Synthesis,Structure, Bonding,and Reactivity of Metal Complexes Comprising Diborane(4) and Diborene(2): [{Cp*Mo(CO)2}2{μ‐η2:η2‐B2H4}] and [{Cp*M(CO)2}2B2H2M(CO)4], M=Mo,W |
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| Authors: | Dr. Bijan Mondal Ranjit Bag Sagar Ghorai Dr. K. Bakthavachalam Prof. Eluvathingal D. Jemmis Prof. Sundargopal Ghosh |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India;2. Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Department, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India |
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| Abstract: | The reaction of [(Cp*Mo)2(μ‐Cl)2B2H6] ( 1 ) with CO at room temperature led to the formation of the highly fluxional species [{Cp*Mo(CO)2}2{μ‐η2:η2‐B2H4}] ( 2 ). Compound 2, to the best of our knowledge, is the first example of a bimetallic diborane(4) conforming to a singly bridged Cs structure. Theoretical studies show that 2 mimics the Cotton dimolybdenum–alkyne complex [{CpMo(CO)2}2C2H2]. In an attempt to replace two hydrogen atoms of diborane(4) in 2 with a 2e [W(CO)4] fragment, [{Cp*Mo(CO)2}2 B2H2W(CO)4] ( 3 ) was isolated upon treatment with [W(CO)5?thf]. Compound 3 shows the intriguing presence of [B2H2] with a short B?B length of 1.624(4) Å. We isolated the tungsten analogues of 3 , [{Cp*W(CO)2}2B2H2W(CO)4] ( 4 ) and [{Cp*W(CO)2}2B2H2Mo(CO)4] ( 5 ), which provided direct proof of the existence of the tungsten analogue of 2 . |
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| Keywords: | chemical bonding diborane(4) diborene(2) molybdenum tungsten |
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