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Organo-f-element thermochemistry. Metal-ligand bond disruption enthalpies in (pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)thorium hydrocarbyls, metallacycles, hydrides, and dialkylamides

Journal Article · · J. Am. Chem. Soc.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00361a013· OSTI ID:5557460
Thorium-ligand bond disruption enthalpies (D) have been determined in the series Cp'/sub 2/Th(thorium)R/sub 2/ (Cp' = eta/sup 5/-(pentamethylcyclo-pentadienyl-(CH/sub 3/)/sub 5/C/sub 5/) for a range of R groups including R = alkyl, aryl, metallacycle, hydride, and dialkylamide. Enthalpy data were obtained in an anaerobic batch-titration isoperibol reaction calorimeter from heats of solution in toluene followed by heats of alcoholysis with tert-butyl alcohol. Calculated Th-hydrocarbyl bond disruption enthalpies fall in the range 60 to 90 kcal/mol, with C/sub 6/H/sub 5/ > CHa3 approx. = CH/sub 2/Si(CH/sub 3/)/sub 3/ > CH/sub 2/CH/sub 3/ greater than or equal to CH/sub 2/C/sub 6/H/sub 5/ approx. = n-C/sub 4/H/sub 9/ approx. = CH/sub 2/C(CH/sub 3/)/sub 3/. Th-C bonds appear to be strengthened by ThOR coligands and possibly weakened by Th-Cl coligands. The strain energies in thoracyclobutanes Cp'/sub 2/Th(CH/sub 2/)/sub 2/C(CH/sub 3/)/sub 2/ and Cp'/sub 2/Th(CH/sub 2/)/sub 2/Si(CH/sub 3/)/sub 2/ are estimated to be ca. 16 and 8 kcal/mol, respectively. A Th-H bond is ca. 20 kcal/mol stronger than a Th-alkyl bond, while a Th-NR/sub 2/ bond is ca. 18 kcal/mol stronger. These data afford a considerably expanded understanding of organoactinide reaction patterns involving C-H activation, ..beta..-hydride elimination, and CO insertion as well as why they sometimes differ from those of middle and late first-row transition elements. 3 figures, 2 tables.
Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab., IL
DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38
OSTI ID:
5557460
Journal Information:
J. Am. Chem. Soc.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Am. Chem. Soc.; (United States) Vol. 105:23; ISSN JACSA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English