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Title: Kinetics and mechanism of phosphine substitution for CO in (Fe sub 2 Co(CO) sub 9 (CCO)) sup minus

Journal Article · · Journal of the American Chemical Society; (USA)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00191a021· OSTI ID:5093789
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  1. Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (USA)

Rate laws and activation parameters were determined for CO substitution of (PPN)(Fe{sub 2}Co(CO){sub 9}(CCO)) by phosphine ligands. These results along with the dependence of the reaction on the nature of the incoming ligand support an associative mechanism. Previous NMR data indicate that the phosphines selectively attack the Co metal center. Activation parameters are {Delta}H{double dagger} = +7.2 to +10.3 kcal/mol and {Delta}S{double dagger} = {minus}34.0 to {minus}45.5 cal/mol K. The activated complex is proposed to attain an open structure by breaking either a metal-metal or metal-carbon bond. An increase in solvent polarity increases the rate of ligand substitution, whereas a change in the cation from PPN{sup +} to Me{sub 4}N{sup +} has a negligible effect. The rates of reaction were influenced by both the basicity and steric properties of the phosphines.

OSTI ID:
5093789
Journal Information:
Journal of the American Chemical Society; (USA), Vol. 111:9; ISSN 0002-7863
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English