of reference ions, which are produced by gas-phase protonation of the authentic cyclic aldol or by gas-phase addition of an acetyl cation to 1-methylcyclopentene in a CI (CH₃COOCH₃) experiment.     

Cyclopalladation of mono-, di- and tribenzylamine by palladium(II) acetate: Influence of bulkiness around the nitrogen atom of benzylamine upon internal metallation

Cyclopalladation of mono-, di- and tribenzylamine has been investigated by reacting the corresponding amines with an equimolar amount of palladium(II) acetate (reaction i), or by heating the corresponding bis-amine complexes [Pd(O₂CMe)₂{(PhCH₂)_nNH_3−n}₂] (n=1, 2) (reaction ii). By the reaction i, all the three amines undergo cyclopalladation. However, in the case of the reaction ii, only the dibenzylamine complex [Pd(O₂CMe)₂{(PhCH₂)₂NH}₂] has been converted into a cyclopalladated complex. The reactivity of the three benzylamines towards cyclopalladation has been discussed in terms of the co-ordinating ability influenced by the bulkiness around the nitrogen atom. Temperature-dependent ¹H-NMR spectra are observed for mononuclear cyclopalladated complexes [Pd(O₂CMe){C₆H₄CH₂N(CH₂Ph)₂–C¹, N}L] (L=PPh₃, AsPh₃) and are attributed to the dissociation of the nitrogen atom in the cyclopalladated chelate ring. A heteroleptic bis-cyclopalladated complex [Pd[C₆H₄CH₂N(CH₂Ph)₂–C¹, N](C₆H₄CH₂NMe₂–C¹, N)] has also been prepared. X-ray crystallographic studies on [{Pd(O₂CMe)[C₆H₄CH₂N(CH₂Ph)₂–C¹, N]}₂] and [Pd[C₆H₄CH₂N(CH₂Ph)₂–C¹, N](C₆H₄CH₂NMe₂–C¹, N)] have been reported.     

Thermal characterization of new complexes of Zn(II) and Cd(II) with some bipyridine isomers and propionates

New mixed ligand complexes of the following stoichiometric formulae: M(2-bpy)₂(RCOO)₂·nH₂O, M(4-bpy)(RCOO)₂·H₂O and M(2,4’-bpy)₂(RCOO)₂·H₂O (where M(II)=Zn, Cd; 2-bpy=2,2’-bipyridine, 4-bpy=4,4′-bipyridine, 2,4′-bpy=2,4′-bipyridine; R=C₂H₅; n=2 or 4) were prepared in pure solid-state. These complexes were characterized by chemical and elemental analysis, IR and conductivity studies. Thermal behaviour of compounds was studied by means of DTA, DTG, TG techniques under static conditions in air. The final products of pyrolysis of Cd(II) and Zn(II) compounds were metal oxides MO. A coupled TG/MS system was used to analyse of principal volatile products of thermal decomposition or fragmentation of Zn(4-bpy)(RCOO)2·H2O under dynamic air and argon atmosphere. The principal species correspond to: C⁺, CH⁺, CH₃ ⁺, C₂H₂ ⁺, HCN⁺, C₂H₅ ⁺ or CHO⁺, CH₂O⁺ or NO⁺, CO₂ ⁺, ¹³C¹⁶O₂ ⁺ and ¹²C¹⁶O¹⁸O⁺ and others; additionally CO⁺ in argon atmosphere.     

Dinuclear copper(<Emphasis Type="SmallCaps">II</Emphasis>) complexes with an unsymmetrical exchange fragment

New dinuclear copper(II) complexes with azomethines and hydrazones, which were produced by condensation of substituted salicylaldehyde derivatives with 1,3-diaminopropan-2-ol or carbo(thiocarbo) hydrazide, were studied. The structures of the [Cu₂L(μ-CH₂ClCOO)(CH₃OH)]·(CH₃OH) (L = C₁₇H₁₅N₂O₃) and [Cu₂L²(Cl₃CCO)(CH₃OH)]·H₂O (L² = C₃₂H₄₂N₄O₃) complexes were established by X-ray diffraction. The magnetic properties of these complexes, including the influence of the nature of the substituents in the ligands on exchange interactions, were studied.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 592–596, March, 2005.     

Partial oxidation and oxidative condensation of methane with the participation of N2O on a V2O5/SiO2 catalyst

The catalytic reaction of CH₄, with N₂O at 773–823 K on a V₂O₅/SiO₂ catalyst affords products of the partial oxidation (HCHO and CH₃OH), exhaustive oxidation (CO), and oxidative condensation (C₂H₅OH and CH₃CHO) of methane. A mechanism is proposed for the complex reaction, including the intermediate compounds V⁵⁺O and V⁴⁺CH₃OH as common intermediates for all the routes.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 23, No. 5, pp. 641–646, September–October, 1987.     

Control of Hydrolysis and Condensation Reactions of Titanium tert-butoxide by Chemical Modification with Catechol

Titanium tert-butoxide (Ti(OC(CH₃)₃)₄; Ti(O ^t Bu)₄) was chemically modified with catechol (C₆H₄(OH)₂) and hydrolysis and condensation behavior of a resultant modified alkoxide was studied. Spectroscopic results revealed that the reaction between titanium tert-butoxide and catechol resulted in the formation of catecholate groups (C₆H₄O₂ ^2–) bound to titanium and corresponding release of tert-butanol. The mass spectrometry and cryoscopy indicated that main species was a dimer [(C₆H₄O₂)₂Ti₂(O ^t Bu)₄]. The hydrolysis of the modified alkoxide in the system with Ti:tetrahydrofuran (THF):H₂O = 1:10:x (x = 0.5–10) resulted in the partial hydrolysis, and all the hydrolyzed products after the drying under reduced pressure were soluble in THF and chloroform.     

Mass-spectrometric investigation of coordination compounds of nickel(II) with radical anions of S-alkyl-1-phenylisothiosemicarbazides

The electron-impact mass spectra of coordination compounds of nickel(II) with the general formula NiL₂, in which the radical anions [C₆H₅N -N-C(SR)=NR¹]^–, where R=CH₃ and R=H(I), R=CD₃ and R=H(II), R=C₂H₅ and R=H(III), and R=CH₃ and R=C₆H₅(IV), serve as the ligands, have been studied. In the mass spectra of compounds I–IV the peaks of the molecular ions have the highest intensity among the organometallic fragments. The initial stage of the fragmentation of [M]^+. is associated with the formation of the rearrangement ions [NiL + H]⁺, [NiL + C₆H₅]⁺, and [NiL + SR]⁺, ions, whose appearance becomes understood, if it is taken into account that the removal of one ligand is accompanied by the impairing of spins and the mass spectra of compounds I–IV is the presence of lines for the [NiL]⁺ ion in them. The dissociative ionization of compounds I–IV is strongly reminiscent of the behavior of ordinary complexes of metals with ligands of the nonradical type. The fragmentation scheme of the molecular ions under the effects of electron impact has been presented and discussed.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 26, No. 3, pp. 368–371, May–June, 1990.     

Collisionally induced dissociative ionization of neutral products from ion fragmentations. 2—Collision gas effects and related phenomena

The ion retardation method (whereby an ion beam is prevented from entering a collision gas cell by means of a voltage applied thereto) for permitting the examination of the neutral products of unimolecular ion fragmentations has been extended to include observations of neutral products generated by collisions before the gas cell and their related phenomenology. Observations obtained using an ion beam deflection electrode, an alternative method of preventing the ion beam from entering the collision cell, are also reported. When low collision gas pressures are employed (<2×10^?7 Torr He), this latter method provides collisionally induced dissociative ionization (CIDI) mass spectra of unimolecularly generated neutral fragmentation products, free of complications arising from events induced by collisions occurring outside the collision cell. The CIDI mass spectra of CH₃˙, C₂H₄, CH₃?O, CH₃OH and C₂H₆ generated from positive ion precursors and CH₃˙, CH₃O˙ and C₆H₅NO₂ generated by electron loss from negative ions are described.     

Mass spectrometry of metal compounds. III. Electron-impact-induced mass spectrometric studies of bis(acetylacetonato)dioxomolybdenum(VI), MoO2(C5H7O2)2, and tetrakis(acetylacetonato)dioxo-μ-oxodimolybdenum(V), Mo2O3(C5H7O2)4

Electron-impact-induced mass spectra of MoO₂(C₅H₇O₂)₂, 1, and Mo₂O₃(C₅H₇O₂)₄, 2, recorded at an ion-source temperature of 100°C show the molecular ion signals at m/z 328 and at m/z 636, respectively, indicating that they do not undergo association in the vapour state. The parent ion of 1, unlike bis(acetylacetonato)metalates of the first-row transition metals, loses (CH₂CO followed by C₃H₅O to produce [MoO₂(C₅H₇O₂)]⁺ at m/z 229, the base peak, which ultimately fragments to [MoO₂]⁺. The molecular ion of 2, [Mo₂O₃(C₅H₇O₂)₄]⁺, undergoes fragmentation following two different, but equally probable, pathways with one involving the loss of C₅H₇O₂ and C₅H₇O groups producing the ion [Mo₂O₄(C₅H₇O₂)₂]⁺, and the other involving the formation of the ion [MoO(acac)₂]⁺ directly from the parent ion. The signal at m/z 312 owing to the ion [MoO(C₅H₇O₂)₂]⁺ constitutes the base peak in the spectrum of 2. Metastable transitions were studied, and the most probable fragmentation schemes for the compounds 1 and 2 are suggested. There is evidence for CH₃ shift from the ligand to the oxygen atoms bound to the metal centres or to form metal-carbon bonds.     

Exploring the Dual Characteristics of CH3OH Adsorption to Metal Atomic Structures on Si (111)-7 × 7 Surface

Metal atoms were deposited on an Si (111)-7 × 7 surface, and they were adsorbed with alcohol gases (CH₃OH/C₂H₅OH/C₃H₇OH). Initially, C_nH_2n+1OH adsorption was simply used as an intermediate layer to prevent the chemical reaction between metal and Si atoms. Through scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and a mass spectrometer, the C_nH_2n+1OH dissociation process is further derived as the construction of a surface quasi-potential with horizontal and vertical directions. With the help of three typical metal depositions, the surface characteristics of CH₃OH adsorption are more clearly presented in this paper. Adjusting the preheating temperature, the difference of thermal stability between CH₃O^– and H⁺ could be obviously derived in Au deposition. After a large amount of H⁺ was separated, the isolation characteristic of CH₃O^– was discussed in the case of Fe deposition. In the process of building a new metal-CH₃O^–-H⁺ model, the dual characteristics of CH₃OH were synthetically verified in Sn deposition. CH₃O^– adsorption is prone to influencing the interaction between the metal deposition and substrate surface in the vertical direction, while H⁺ adsorption determines the horizontal behavior of metal atoms. These investigations lead one to believe that, to a certain extent, the formation of regular metal atomic structures on the Si (111)-7 × 7-CH₃OH surface is promoted, especially according to the dual characteristics and adsorption models we explored.     

An energy-resolved study of the fragmentation of ionized 1-Penten-3-ol

A detailed energy-resolved study of the fragmentation of CH₂?CHCH(OH)CD₂CD₃ (1-d₅) has been carried out using metastable ion studies and charge exchange techniques, combined with collision-induced dissociation studies to establish the structures of fragment ions. At low internal energies (metastable ions) the molecular ion of 1-d₅ rearranges to the 3-pentanone structure and fragments by loss of C₂H₅ or C₂D₅ leading to the acyl structure, [CH₃CH₂C?O]⁺ or [CD₃CD₂C?O]⁺, for the fragment ion. However, with increasing internal energy of the molecular ion this rearrangement process decreases rapidly in importance and loss of C₂D₅ by direct cleavage, leading to [CH₂?CHCH?OH]⁺, becomes the dominant fragmentation reaction. As a result the [C₃H₅O]⁺ ion seen in the electron impact mass spectrum of 1-penten-3-ol has predominantly the protonated acrolein structure.     

The structures of HCOO−, CH3COO−, C2H5COO− and CH3O− in gas phase and in crystal structure by ab initio and resonance theory

The purpose of this report is to quantitatively find the cause for the elongation of the R-C bond in R-COO^– (R = H, CH₃ and C₂H₅) and the shortening of the C-O bond in CH₃-O^– upon deprotonation in the gas phase. These elongations and shortenings result from the contributions of R^–---CO₂ and H^–---CH₂=O as resonance structures to the systems. Because these structures must make only a small contribution in the crystal, the R-C bond lengths of R-COO^– (R= H and CH₃) in the crystal structure are shorter than those in the gas phase.     

Negative ion chemical ionization mass spectrometry of some isocyanates

Summary Negative ion mass spectra for 3 aliphatic and 4 aromatic isocyanates have been obtained by low pressure chemical ionization, using CH₄, CO₂ and N₂O as reagent gases. All compounds furnished intense anions at m/z 42. With CH₄, quasi-molecular anions were observed at m/z M+1 for aliphatic and m/z M+1 and M–1 for aromatic isocyanates. With N₂O, anionic substitution products at m/z M+15 and M+30 were observed, and with CO₂ and N₂O, peaks at m/z M–12 could be detected for all aromatic isocyanates. Studies with ¹³CO₂ and C¹⁸O₂ as reagent gases showed that the anions at m/z M–12 and M+15 correspond to [M–CO+O]^– and [M–H+O]^–, respectively.

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Negativionen-Massenspektrometrie mit chemischer Ionisierung von einigen Isocyanaten

Zusammenfassung Die Negativionen-Massenspektren von 3 aliphatischen und 4 aromatischen Isocyanaten wurden mittels chemischer Ionisation bei tiefem Quellendruck aufgenommen, und zwar mit den Reagensgasen CH₄, CO₄ und N₂O. Alle Verbindungen lieferten intensive Anionen mit m/z 42. Mit CH₄ erhielten wir die quasi-molekularen Anionen M+1 für aliphatische sowie M+1 und M–1 für aromatische Isocyanate. Das Reagens N₂O ergab die anionischen Substitutionsprodukte M+15 und M+30. Sowohl CO₂ als auch N₂O führten mit aromatischen Isocyanaten zur Bildung von M–12 Anionen. Versuche mit ¹³CO₂ und mit C¹⁸O₂ als Reagensgase zeigten, daß die Anionen M–12 und M+15 den Ionen [M–CO+O]^– und [M–H+O]^– entsprechen.

     

Excess molar heat capacities and excess molar volumes of some mixtures of propylene carbonate with aromatic hydrocarbons

Excess molar volumes V ^E and excess molar heat capacities C _P ^E at constant pressure have been measured, at 25°C, as a function of composition for the four binary liquid mixtures propylene carbonate (4-methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-one, C₄H₆O₃; PC) + benzene (C₆H₆;B), + toluene (C₆H₅CH₃;T), + ethylbenzene (C₆H₅C₂H₅;EB), and + p-xylene (p-C₆H₄(CH₃)₂;p-X) using a vibrating-tube densimeter and a Picker flow microcalorimeter, respectively. All the excess volumes are negative and noticeably skewed towards the hydrocarbon side: V ^E (cm³-mol^–1) at the minimum ranges from about –0.31 at x₁=0.43 for {x₁C₄H₆O₃+x₂p-C₆H₄(CH₃)₂}, to –0.45 at x₁=0.40 for {x₁C₄H₆O₃+x₂C₆H₅CH₃}. For the systems (PC+T), (PC+EB) and (PC+p-X) the C _P ^E s are all positive and even more skewed. For instance, for (PC+T) the maximum is at x _1,max =0.31 with C _P,max ^E =1.91 J-K^–1-mol^–1. Most interestingly, C _P ^E of {x₁C₄H₆O₃+x₂C₆H₆} exhibits two maxima near the ends of the composition range and a minimum at x _1,min =0.71 with C _P,min ^E =–0.23 J-K^–1-mol^–1. For this type of mixture, it is the first reported case of an M-shaped composition dependence of the excess molar heat capacity at constant pressure.Communicated at the Festsymposium celebrating Dr. Henry V. Kehiaian's 60^th birthday, Clermont-Ferrand, France, 17–18 May 1990.     

Reactions of nucleophiles with cyclopentadienyliron complexed halotoluenes

η⁶-o-Chlorotoluene-η⁵-cyclopentadienyliron hexafluorophosphate undergoes nucleophilic substitution of the chlorine atom with anions generated (K₂CO₃/DMF) from methyl thioglycolate, diethyl malonate, dimethyl malonate, methyl acetoacetate and 2,4-pentanedione. The compounds prepared were o-CH₃C₆H₄SCH₂CO₂CH₃FeCp⁺PF₆⁻, o-CH₃C₆H₄CH(CO₂C₂H₅)₂FeCp⁺PF₆⁻, o-CH₃C₆H₄CH(CO₂CH₃)₂FeCp⁺PF₆⁻, o-CH₃C₆H₄CH(COCH₃)CO₂CH₃FeCp⁺PF₆⁻ and o-CH₃C₆H₄CH₂COCH₃FeCp⁺PF₆ . Similarly, the reaction of diethyl malonate, dimethyl malonate, methyl acetoacetate anions and methylamine with η⁶-2,6-dichlorotoluene-η⁵-cyclopentadienyliron hexafluorophosphate yielded monosubstitution of one of the chloro groups. The complexes prepared in this study were η⁶-diethyl(3-chloro-2-methyl) phenylmalonate- η⁵-cyclopentadienyliron hexafluorophosphate, η⁶-dimethyl(3-chloro-2-methyl)phenylmalonate-η⁵-cyclopentadienyliron hexafluorophosphate, η⁶-methyl(3-chloro-2-methyl)phenylacetoacetate-η⁵-cyclopentadienyliron hexafluorophosphate and η⁶-3-chloro(2-methyl-N-methyl)aniline-η⁵-cyclopentadienyliron hexafluorophosphate. Reaction of η⁶-2,6-dichlorotoluene-η⁵-cyclopentadienyliron hexafluorophosphate with excess methanol as well as methyl thioglycolate in the presence of K₂CO₃ resulted in disubstitution of both chloro groups to yield new complexes, η⁶-2,6-dimethoxytoluene-η⁵-cyclopentadienyliron hexafluorophosphate and η⁶-methyl[(2-methylphenyl)1,3-dithio] diacetate-η⁵5-cyclopentadienyliron hexafluorophosphate, respectively. Complexes o-CH₃C₆H₄CH(CO₂C₂H₅)₂FeCp⁺PF₆⁻, o-CH₃C₆H₄CH(CO₂CH₃)₂FeCp⁺PF₆⁻ and o-CH₃C₆H₄CH₂ COCH₃FeCp⁺ PF₆⁻ react with excess K₂CO₃ and benzyl bromide in refluxing methylene chloride to give 80–90% yields of complexes o-CH₃C₆H₄C(CH₂C₆H₅)(CO₂C₂H₅)₂FeCp⁺PF₆⁻, o-CH₃C₆H₄C(CH₂C₆H₅)(CO₂CH₃)₂FeCp⁺PF₆⁻ and o-CH₃C₆H₄CH(CH₂C₆H₅)COCH₃FeCp⁺PF₆⁻, respectively. Reaction of complex, o-CH₃C₆H₄C(CH₂C₆H₅)(CO₂C₂H₅)₂FeCp⁺PF₆⁻ with one molar equivalent of t-BuOK followed by acidic work-up gives o-(C₂H₅CO₂CH₂)C₆H₄CH(CO₂C₂H₅)CH₂C₆H₅FeCp⁺PF₆⁻. Similarly, reactions of complexes o-CH₃C₆H₄C(CH₂C₆H₅)(CO₂C₂H₅)₂FeCp⁺PF₆⁻ and o-CH₃C₆H₄C(CH₂C₆H₅)(CO₂CH₃)₂FeCp⁺PF₆⁻ with t-BuOK in THF followed by alkylation with methyl iodide gave the new complexes, o-(C₂H₅O₂C(CH₃)CH)C₆H₄CH(CH₂C₆H₅)CO₂C₂H₅FeCp⁺PF₆⁻ and o-(CH₃O₂C(CH₃)CH)C₆H₄CH(CH₂C₆H₅)CO₂CH₃FeCp⁺PF₆⁻, respectively. Vacuum sublimation of the new complexes, o-CH₃C₆H₄C(CH₂C₆H₅)(CO₂C₂H₅)₂FeCp⁺PF₆⁻ and o-(C₂H₅O₂CCH₂)C₆H₄CH(CH₂C₆H₅)CO₂C₂H₅FeCp⁺PF₆⁻ gives o-CH₃C₆H₄C(CH₂C₆H₅)(CO₂C₂H₅)₂ and O-(C₂H₅O₂CCH₂)C₆H₄CH(CH₂C₆H₅)CO₂C₂H₅, respectively.