名称:
Gas-Phase Reactivity of Heterobinuclear Oxometalate Anions [CrMoO6(OR)]-, [CrWO6(OR)]-, and [MoWO6(OR)]- (R = H, nBu)
摘要:
Heterobinuclear oxometalate anions based upon [CrMoO7](2-), [CrWO7](2-), and [MoWO7](2-) were generated and transferred to the gas phase by the electrospray process from acetonitrile solutions containing two of the salts (Bu4N)(2)[MO4] (M = Cr, Mo, W). Their reactivities were examined and compared with those of the related homobinuclear anions based upon [M2O7](2-) (M = Cr, Mo, W). Particular emphasis was placed upon reactions relevant to gas-phase catalytic cycles described previously for oxidation of alcohols by [Mo2O6(OH)](-) (Waters, T.; O'Hair, R. A. J.; Wedd, A. G. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 3384-3396). The protonated anions [MM'O-6(OH)](-) each reacted with methanol with loss of water to form [MM'O-6(OCH3)](-) at a rate that was intermediate between those of [M2O6(OH)](-) and [M'O-2(6)(OH)](-). The butylated anions [MM'O-6(OBu)](-) were generated by collisional activation of the ion-pairs {Bu4N+[MM'O-7](2-)}(-). Collisional activation of [MM'O-6(OBu)](-) resulted in either the loss of butanal (redox reaction) or the loss of butene (elimination reaction), with the detailed nature of the observations depending on the nature of both M and M'. Selective O-18 labeling indicated that the butoxo ligands of [CrMoO6(OBu)](-) and [CrWO6(OBu)](-) were located on molybdenum and tungsten, respectively. This structural insight allowed a more detailed comparison of reactivity with the homobinuclear species, and highlighted the importance of the neighboring metal center in these reactions.