Charge-Separation in Uranium Diazomethane Complexes Leading to C−H Activation and Chemical Transformation
摘要:
The reaction of diphenyldiazomethane with [(((t-Bu)ArO)(3)tacn)U(III)] (1) results in an eta(2)-bound diphenyldiazomethane uranium complex. This complex exhibits unusual electronic properties as a charge-separated species with a radical anionic open-shell ligand, [(((t-Bu)ArO)(3)tacn)U(IV)(eta(2)-NNCPh(2))] (2). Treating Ph(2)CN(2) with a uranium complex that contains a sterically more demanding adamantane functionalized ligand, [(((Ad)ArO)(3)tacn)U(III)] (3) results in an unprecedented C-H activation and nitrogen insertion to produce a five-membered heterocyclic indazole complex, [(((Ad)ArO)(3)tacn)U(IV)(eta(2)-3-phen(Ind))] (5). X-ray crystallography and spectroscopic characterization of these two compounds show that the [(((t-Bu)ArO)(3)tacn)U(IV)(eta(2)-NNCPh(2))] compound is a U(IV) complex with a radical anionic ligand, whereas [(((Ad)ArO)(3)tacn)U(IV)(eta(2)-3-phen(Ind))] is a U(IV) f(2) species with a closed-shell ligand.
Synthesis and Characterization of N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes of Uranium(III)
作者:Hidetaka Nakai、Xile Hu、Lev N. Zakharov、Arnold L. Rheingold、Karsten Meyer
DOI:10.1021/ic035142j
日期:2004.2.1
Reaction of [(((Ad)ArO)(3)tacn)U(III)] (1) or [((Me(3)Si)(2)N)(3)U(III)] (3) with tetramethylimidazol-2-ylidene (Me(4)IMC:) yields novel N-heterocyclic carbene complexes [((Ad ArO)(3)tacn)U(III)(Me(4)IMC:)] (2) and [((Me(3)Si)(2)N)(3)U(III)(Me(4)IMC:)] (4). Uranium complexes 2 and 4 represent the first examples of compounds with an N-heterocyclic carbene ligand coordinated to a low-valent uranium center. The paramagnetic complexes 1, 2, and 4 were characterized by (1)H NMR, UV-vis-NIR, and EPR spectroscopy as well as SQUID magnetization measurements and X-ray diffraction analyses. DFT studies indicate a significant degree of pi-bonding in the U(III)-carbene entity.