Komplexchemie P-reicher Phosphane und Silylphosphane. IV. Bildung und Struktur der Chromcarbonylkomplexe des Tris(di-tert-butylphospha)heptaphosphanortricyclans, (t-Bu2P)3P7

Transition Metal Complexes of P-rich Phosphanes and Silylphosphanes. IV. Formation and Structure of the Chromium Carbonyl Complexes of Tris(di-tert-butylphospha)heptaphosphanortricyclane (t-Bu₂P)₃P₇ The reaction of (t-Bu₂P)₃P₇ 1 with Cr(CO)₅ · THF in a molar ratio of 1:1 yields yellow crystals of (t-Bu₂P)₃P₇Cr(CO)₅] 2 having the Cr(CO)₅ group coordinated to a P^b atom (basal) of the three membered ring. With a molar ratio of 1:2 compounds 2 , (t-Bu₂P)₃P₇Cr(CO)₅]₂ 3 , (t-Bu₂P)₃P₇Cr(CO)₅]Cr(CO)₄] 4 and (t-Bu₂P)₃P₇Cr(CO)₄]₂ 5 were obtained. In 3 (yellow crystals) one Cr(CO)₅ group is linked to a P^b atom, the other one to an exocyclic P^exo atom. On irradiation 3 loosing one CO group generates 4 (orange red crystals) with an unchanged Cr(CO)₅ group linked to the Pb atom and a five membered chelate-like ring containing an apical Pa atom, two equatorial P^a atoms, one P^exo atom and the Cr atom of the carbonyl group. Compound 5 (orange red crystals) contains two such five membered rings. (t-Bu₂P)₃P₇Cr(CO)₄]₃ 6 (red needles) is formed with Cr(CO)₅ · THF in a molar ratio of 1 : 1. However, even with higher amounts of Cr(CO)₅ · THF and after extended reaction times, only 6 is formed; no further Cr carbonyl group could be attached to the P skeleton. With Cr(CO)₅ · NBD in a molar ratio of 1 : 1, (t-Bu₂P)₃P₇Cr(CO)₄] 7 is produced from 1, and 5 with a molar ratio of 2 : 1. As in 4, the Cr(CO)₄ group in 7 (orange crystals) participates in a five membered chelate-like ring. It was not possible to generate 6 from 5 with an excess of Cr(CO)₄ · NBD and with extended reaction times. The molecular structures of the compounds were identified by investigating the ³¹P¹H] NMR spec-tra and considering especially the coordination shift, and by crystal structure determinations of 2 and 4. Compound 2 crystallizes in the space group PI (no.2) with a = 1566.2(4) pm, b = 2304.1(5) pm, c = 1563.3(4) pm,α = 95.57(3)°, β = 108.79(3)°, γ = 109.82(4)° and Z = 4 formula units in the elementary cell. Compound 4 crystallizes in the space group P 2₁ /n (no. 14) with a = 1416.6(5) pm, b = 2573.6(5) pm, c = 1352.9(4) pm,β = 99.17(5)° and Z = 4 formula units in the elementary cell.