Tertiary phosphine induced migratory carbonyl insertion in cyclopentadienyl complexes of iron(II)

Cyclopentadienyldicarbonylmethyliron, [CpFe(CO)₂Me] (1), undergoes migratory carbonyl insertion under the influence of isosteric phosphine ligands P(4-FC₆H₄)₃ and P(4-MeC₆H₄)₃. The products of the reaction, [CpFe(CO)(COMe)P(4-FC₆H₄)₃] (2a) and [CpFe(CO)(COMe)P(4-MeC₆H₄)₃] (2b), were characterised by X-ray crystallography. In both structures, the iron atom adopts a pseudo octahedral coordination geometry. Fe-P bond distances are the same at 2.1932(8) Å in 2a and 2b, respectively. Thus, contrary to what was expected, X-ray data could not be used to quantitatively differentiate between the two phosphine ligands in 2a and 2b. Therefore, additional spectroscopic techniques such as IR and NMR were employed. Similarly, the Fe-C bond lengths of the carbonyl (Fe-CO) and acetyl (Fe-COMe) are 1.748(3) and 1.955(3) in 2a, and 1.744(3) and 1.951(3) Å in 2b, respectively.The migratory carbonyl insertion was studied by NMR, IR, and UV-vis spectroscopies to determine the mechanism and the rate law. Results from NMR spectroscopy show that the formation of the product is accompanied by oxidation of the corresponding phosphine ligand. An increase in the reactivity of migratory carbonyl insertion for P(4-MeC₆H₄)₃ was observed when the solvent was changed from CH₂Cl₂ to MeCN. The kinetic data showed that P(4-MeC₆H₄)₃ reacts faster than P(4-FC₆H₄)₃.     

Platinum and rhenium phosphine carbonyl thiolate complexes

The heterometallic complex (CO)₃(PPh₃)Re(μ-SPr)Pt(PPh₃)(CO) (I) was formed in the reaction of Re₂(μ-SPr)₂(CO)₈ with (PPh₃)₂Pt(C₂Ph₂), together with (CO)₃(PPh₃)Re(μ-SPr)₂Re(CO)₄ (II), which was also prepared by an alternative synthesis. Compounds I and II were characterized by X-ray diffraction. In I, the Re-Pt single bond, 2.7414(5) Å, is supplemented by a thiolate bridge with shortened bonds: Pt-S (2.336(2) Å) and Re-S (2.449(2) Å). The Re-P (2.469(2) Å) and Pt-P (2.329(2) Å) bonds are also shortened. Complex II resulting from replacement of one CO group in the starting rhenium complex by triphenylphosphine has no M-M bond, and the Re-S and Re-P bond lengths (2.511(2)–2.527(2) and 2.517(3) Å) are close to the length of single bonds. It is assumed that the platinum atom in I is attached to the formally double bond Re ? SPr arising upon dissociation of Re₂(μ-SPr)₂(CO)₈.     

Tertiary arsine-stabilised arsenium salts: syntheses and comparisons with phosphine analogues

The first tertiary arsine-stabilised arsenium salts, [(L)AsMePh]OTf (L = Ph3As, Me2PhAs, [2-(MeOCH2)C6H4]Ph2As, [2-(MeOCH2)C6H4]Me2As), have been prepared by chloride abstraction from chloromethylphenylarsine with trimethylsilyl triflate in the presence of the arsine. The complexes have been characterised by crystallography and 1H NMR spectroscopy. The chiral cations in the complexes have structures based on the trigonal pyramid in which the arsine is coordinated orthogonally to the prochiral, six-electron MePhAs+ ion that forms the base of the pyramid. The NMR data for the complexes in dichloromethane-d2 are consistent with rapid exchange of the arsine on the arsenium ion, even at 183 K. The corresponding phosphine-stabilised complexes are considerably more stable than their arsine counterparts in dichloromethane-d2 with the free energy of activation DeltaG = ca. 60 kJ mol(-1) being calculated for phosphine exchange in [(Me2PhP)AsMePh]OTf at 281 K; for [(Me2[2-(MeOCH2)C6H4]P)AsMePh]OTf in the same solvent, DeltaG = ca. 70 kJ mol(-1) at 323 K.     

Nature of the complexes formed by alkali metal halides with phosphine oxides

Reaction of alkali metal halides (MX) with methylenediphosphine oxides and various related compounds in nonaqueous solutions leads to the formation of complex compounds. The compositions, properties, and stabilities of these compounds, which have been studied in detail in acetonitrile, are determined by the nature of the cations and anions of the alkali metal halides. Formation of neutral complexes with the composition [MX · L] and cationic complexes with the composition [ML]⁺ has been established. The most characteristic representative of complexes of the first type is [NaI · L]; in the complexes studied, L=R₂P(O)CH₂P(O)R₂ (R=Bu, BuO, or Ph), Ph₂P(O)CH₂P(O) (OC₂H₅)CH₂P(O)Ph₂ and (p-OCH₃C₆H₄)₂P(O)CH₂P(O)(C₆H₄CF₃-p)₂. Compound [LiL]⁺ is characteristic of complexes of the second type; the compounds containing Ph₃P(O), Ph₂P(O)CH₂P(O)Ph₂, and Ph₂P(O)CH₂P(O)(OC₂H₅)CH₂P(O)Ph₂ as ligands have been studied. Stability constants of the complexes [NaI · L] and [LiL]⁺ have been determined by measuring the dependence of the electrical conductivity of solutions of the alkali metal halides in acetonitrile on the concentration of the ligands. The complex-forming power of phosphine oxides increases with increase in the number of P=O groups. Stabilities of the complexes [NaI · L] with ligands with identical structure decrease with increase in the electronegativity of the substituents on the phosphorus atoms.     

Interaction of cyclopentadienyl carbonyl phosphine complexes of manganese with Lewis acids. Infrared Spectra*

From IR-spectroscopic studies it is shown that phosphine derivatives of cyclopentadienylmanganese tricarbonyl interact reversibly with SnCl₄ and another Lewis acids in CH₂Cl₂ solution. The structures of the resulting complexes are discussed. Complex formation is favoured as the electron-donor properties of both the π-ring substituents and of the phosphine ligands attached to manganese atom are increased. The ability of Lewis acids to undergo such complex formation follows the series: SnCl₄ > SbCl₃ > HgCl₂ > GeCl₄.     

Facile syntheses of silylene nickel carbonyl complexes from Lewis base stabilized chlorosilylenes

Two silylene nickel carbonyl complexes of composition L·Ni(CO)(3) (1) {L = PhC(NtBu)(2)SiCl} and L'(2)·Ni(CO)(2) (2) { L' = RSiCl(2), R = (1,3-bis-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene)} were prepared by reacting 1 equivalent of Ni(CO)(4) with 1 equivalent of heteroleptic chlorosilylene L for 1 and with 2 equivalents of carbene stabilized dichlorosilylene L' for 2 in toluene at room temperature. Both complexes 1 and 2 were characterized by single-crystal X-ray analysis, NMR and IR spectroscopy, EI-MS spectrometry, and elemental analysis.     

Basicity of metal carbonyl complexes. No. 20. Protonation of cymmantrene derivatives containing two phosphine ligands

Conclusions ⁵-RC₅H₄Mn(CO)(P)₂ complexes, where (P)₂ is a bidentate phosphine, or (P) is Ph₂PMe or (EtO)₃P, are organometailic Lewis bases, and undergo protonation at the Mn atom in the presence of CF₃COOH. The protonated forms display square pyramidal configurations and exist in the form of cis- and trans-isomers, depending on the nature of the phosphine ligand and the protonation conditions.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1388–1392, June, 1987.For Communication No. 19, see [1].     

Mixed schiff base,carbonyl(phosphine)rhenium(I) complexes

Summary The Re(CO)₂(L)P₂ complexes (L=N-methylsalicylideneiminate,N-phenylsalicylideneiminate, halfN,N-ethylenebis(salicylideneiminate) or 8-hydroxyquinolinate; P=dimethyl(phenyl)phosphine or triphenylphosphine) were synthesized from the ReCl(CO)₃P₂ complexes and characterized by elemental analysis, i.r. and¹H n.m.r. spectroscopy.     

Stereoselective syntheses of solenopsin A and B

Effective and convenient syntheses of solenopsin A and B have been developed which involve the Beckman rearrangement-alkylation reaction promoted by organoaluminum reagents and a new stereoselective reduction of imino functional group.     

Pd(I) phosphine carbonyl and hydride complexes implicated in the palladium-catalyzed oxo process

Reduction of compound "Pd(bcope)(OTf)2" [bcope = (c-C8H14-1,5)PCH2CH2P(c-C8H14-1,5); OTf = O3SCF3] with H2/CO yields a mixture of Pd(I) compounds [Pd2(bcope)2(CO)2](OTf)2 (1) and [Pd2(bcope)2(mu-CO)(mu-H)](OTf) (2), whereas reduction with H2 or Ph3SiH in the absence of CO leads to [Pd3(bcope)3(mu3-H)2](OTf)2 (3). Exposure of 3 to CO leads to 1 and 2. The structures of 1 and 3 have been determined by X-ray diffraction. Complex [Pd2(bcope)2(CO)2](2+) displays a metal-metal bonded structure with a square planar environment for the Pd atoms and terminally bonded CO ligands and is fluxional in solution. DFT calculations aid the interpretation of this fluxional behavior as resulting from an intramolecular exchange of the two inequivalent P atom positions via a symmetric bis-CO-bridged intermediate. A cyclic voltammetric investigation reveals a very complex redox behavior for the "Pd(bcope)(OTf)2"/CO system and suggests possible pathways leading to the formation of the various observed products, as well as their relationship with the active species of the PdL2(2+)/CO/H2-catalyzed oxo processes (L2 = diphosphine ligands).     

Synthetic and structural studies of tolyl-dithiolate diiron carbonyl complexes with tris(aryl)phosphine co-ligands

Reaction of [μ-SC₆H₃(CH₃)S-μ]Fe₂(CO)₆ (1) with 2 equivalents of PPh₃ gave the monosubstituted complex [μ-SC₆H₃(CH₃)S-μ]Fe₂(CO)₅(PPh₃) (2) plus the disubstituted [μ-SC₆H₃(CH₃)S-μ]Fe₂(CO)₄(PPh₃)₂ (3), while the complexes [μ-SC₆H₃(CH₃)S-μ]Fe₂(CO)₅[P(3-C₆H₄CH₃)₃] (4) and [μ-SC₆H₃(CH₃)S-μ]Fe₂(CO)₅[P(4-C₆H₄F)₃] (5) were prepared by the reactions of 1 with P(3-C₆H₄CH₃)₃ or P(4-C₆H₄F)₃ in the presence of Me₃NO. Complexes 3–5 were characterized by IR, NMR spectroscopy and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The molecular structures of 3–5 reveal that in each case, the phosphine ligand occupies the apical position in an overall distorted square pyramidal iron(I) complex geometry.     

Quantum-chemical study of donor-acceptor interactions in rhodium(I) carbonyl carboxylate complexes with phosphine ligands

The DFT B3LYP method was used to optimize the geometries, calculate the IR spectra, and analyze the electronic structures of carbonyl(carboxylato)(phosphine)rhodium(I) complexes, namely, trans-[Rh(Cl)(CO)(PPh₃)₂], trans-[Rh(OCOR)(CO)(PPh₃)₂] (R = H, CH₃, and CF₃), and trans-[Rh(OCOH)(CO)(PX₃)₂], and free PX₃ molecules (X = H, F, CH₃, i-Pr, Cy, and Ph). A linear correlation between v(CO) in the IR spectra of trans-[Rh(OCOH)(CO)(PX₃)₂] and the HOMO energy of the free PX₃ molecule was found for phosphines with nonaromatic substituents X. It was concluded that the electronic state of the CO group is mainly determined by the σ-donor properties of phosphines. The distinctive features of the electronic structure of triphenylphosphine are discussed.     

Quantum-chemical and spectroscopic studies of structures of 1 : 2 complexes of carbonyl compounds with aluminum halides

Quantum-chemical calculations of model systems, namely, benzaldehyde and its 1 : 1 and 1 : 2 complexes with AlCl₃, were carried out by the MNDO method. In the 1 : 2 complex, a bridging Al-Cl-Al bond occurs. Apparently, this complex is stabilized through the Coulomb interaction between the positively charged C atom of the carbonyl group and the AlCl₃ fragment, which carries an excessive negative charge and which is not involved in donor-acceptor bonding with the carbonyl O atom. The IR spectra of the 1 : 1 and 1 : 2 complexes of benzophenone with AlBr₃ were recorded, and the differences in the low-frequency regions of these spectra, which are indicative of the presence of the Br₂Al-Br-AlBr₃ fragment in the 1 : 2 complex, are discussed.This article is dedicated to Academician M. G. Voronkov on the occasion of his 75th birthday.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2866–2871, December, 1996.     

New heterocyclic syntheses from hydrazidoyl halides. Convenient syntheses of fused pyrimidines,pyridazines, and quinazolines

Aminocyanopyrazole derivatives and pyrazolo[2,3-a]quinazolones were obtained in good yields from hydrazidoyl halides and malononitrile. Pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyridazine and pyridazo[4′,5′: 1,2]pyrazolo[1,5-a]quinazoline derivatives were synthesized in quantitative yields by reaction of hydrazine hydrate with 2 and 16 , respectively. A novel ring system, a 3-substituted tetrahydro derivative of 7-oxo-6H,8H-pyridazo[3′,4′,5′-c'd']-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine was prepared by reaction of 6 with dimethyl carbonate. Pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine-4,6-dithiones were obtained in good yields by reaction of 2 with carbon disulfide. The structures of the products were assigned and confirmed on the basis of their elemental analyses, spectral data, and alternate synthesis wherever possible. The structures of the parent fused heterocyclic systems discussed in this work are summarized in Scheme 1 .     

Structural studies of two-coordinate complexes of tris(2-methoxylphenyl)phosphine and tris(4-methoxyphenyl)phosphine with gold(I) halides

A series of five gold(I) halide complexes with the two isomeric methoxy-substituted triarylphosphines, tris(2-methoxyphenyl)phosphine [P(oanis)₃], [AuP(oanis)₃X] [for X = Cl, (1); X = Br, (2) and X = I, (3)] and tris(4-methoxyphenyl)phosphine [P(panis)₃], [AuP(panis)₃X] [for X = Br (4) and X = I (5)] have been synthesized and characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction and solution ³¹P{¹H} NMR spectroscopy. The structure determinations confirm the expected presence of linear two-coordination about the gold centres in all five complexes with bond distance and angle data typical of this type of compound [Au–P, 2.239(2)–2.259(3) Å; Au–Cl, 2.294(2) Å; Au–Br, 2.385(2)–2.402(2) Å; Au–I, 2.546(1)–2.554(1) Å; P–Au–X; 175.3(1)–180°]. All analogues except the iodo complex 5 crystallize with one complex molecule in the crystallographic asymmetric unit. The bromo and iodo complexes 2 and 3 constitute a trigonal isomorphous set while the bromo complex 4 is also isomorphous with the previously determined chloro complex [AuP(panis)₃Cl]. The 2-methoxy analogues are stabilized by significant methoxy-O?Au interactions.     

Positional and geometrical anionic isomer separations by capillary electrophoresis-electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry

Capillary electrophoresis-electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (CE-ESI-MS) was applied to the analysis of polar positional and geometrical anionic isomers. Since the investigated positional and geometrical anionic isomers have different pK(a) values, they could be separated by CE-ESI-MS under simple analytical conditions using a bare fused-silica capillary and volatile ammonium acetate buffer after optimizing buffer pH. Ortho-, meta-, para-hydroxybenzoate positional isomers were completely separated on a fused-silica capillary with 20 mM ammonium acetate buffer at pH 10.0, and cis-, trans-cyclohexane dicarboxylate geometrical isomers could be also separated with 20 mM ammonium acetate buffer at pH 4.0. Several analytical parameters affecting ESI-MS sensitivity were also investigated. It was found that both running buffer pH and sheath liquid pH had significant effects on the selectivity and the sensitivity on CE-ESI-MS analysis while sheath flow rate and other parameters had little influence. Under optimized conditions, linearity, detection limit, and repeatability of the analysis of hydroxybenzoate isomers were examined, and good results were obtained. It was found that the method presented in this paper is a simple, robust, and cost-effective method for simultaneous analysis of positional and geometrical anionic isomers as well as of other small anionic compounds.