| Abstract: | Reactions of trans-[ReOCl3(PPh3)2] and trans-[ReO(OEt)I2(PPh3)2] with 2-aminophenol (H2ap) in acetonitrile led to the formation of cis-[ReOCl2(Hap)(PPh3)] (1) and trans-[Re(ap)(Hap)I(PPh3)2]I (2), respectively. The X-ray crystal structures show that Hap is coordinated as a bidentate chelate via the neutral amino nitrogen and deprotonated phenolate oxygen, and ap is coordinated as a monodentate through the imido nitrogen. The complexes have been characterized by IR spectroscopy, NMR spectrometry and X-ray crystallography. The bite angle of the Hap chelate is 76.9(1)° and 76.0(1)° in 1 and 2, respectively. |
