Interplay of Metallophilic Interactions, π–π Stacking, and Ligand Substituent Effects in the Structures and Luminescence Properties of Neutral PtII and PdII Aryl Isocyanide Complexes
摘要:
Packing interactions in the crystal structures of a series of cis-M(CNAr)(2)Cl-2 complexes (M = Pt, Pd; Ar = substituted phenyl) were examined and correlated with the luminescence properties of the Pt complexes. The structures of the PhNC and p-tolyl isocyanide complexes exhibit extended chains of metallophilic interactions with M center dot center dot center dot M distances of 3.24-3.25 and 3.34 angstrom, respectively, with nearly isostructural Pt and Pd compounds. Both structure types contain void channels running parallel to the M center dot center dot center dot M chains. The channels are 3-4 angstrom wide and vacant for the phenyl structures, while those in the p-tolyl structures are up to 7.6 angstrom wide and contain water. These channeled structures are stabilized by a combination of metallophilic bonding and aryl pi-pi stacking interactions. The Pt structure with 4-F substituents also features extended Pt center dot center dot center dot Pt chains, but with longer 3.79 angstrom distances alternating with shorter 3.37 angstrom contacts. Structures with 4-CF3 and 4-OMe substituents exhibit mostly isolated dimers of M center dot center dot center dot M contacts. In complexes with 2,6-dimethylphenyl isocyanide, steric hindrance precludes any short M center dot center dot center dot M contacts. The primary effect of aryl substitution is to provide alternative packing motifs, such as CF3 center dot center dot center dot pi and CH3 center dot center dot center dot pi interactions, that either augment or disrupt the combination of metallophilic contacts and pi-pi stacking needed to stabilize extended M center dot center dot center dot M chains. Differences in the Pt and Pd structures containing 4-F and 4-OMe substituents are consistent with a higher driving force for metallophilic interactions for Pt versus Pd. The M-C and M-Cl bond distances indicate a slightly higher trans influence for aryl isocyanides bound to Pt versus Pd. The three extended Pt center dot center dot center dot Pt chain structures display luminescence assignable to (d sigma*-p sigma) excited states, demonstrating the existence of substantial orbital communication along the metal-metal chains. Face-indexing shows that the preferred crystal growth axis is along the metal-metal chains for the luminescent structures. Variable temperature structural studies showed that both M center dot center dot center dot M and pi-pi interactions contract upon cooling. Overall, this study suggests that synergy with pi-pi and other interactions is necessary to stabilize extended M center dot center dot center dot M chain structures. Thus, efforts to design functional materials based on metallophilic bonding must consider the full array of available packing motifs.
Chiral Palladium Bis(acyclic diaminocarbene) Complexes as Enantioselective Catalysts for the Aza-Claisen Rearrangement
作者:Yoshitha A. Wanniarachchi、Yuri Kogiso、LeGrande M. Slaughter
DOI:10.1021/om701029j
日期:2008.1.1
Palladium complexes of chiral bis(acyclic diaminocarbene) ligands with seven-membered chelate rings catalyze the aza-Claisenrearrangement of an allylic benzimidate to an allylic amide with moderate yields and enantioselectivities of 30–59% ee. The promotion of electrophilic catalysis by complexes of these ligands highlights their distinct stereoelectronic properties relative to those of common bis(N-heterocyclic
One-step assembly of a chiral palladium bis(acyclic diaminocarbene) complex and its unexpected oxidation to a bis(amidine) complex
作者:Yoshitha A. Wanniarachchi、LeGrande M. Slaughter
DOI:10.1039/b703769d
日期:——
Addition of trans-N,N'-dimethyl-1,2-diaminocyclohexane to a palladium bis(arylisocyanide) complex leads to the one-step formation of the first chiral bis(acyclicdiaminocarbene) complex, which is thermally stable under N(2) but undergoes slow oxidation to a bis(amidine) complex under air.
Reversible Chelate Ring Opening of a Sterically Crowded Palladium Bis(acyclic diaminocarbene) Complex
作者:Yoshitha A. Wanniarachchi、LeGrande M. Slaughter
DOI:10.1021/om700866p
日期:2008.3.24
Reaction of cis-dichlorobis(p-trifluoromethylphenylisocyanide)palladium(II) with hydrazobenzene afforded a complex with a monodentate aminohydrazino carbene ligand and an unreacted arylisocyanide. Upon heating, this complex partially converted into a chelating bis(acyclic diaminocarbene) complex. Both the monocarbene and bis(carbene) complexes were isolated and characterized by X-ray crystallography. In solution, an equilibrium between the monocarbene and bis(carbene) complexes was observed, with equilibrium constants of 2.56(15) in CD3CN and 10.0(5) in THF-d(8) at 25 degrees C. A van't Hoff plot provided thermodynamic parameters of Delta H degrees = -1.7(3) kcal mol(-1) and Delta s degrees = -3.7(9) eu for the monocarbene to bis(carbene) conversion in CD3CN. The instability of the bis(carbene) complex toward chelate ring opening was rationalized on the basis of steric strain apparent in the X-ray structure. The crowded syn,syn arrangement of aryl groups on the bis(carbene) backbone results in widening of the carbene NCN angles to reduce aryl-aryl steric interactions. Thermodynamic calculations on density functional theory models of the carbene complexes were in reasonable agreement with experimental data, and they provided ail estimate of 16 kcal mol(-1) for the maximum amount of ligand strain that can be accommodated in forming a stable bis(carbene) ligand via diamine addition to cis isocyanides. The chelating bis(carbene) is thermodynamically favored despite an unfavorable reaction entropy and a substantial amount of ligand strain.