Structure and catalytic activity of rhodium(I) carbene complexes in polymerization of phenylacetylene
摘要:
Rh(I) carbene complexes of [RhX(bmim)(eta(4)-1,5-cod)] type (bmim = 1-butyl-3-methyl imidazolium cation, X = Cl 2, Br 3, I 4), obtained in the reaction of [Rh(OMe)(eta(4)-1,5-cod)](2) (1) with [bmim]X ionic liquids, catalyzed polymerization of phenylacetylene (PA) to cis-polyphenylacetylene (PPA) in CH2Cl2 and in ionic liquids. The yield of PPA increased and molecular weight (M-w) decreased after addition of phosphorus ligands PPh3 or P(OPh)(3). Complex 4 reacted with P(OPh)(3) giving cis-[RhI(bmim)(P(PPh)(3))(2)](5) complex which catalyzed oligomerization but not polymerization of PA. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
In [C(4)mim](2)[CrCl3][OMe](2) molecular (CrCl3)(3) units are embedded in a salt matrix of [C(4)mim][OMe]. This structural subunit can be viewed as a trapped molecular polymorph of CrCl3. Experimental and theoretical investigations indicate that, in contrast to bulk CrCl3, metal-metal bonds are formed at low temperatures.