Abstract: | Metallabisphosphonates as Chelating Ligands. II. Synthesis and Reactivity of Mono- and Binuclear Palladiumbisphosphonate Complexes Containing OHO and OBF2O Bridges The complexes C5H5Pd[{P(OR)2O}2H] ( 1 : R = Me; 2 : R = Et) are formed either by reaction of C5H5Pd(2-MeC3H4) with dimethyl- and diethylphosphite or by reaction of [ClPd{P(OR)2O}2H]2 ( 3 : R = Me; 4 : R = Et) with TlC5H5. With excess HP(O)(OMe)2, the π-allyl complex (2-MeC3H4)Pd[{P(OMe)2O}2H] ( 5 ) is also formed (besides 1 ) from C5H5Pd(2-MeC3H4). The 1H and 31P n.m.r. spectra indicate that in 1 – 5 the PdP2O2H chelate ring presumably contains a symmetrical OHO-hydrogen bond. The reaction of 3 with BF3 etherate leads to the binuclear complex [ClPd{P(OMe)2O}2BF2]2 ( 6 ) which reacts with TlC5H5 to yield C5H5Pd[{P(OMe)2O}2BF2] ( 7 ). From C5H5Pd[{P(OR)2O}2H] ( 1 , 2 ) and NH3 the bisamminepalladium bisphosphonates(NH3)2Pd[P(OR)2O]2 ( 8 , 9 ) are formed which probably possess a trans-configuration. The reaction of 8 , 9 with CF3COOH does not lead to a corresponding Pd[{P(OR)2O}2H] chelate complex but instead gives by elimination of NH3 polymeric palladium bisphosphonates [Pd{P(OR)2O}2]n ( 10 , 11 ). 1 reacts with thallium acetylacetonate to give C5H5Pd[P(OMe)2O]2Tl ( 12 ). |