名称:
Synthesis of Iridaboratranes Bearing Phosphine-Tethered Borane: Reversible CO/PR3 (R = Me, OMe, OEt) Substitution Reactions Induced by a σ-Electron-Acceptor Borane Ligand
摘要:
The iridaboratrane [{o-(Ph2P)C6H4}(3)B]IrH(CO) (1-Ir), bearing phosphine-tethered borane, was synthesized via phosphine ligand exchange between the tris(triphenylphosphine) carbonyl hydride IrH(CO)(PPh3)(3) (2-Ir) and the tris(phosphine)borane {o-(Ph2P)C6H4}(3)B (3). 1-Ir was fully characterized on the basis of its H-1, B-11, and P-31 NMR spectra, X-ray diffraction analysis, and elemental analysis. Density functional theory calculations revealed the important properties of the a-acceptor borane ligand that led to its unique electron distribution in 1-Ir. The borane ligand extracts a significant amount of electron density from the iridium center, but the iridium center maintains an electron density similar to that of the boron-free compound 2-Ir by decreasing pi back-donation from Ir to CO and strengthening the donation from the phosphorus atom (or by weakening the d(metal)-sigma*(P-R) interaction). The properties of the borane ligand can promote the reversible CO/PR3 (R = Me, OMe, OEt) substitution reaction.