We studied the reactions of manganese and rhenium phenylvinylidenes Cp(CO)(2)M=C=C(H)Ph (Mn1 M = Mn; Re1 M = Re) with HP(O)R-2 (R = C6F5, Ph, and OEt) and HP(S)Ph-2, which resulted in the selective formation of eta(2)-E-phosphorylalkene complexes Cp(CO)(2)M{eta(2)-E-H[R-2(O)P]C=C(H)Ph} (Mn2, Re2 R = C6F5; Mn3, Re3 R = Ph; and Mn6, Re6 R = OEt) and Cp(CO)2M{eta(2)-E-H[Ph-2(S)P]C=C(H)Ph} (Mn5, Re5). The DFT/B3LYP(6-31G*) analysis showed the model reactions of Mn1 with HP(O)Me-2 and HP(O) (OMe)(2) to proceed via the initial transition state Cp(CO)(2){Ph(H)C=C=}Mn center dot center dot center dot HO-PR2 (TS1) where the minor PA form HO-PR2 is hydrogen-bonded to the metal, followed by stereoselective (trans- to the phenyl group) addition of the PA phosphorus atom to the C-alpha-vinylidene atom, which defines both the rate of the process and the anti-Markovnikov structure of the reaction product. The reactions can proceed at a relatively low content of the reactive PA form.
We studied the reactions of manganese and rhenium phenylvinylidenes Cp(CO)(2)M=C=C(H)Ph (Mn1 M = Mn; Re1 M = Re) with HP(O)R-2 (R = C6F5, Ph, and OEt) and HP(S)Ph-2, which resulted in the selective formation of eta(2)-E-phosphorylalkene complexes Cp(CO)(2)M{eta(2)-E-H[R-2(O)P]C=C(H)Ph} (Mn2, Re2 R = C6F5; Mn3, Re3 R = Ph; and Mn6, Re6 R = OEt) and Cp(CO)2M{eta(2)-E-H[Ph-2(S)P]C=C(H)Ph} (Mn5, Re5). The DFT/B3LYP(6-31G*) analysis showed the model reactions of Mn1 with HP(O)Me-2 and HP(O) (OMe)(2) to proceed via the initial transition state Cp(CO)(2){Ph(H)C=C=}Mn center dot center dot center dot HO-PR2 (TS1) where the minor PA form HO-PR2 is hydrogen-bonded to the metal, followed by stereoselective (trans- to the phenyl group) addition of the PA phosphorus atom to the C-alpha-vinylidene atom, which defines both the rate of the process and the anti-Markovnikov structure of the reaction product. The reactions can proceed at a relatively low content of the reactive PA form.