5 research outputs found
Tunable Binding of Dinitrogen to a Series of Heterobimetallic Hydride Complexes
The reaction of [RuĀ(H)<sub>2</sub>(N<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub>(PCy<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>] (<b>1</b>) with Ī²-diketiminate
stabilized hydrides of Al, Zn, and Mg generates a series of new heterobimetallic
complexes with either H<sub>2</sub> or N<sub>2</sub> ligated to the
ruthenium center. Changing the main-group fragment of the <b>MĀ·Ru-N</b><sub><b>2</b></sub> (M = Al, Zn, Mg) complexes can subtly alter
the degree of binding, and therefore activation, of the diatomic ligand,
as evidenced by the Ī½<sub>Nī¼N</sub> absorptions in the
infrared data. Experimental and computational data rationalize this
tunable binding; decreasing the electronegativity of the main group
in the order Al > Zn > Mg infers greater ionic character of
these <b>MĀ·Ru-N</b><sub><b>2</b></sub> complexes,
and this in
turn results in greater destabilization of the frontier molecular
orbitals of ruthenium and therefore greater RuĀ(4d) ā Ļ*Ā(N<sub>2</sub>) back-donation
Insertion of CO<sub>2</sub> and COS into BiāC Bonds: Reactivity of a Bismuth NCN Pincer Complex of an Oxyaryl Dianionic Ligand, [2,6-(Me<sub>2</sub>NCH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub>C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>3</sub>]Bi(C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>2</sub><sup><i>t</i></sup>Bu<sub>2</sub>O)
The reactivity of the unusual oxyaryl
dianionic ligand, (C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>2</sub><sup><i>t</i></sup>Bu<sub>2</sub>-3,5-O-4)<sup>2ā</sup>, in the Bi<sup>3+</sup> NCN pincer complex Arā²BiĀ(C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>2</sub><sup><i>t</i></sup>Bu<sub>2</sub>-3,5-O-4), <b>1</b>, [Arā² = 2,6-(Me<sub>2</sub>NCH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub>C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>3</sub>] has been explored with small molecule
substrates and electrophiles. The first insertion reactions of CO<sub>2</sub> and COS into BiāC bonds are observed with this oxyaryl
dianionic ligand complex. These reactions generate new dianions that
have quinoidal character similar to the oxyaryl dianionic ligand in <b>1</b>. The oxyarylcarboxy and oxyarylthiocarboxy dianionic ligands
were identified by X-ray crystallography in Arā²BiĀ[O<sub>2</sub>CĀ(C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>2</sub><sup><i>t</i></sup>Bu<sub>2</sub>-3-5-O-4)-Īŗ<sup>2</sup>O,Oā²], <b>2</b>, and Arā²BiĀ[OSCĀ(C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>2</sub><sup><i>t</i></sup>Bu<sub>2</sub>-3-5-O-4)-Īŗ<sup>2</sup>O,S], <b>3</b>, respectively. Silyl halides and pseudohalides,
R<sub>3</sub>SiX (X = Cl, CN, N<sub>3</sub>; R = Me, Ph), react with <b>1</b> by attaching X to bismuth and R<sub>3</sub>Si to the oxyaryl
oxygen to form Arā²BiĀ(X)Ā(C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>2</sub><sup><i>t</i></sup>Bu<sub>2</sub>-3,5-OSiR<sub>3</sub>-4) complexes,
a formal addition across five bonds. These react with additional R<sub>3</sub>SiX to generate Arā²BiX<sub>2</sub> complexes and R<sub>3</sub>SiOC<sub>6</sub>H<sub>3</sub><sup><i>t</i></sup>Bu<sub>2</sub>-2,6. The reaction of <b>1</b> with I<sub>2</sub> forms Arā²BiI<sub>2</sub> and the coupled quinone, 3,3ā²,5,5ā²-tetra-<i>tert</i>-butyl-4,4ā²-diphenoquinone, by oxidative coupling
Mild sp<sup>2</sup>CarbonāOxygen Bond Activation by an Isolable Ruthenium(II) Bis(dinitrogen) Complex: Experiment and Theory
The isolable rutheniumĀ(II)
bisĀ(dinitrogen) complex [RuĀ(H)<sub>2</sub>(N<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub>(PCy<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>] (<b>1</b>) reacts with aryl
ethers (ArāOR, R = Me and Ar) containing
a ketone directing group to effect sp<sup>2</sup>CāO bond activation
at temperatures below 40 Ā°C. DFT studies support a low-energy
RuĀ(II)/RuĀ(IV) pathway for CāO bond activation: oxidative addition
of the CāO bond to RuĀ(II) occurs in an asynchronous manner
with RuāC bond formation preceding CāO bond breaking.
Alternative pathways based on a Ru(0)/RuĀ(II) couple are competitive
but less accessible due to the high energy of the Ru(0) precursors.
Both experimentally and by DFT calculations, sp<sup>2</sup>CāH
bond activation is shown to be more facile than sp<sup>2</sup>CāO
bond activation. The kinetic preference for CāH bond activation
over CāO activation is attributed to unfavorable approach of
the CāO bond toward the metal in the selectivity determining
step of the reaction pathway
Mild sp<sup>2</sup>CarbonāOxygen Bond Activation by an Isolable Ruthenium(II) Bis(dinitrogen) Complex: Experiment and Theory
The isolable rutheniumĀ(II)
bisĀ(dinitrogen) complex [RuĀ(H)<sub>2</sub>(N<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub>(PCy<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>] (<b>1</b>) reacts with aryl
ethers (ArāOR, R = Me and Ar) containing
a ketone directing group to effect sp<sup>2</sup>CāO bond activation
at temperatures below 40 Ā°C. DFT studies support a low-energy
RuĀ(II)/RuĀ(IV) pathway for CāO bond activation: oxidative addition
of the CāO bond to RuĀ(II) occurs in an asynchronous manner
with RuāC bond formation preceding CāO bond breaking.
Alternative pathways based on a Ru(0)/RuĀ(II) couple are competitive
but less accessible due to the high energy of the Ru(0) precursors.
Both experimentally and by DFT calculations, sp<sup>2</sup>CāH
bond activation is shown to be more facile than sp<sup>2</sup>CāO
bond activation. The kinetic preference for CāH bond activation
over CāO activation is attributed to unfavorable approach of
the CāO bond toward the metal in the selectivity determining
step of the reaction pathway
Mild sp<sup>2</sup>CarbonāOxygen Bond Activation by an Isolable Ruthenium(II) Bis(dinitrogen) Complex: Experiment and Theory
The isolable rutheniumĀ(II)
bisĀ(dinitrogen) complex [RuĀ(H)<sub>2</sub>(N<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub>(PCy<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>] (<b>1</b>) reacts with aryl
ethers (ArāOR, R = Me and Ar) containing
a ketone directing group to effect sp<sup>2</sup>CāO bond activation
at temperatures below 40 Ā°C. DFT studies support a low-energy
RuĀ(II)/RuĀ(IV) pathway for CāO bond activation: oxidative addition
of the CāO bond to RuĀ(II) occurs in an asynchronous manner
with RuāC bond formation preceding CāO bond breaking.
Alternative pathways based on a Ru(0)/RuĀ(II) couple are competitive
but less accessible due to the high energy of the Ru(0) precursors.
Both experimentally and by DFT calculations, sp<sup>2</sup>CāH
bond activation is shown to be more facile than sp<sup>2</sup>CāO
bond activation. The kinetic preference for CāH bond activation
over CāO activation is attributed to unfavorable approach of
the CāO bond toward the metal in the selectivity determining
step of the reaction pathway