The synthesis of biferrocene-bridged NCN pincer palladium and platinum complexes (NCN = [1-C6H2(CH2NMe2)(2)-3,5](-)) is discussed. Sonogashira cross-coupling of [(eta(5)-C5H4)Fe(eta(5)-C5H4C CH)](2) (1) with I-1-NCN-4-X (2a, X = H; 26 X = Br) produces [(eta(5)-C5H4)Fe(eta(5)-C5H4C C-1-NCN-4-X)](2) (3a, X = H; 3b, X = Br). Homobimetallic 3b further reacts with [Pd-2(dba)(3) . CHCl3] (4) or [Pt(tol)(2)(SEt2)](2) (5) (dba = dibenzylidene acetone, tol = 4-tolyl), respectively, to give tetrametallic [(eta(5)-C5H4)Fe(eta(5)-C5H4C C-4-NCN-1-MBr)](2) (6, M = Pd; 7, M = Pt) in which NCN-MBr fragments are connected by a biferrocene unit. Cyclovoltammetric studies show that the ferrocene moieties can independently be oxidized. The difference of the Fe(II)/Fe(III) redox couples amounts to ca. 300 mV and is not affected by the nature of the NCN pincer metal moities. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
The synthesis of biferrocene-bridged NCN pincer palladium and platinum complexes (NCN = [1-C6H2(CH2NMe2)(2)-3,5](-)) is discussed. Sonogashira cross-coupling of [(eta(5)-C5H4)Fe(eta(5)-C5H4C CH)](2) (1) with I-1-NCN-4-X (2a, X = H; 26 X = Br) produces [(eta(5)-C5H4)Fe(eta(5)-C5H4C C-1-NCN-4-X)](2) (3a, X = H; 3b, X = Br). Homobimetallic 3b further reacts with [Pd-2(dba)(3) . CHCl3] (4) or [Pt(tol)(2)(SEt2)](2) (5) (dba = dibenzylidene acetone, tol = 4-tolyl), respectively, to give tetrametallic [(eta(5)-C5H4)Fe(eta(5)-C5H4C C-4-NCN-1-MBr)](2) (6, M = Pd; 7, M = Pt) in which NCN-MBr fragments are connected by a biferrocene unit. Cyclovoltammetric studies show that the ferrocene moieties can independently be oxidized. The difference of the Fe(II)/Fe(III) redox couples amounts to ca. 300 mV and is not affected by the nature of the NCN pincer metal moities. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.