Unexpected Reactions of 2,5-Dimethylthiophene (2,5-Me2T) in Cp*Ir(η5-2,5-Me2T)2+, Cp*Ir(η4-2,5-Me2T), and Cp*Ir(C,S-2,5-Me2T) with Cobaltocene
摘要:
The reaction of Cp*Ir(eta(5)-2,5-Me(2)T)(2+) (1) (Cp* = eta(5)-C(5)Me(5)) with the reducing agent Cp(2)Co yields Cp*Ir(eta(4)-2,5-Me(2)T) (2) and Cp*Ir(C,S-2,5Me(2)T) (3), as well as the unexpected Cp*Ir-(eta(4)-2,5-Me(2)T . C5H4) (4), which can also be prepared by reacting 1 with Cp(-). An X-ray diffraction study of 4 shows the eta(4)-2,5Me(2)T . C5H4 ligand to be a ring-opened 2,5-Me(2)T allyl thiolate conjugated to a cyclopentadienylidene unit. The reduced products 2 and 3 react with Cp(2)Co to give a ferrole-type product Cp*[IrC(Me)=CHCH=C(Me)]CoCp in which the planar iridacyclopentadiene ring is pi-bonded to the cobalt, as established by a structural investigation. The Cp*Co analog of 5 is prepared by the reaction of 2 or 3 with Cp*Co-(CH2=CH2)(2). These studies demonstrate that cobaltocene and Cp*Co(CH2=CH2)(2) readily desulfurize the 2,5-dimethylthiophene ligand in 2 and 3, which supports a previously proposed mechanism for thiophene hydrodesulfurization.