Catalytic behavior tuning via structural modifications of silylated-diphosphine Ni(II) complexes for ethylene selective dimerization

The methylene spacers and an uncoordinated diphenylphosphine moiety in the scaffold of the CH₃Si(CH₂)_n(PPh₂)₃ and Si(CH₂PPh₂)₄-type silylated diphosphine Ni(II) complex systems have a marked impact on their catalytic performance in selective ethylene dimerization. Ni(II)-based precatalyst 1 , bearing two methylene spacers in its framework, exhibited the highest catalytic activity of 1.29 × 10⁸ g (mol_Ni)^-1 h^-1, while precatalyst 3 , with three methylene spacers, affords the highest product selectivity (88%) toward the C₄ fraction. Crystallographic investigations revealed that the precatalyst 3 adopts the mononuclear bidentate binding mode and the steric constraints of its uncoordinated diphenylphosphine moiety may successfully tailor the catalytic environment of the catalyst. The precatalyst 4 may form a dinuclear complex and exhibits high catalytic activity by changing the ligand/Ni molar ratio. The high C₄ selectivity of precatalyst 3 has been rationalized by density functional theory (DFT) calculations and found to be consistent with the experimental results. The study also revealed that designing new systems of Ni(II)-based complexes and their systematic modifications may further provide potential and industrially viable catalyst systems for selective ethylene oligomerization.     

Nickel(II) N‐Benzyl‐N‐methyldithiocarbamato Complexes as Precursors for the Preparation of Graphite Oxidation Accelerators

The nickel(II) N‐benzyl‐N‐methyldithiocarbamato (BzMedtc) complexes [Ni(BzMedtc)(PPh₃)Cl] ( 1 ), [Ni(BzMedtc)(PPh₃)Br] ( 2 ), [Ni(BzMedtc)(PPh₃)I] ( 3 ), and [Ni(BzMedtc)(PPh₃)(NCS)] ( 4 ) were synthesized using the reaction of [Ni(BzMedtc)₂] and [NiX₂(PPh₃)₂] (X = Cl, Br, I and NCS). Subsequently, complex 1 was used for the preparation of [Ni(BzMedtc)(PPh₃)₂]ClO₄ ( 5 ), [Ni(BzMedtc)(PPh₃)₂]BPh₄ ( 6 ), and [Ni(BzMedtc)(PPh₃)₂]PF₆ ( 7 ). The obtained complexes 1 – 7 were characterized by elemental analysis, thermal analysis and spectroscopic methods (IR, UV/Vis, ³¹P{¹H} NMR). The results of the magnetochemical and molar conductivity measurements proved the complexes as diamagnetic non‐electrolytes ( 1 – 4 ) or 1:1 electrolytes ( 5 – 7 ). The molecular structures of 4 and 5· H₂O were determined by a single‐crystal X‐ray analysis. In all cases, the Ni^II atom is tetracoordinated in a distorted square‐planar arrangement with the S₂PX, and S₂P₂ donor set, respectively. The catalytic influence of selected complexes 1 , 3 , 5 , and 6 on graphite oxidation was studied. The results clearly indicated that the presence of the products of thermal degradation processes of the mentioned complexes has impact on the course of graphite oxidation. A decrease in the oxidation start temperatures by about 60–100 °C was observed in the cases of all the tested complexes in comparison with pure graphite.     

Reactions of Aluminium Tribromide with Tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)nickel(0) and Tetrakis(triethylphosphite)nickel(0) Complexes

Reactions of aluminium tribromide with the Ni(0) phosphine and phosphite complexes are studied by EPR method. AlBr₃was found to cause the oxidation of the transition metal in the (PPh₃)₄Ni complex to the univalent state with the formation of the tetracoordinated (PPh₃)₃NiBr complex. With an excess of AlBr₃, the phosphine ligands are eliminated from the coordination sphere of Ni(I), and the coordinatively unsaturated complexes are destroyed to give the colloidal nickel. In the reaction of (P(OEt)₃)₄Ni with AlBr₃, Ni(0) is also oxidized to Ni(I), but the acido ligand is not eliminated even with a 15-fold excess of the Lewis acid. The activity of catalytic systems on the basis of the Ni(0) phosphine complexes and the Lewis acids in the low-molecular oligomerization reactions of olefines is determined by the cationic coordinatively unsaturated Ni(I) complexes formed in these systems.     

Ni(II) complexes of unsymmetrical phenyl and phenethyl dithiocarbamates and triphenylphosphine

Unsymmetrical Ni(II) complexes of phenyl- and phenethyldithiocarbamate and PPh₃ of composition [NiX(HPhdtc)(PPh₃)], [NiX(HPhetdtc)(PPh₃)], [Ni(HPhdtc)(PPh₃)₂]ClO₄ and [Ni(HPhdtc)(PPh₃)₂]PF₆ {X?=?Cl, Br, I, NCS; HPhdtc?=?phenyldithiocarbamate, HPhetdtc?=phenethyldithiocarbamate, PPh₃?=?triphenylphosphine} have been synthesized. The complexes have been characterized by elemental and thermal analysis, IR and electronic spectroscopy, magnetochemical and conductivity measurements. Single-crystal X-ray analysis of [NiBr(HPhdtc)(PPh₃)]?·?CHCl₃ confirmed a distorted square planar coordination for the NiS₂PBr chromophore. For selected samples, the catalytic effects of graphite oxidation were studied.     

Influence of the order of introduction of protonic acids on the formation of active complexes in the Ni(PPh3)4/BF3 · OEt2 catalytic system

The influence of the order of introduction of promoters (complex protonic acids) on the formation of active complexes in the Ni(PPh₃)₄/BF₃ · OEt₂ catalytic system and the activity of these systems in ethylene oligomerization have been studied. The activity of the systems in which nickel exists mainly as cationic Ni(I) complexes is more than one order of magnitude higher than the activity of the systems where nickel exists mainly in the form of Ni(II) hydride complexes. The role of alcohols as promoters in the Ni(PPh₃)₄/BF₃ · OEt₂ catalytic system is elucidated. The alcohols are the source of Ni(II) hydrides and, more importantly, the source of strong Brønsted acids, which efficiently ensure the coordinative unsaturation of the cationic Ni(I) complexes.     

Structural studies on platinum alkene complexes and precursors

A number of platinum complexes, precursors to alkene complexes (Pt₂Cl₄(PPh₃)₂ and cis-PtCl₂(CH₃CN)(PPh₃)), alkene complexes (cis-PtCl₂(C₂H₄)(PPh₃), cis-PtCl₂(C₃H₆)(PPh₃) and cis-PtCl₂(1-C₆H₁₂)(PPh₃)), the diamination product of a 1,3-butadiene platinum complex and the 1,2,3,4-tetramethylcyclobutadiene complex resulting from dimerization of 2-butyne have been synthesized, characterized and the structures determined by X-ray diffraction. The ethylene complex, cis-PtCl₂(C₂H₄)(PPh₃), has been a useful reagent for preparing other alkene complexes. Reaction of a bound butadiene complex with diethylamine yielded a diamination product with anti-Markovnikov stereochemistry. An attempt at binding cis-butyne to the metal center resulted in metal-assisted formation of 1,2,3,4-tetramethylcyclobutadiene with previously unreported geometry.     

ESR Study of the Reaction between the Ni(PPh3)4Complex and Brönsted Acids

The reaction of Ni(PPh₃)₄with acetic and trifluoroacetic acids is studied by ESR. When Ni(PPh₃)₄reacts with protonic acids, oxidative addition of the acid to the Ni(0) occurs along with contradisproportionation of the formed Ni(II) complexes with the Ni(0) complex. As a result, stable Ni(I) carboxylate complexes (PPh₃)₃Ni–OOCR are formed, where R = CH₃, CF₃. The amounts of the formed Ni(I) carboxylate complexes and of the evolved hydrogen were found to depend on the rate of acid addition to the Ni(0) complex.     

Polymeric cofactors which accelerate homogeneous rhodium(I) and ruthenium(II) catalyzed hydrogenations of alkenes

Polymeric reagents prepared by exchanging silver(I) for H⁺ on a macroreticular polystyrene sulfonate ion exchange resin are shown to be capable of selectively absorbing triphenylphosphine from solutions of triphenylphosphine complexes of rhodium(I) and ruthenium(II). Absorption of triphenylphosphine during alkene hydrogenations catalyzed by RhCl(PPh₃)₃, RuCl₂(PPh₃)₃ and RuHCl(PPh₃)₃ led to increased hydrogenation rates in hydrogenation of 1-hexene and other alkenes. Addition of this silver(I) polystyrene sulfonate to alkene hydrogenations catalyzed by HRh(CO) (PPh₃)₃, RuH₂(PPh₃)₃ and RuH(OCOCH₃) (PPh₃)₃ also led to modest rate accelerations. Catalyst activations seen in these alkene hydrogenations were shown to be due in some cases to triphenylphosphine absorption. In other cases, HCl or HCl plus triphenylphosphine absorption was responsible for the formation of a more active catalyst solution.     

Metal complexes in the catalytic reactions of olefins. 1. Comparison of the catalytic properties of triphenylphosphine nickel complexes both individually and heterogenized on Al2O3 in the dimerization of ethylene

Conclusions By studying the liquid-phase dimerization of ethylene in the presence of Cat-Et₃Al₂-Cl₃ catalytic systems based on a nickel complex heterogenized on Al₂O₃ and a number of model nickel complexes, a similar activity and selectivity of the process has been established (Cat=NiPPh₃(CO)₂L, where L=PPh₃, CO, Al₂O₃; Ni(PPh₃)₂(CO)₂; Ni(PPh₃)₂(₂-C₂H₄); Ni[P(C₆H₁₁)₃]₂(H)Cl and Ni(PPh₃)(Et)Cl).The results of the investigation agree with the hypothesis that mono- and diolefinic nickel complexes are formed as the active intermediates in the reaction.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2466–2469, November, 1988.     

Effect of solvent,electronic, and steric factors on the reactivity of 1,1'-diethylferrocene, 1,1'-diacetylferrocene,and 1,1'-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene towards hydrogen peroxide

The oxidation of Fc(C₂H₅)₂, Fc(COCH₃)₂, and Fc(PPh₂)₂, where Fc is a ferrocene, with hydrogen peroxide in aprotic (dioxane and acetonitrile) and hydroxyl-containing (ethanol, acetonitrile–water, and water) solvents is studied via electron spectroscopy. The reactivity of these metal complexes relative to an oxidant is due to the electron-donor or electron-acceptor properties of substituents, their sizes, and their capability for the specific solvation by a particular solvent. Possible mechanisms of the oxidation of metal complexes are discussed. When Fc(PPh₂)₂ is oxidized, the formation of ferrocenyl cation Fc⁺(PPh₂)₂ is due to the redox isomerism of ferrocenylphosphonium cation Fc(PPh₂)P⁺Ph₂, which can form during the reaction between protonated complex Fc(PPh₂)P(H⁺)Ph₂ and H₂O₂.     

Zur Oxydation von Gemischtligand-Nickel(0)-Komplexen mit organischen Halogeniden

Oxidation of Mixed Ligand Nickel(0) Complexes by Organic Halides The oxidation of (dipy)Ni(PPh₃)₂ by alkyl and aryl iodides or bromides affords the nickel(I) complexes (dipy)Ni(PPh₃)X (X = Br, I). No normal products of oxidative addition are obtained. But in the case of methyl and ethyl halides complexes of the type (dipy)NiR₂ are formed as intermediates. Basing on the identified final products and on the correalation between the reactivity of the organic halides and their polarographic half wave potentials a mechanism of the reaction is proposed. The first step is a charge transfer from nickel(0) to the organic halide. Further synthesis, reactions, and the ESR-spectra of the complexes (dipy)Ni(PPh₃)X and a synthesis of (dipy)Ni(CH₂Ph)₂ are described. Experiments to prepare pure (dipy)Ni(PPh₃)Cl had no success.     

Triphenylphosphan-Nickel(0)-Komplexe mit Isocyanid-Liganden — [(RNC)nNi(PPh3)4–n] (n = 1–3)

Triphenylphosphane Nickel(0) Complexes with Isocyanide Ligands — [(RNC)_nNi(PPh₃)_4–n] (n = 1–3) Synthesis and properties of the isocyanide triphenylphosphane nickel(0) complexes [(RNC)Ni(PPh₃)₃], [(RNC)₂Ni(PPh₃)₂] and [(RNC)₃Ni(PPh₃)] (R = ^tBu, Cy, PhCH₂, p-TosCH₂) are described. I.r. and ³¹P n.m.r. spectra were recorded and the X-ray crystal structure of [(PhCH₂NC)₂Ni(PPh₃)₂] was determined.     

Counterdisproportionation between cationic Ni(II) and phosphine Ni(0) complexes

The interaction of Ni(II) bis-tetrafluoroborate complexes [Ni(Dppe)₂](BF₄)₂ and [Ni(CH₃CN)₆](BF₄)₂ (where Dppe = 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane)) with Ni(0) phosphine complexes Ni(Dppe)₂ and Ni(PPh₃)₄ in 1 : 1 mixture of toluene-acetonitrile was studied by the EPR method. The counter-disproportionation was shown to occur in a solution between the cationic Ni(II) complexes and the Ni(0) complexes to give Ni(I) complexes almost in quantitative amounts. The structures of the cationic Ni(I) complexes obtained were found to depend on both the solvent nature and the presence of a free phosphine in a solution.     

Nickel(II) di(pentyl)dithiocarbamates with P ligands

Ni(II) di(pentyl)dithiocarbamates of composition [Ni(Pe₂dtc)₂], [NiX(Pe₂dtc)(PPh₃)] (X = Cl, Br, I, NCS), [Ni(NCS)(Pe₂dtc)(PBut₃)], [Ni(Pe₂dtc)(PPh₃)₂]ClO₄ and [Ni(Pe₂dtc)(PPh₃)₂]PF₆ (Pe₂dtc = di(pentyl)dithio-carbamate, PPh₃ = triphenylphosphine, PBut₃ = tributylphosphine) have been synthesized. The complexes have been characterized by the usual methods. X-ray structure analyses confirmed the nature of [NiI(Pe₂dtc)(PPh₃)] and [Ni(Pe₂dtc)(PPh₃)₂]ClO₄ complexes.     

Metal-thiophen derivatives. Organometallic compounds of palladium and platinum

Thienylmercury(II)chloride reacts with [Pd(PPh₃)₂Cl₂], [Pd(PPh₃)₄] and [Pt(PPh₃)₄] to afford new compounds containing a metal-2-thienyl linkage. The compound [Pd(PPh₃)₂(2-C₄H₃S)Cl] probably has trans stereochemistry.2-Bromothiophen undergoes oxidative addition with [Pd(PPh₃)₄] and [Pt(PPh₃)₄], probably via a radical mechanism. With [Pd(CO)(PPh₃)₃], a carbonyl inserted product is obtained. The bromo-metal(II) complexes have trans stereochemistry. The course of the reaction between 3-methyl-2-bromothiophen and Pd(PPh₃)₄ is more complex. Thus, there is evidence of some cis bromopalladium(II) compounds amongst the products, also there is good evidence to support the view that some isomerisation of 3-methyl-2-thienyl to 4-methyl-2-thienyl occurs during the reaction, thus giving greater molar quantities of [Pd(PPh₃)₂(4-CH₃-2-C₄H₂S)Br] than can be accounted for from any initial 4-methyl-2-bromothiophen impurity.The metallation of the thiophen ring, probably in the 4-position, with palladium(II) is described for 3-theylidene-4-methylaniline.     

Dinuclear copper(I) complexes of N-methylbenzothiazole-2-thione: synthesis,structures, antibacterial activity and DNA interaction

Three copper(I) halide complexes containing N-methylbenzothiazole-2-thione (mbtt) and triphenylphosphine (PPh₃) have been prepared and structurally characterized by X-ray single-crystal analysis. Copper(I) halide precursors [CuΧ(PPh₃)]₄ (X = Cl, Br, I) react with mbtt in 1 : 4 M ratio to give complexes of formula [CuΧ(mbtt)(PPh₃)]₂. Hereby, dimerization is achieved in case of copper(I) chloride and bromide via halide bridges, while copper(I) iodide gives the binuclear thione-S-bridged dimer. The new complexes show moderate in vitro antibacterial activity against certain bacterial strains. The interaction of the compounds with calf-thymus DNA was monitored via UV–vis spectroscopy, DNA-viscosity measurements and their competition with ethidium bromide for the DNA intercalation sites studied by fluorescence emission spectroscopy. Intercalation was revealed as the probable mode of binding.     

Catalysis of dimerization and oligomerization reactions of lower alkenes by systems based on Ni(PPh3)2(C2H4) and Ni(PPh3) n Cl (n = 2 or 3)

The catalytic characteristics of the individual complex Ni(PPh₃)₂(C₂H₄) and Ni(PPh₃) _n Cl (n = 2 or 3) and those of systems based on these complexes in combination with Brönsted and Lewis acids in ethylene and propylene oligomerization have been determined. A correlation between the BF₃ · OEt₂ solution storage time and the catalytic properties of the nickel systems has been established for the reactions of the lower alkenes. The observed increase in the turnover frequency and turnover number of the catalyst is due to the increase in the Brörsted acid concentration as a result of irreversible conversions of BF₃ · OEt₂ caused by its interaction with impurity water in the solvent. The formation of the Ni(PPh₃)₂(C₂H₄)-BF₃ · OEt₂ catalytic system in the presence of a substrate dramatically extends the system’s service life. The interaction of the nickel precursors with boron trifluoride etherate has been investigated using a complex of physical methods, and the main reactions yielding catalytically active species have been revealed.     

Oxidation of sec‐alcohols with Ru(II)‐bearing microgel star polymer catalysts via hydrogen transfer reaction: Unique microgel‐core catalysis

Oxidation of sec‐alcohols was investigated with ruthenium‐bearing microgel core star polymer catalysts [Ru(II)‐Star]. The star polymer catalysts were directly prepared via RuCl₂(PPh₃)₃‐catalyzed living radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA), followed by the arm‐linking reaction with ethylene glycol dimethacrylate ( 1 ) in the presence of diphenylphosphinostyrene ( 2 ). The Ru(II)‐Star efficiently and homogeneously catalyzed the oxidation of 1‐phenylethanol ( S1 ) to give a corresponding ketone (acetophenone) in higher yield (92%) than the analogs of polymer‐supported ruthenium complexes. Importantly, the star catalyst afforded high recycling efficiency in the oxidation. They held catalytic activity against three times catalysis even though they were recovered under air‐exposure, whereas the conventional RuCl₂(PPh₃)₃ lost the activity for same recycling procedure due to the deactivation by oxygen. The stability of the star catalysts during the recycle experiment was confirmed by detailed spectroscopic characterization. The star polymers also catalyzed oxidation for a wide range of sec‐alcohols with aromatic and aliphatic groups. The substrate affinity was different from that with RuCl₂(PPh₃)₃, suggesting the unique selectivity caused by the specific structure. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2011.     

Chemistry of osmium in N2P2Br2 coordination sphere: Synthesis,structure and reactivities

A family of three mixed-ligand osmium complexes of type [Os(PPh₃)₂(N-N)Br₂], where N-N=2,2′-bipyridine (bpy), 4,4′-dimethyl-2,2′-bipyridine (Me₂bpy) and 1,10-phenanthroline (phen), have been synthesized and characterized. The complexes are diamagnetic (low-spin d⁶, S=0) and in dichloromethane solution they show intense MLCT transitions in the visible region. The two bromide ligands have been replaced from the coordination sphere of [Os(PPh₃)₂(phen)Br₂] under mild conditions by a series of anionic ligands L (where L=quinolin-8-olate (q), picolinate (pic), oxalate (Hox) and 1-nitroso-2-naphtholate (nn)) to afford complexes of type [Os(PPh₃)₂(phen)(L)]⁺, which have been isolated and characterized as the perchlorate salt. The structure of the [Os(PPh₃)₂(phen)(pic)]ClO₄ complex has been determined by X-ray crystallography. The PPh₃ ligands occupy trans positions and the picolinate anion is coordinated to osmium as a bidentate N,O-donor forming a five-membered chelate ring. The [Os(PPh₃)₂(phen)(L)]⁺ complexes are diamagnetic and show multiple MLCT transitions in the visible region. The [Os(PPh₃)₂(N-N)Br₂] complexes show an osmium(II)–osmium(III) oxidation (−0.02 to 0.12 V vs. SCE) followed by an osmium(III)–osmium(IV) oxidation (1.31 to 1.43 V vs. SCE). The [Os(PPh₃)₂(phen)(L)]⁺ complexes display the osmium (II)–osmium (III) oxidation (0.26 to 0.84 V vs. SCE) and one reduction of phen (−1.50 to −1.79 V vs. SCE). The osmium (III)–osmium (IV) oxidation has been observed only for the L=q and L=Hox complexes at 1.38 V vs. SCE and 1.42 V vs. SCE respectively. The osmium(III) species, viz. [Os^III(PPh₃)₂(N-N)Br₂]⁺ and [Os^III(PPh₃)₂(phen)(L)]²⁺, have been generated both chemically and electrochemically and characterized in solution by electronic spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry.     

Ruthenium(II) complexes with 2-(benzylimino-methyl)-4-R-phenol containing the trans(PPh3),cis(CO,Cl)-{Ru(PPh3)2(CO)Cl} unit

Reactions of [Ru(PPh₃)₃Cl₂] with 2-(benzylimino-methyl)-4-R-phenol (H^RL, R = H, Cl, Br and OMe) in boiling methanol in presence of triethylamine afford ruthenium(II) complexes of general formula [Ru(^RL)(PPh₃)₂(CO)Cl] in 57-64% yield. Microanalysis, spectroscopic (infrared, electronic and NMR) and cyclic voltammetric measurements have been used for the characterization of the complexes. Crystal structures of two representative complexes have been determined by X-ray crystallography. The carbonyl, the chloride, the N,O-donor ^RL⁻ and the two mutually trans PPh₃ molecules assemble a distorted octahedral CClNOP₂ coordination sphere around the metal centre in each complex. The complexes display the Ru(II) → Ru(III) oxidation in the potential range 0.62-1.16 V (vs. Ag/AgCl).