Syntheses and reactions of dinuclear μ-methylthiolate organometallic complexes
摘要:
Products from reactions between [CpM(CO)(2)](2) (M = Fe, Ru) and [Me(2)SSMe]BF4 depend on the ratio of reactants, reaction time, and solvent. Two organometallic products, [Cp(2)M(2)(CO)(4)(mu-SMe)]BF4 and [CpM(CO)(2)(SMe(2))]BF4 are generally formed. A proposed mechanism for this reaction involves initial addition of an SMe(+) group to the bimetallic complex, followed by displacement of a CpM(CO)(2) moiety by L (L = Me(2)S, CpM(CO)(2)SMe, or solvent). The reaction of [Me(2)SSMe]BF4 with a mixture of [CpFe(CO)(2)](2) and [MeCpFe(CO)(2)](2), which gives a statistical mixture of the possible thiolate-bridged species, is accommodated by this mechanism. Alternative syntheses of [cp(2)M(2)(CO)(4)(mu-SMe)]BF4 (cpM = CpFe, MeCpFe, CpRu) and [CpFe(CO)(2)(mu-SMe)M(CO)(2)cp]BF4 from [CpFe(CO)(2)(THF)]BF4 and cpM(CO)(2)SMe (cpM = MeCpFe, CpRu) provided pure samples of the thiolate-bridged complexes. Photolyses of these complexes result in formation of [CpFe(CO)(mu-SR)(mu-CO)M(CO)Cp]BF4 (M = Fe, Ru).
Co-ordination of the acyl oxygen atom in a di-iron µ2-η2-(C,C)-ketenecomplex, Fp–CH2CO–Fp [Fp =(η5-C5H5)Fe(CO)2] to Lewis acidic organometallic centres produces cationic trinuclear µ3-η3-(C,C,O)-ketenecomplexes, the two metal components of which exchange with each other via an intramolecular process.