Synthetic, Structural, and Theoretical Studies on a Novel Rhodium(I) Complex Containing a π-Allyl-Type Ylide Ligand

Helmut Werner, Norbert Mahr, Gernot Frenking, Volker Jonas

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Abstract

Whereas the reaction of [RhCl(P-i-Pr3)2]n (1) with [CPh(Me)OH](CO2Et)CN2 and PhCHN2 gives the diazoalkane and dinitrogen complexes trans-[RhCl{N2C(CO2Et)(CPh(Me)OH)}(P-i-Pr3)2] (2) and trans-[RhCkl(N2)(P-i-Pr3)2] (3), respectively, the mononuclear yliderhodium(I) compound [RhCl(P-i-Pr3)(i-Pr3P=CHC(O)Ph)] (4) is obtained on treatment of 1 with PhC-(═O)CHN2. It reacts with CO or CN-t-Bu to generate the formerly unknown acyl ylide i-Pr3-PCHC(O)Ph (5). The X-ray structure analysis of 4 (monoclinic, space group P21/c (No. 14), with a = 11.280(3) Å, b = 15.201(2) Å, c = 17.041(5) Å, β= 92.36(1)°, and Z = 4) reveals the presence of a η3-allly-type unit which is coordinated via oxygen and two carbon atoms to the metal center. The nature of the bonding between the modified acyl ylide ligand H3PCHC-(=O)CH3 and rhodium(I) has been investigated by ab initio methods at the MP2 level. The calculated structure of the hypothetical molecule [RhCl(PH3){H3PCHC(O)CH3}] (4') is very similar to the geometry of 4 obtained by X-ray analysis. In contrast to 1, the alkynylrhodium-(I) compounds trans-[Rh(C≡CR)(C2H4)(P-i-Pr3)2] (6, 7) react with PhC(═O)CHN2 to give the diazoalkane complexes trans-[Rh(C≡CR){N2C(H)(COPh)}(P-i-Pr3)2] (11,15). The preparation of other derivatives of composition trans-[Rh(C≡CR)(N2CR“R”)(P-i-Pr3)2] (8-10,12-14) will also be described.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)619-625
Number of pages7
JournalOrganometallics
Volume14
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1995
Externally publishedYes

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