Niobium/Rhodium Bimetallic Complexes: Synthesis, Structure, and Catalytic Hydrosilylation of Acetophenone and Benzaldehyde
摘要:
Reactions of new imido phosphido complex, Cp2Nb(=NBu')(PPh2) (1), with olefin complexes of rhodium afford two types of compounds. With [(mu-Cl)Rh(C2H4)(2)](2), an imido/phosphido-bridged complex, Cp(Cl)Nb(mu-NBu')(mu-PPh2)RhCp (2), characterized by NMR and X-ray diffraction, was prepared. Formation of 2 represents a rare example of a Cp/Cl exchange reaction in organometallic chemistry. When 1 reacts with [mu-Cl)Rh(COD)](2), the target phosphido-bridged bimetallic complex Cp2Nb(=NBu')(mu-PPh2)Rh(Cl)(COD) (4) is formed. The structure of this product was established by NMR and an X-ray diffraction study. Both 2 and 4 are catalyst procursors for hydrosilylation of benzaldehyde and acceptophenone. The activity of the neutral complex 4 exceeds that of the cation [Cp2Nb(NBu')(PPh2)Rh(COD)]+ derived from 4 by chloride anion abstraction.
Niobium/Rhodium Bimetallic Complexes: Synthesis, Structure, and Catalytic Hydrosilylation of Acetophenone and Benzaldehyde
摘要:
Reactions of new imido phosphido complex, Cp2Nb(=NBu')(PPh2) (1), with olefin complexes of rhodium afford two types of compounds. With [(mu-Cl)Rh(C2H4)(2)](2), an imido/phosphido-bridged complex, Cp(Cl)Nb(mu-NBu')(mu-PPh2)RhCp (2), characterized by NMR and X-ray diffraction, was prepared. Formation of 2 represents a rare example of a Cp/Cl exchange reaction in organometallic chemistry. When 1 reacts with [mu-Cl)Rh(COD)](2), the target phosphido-bridged bimetallic complex Cp2Nb(=NBu')(mu-PPh2)Rh(Cl)(COD) (4) is formed. The structure of this product was established by NMR and an X-ray diffraction study. Both 2 and 4 are catalyst procursors for hydrosilylation of benzaldehyde and acceptophenone. The activity of the neutral complex 4 exceeds that of the cation [Cp2Nb(NBu')(PPh2)Rh(COD)]+ derived from 4 by chloride anion abstraction.