Reactions of heteroatom and carbon nucleophiles with the cationic bridging methylidyne complex

Journal Article · Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1988 · Organometallics; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/om00093a016· OSTI ID:5099815

Casey, C P; Crocker, M; Vosejpka, P C; Fagan, P J; Marder, S R; Gohdes, M A

The reaction of the ..mu..-methylidyne complex /((C/sub 5/H/sub 5/)(CO)Fe)/sub 2/(..mu..-CO)(..mu..-CH)//sup +/PF/sub 6//sup -/ (1) with NMe/sub 3/ and (C/sub 6/H/sub 5/)/sub 2/C=NH gave the cationic 1:1 adducts /((C/sub 5/H/sub 5/)(CO)Fe)/sub 2/(..mu..-CO)(..mu..-CHNMe/sub 3/)//sup +/PF/sub 6//sup -/ (3) and /((C/sub 5/H/sub 5/)(CO)Fe)/sub 2/(..mu..-CHNH=C(C/sub 6/H/sub 5/)/sub 2/)//sup +/PF/sub 6//sup -/ (9), respectively, arising from attack of nitrogen on the methylidyne carbon. The reaction of 1 with KOC(CH/sub 3/)/sub 3/ gave the neutral ..mu..-carbene complex ((C/sub 5/H/sub 5/)(CO)Fe)/sub 2/(..mu..-CO)(..mu..-CHOC(CH/sub 3/)P/sub 3/) (4). Reaction of 1 with water afforded a 1:1 mixture of ..mu..methylene complex ((C/sub 5/H/sub 5/)(CO)Fe)/sub 2/(..mu..-CO)(..mu..-CH/sub 2/) (2) and ((C/sub 5/H/sub 5/)(CO)Fe)/sub 2/(..mu..-CO)/sub 2/; these products are proposed to arise from disproportionation of an initially formed hydroxy carbene species. Reaction of 1 with Et/sub 4/N/sup +/Br/sup -/ gave the unstable /sup +/-carbene complex ((C/sub 5/H/sub 5/)(CO)Fe)/sub 2/(..mu..-CO)(..mu..-CHBr) (6). Reaction of 1 with the carbon nucleophiles CH/sub 3/Li and Li(C/sub 6/H/sub 5/CuCN) gave the ..mu..-carbene complexes ((C/sub 5/H/sub 5/)(CO)Fe/sub 2/(..mu..-CO)(..mu..-CHCH/sub 3/) (11) and ((C/sub 5/H/sub 5/)(CO)Fe)/sub 2/(..mu..-CO)(..mu..-CHC/sub 6/H/sub 5/ (12), while reaction of 1 with HFe(CO)/sub 4//sup -/ afforded 2. 1 reacted with acetone via nucleophilic addition of the enol affording the neutral ..mu..-carbene complex (C/sub 5/H/sub 5/)-(CO)Fe)/sub 2/(..mu..-CO)(..mu..-CHCH/sub 2/COCH/sub 3/)) (13). 1 also reacted with cyclohexanone, 2-butanone, 4-methyl-2-pentanone, 2,4-pentanedione, 5,5-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexanedione, ethyl acetoacetate, and the sodium salt of diethyl malonate to give similar ..mu..-carbene products.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5099815
• Journal Information: Organometallics; (United States), Vol. 7:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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