Metal π-complexes of benzene derivatives XLVIII. Dimethylphosphano derivatives of bis(benzene) chromium as monodentate and chelating ligands at μ-ethylidyne-nona(carbonyl)-tri(cobalt). Synthesis via ETC-autocatalysis, crystal structure determination and redox behavior of [(Me2P-η6-C6H5)(η6-C6H6)Cr[(μ-MeC)Co3(CO)8], [(Me2P-η6-C6H5)2Cr][(μ-MeC) Co3(CO)8]2 and [(Me2P-η6-C6H5)2Cr][μ,-MeC)Co3(CO)7]
作者:Christoph Elschenbioich、Thomas Isenburg、Andreas Behrendt、Gerlinde Frenzen、Klaus Harms
DOI:10.1016/0022-328x(95)05617-x
日期:1995.10
Reaction of mu-ethylidyne-nona(carbonyl)-tri(cobalt) (3) with (Me(2)P-eta(6)-C6H5)(eta(6)-C6H6)Cr (1) and (Me(2)P-eta(6)-C6H5)(2)Cr (2), respectively, at ambient temperature affords the substitution products [(Me(2)P-eta(6)-C6H6)(eta(6)-C6H6)Cr[(mu-CL-MeC)CO3(CO)(8)] (5), [Me(2)P-eta(6)-C6H5]Cr-2][(mu-MeC)Co-3(CO)(8)](2) (6) and [Me(2)P-eta(6)-C6H5Cr][(mu-MeC)Co-3(CO)(7)] (7). The surprisingly mild conditions under which these reactions proceed are a consequence of an electron-transfer chain (ETC) autocatalysis which operates due to the close proximity of the redox potentials 1(+/0), 2(+/0) and 3(0/-) as determined by cyclic voltammetry. In the case of 6, reduction of the two CCo3 carbonyl cluster units does not feature redox splitting, i.e. delta E(1/2) < 100 mV. EPR evidence for the ETC mechanism, which is initiated by the formation of the radical ions 1(+), 2(+) and 3(-), is also presented. Compounds 6 and 7 were subjected to X-ray diffraction analysis. 6: triclinic, P ($) over bar 1, a = 862.5(4) pm, b = 1005.7(5) pm, c = 1282.7(3) pm, alpha = 106.54(3)degrees, beta = 94.86(3)degrees, gamma = 93.52(4)degrees, Z = 1, wR = 0.073 for 2419 reflections with F > 4 sigma(F). 7: triclinic; P ($) over bar 1 a = 1047.4(2) pm, b = 1068.0(1) pm, c = 1442.4(2) pm, alpha = 90.36(1)degrees, beta = 110.34(1)degrees, gamma = 113.32(1)degrees, Z = 2, R = 0.0435 for 2241 reflections with F > 4 sigma(F).