名称:
Towards the mechanism of heteroborane isomerisation: 1,2→1,2 and 1,2→1,7 low-temperature isomerisations from metallations of [5-I-7,8-Ph2-7,8-nido-C2B9H8]2−
摘要:
The reaction between [5-1-7.8-Ph-2-7.8-nido-C2B9H8](2-) and NiCl2(dppe) affords 1,2-Ph-2-4,4-dppe-12-I-4,1,2-closo-NiC2B9H8 (1) and 1.8-Ph,-2.2-dppe-10-I-2.1.8-closo-NiC2B9H8 (2). Reaction between the same carborane ligand and cis-PtCl2(PMe2Ph)(2) yields three species, 1.8-Ph-2-2,2-(PMePh)(2)-10-I-2,1,8-closo-PtC2B9H8 (3), 1,8-Ph-2-2,2-(PMe2Ph)(2)-12-I-2,1,8-closo-PtC2B9H8 (4). and 1,8-Ph-2-2.2-(PMe2Ph)(2)-7-I-2,1.8-closo-PtC2B9H8 (5). Compounds 1-5 have been characterised spectroscopically and crystallographically. The 4.1.2-MC2B9 architecture of 1 constitutes a "1,2 -> 1,2" cage C atom isomerisation, and the 2,1,8-MC2B9 architectures of 2-5 a 1.2 -> 1.7 cage C atom isomerisation, relative to the presumed first product of the metallations, 1,2-Ph-2-3,3-L-2-9-I-3,1.2-closo-MC2B9H8 [M = Ni, L-2 = dppe; M = Pt, L-2 = (PMe2Ph)(2)]. The location of the (iodide) labelled boron vertex in the products allows speculation as to the mechanism of these isomerisations and the possible involvement of triangle face rotation is discussed. (c) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.