Synthesis and reactivity of N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyldiaminomethane complexes of tricarbonylrhenium(I). X-ray molecular structures of [ReBr(CO)3(TMDM)] and [{Re(bipy)(CO)3}2(μ-OH)][SbF6]
摘要:
N,N,N',N'-Tetramethyldiaminomethane (TMDM) is known to act as a source of Me2NCH in carbonyl substitution reactions, but the reaction of TMDM with the neutral halogenopentacarbonylrhenium(I) compounds gave unexpectedly fac-[Re-X(CO)(3)(TMDM)] (X = Cl, Br or I), in which the intact TMDM ligand acts in a chelating fashion. The complexes are stable both in the solid-state and in solution, but rapidly decompose on dehalogenation, yielding Re metal. Under anaerobic conditions, the reaction of TMDM with [Re(CO)(3)(bipy)](+) also leads to decomposition. In the presence of oxygen the system is stable. Three Re(bipy) containing species were identified in the reaction mixture: [{Re(CO)(3)(bipy)}(2)(mu-OH)][SbF6] (1), which was characterised by X-ray crystallography, [{Re(CO)(3)(bipy)}(2)(mu-OH2)][SbF6](2) (2) and [Re(OH)(CO)(3)(bipy)] (3). (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.