Homoleptic diphosphacyclobutadiene complexes [M(η(4)-P2C2R2)2]x- (M = Fe, Co; x = 0, 1).
The preparation and comprehensive characterization of a series of homoleptic sandwich complexes containing diphosphacyclobutadiene ligands are reported. Compounds [K([18]crown-6)(thf)(2)][Fe(η(4)-P(2)C(2)tBu(2))(2)] (K1), [K([18]crown-6)(thf)(2)][Co(η(4)-P(2)C(2)tBu(2))(2)] (K2), and [K([18]crown-6)(thf)(2)][Co(η(4)-P(2)C(2)Ad(2))(2)] (K3, Ad = adamantyl) were obtained from reactions of [K([18]crown-6)(thf)(2)][M(η(4)-C(14)H(10))(2)] (M = Fe, Co) with tBuC[triple bond]P (1, 2), or with AdC[triple bond]P (3). Neutral sandwiches [M(η(4)-P(2)C(2)tBu(2))(2)] (4: M = Fe 5: M = Co) were obtained by oxidizing 1 and 2 with [Cp(2)Fe]PF(6). Cyclic voltammetry and spectro-electrochemistry indicate that the two [M(η(4)-P(2)C(2)tBu(2))(2)](-)/[M(η(4)-P(2)C(2)tBu(2))(2)] moieties can be reversibly interconverted by one electron oxidation and reduction, respectively. Complexes 1-5 were characterized by multinuclear NMR, EPR (1 and 5), UV/Vis, and Mössbauer spectroscopies (1 and 4), mass spectrometry (4 and 5), and microanalysis (1-3). The molecular structures of 1-5 were determined by using X-ray crystallography. Essentially D(2d)-symmetric structures were found for all five complexes, which show the two 1,3-diphosphacyclobutadiene rings in a staggered orientation. Density functional theory calculations revealed the importance of covalent metal-ligand π bonding in 1-5. Possible oxidation state assignments for the metal ions are discussed.
Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Münster, Corrensstrasse 30, 48149 Münster, Germany. r.wolf@uni-muenster.de
Robert
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Wolf
Andreas W
AW
Ehlers
Marat M
MM
Khusniyarov
František
F
Hartl
Bas
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de Bruin
Gary J
GJ
Long
Fernande
F
Grandjean
Falko M
FM
Schappacher
Rainer
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Pöttgen
J Chris
JC
Slootweg
Martin
M
Lutz
Anthony L
AL
Spek
Koop
K
Lammertsma
D003035:Cobalt / Q000737:chemistry*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D003503:Cyclobutanes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D005296:Ferrous Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D000075163:Metallocenes; D008956:Models, Chemical; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction
D003503:Cyclobutanes; D005296:Ferrous Compounds; D000075163:Metallocenes; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D003035:Cobalt; C004998:ferrocene