Ligand behaviour of P-functionally substituted organotin halides: palladium(II) and platinum(II) complexes with Ph2PCH2CH2SnCl3

The P-functional organotin chloride Ph₂PCH₂CH₂SnCl₃ reacts with [(COD)MCl₂] and trans-[(Et₂S)₂MCl₂] (M=Pd, Pt) in molar ratio 1:1 to the zwitterionic complexes [(COD)M⁺(Cl)(PPh₂CH₂CH₂Sn⁻Cl₄)] (1: M=Pd; 2: M=Pt) and trans-[(Et₂S)₂M⁺(Cl)(PPh₂CH₂CH₂Sn⁻Cl₄)] (3: M=Pd; 4: M=Pt). The same reaction with [(COD)Pd(Cl)Me] yields under transfer of the methyl group from palladium to tin the complex [(COD)M⁺(Cl)(PPh₂CH₂CH₂Sn⁻MeCl₃)] (5) which changes in acetone into the dimeric adduct [Cl₂Pd(PPh₂CH₂CH₂SnMeCl₂·2Me₂CO)]₂ (6). In molar ratio 2:1 Ph₂PCH₂CH₂SnCl₃ reacts with [(COD)MCl₂] to the complexes [Cl₂Pd(PPh₂CH₂CH₂SnCl₃)₂] (7: M=Pd, mixture of cis/trans isomer; 8: M=Pt, cis isomer). In a subsequent reaction 8 is transformed in acetone into the 16-membered heterocyclic complex cis-[Cl₂Pt(PPh₂CH₂CH₂)₂SnCl₂]₂ (9). trans-[(Et₂S)₂PtCl₂] and Ph₂PCH₂CH₂SnCl₃ in molar ratio 1:2 yields the zwitterionic complex [(Et₂S)M⁺(Cl)(PPh₂CH₂CH₂SnCl₃)(PPh₂CH₂CH₂Sn⁻Cl₄)] (10). The results of crystal structure analyses of 1, 3, 6, 9 and of the adduct of the trans-isomer of 7 with acetone (7a) are reported. ³¹P- and ¹¹⁹Sn-NMR data of the complexes are discussed.     

Synthesis, structure and dynamic stereochemistry of (O → Si)-chelate N-(trifluorosilylmethyl)-[N-(S)-(1-phenylethyl)]acetamide and 1-(trifluorosilylmethyl)-2-oxoperhydroazepine: Retention of the O → Si coordination in the adduct with KF and 18-crown-6

The novel compounds, N-(trifluorosilylmethyl)-[N-(S)-(1-phenylethyl)]-acetamide (1a) and 1-(trifluorosilylmethyl)-2-oxoperhydroazepine (1b) have been prepared from the corresponding NH-compounds using ClCH₂SiCl₃/Et₃N or ClCH₂SiCl₃/(Me₃Si)₂NH followed by methanolysis or hydrolysis of the reaction mixture in the presence of Lewis bases, and then BF₃ etherate. Potassium-(18-crown-6)-(2-oxoperhydroazepinomethyl)tetrafluorosilicate (2) was synthesized by reaction of the trifluoride (1b) with KF in the presence of 18-crown-6. Using ¹⁹F, ²⁹Si NMR and X-ray diffraction techniques it was established that the silicon atom is pentacoordinate in the trifluorides (1a, b) and hexacoordinate in the adduct 2. Thus the internal coordination of the O → Si bond present in the trifluoride (1b) is retained in the adduct 2.The stereochemical non-rigidity of the trifluorides (1a, b) and the N-(trifluorosilylmethyl)-N-methylacetamide (1c) was investigated using dynamic ¹⁹F NMR spectroscopy. The activation barriers for permutational isomerization are in the range 9.5-10 kcal mol⁻¹. Lower values of ΔG^# for permutation of trifluorides (1a-c) compared to the monofluorides with the coordination core OSiC₃F together with small negative values for the activation entropy implies a non-dissociative mechanism. Quantum-chemical analysis suggests a mechanism involving a turnstile rotation.     

Synthesis and structural behavior of the P-functional organotin chlorides [Ph2P(CH2)3]2SnCl2, Ph2P(CH2)3SnCl2Me, and Ph2P(CH2)nSnCl3 (n=2, 3)

The P-functional organotin dichloride [Ph₂P(CH₂)₃]₂SnCl₂ (3) is synthesized by reaction of Ph₂P(CH₂)₃MgCl with SnCl₄ independently of the molar ratio of the starting compounds. The corresponding organotin trichlorides Ph₂P(CH₂)_nSnCl₂R (4: n=2, R=Cl; 5: n=3, R=Cl; 6: n=3, R=Me) are formed in a cleavage reaction of Ph₂P(CH₂)_nSnCy₃ (n=2, 3) with SnCl₄ or MeSnCl₃, respectively. The main features of the crystal structures of 3–6 are both intra- and intermolecular PSn coordinations and the existence of intermolecular Sn---ClSn bridges. For further characterization of the title compounds, the adducts 4(Ph₃PO)₂ (7) and 5(Ph₃PO) (8), as well as the P-oxides and P-sulfides of 3–6 (9–15), are synthesized. The results of crystal structure analyses of 7, 11, 12, and 14 are reported. The structures of 9–15 are characterized by intramolecular P=XSn interactions (X=O, S). A first insight into the structural behavior of the compounds 3–15 in solution is discussed on the basis of multinuclear NMR data.     

The New λ6Si‐Silicate Dianion [Si(NCO)6]2−: Synthesis and Structural Characterization of [K(18‐crown‐6)]2[Si(NCO)6]

The λ⁶Si‐silicate [K(18‐crown‐6)]₂[Si(NCO)₆] ( 10 ) was synthesized by treatment of Si(NCO)₄ with KNCO in the presence of 18‐crown‐6. Compound 10 (SiN₆ skeleton) is the first example of a hexa(cyanato‐N)silicate. It was characterized by solid‐state and solution NMR spectroscopy, and the acetonitrile solvate 10· 2CH₃CN was studied by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction. To differentiate between the two isomeric [Si(NCO)₆]^2? and [Si(OCN)₆]^2? dianions, computational studies were performed.