The neutral Cp*M(Cl)(1-PPh2-2-S-1,2-C2B10H10) and zwitterionic Cp*M(3-OCH3-7-PPh2-8-S-7,8-C2B9H9) (Cp* = η5-C5Me5, M = Ir, Rh, 1-PPh2-2-S-1,2-C2B10H10 = [1-(diphenylphosphino)-2-thiolato)-1,2-dicarba-closo-carborane], 3-OCH3-7-PPh2-8-S-7,8-C2B9H9 = [3-(methoxyl)-7-(diphenylphosphino)-8-(thiolato)-7,8-dicarba-nido-carborane]−) were synthesized and fully characterized. The 18-electron neutral closo-carborane complexes Cp*M(Cl)(1-PPh2-2-S-1,2-C2B10H10) (M = Ir (1a), Rh (1b)) can be easily deboronated to result in the formation of reactive 16-electron zwitterionic nido-carborane complexes [Cp*M(3-OCH3-7-PPh2-8-S-7,8-C2B9H9)] (M = Ir (2a), Rh(2b)). The oxidation of 2b with O2 gas afforded the corresponding sulfone complex 3b in high yields. Utilization of its unsaturated feature in 16-electron zwitterionic nido-carborane complexes offers a potential strategy to synthesize new types of organometallic complexes.
合中性化合物 Cp*M(Cl)(1-PPh2-2-S-1,2-C2B10H10) 和带电双重离子化合物 Cp*M(3-OCH3-7-PPh2-8-S-7,8-C2
B9H9)(Cp* = η5-C5Me5,M = Ir,Rh,1-PPh2-2-S-1,2-C2B10H10 = [1-(
二苯基膦基)-2-
硫醇基)-1,2-二碳烷-closo-卡波烯],3-OCH3-7-PPh2-8-S-7,8-C2
B9H9 = [3-(甲氧基)-7-(
二苯基膦基)-8-(
硫醇基)-7,8-二碳烷-nido-卡波烯]−)已合成并进行了全面表征。18电子中性closo-卡波烯配合物 Cp*M(Cl)(1-PPh2-2-S-1,2-C2B10H10)(M = Ir (1a),Rh (1b))可以轻易去
硼,形成具有反应性的16电子带电双重离子 nido-卡波烯配合物 [Cp*M(3-OCH3-7-PPh2-8-S-7,8-C2
B9H9)](M = Ir (2a),Rh(2b))。用O2气体氧化2b可获得相应的磺酰复合物3b,产率很高。利用其在16电子带电双重离子nido-卡波烯配合物中的去饱和特性,为合成新类型的有机
金属配合物提供了一种潜在的策略。