OrganometallicsPub Date : 2024-12-02DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.4c0037010.1021/acs.organomet.4c00370
Nathan C. Tice*, Daniel J. Little, Valeria Mattern-Mondragon, Seth T. King, John P. Selegue and Sean Parkin,
{"title":"Synthesis, Characterization, and Electrochemical Polymerization of Some 5,5-Fused Ring Terthiophene Tricarbonyl Manganese Complexes","authors":"Nathan C. Tice*, Daniel J. Little, Valeria Mattern-Mondragon, Seth T. King, John P. Selegue and Sean Parkin, ","doi":"10.1021/acs.organomet.4c0037010.1021/acs.organomet.4c00370","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.4c00370https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.4c00370","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Polythiophenes are of great interest for use in electronic materials due to their stability and favorable materials properties. Thiophene-based electronic materials provide an attractive alternative to conventional inorganic semiconductors. We have targeted hybrid materials that combine the versatility of transition metals with oligo- and polythiophenes. We report here terthiophenes in which the [<i>c</i>]-edge of the central thiophene is fused to a cyclopentadienyltricarbonylmanganese group. These thiapentalenyl complexes, [Mn{η<sup>5</sup>-SC<sub>7</sub>H<sub>3</sub>-1,3-R<sub>2</sub>}(CO)<sub>3</sub>], were prepared in moderate to good yields (50–80%) via ring closure of 1,2-diacylcymantrenes, [Mn{η<sup>5</sup>-1,2-C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>3</sub>(COR)<sub>2</sub>}(CO)<sub>3</sub>] (R = thienyl, 5-methylthienyl, 5-chlorothienyl, 5-bromothienyl) with Lawesson’s reagent. These complexes display high environmental stability and were characterized via spectroscopic methods as well as X-ray crystallography. Cyclic voltammetry shows that the unsubstituted terthiophene manganese complex is susceptible toward electrochemical polymerization, whereas the 5-methyl complex is not. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) confirmed the presence of manganese in the polymeric films and indicated a nearly identical bonding environment of manganese in the monomer and the films.</p>","PeriodicalId":56,"journal":{"name":"Organometallics","volume":"44 1","pages":"54–67 54–67"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143085147","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
OrganometallicsPub Date : 2024-12-02DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.4c0036910.1021/acs.organomet.4c00369
Meilin Q. Lim, Kasandra J. Brick, Jesse LeBlanc, Charley Garrard and Eric C. Keske*,
{"title":"Preparation and Metalation of N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands with Sterically Tunable 2,6-dialkoxyphenyl Wingtip Groups","authors":"Meilin Q. Lim, Kasandra J. Brick, Jesse LeBlanc, Charley Garrard and Eric C. Keske*, ","doi":"10.1021/acs.organomet.4c0036910.1021/acs.organomet.4c00369","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.4c00369https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.4c00369","url":null,"abstract":"<p >N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) featuring 2,6-dialkoxyphenyl wingtip groups are synthesized, and their coordination chemistry and properties are studied. Linear [(NHC)CuCl] complexes composed of ligands synthesized herein were characterized by X-ray crystallography and used to analyze the ligand steric parameters. We demonstrate that the use of different alkyl halides in the preparation of these ligands results in NHCs that are sterically tunable and potentially capable of hemilability. Furthermore, the electronic properties of these ligands are assessed by computational methods, which demonstrate these NHCs to be highly electron donating in nature. Additional metalation of these ligands to sulfur, silver, and palladium is reported, and the resulting palladium complexes are tested in the Suzuki–Miyaura reaction of challenging aryl chlorides to benchmark catalytic activity. A direct correlation between steric impacts and catalytic performance is observed.</p>","PeriodicalId":56,"journal":{"name":"Organometallics","volume":"44 1","pages":"82–93 82–93"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143085144","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
OrganometallicsPub Date : 2024-11-28eCollection Date: 2025-01-13DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.4c00374
Roel L M Bienenmann, Arun S Asundi, Martin Lutz, Ritimukta Sarangi, Daniël L J Broere
{"title":"Chloride, Alkoxide, or Silicon: The Bridging Ligand Dictates the Spin State in Dicobalt Expanded Pincer Complexes.","authors":"Roel L M Bienenmann, Arun S Asundi, Martin Lutz, Ritimukta Sarangi, Daniël L J Broere","doi":"10.1021/acs.organomet.4c00374","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acs.organomet.4c00374","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We report the synthesis and characterization of a series of high- and low-spin dicobalt complexes of the <sup>tBu</sup>PNNP expanded pincer ligand. Reacting this dinucleating ligand in its neutral form with two equiv of CoCl<sub>2</sub>(tetrahydrofuran)<sub>1.5</sub> yields a high-spin dicobalt complex featuring one Co inside and one Co outside of the dinucleating pocket. Performing the same reaction in the presence of two equivalents of KOtBu provides access to a high-spin dicobalt complex wherein both Co centers are bound within the PNNP pocket, and this complex also features a bridging OtBu ligand. Reacting either of the high-spin complexes with excess diethyl silane affords a low-spin dicobalt complex containing two unusual bridging Si-based ligands. These complexes were investigated using NMR spectroscopy, XAS, single crystal X-ray structure determination, and computational methods, showing that the Si-based ligands are best described as base-stabilized silylenes.</p>","PeriodicalId":56,"journal":{"name":"Organometallics","volume":"44 1","pages":"94-104"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11734127/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142996253","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
OrganometallicsPub Date : 2024-11-27DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.4c0041610.1021/acs.organomet.4c00416
Aleksei O. Tolpygin, Anton V. Cherkasov, Georgy K. Fukin, Tatyana A. Kovylina and Alexander A. Trifonov*,
{"title":"Scandium Bis(o-aminobenzyl) Complexes Coordinated by 5-Methyl-5,6-dihydroindeno[2,1-b]indolyl Ligands: Synthesis, Structures, and Catalytic Activity in Isoprene Polymerization and Olefin Hydrophosphination","authors":"Aleksei O. Tolpygin, Anton V. Cherkasov, Georgy K. Fukin, Tatyana A. Kovylina and Alexander A. Trifonov*, ","doi":"10.1021/acs.organomet.4c0041610.1021/acs.organomet.4c00416","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.4c00416https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.4c00416","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Deprotonation of 5-methyl-5,6-dihydroindeno[2,1-<i>b</i>]indole (<b>L</b><sup><b>1</b></sup><b>H</b>) or 2-(<i>tert</i>-butyl)-5-methyl-5,6-dihydroindeno[2,1-<i>b</i>]indole (<b>L</b><sup><b>2</b></sup><b>H</b>) with an equimolar amount of <i>n-</i>BuLi in Et<sub>2</sub>O affords the 5,6-dihydroindeno[2,1-<i>b</i>]indolyl derivatives <b>L</b><sup><b>1</b></sup>Li(Et<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>2</sub> (<b>1</b>) and [<b>L</b><sup><b>2</b></sup>Li(Et<sub>2</sub>O)]<sub>6</sub> (<b>2</b>) in 67 and 73% yields. Complex <b>1</b> proved to be monomeric in the crystalline state, whereas <b>2</b> adopts a cyclic hexameric structure. The protonation of Sc(CH<sub>2</sub>C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>-<i>o</i>-NMe<sub>2</sub>)<sub>3</sub> by an equimolar amount of [HNEt<sub>3</sub>][BPh<sub>4</sub>] allows for the synthesis of a cationic scandium bis(<i>o</i>-aminobenzyl) complex [Sc(CH<sub>2</sub>C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>-<i>o</i>-NMe<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub>(THF)<sub>2</sub>][BPh<sub>4</sub>] (<b>3</b>) which was successfully employed as a precursor for the preparation of bis(<i>o</i>-aminobenzyl) 5,6-dihydroindeno[2,1-<i>b</i>]indolyl species. The salt metathesis reactions of lithium derivatives <b>1</b> and <b>2</b> with <b>3</b> (THF, 20 °C) afford complexes <b>L</b><sup><b>1</b></sup>Sc(CH<sub>2</sub>C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>-<i>o</i>-NMe<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub> (<b>4</b>) and <b>L</b><sup><b>2</b></sup>Sc(CH<sub>2</sub>C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>-<i>o</i>-NMe<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub> (<b>5</b>) in 69 and 73% yields. Complexes <b>4</b> and <b>5</b> are monomeric and Lewis-base free. Complexes <b>4</b> and <b>5</b> as part of binary (<b>4</b>, <b>5</b>/[Ph<sub>3</sub>C][B(C<sub>6</sub>F<sub>5</sub>)<sub>4</sub>], <b>4</b>, <b>5</b>/[PhNHMe][B(C<sub>6</sub>F<sub>5</sub>)<sub>4</sub>]) and ternary (<b>4</b>, <b>5/</b>([Ph<sub>3</sub>C][B(C<sub>6</sub>F<sub>5</sub>)<sub>4</sub>], [PhNHMe][B(C<sub>6</sub>F<sub>5</sub>)<sub>4</sub>])/AliBu<sub>3</sub> (1:1:10)) catalytic systems are efficient initiators for isoprene polymerization which enable quantitative conversion of monomers in 30 min ([IP]/[Ln] = 1000) even at −30 °C. The resulting polymers have a predominantly <i>cis</i>-1,4 structure (up to 80.9%; <i>M</i><sub>n</sub> = 58.8–2315.9 × 10<sup>3</sup>; <i>M</i><sub>w</sub>/<i>M</i><sub>n</sub> = 1.35–3.12). Complexes <b>4</b> and <b>5</b> catalyze the intermolecular hydrophosphination of styrene, α-methylstyrene, and phenylacetylene with Ph<sub>2</sub>PH and PhPH<sub>2</sub> under mild conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":56,"journal":{"name":"Organometallics","volume":"44 1","pages":"158–168 158–168"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143091719","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
OrganometallicsPub Date : 2024-11-27DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.4c0037410.1021/acs.organomet.4c00374
Roel L. M. Bienenmann, Arun S. Asundi, Martin Lutz, Ritimukta Sarangi and Daniël L. J. Broere*,
{"title":"Chloride, Alkoxide, or Silicon: The Bridging Ligand Dictates the Spin State in Dicobalt Expanded Pincer Complexes","authors":"Roel L. M. Bienenmann, Arun S. Asundi, Martin Lutz, Ritimukta Sarangi and Daniël L. J. Broere*, ","doi":"10.1021/acs.organomet.4c0037410.1021/acs.organomet.4c00374","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.4c00374https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.4c00374","url":null,"abstract":"<p >We report the synthesis and characterization of a series of high- and low-spin dicobalt complexes of the <sup>tBu</sup>PNNP expanded pincer ligand. Reacting this dinucleating ligand in its neutral form with two equiv of CoCl<sub>2</sub>(tetrahydrofuran)<sub>1.5</sub> yields a high-spin dicobalt complex featuring one Co inside and one Co outside of the dinucleating pocket. Performing the same reaction in the presence of two equivalents of KOtBu provides access to a high-spin dicobalt complex wherein both Co centers are bound within the PNNP pocket, and this complex also features a bridging OtBu ligand. Reacting either of the high-spin complexes with excess diethyl silane affords a low-spin dicobalt complex containing two unusual bridging Si-based ligands. These complexes were investigated using NMR spectroscopy, XAS, single crystal X-ray structure determination, and computational methods, showing that the Si-based ligands are best described as base-stabilized silylenes.</p>","PeriodicalId":56,"journal":{"name":"Organometallics","volume":"44 1","pages":"94–104 94–104"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.1021/acs.organomet.4c00374","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143091606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
OrganometallicsPub Date : 2024-11-27DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.4c0037110.1021/acs.organomet.4c00371
Lakshmi Suresh, Ralte Lalrempuia, Torstein Fjermestad, Karl. W. Törnroos, Jérôme Bour, Gilles Frache, Ainara Nova* and Erwan Le Roux*,
{"title":"Trapping of Key “Ate” Intermediates of NHC-Group IV Relevant to Catalyzing Copolymerization of Cyclohexene Oxide with CO2","authors":"Lakshmi Suresh, Ralte Lalrempuia, Torstein Fjermestad, Karl. W. Törnroos, Jérôme Bour, Gilles Frache, Ainara Nova* and Erwan Le Roux*, ","doi":"10.1021/acs.organomet.4c0037110.1021/acs.organomet.4c00371","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.4c00371https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.4c00371","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Together with bimetallic systems, metalates derived from anionic nucleophile-activated monometallic systems have shown very high catalytic performances for polycarbonates in epoxide–CO<sub>2</sub> copolymerization. However, examples of isolated metalates are rather scarce. Lately, a putative initiating hafnium “ate” species was isolated upon the addition of [PPN]Cl to the <i>N</i>-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complex of hafnium [PPN][({κ<sup>3</sup>-<i>O,C,O</i>}-NHC)HfCl<sub>3</sub>] <b>3-Hf</b>. Inspired by this lead, Ti and Zr “ate” analogues of <b>3-Hf</b>, <b>3-Ti</b> and <b>3-Zr</b>, respectively, were synthesized. All the “ate” complexes exhibited high activity (TOF ≈ 363 h<sup>–1</sup>) and polycarbonate selectivity (≥99%) in the copolymerization of cyclohexene oxide (CHO) and CO<sub>2</sub> under mild conditions. Monitoring the ring-opening of CHO at room temperature with <b>3-Hf</b> revealed the rapid formation of a rare metalate intermediate, [PPN][({κ<sup>3</sup>-O,C,O}-NHC)HfCl<sub>2</sub>(OC<sub>6</sub>H<sub>10</sub>Cl)] <b>5-Hf</b>. Under similar conditions, excess addition of CHO to <b>3-Hf</b> formed a CHO adduct of <b>5-Hf</b> species (<b>6-Hf</b>) and at 80 °C led further toward another metalate intermediate, [PPN][({κ<sup>3</sup>-O,C,O}-NHC)HfCl(OC<sub>6</sub>H<sub>10</sub>Cl)<sub>2</sub>] <b>7-Hf</b>. Kinetic studies revealed the first-order dependence in both the catalyst and CHO concentrations and zero-order dependence in CO<sub>2</sub> with a Gibbs free energy of 24.4 kcal·mol<sup>–1</sup> at 80 °C. DFT calculations performed on the catalytic system suggest <b>7-Hf</b> to be one of the key active catalytic species favoring CO<sub>2</sub> insertion during copolymerization.</p>","PeriodicalId":56,"journal":{"name":"Organometallics","volume":"44 1","pages":"68–81 68–81"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.1021/acs.organomet.4c00371","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143091684","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synthesis of Cyclic (Alkyl)(amino)carbene-Stabilized Copper–Iron Heterobimetallic Complexes and Their Application in Pyridine Hydroboration","authors":"Ankita Sharma, Vikas Tiwari, Ritu Yadav, Bindusagar Das, Chinmoy Majumder, Ayantika Das, Tarak Karmakar* and Subrata Kundu*, ","doi":"10.1021/acs.organomet.4c0041310.1021/acs.organomet.4c00413","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.4c00413https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.4c00413","url":null,"abstract":"<p >In this report, we synthesized heterobimetallic complexes supported by cyclic and bicyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbenes (CAAC and <sup><i>Et</i></sup>BICAAC) [(<sup><i>Me2</i></sup>CAAC)CuFe(η<sup>5</sup>-C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>5</sub>)(CO)<sub>2</sub>](<b>1</b>) and [(<sup><i>Et</i></sup>BICAAC)CuFe(η<sup>5</sup>-C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>5</sub>)(CO)<sub>2</sub>] (<b>2</b>), respectively, featuring an iron–copper bond. Complex <b>1</b> demonstrates catalytic activity for selective 1,4-hydroboration reactions of pyridine derivatives. Detailed computational studies provide additional insights into the electronic structure of complexes <b>1</b> and <b>2</b> and elucidate the catalytic pathway.</p>","PeriodicalId":56,"journal":{"name":"Organometallics","volume":"43 23","pages":"3054–3061 3054–3061"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142843699","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
OrganometallicsPub Date : 2024-11-26DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.4c0040510.1021/acs.organomet.4c00405
Mohammad Reza Yousefshahi, Mahdi Cheraghi, Tahereh Ghasemi, Abdollah Neshat*, Vaclav Eigner, Michal Dusek, Mehrnaz Amjadi and Shiva Akbari-Birgani,
{"title":"N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Au(I)-Phosphine Complexes: Characterization, Theoretical Structure Analysis, and Anti-Cancer Properties","authors":"Mohammad Reza Yousefshahi, Mahdi Cheraghi, Tahereh Ghasemi, Abdollah Neshat*, Vaclav Eigner, Michal Dusek, Mehrnaz Amjadi and Shiva Akbari-Birgani, ","doi":"10.1021/acs.organomet.4c0040510.1021/acs.organomet.4c00405","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.4c00405https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.4c00405","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Derivatization of (NHC)Au–Cl with monodentate and bidentate phosphine donors, such as PPh<sub>2</sub>Py, PPh<sub>3</sub>, PCy<sub>3</sub>, and dppf, produced heteroleptic mononuclear and binuclear Au(I) complexes. The order of mixing reactants and the types of solvents used play crucial roles in obtaining a pure product. In the single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis of complexes <b>1</b>, <b>2</b>, and <b>4</b>, the Au(I) centers exhibited linear geometry. Advanced computational analysis of these complexes using density functional methods provided insights into the nature of electronic transitions, noncovalent interactions, and fragmental bonding contributions. Complexes <b>1</b>–<b>4</b> were selected for biological activity studies, and their in vitro cellular tests were conducted on the human cancerous breast cell line MCF-7, with bimetallic complex <b>4</b> showing the lowest IC<sub>50</sub> value of 63 nM and demonstrating the highest inhibitory effect on cell proliferation.</p>","PeriodicalId":56,"journal":{"name":"Organometallics","volume":"43 23","pages":"3031–3042 3031–3042"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142850672","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
OrganometallicsPub Date : 2024-11-26DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.4c0033810.1021/acs.organomet.4c00338
Liana Pauly, Abdullahi K. Adegboyega, Caleb A. Brown, Damaris E. Pérez and Elon A. Ison*,
{"title":"Insertions of Isocyanides in Diamidoamine Rhenium(III) Complexes","authors":"Liana Pauly, Abdullahi K. Adegboyega, Caleb A. Brown, Damaris E. Pérez and Elon A. Ison*, ","doi":"10.1021/acs.organomet.4c0033810.1021/acs.organomet.4c00338","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.4c00338https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.4c00338","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Rhenium(III) complexes of the form (CO)Re(DAAm) (R) <b>1</b><sub>,</sub> (DAAm = <i>N</i><sup>1</sup>-mesityl-<i>N</i><sup>2</sup>-(2-(mesitylamino)-ethyl)-<i>N</i><sup>2</sup>-methylethane-1,2-diamine) (<i>R</i> = benzyl, <b>1a</b>; methyl, <b>1b</b>; 4-OMe-benzyl, <b>1c</b>) react with isocyanides R′NC, (R′ = 2,6-dimethylphenyl, <i>tert</i>-butyl) to give η<sup>1</sup> and η<sup>2</sup> iminoacyl complexes. When 2,6-dimethylphenylisocyanide reacts with <b>1a</b>, the resulting iminoacyl complex was η<sup>2</sup> while the reaction with <b>1c</b> leads to an η<sup>1</sup> iminoacyl complex. However, the less bulky isocyanide <i>tert</i>-butyl isocyanide produced only η<sup>2</sup> iminoacyl complexes with <b>1b</b> and <b>1c</b>. Carbene complexes were obtained by the reaction with methyl triflate. The mechanism for the formation of the iminoacyl complexes in this study was also investigated by DFT (APFD).</p>","PeriodicalId":56,"journal":{"name":"Organometallics","volume":"43 23","pages":"3002–3012 3002–3012"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142850673","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
OrganometallicsPub Date : 2024-11-26DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.4c0042110.1021/acs.organomet.4c00421
Carlota Odena, Marina Perez-Jimenez, Ronghui Lin and Paul J. Chirik*,
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