Can steric hindrance cause a gradual change in the ring-closure mechanism of complexes of the type W(CO)[sub 5]N-N, where N-N represents a series of substituted bipyridine ligands
- Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States)
The kinetics of the thermal ring-closure reactions of W(CO)[sub 5]L, produced during the photolysis of W(CO)[sub 6]L, where L = 2,2'-bipyridine, 4,4'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine, 4,4'-diphenyl-2,2'-bipyridine and 4,4'-di-tert-butyl-2,2'-bipyridine, were studied as a function of pressure. The values of the activation parameter [Delta]V* are small and negative for these ligands, supporting an associative interchange mechanism (I[sub a]) for CO extrusion. The [Delta]V* values exhibits a specific trend toward more positive values on increasing the steric hindrance on the ligand. This trend is interpreted as evidence for a gradual change in mechanism from a more associative to a more dissociative ring-closure process. 31 refs., 1 fig., 3 tabs.
- OSTI ID:
- 5041760
- Journal Information:
- Organometallics; (United States), Vol. 13:1; ISSN 0276-7333
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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