1.2-Bis(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)tetrachlorodisilane and its reduction to decamethylsilicocene

Reaction of pentamethylcyclopentadienyl(pentachloro)disilane (2), prepared from hexachlorodisilane and potassium pentamethylcyclopentadienide (Cp^*K), with a further equivalent of Cp^*K leads selectively to the title compound Cp^* ₂ Si ₂ Cl ₄ (3) which was characterized by NMR and X-ray structural data. Dehalogenation of 3 with four equivalents of sodium naphthalenide offers an alternative route for the synthesis of decamethylsilicocene (1). Dedicated to Professor Mitsuo Kira on the occasion of being honoured with the Wacker Silicon Award 2005.     

Cp*Me5P6C5: Ein neues Carbaphosphan mit einem Strukturelement aus dem Hittorfschen Phosphor

Cp*Me₅P₆C₅: A New Carbaphosphane with a Structure Unit of Hittorf-Phosphorus The thermolysis of 1,2,3-tris(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)cyclotriphosphane [(Cp*P)₃, 1 ] or 2,3,4,6-Tetrakis(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)bicyclo[3.1.0]hexaphosphane [Cp*₄P₆, 2 ] leads in addition to the known 3,4-bis(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)tricyclo[3.1.0.0^{2, 6}]hexaphosphane [Cp*₂P₆, 3 ] to the pentacyclic carbaphosphanes 3,4,5,6,11-pentamethyl-endo-9-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl- 3,4,5,6,11-pentacarba-pentacyclo [6.1.1^1,8.1^3,6.0^2,70^10,11]-4-en-undecaphosphane and 3,4,5,6,11-pentamethyl-exo-9-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl-3,4,5,6,11-pentacarba-pentacyclo [6.1.1^1,8.1^3,6.0^2,70^10,11]-4-en-undecaphosphane [Cp*Me₅P₆C₅, 4a, 4b ]. Furthermore, other polyphosphanes are formed, like 1,2,3,4-tetrakis(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)cyclotetraphosphane [(Cp*P)₄, 5 ] and 2,4-bis(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)-tetraphosphabicyclo[1.1.0]butane [(Cp*P)₂P₂, 6 ]. The structure of 4a and 4b is determined by NMR-spectroscopy. The molecule contains a P₅C₃-cunean-unit, to which a C₂Me₂-brigde and a PCp*-brigde is bonded.     

Synthesis and Structure of a Cp^＊Ir Half-sandwich Complex Containing Azido and Bis（diphenylthiophosphoryl）amide Ligands

The title complex [CpIr{N(Ph2PS)2}(N3)](N(Ph2PS)2=bis(diphenylthiophosphoryl)amide,Cp=pentamethylcyclopentadienyl) has been prepared and characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis.It crystallizes in monoclinic,space group P21/n with a=11.6946(1),b=18.9273(2),c=15.7859(1),β=105.731(1)°,V=3363.29(5)3,Z=4,Mr=817.92,Dc=1.615g/cm3,μ(MoKα)=4.219 mm-1,F(000)=1624,S=1.028,the final R=0.0355 and wR=0.0848 for 5987 observed reflections with Ⅰ 2σ(Ⅰ) and 363 variables.The molecular structure of 1 consists of discrete monomeric molecule with a distorted octahedral configuration around the iridium atom,having a Cp ring at one face and bonded with a chelating bis(diphenylthiophosphoryl)amide group as well as a terminal azido ligand.The average Ir-S and Ir-N bond lengths are 2.416(1) and 2.121(5),respectively.     

Participation of hydrogen bonds in the protonation of (η5-C5Me5)M(CO)2, M=Ir,Rh

The interaction of Cp^*M(CO)₂ (M=Ir or Rh) with CF₃COOH in low polar media results in partial protonation of these compounds giving molecular (M...HO) and ionic (MH⁺...O^–) hydrogen-bonded complexes. According to IR spectral data, a decrease in temperature results in a shift of the equilibrium toward the ionic forms. These compounds react with phenol to give molecular complexes only.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2002–2003, November, 1993.     

Metallkomplexe von Farbstoffen. VI. Phosphan-Nickel-, Palladium- und Platin-Komplexe sowie Pentamethyl-cyclopentadienyl-Rhodium- und Iridium-Komplexe von Bis(2-hydroxyaryl)azo-Farbstoffen

Metal Complexes of Dyes. Phosphine-Nickel, Palladium, Platinum Complexes and Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl Rhodium and Iridium Complexes of 2,2′-Dihydroxyazoarenes The terdentate dianions of 2,2′-dihydroxyazobenzene (L¹H), 1-(2-hydroxy-4-nitrophenylazo)-2-naphthol (L²H), 1-(2-hydroxy-5-nitrophenylazo)-2-naphthol (L³H) and 1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-(2-hydroxy-5-nitrophenylazo)-5-pyrazolone (L⁴H) form with chloro bridged complexes [(R₃P)MCl₂]₂ (M = Pd, Pt; R = Ph, nBu), [(n⁵-C₅Me₅)MCl₂]₂ (M = Rh, Ir) and with (nBu₃P)₂NiCl₂ the metal dye complexes (R₃P)ML (M = Ni, Pd, Pt) and (C₅Me₅)ML (M = Rh, Ir). The structures of (Ph₃P)PtL¹ and (nBu₃P)PdL³ have been determined by X-ray diffraction. For the complexes (n⁵-C₅Me₅)ML (M = Rh, Ir) with asymmetric metal centers two diastereoisomers are detected by nmr spectroscopy which points to the ?hydrazone”? form of the azo ligand with a pyramidalized N-atom.     

三（五甲基环戊二烯基）稀土金属配合物（C5Me5）3Ln（Ln=Sc,Y,La）的量子化学理论研究

采用从头计算方法和密度泛函理论方法,对三(五甲基环戊二烯基)稀土金属配合物(C5Me5)3Ln(Ln=Sc,Y,La)的几何结构、电子结构以及Ln-C5Me5之间的结合能进行了研究.(C5Me5)3Ln的电子结构符合过渡金属配合物"18电子规则"的描述,因而具有较好的稳定性.Ln原子的(n-1)d、ns轨道能够与C5Me5的π轨道较好的重叠并组成强成键轨道.研究发现(C5R5)3Ln(R=H,Me)的几何结构受到"Ln-C5R5成键效应"和"C5R5-C5R5位阻效应"两个相反因素的影响,其稳定性则受到"Ln原子半径-(C5R5)3孔径尺寸"匹配关系的制约.在C5R5上引入特定的取代基后可以从轨道能级、金属原子-配体距离、配体-配体距离等多方面直接或间接的影响Ln-C5R5间的成键强度,进而实现对(C5R5)3Ln稳定性和反应活性的控制.     

On the decrease in the ring π-current upon η6-coordination with a transition metal atom

A synthesis of [10]paracyclophane (Pc) and its organometallic complexes, Pc·Cr(CO)₃, [PcMn(CO)₃]⁺BF₄ ^–, (PcRuC₅Me₅)⁺·PF₆ ^–, (PcRhC₅Me₅)²⁺(BF₄ ^–)₂, and PcCo₄(CO)₉ has been carried out. The¹H NMR spectra of mononuclear complexes of neutral Cr and monocationic derivatives of Mn and Ru have been examined. ⁶-Coordination with a transition metal atom causes a decrease in the ring -current which is exhibited as a downfield displacement of the resonance signals from the protons of the --CH₂ groups in relation to those of free Pc. In the monocationic complexes the deshielding action of the positive charge is also added to this effect. In the¹H NMR spectrum of the cluster PcCo₄(CO)₉ the resonance signals from the --CH₂ protons are shifted upfield in relation to the Pc signals. Consequently, the concept of the ring -current decrease needs more detailed investigation for cluster systems.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1467–1470, August, 1993.