Mononuclear and tetranuclear palladacycles with terdentate [C,N,N] and [C,N,O] Schiff base ligands. C–H versus C–Br activation reactions
作者:Leticia Naya、Digna Vázquez-García、Margarita López-Torres、Alberto Fernández、Antonio Rodríguez、Nina Gómez-Blanco、José M. Vila、Jesús J. Fernández
DOI:10.1016/j.ica.2011.01.027
日期:2011.5
Reaction of the Schiff base ligands 2-Br-4,5-(OCH2O)C6H2C(H)=NCH2CH2NMe2 (a) and 4,5-(OCH2CH2)-C6H3C(H)=NCH2CH2NMe2 (b) with Pd(OAc)(2) or K-2[PdCl4] leads to the mononuclear cyclometallated compounds [Pd2-Br-4,5-(OCH2O) C6HC(H)=NCH2CH2NMe2-C6,N,N}(OCOMe)] (1a) and [Pd4,5-(OCH2-CH2) C6H2C(H)=NCH2CH2NMe2-C6,N,N}(Cl)] (1b), derived from C-H activation at the C6 carbon. Treatment of a with Pd-2(dba)(3) gave [Pd4-5-(OCH2O) C6H2C(H)=NCH2CH2NMe2-C2,N,N}(Br)] (2a), via C-Br activation.The metathesis reaction of 1a with aqueous sodium chloride gave [Pd2-Br-4,5-(OCH2O)C6HC(H)=NCH2CH2NMe2-C6,N,N}(Cl)] (3a), with exchange of the acetate group by a chloride ligand. Treatment of the cyclometallated monomers 1a-3a with PPh3 in a 1:1 molar ratio yielded the mononuclear complexes [Pd2-Br-4,5-(OCH2O) C6HC(H)=NCH2CH2NMe2-C6,N}(L)(PPh3)] (L: OAc, 4a; Cl, 5a) and [Pd4-5-(OCH2O)C6H2C(H)=NCH2CH2NMe2-C2,N}(Br)(PPh3)] (6a), with Pd-NMe2 bond cleavage. However, treatment of a solution of 3a or 2a with silver trifluoromethanesulfonate, followed by reaction with PPh3 in acetone yielded the cyclometallated complexes [Pd2-Br-4,5-(OCH2O)C6HC(H)=NCH2CH2NMe2-C6,N,N}(PPh3)][CF3SO3] (7a) and [Pd4-5-(OCH2O)C6H2C(H)=NCH2CH2NMe2-C2,N,N}(PPh3)][CF3SO3] (8a), respectively, where the Pd-NMe2 bond was retained.The reaction of the ligands 2-Br-4,5-(OCH2O)C6H2C(H)=N(2'-OH-5'-(BuC6H3)-Bu-t) (c) and 4,5-(OCH2CH2)-C6H3C(H)=N(2'-OH-5'-(BuC6H3)-Bu-t) (d) with Pd(OAc) 2 gave the tetranuclear complexes [Pd2-Br-4, 5-(OCH2O)C6HC(H)=N(2'-O-5'-(BuC6H3)-Bu-t)-C6,N,O}](4) (1c) and [Pd4,5-(OCH2CH2)C6H2C(H)=N(2'-O-5'-(BuC6H3)-Bu-t)-C6,N,O}](4) (1d), respectively. Treatment of 1c with PPh3 in 1:4 molar ratio, gave the mononuclear species [Pd2-Br-4,5-(OCH2O)C6HC(H)=N(2'-(O)-5'-(BuC6H3)-Bu-t)-C6,N,O}(PPh3)] (2c) with opening of the polynuclear structure after P-O-bridging bond cleavage. The structure of compounds 2a, 1c and 1d has been determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.