title: Trapping of hemiquinone radicals at Mo and P sites by phosphide-bridged dimolybdenum species: chemistry of complexes [Mo2(eta5-C5H5)2(OC6H4OH)(mu-PR2)(CO)4] and [Mo2(eta5-C5H5)2{mu-PR(OC6H4OH)}(CO)4]- (R = Cy, Ph).
abstract: The phosphide-bridged dimolybdenum complexes (H-DBU)[Mo2Cp2(mu-PR2)(CO)4] (R= Cy, Ph; DBU = 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0.]undec-7-ene) react with p-benzoquinone to give the hemiquinone complexes [Mo(2)Cp2(OC6H4OH)(mu-PR2)(CO)4]. The latter experience facile homolytic cleavage of the corresponding Mo-O bonds and react readily at room temperature with HSPh or S2Ph2 to give the thiolate complexes [Mo2Cp2(mu-PCy2)(mu-SPh)(CO)4] or [Mo2Cp2(mu-PR2)(mu-SPh)(CO)2]. In contrast, PRH-bridged substrates experience overall insertion of quinone into the P-H bond to give the anionic compounds (H-DBU)[Mo(2)Cp2{mu-PR(OC6H4OH)}(CO)4], which upon acidification yield the corresponding neutral hydrides. The cyclohexyl anion experiences rapid nucleophilic displacement of the hemiquinone group by different anions ER- (ER = OH, OMe, OC4H5, OPh, SPh) to give novel anionic compounds (H-DBU)[Mo2Cp2{mu-PCy(ER)}(CO)4], which upon acidification yield the corresponding neutral hydrides. The structure of four of these hydride complexes [PPh(OC6H4OH), PCy(OH), PCy(OMe), and PCy(OPh) bridges] was determined by X-ray diffraction methods and confirmed the presence of cis and trans isomers in several of these complexes. In addition, it was found that the hydroxyphosphide anion [Mo2Cp2{mu-PCy(OH)}(CO)4]- displays in solution an unprecedented tautomeric equilibrium with its hydride-oxophosphinidene isomer [Mo2Cp2(mu-H){mu-PCy(O)}(CO)4]-.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química Organica e Inorganica/IUQOEM, Universidad de Oviedo, E-33071 Oviedo, Spain.
authors.forename: Celedonio M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: M Angeles
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alonso
authors.forename: M Esther
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: M Teresa
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Rueda
authors.forename: Miguel A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Herson
mesh_terms: D000838:Anions / Q000737:chemistry; D001554:Benzene / Q000737:chemistry; D005609:Free Radicals / Q000737:chemistry; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D006900:Hydroxylation; D007536:Isomerism; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D008982:Molybdenum / Q000737:chemistry*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000737:chemistry*; D011809:Quinones / Q000737:chemistry*; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000838:Anions; D005609:Free Radicals; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D011809:Quinones; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; D010758:Phosphorus; D008982:Molybdenum; D001554:Benzene