摘要:
The mechanism of the insertion reaction of substituted alkynes (PhCCPh (X), PhCCCOOEt CY), MeOOCCCCOOMe (Z)) into the Ni-C bond of trans-[{Ni(2-C(6)H(4)CH(2)PPh(2))(mu-Cl)}(2)] and trans-[NiCl(C-P)P'] (C-P = 2-C(6)H(4)CH(2)PPh(2), P' = PBz(3) (1a), PMe(2)Ph (1b); C-P = 2-C6H4-CH(2)PEt(2), P' = PBz(3) (1'a)) complexes has been investigated by means of P-31 NMR and UV-vis spectroscopy; in all cases insertion of only one molecule of alkyne has been found. The regioselectivity of the reaction is very well defined; only the regioisomer arising from a 1,2-cis addition on the Ni-C bond is obtained. The kinetics of the reactions have been studied via UV-vis spectroscopy. Results agree with the formation of a highly ordered transition state still containing the monodentate phosphine P' in its coordination sphere, the effect of the metalated phosphine being less important (for example Delta H double dagger = 43, 60, 40 kJ mol(-1) and Delta S double dagger = -118, -67, -125 J K-1 mol(-1) for the 1a + Y, 1b + Y, and 1'a + Y systems, respectively). A mechanism proceeding via the formation of a pentacoordinate intermediate aggregate, not detectable by NMR or visible spectroscopy, under the conditions of the study, is proposed. Only for the weaker Jr-acceptor alkyne PhCCPh is the observed rate constant found to be dependent on the alkyne concentration, indicating that for the other two alkynes studied the formation of the above-mentioned aggregate is complete under the kinetic conditions used (> 10-fold excess of alkyne).