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Polyoxoanions as soluble metal oxide analogs. Synthesis and characterization of the polyoxoanion-supported iridium(I) complex (1,5-COD)Ir[center dot]SiW[sub 9]Nb[sub 3]O[sub 40][sup 6[minus]]

Journal Article · · Inorganic Chemistry; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ic00078a023· OSTI ID:5110009
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  1. Univ. of Oregon, Eugene, OR (United States)

The synthesis and characterization of (Bu[sub 4]N)[sub 4][(1,5-COD)Ir[center dot]SiW[sub 9]Nb[sub 3]O[sub 40]], a Keggin polyoxoanion-supported Ir(1,5-COD)[sup +] complex, is reported (1,5-COD = 1,5-cyclooctadiene). The complex was characterized by means of an element analysis (all elements), ultracentrifugation solution molecular-weight measurements, and [sup 1]H, [sup 13]C, and [sup 183]W NMR and IR spectroscopies in both weakly coordinating the strongly coordinating solvents. The solvent-dependent NMR results demonstrate that, in weakly coordinating solvents, a C[sub s] symmetry complex obtains. On the basis of literature precedent, two most plausible, slightly different C[sub s] symmetry structures are proposed, one involving Ir(1,5-COD)[sup +] bonding to two ONbW bridging oxygens and one OW[sub 2] bridging oxygen and another involving the same two ONbW bridging oxygens but then one ONb terminal oxygen. The significance of this work is 3-fold: It describes the first Keggin-type polyoxoanion-supported Ir(1,5-COD)[sup +] complex; it describes the first Keggin anion-supported complex that also serves as an effective catalyst precursor; and it sets the stage for the first detailed comparison of the catalytic properties of two different polyoxoanion-supported catalysts of any type, namely the present Keggin anion-based complex (Bu[sub 4]N)[sub 4]Na[sub 2][(1,5-COD)Ir[center dot]SiW[sub 9]Nb[sub 3]O[sub 40]] and the Wells-Dawson anion-based complex (Bu[sub 4]N)[sub 5]Na[sub 3][(1,5-COD)Ir[center dot]P[sub 2]W[sub 15]Nb[sub 3]O[sub 62]] the authors reported previously.

OSTI ID:
5110009
Journal Information:
Inorganic Chemistry; (United States), Journal Name: Inorganic Chemistry; (United States) Vol. 32:26; ISSN 0020-1669; ISSN INOCAJ
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English