Synthesis and properties of ferrocenyl allenylidene complexes: X-ray structure of [Ru(C=C=CHFc)(PPh3)25-C 5H5)][PF6] CH2Cl2

Lindsay T. Byrne, George A. Koutsantonis, Vanessa Sanford, John P. Selegue, Phil A. Schauer, Ramnath S. Iyer

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Abstract

Reactions of the transition metal halide complexes [MXL2(Cp)] (M = Fe, X = I, L2 = dppe; M = Ru, X = Cl, L = PPh3; M = Os, X = Br, L = PPh3; Cp = 77-C5H5) with the alkynol HC=CCH(OH)(Fc) (1) (Fc = ferrocenyl) in the presence of TlBF4 gave the monosubstituted allenylidene complexes [M(C=C=CHFc)L 2(Cp)][BF4] (2a: M = Ru, L = PPh3; 3: M = Fe, L2 = dppe; 4: M = Os, L = PPh3). Similarly, the reaction of 1 with [RuCl(PPh3)2(Cp)] and NH4PF 6 in methanol gave [Ru(C=C=CHFc)(PPh3)2(Cp)] [PF6] (2b). These highly colored compounds were characterized by spectroscopic and electrochemical techniques and in the case of 2b by a single-crystal X-ray structure determination. Cyclic voltammetry in MeCN in the presence of ["Bu4N][ClO4] at 100 mV-s-1 shows a reversible ferrocenyl-based one-electron oxidation, in addition to irreversible oxidation and reduction processes. The NMR spectra of 2b show complex behavior at low temperature, attributed to temperature-dependent chemical shifts and correlated motions of the allenylidene ligand and the ferrocenyl substituent.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1199-1209
Number of pages11
JournalOrganometallics
Volume29
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 8 2010

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry

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