title: Unusual reactions of [{micro-(phthalazine-N2:N3)}Fe2(micro-CO)(CO)6] with organolithium reagents. A novel coordination mode of 1,2-diazane diiron carbonyl compounds.
abstract: [{Micro-(phthalazine-N2:N3)}Fe2(micro-CO)(CO)6](1) reacts with organolithium reagents, RLi (R = CH3, C6H5, p-CH3C6H4, p-CH3OC6H4, p-CF3C6H4, p-C6H5C6H4), followed by treatment with Me3SiCl to give the novel diiron carbonyl complexes with a saturated N-N six-membered diazane ring ligand, [{C6H4CH(R)NNCH2}Fe2(C=O)(CO)6](2, R = CH3; 3, R = C6H5; 4, R =p-CH3C6H4; 5, R =p-CH3OC6H4; 6, R =p-CF3C6H4; 7, R =p-C6H5C6H4). Compounds 4 and 5 were treated with [(NH4)2Ce(NO3)6] to afford the aryl-substituted phthalazine-coordinated diiron carbonyl compounds [(micro-{1-(p-CH3C6H4)-phthalazine-N2:N3})Fe2(micro-CO)(CO)6](8) and [(micro-{1-(p-CH3OC6H4)-phthalazine-N2:N3})Fe2(micro-CO)(CO)6](9), respectively. The structures of complexes 4 and 9 have been established by X-ray diffraction studies.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 354 Fenglin Lu, Shanghai, 200032, China.
authors.forename: Nu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Jiabi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D003979:Diazonium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D005296:Ferrous Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D058085:Iron Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D008094:Lithium / Q000737:chemistry*; D010793:Phthalazines / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D003979:Diazonium Compounds; D005296:Ferrous Compounds; D058085:Iron Compounds; D010793:Phthalazines; C515098:nonacarbonyl diiron; D008094:Lithium