Syntheses and properties of tetrathio- and tetraseleno metalates [(C5Me4R)2NbE2]2M (E=S, Se; M=Cr, Mo; R=Me, Et) with peripheric niobocene ligands
摘要:
Reactions of Cp-2*Nb(eta(2)-S-2)H 1 (Cp* = C5Me5 (a), C5Me4Et (b)) and Cp-2*Nb(eta(2)-Se2H) 3 with 0.5 equivalents of M(CO)(6) (M = Cr, Mo) in boiling toluene give the CO free complexes [Cp-2*NbE2](2)M 4-7. X-ray diffraction analyses have been carried out for the Mo complexes 5a (E = S) and 7a (E = Se) showing that the structures contain ME4 tetrahedral cores with two attached niobocene ligands thus forming a nearly linear trimetallic unit. Absorption spectra and electrochemical studies of complexes 4-7 are described. Characteristic of the novel CrSe4 chromophor are four reversible one electron redox steps. Chemical oxidation of 4a and 5a with [(C5H5)(2)Fe]PF6 gives the salts {[Cp-2*NbS2](2)M}PF6 (M = Cr, Mo) 10 and 11. A qualitative EHMO analysis provides evidence for a strong delocalisation of electron density over the whole metal-ligand system. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.