Mono- and Homobimetallic Vanadium Complexes: Borane Adducts of Vanada(IV)azirine Complexes
摘要:
The reaction between [VCp2], BPh3, or BCl3 and the nitrile F3CC6H4C=-N gives the borane adduct of vanada(IV)azirine complex [VCp2{n(2):C,N-F3CC6H4C=N.BR3}] (R = Ph (2), Cl (3)). Using B(C6F5)(3) and dicyano compounds such as 1,4-benzene dicarbonitrile NdropC(C6H4)CdropN and adiponitrile NdropC(CH2)(4)CdropN, an access to homobimetallic vanadium complexes was obtained and complexes [(VCp2)(2){n(2):C,N-(C6F5)(3)B.NdropC(C6H4)C=N.B(C6F5)(3)}] (6) and [(VCp2)(2)-{n(2):C,N-(C6F5)(3)B.N=C(CH2)(4)C=N.B(C6F5)(3)}] (8) are formed. Malononitrile NdropCCH(2)CdropN in the presence of 2 equiv of B(C6F5)(3) and 1 or 2 equiv Of [VCp2] gave the monometallic complex [(VCp2){n(2):C,N-(C6F5)(3)B.N=CCH(2)CdropN.B(C6F5)(3)}] (7). Complexes 2, 3, 7, and 8 were characterized by X-ray structure determination. All these complexes are paramagnetic to one electron per vanadium.