Synthesis of [Fe2(CO)6(μ-SC2H5)(μ-CCR)] (R = CH3 or C6H5) and reactivity with electron-rich molecules, triphenylphosphine, diphenylacetylene, ethylthio(phenyl) ethyne and (diethylamino) propyne. Preparation of [Fe2(CO)6(μ-SCCC6H5)(μ-CCC6H5)] and formation of [Fe4(CO)12(μ4-S)(μ-CCC6H5)2]
作者:Céline Rosenberger、Nathalie Steunou、Suzanne Jeannin、Yves Jeannin
DOI:10.1016/0022-328x(94)05298-p
日期:1995.5
Compounds [Fe-2(CO)(6)(mu-SC2H5)(mu-CCR)] with R = CH3 or C6H5, were prepared and allowed to react with triphenylphosphine, diphenylacetylene, (ethylthio)phenylethyne, 1-(diethylamino)prop-1-yne. These four reactants are electron-rich molecules able to attack at the acetylide carbon atoms C-alpha=C(beta)R. The structures of nine complexes were determined by X-ray diffraction.For R = CH3 or P(C6H5)(3) reaction occurred at C-beta leading to [Fe-2(CO)6(mu-SC2H5)mu-C=C[P(C6H5)(3)](CH3)}]. In the case of R = C6H5, a monosubstituted complex [Fe-2(CO)(5)P(C6H5)(3)}(mu-SC2H5)(mu-CCC6H5)] and a disubstituted complex [Fe-2(CO)(4)P(C6H5)(3)}(2)(mu SC2H5)(mu-CCC6H5)] were obtained. With C6H5C=CC6H5, [Fe-2(CO)(5)mu-S(C2H5)C(R)CC(C6H5)C(C6H5)C(O)}] was obtained (R = CH3 or C6H5). The opening of the triple bond of the incoming alkyne led to two C-C bonds, one with acetylide C-alpha, one with a carbonyl group. The SC2H5 moved around an iron atom from a bridging position to be linked to C-beta. In addition, for R = C6H5 an isomer was obtained the structure of which is based on a nido Fe2C3 framework. It readily transformed into [Fe-2(CO)(5)mu-S(C2H5)C(C6H5)CC(C6H5)C(C6H5)C(O)}]. With C6H5C=CSC2H5 two complexes, [Fe-2(CO)(5)mu-S(C2H5)C(C6H5)CC(C6H5)C(SC2H5)C(O)}] (80%) and [Fe-2(CO)(5)mu-S(C2H5)C(C6H5)CC(SC2H5)C(C6H5)C(O)}] (20%), were obtained. They are of the same structural type as above. The major product resulted from the coupling of thioalkyne C-beta with acetylide C-alpha.With CH3C-CN(C2H5)(2) the complex obtained, [Fe-2(CO)(6)C[C(O)SC2H5]C(C6H5)C(CH3)C[N(C2H5)(2)]}], has a structure based on a ferracyclopentadienyl fragment ligated to a second iron atom by a Fe-Fe bond and by an allylic fragment. An unprecedented CO insertion occured in a side chain, yielding an ethylthiocarboxy radical. Both CS bonds were eventually cleaved using S(C=CC6H5)(2) as a starting alkyne. First, [Fe-2(CO)(6)(mu-SC=CC6H5)(mu-C=CC6H5)] was prepared. Second, an excess of iron carbonyl yielded [Fe-4(CO)(12)(mu(4)-S)(mu-C=CC6H5)(2)]. The four iron atoms belong to two dinuclear entities and form a tetrahedron around sulfur.