Syntheses and crystal structures of geometrical isomeric pairs: Trans- and cis-(PPh4) [Co (acac)2 (CN)2] and trans- and cis-[Co(acac)2(PMe3 or PEt3)2]PF6 (acac = pentane-2,4-dionate)
摘要:
Reactions of trans-[Co(acac)(2)(PPh3)(2)]PF6 (acac =pentane-2,4-dionate) with NaCN and with PR3 (R=Me or Et) in methanol afforded new complexes, trans-(PPh4) [Co(acac)(2)(CN)(2)] and trans-[Co(acac)(2)(PR2)(2)]PF6, respectively. The structures of the new trans-isomers, together with those of the corresponding known cis-isomers, were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Complexes trans-[Co(acac)(2)(PR3)(2)](+) were stable in dry organic solvents, but in wet methanol easily hydrolysed to give trans-[Co(acac)(2)(PR3) (H2O)](+) and isomerized to cis-[Co(acac)(2)(PR3)(2)](+) by the addition of a catalytic amount of active charcoal. In contrast, trans- and cis-[Co(acac)(2)(CN)(2)](-) and cis-[Co(acac)(2)(PR3)(2)](+) were stable in both dry and wet solvents. The X-ray structure analyses showed that the Co-C and Co-P bonds in the trans-isomers were longer by about 0.07 and 0.08 Angstrom, respectively, than those of the corresponding cis-isomers. The Co-O bonds trans to cyanide and phosphine ligands were also longer than those of the mutually trans Co-O bonds, owing to the strong trans influences of cyanide and phosphine ligands. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.