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Acceleration of CO dissociation by a heterometallic center: substitutional reactivity of Fe/sub 2/Ru(CO)/sub 12/ and FeRu/sub 2/(CO)/sub 12/

Journal Article · · Inorg. Chem.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ic00261a007· OSTI ID:5648488

The substitutional reactivity of the mixed-metal clusters FeRu/sub 2/(CO)/sub 12/ and Fe/sub 2/Ru(CO)/sub 12/ has been investigated as a comparison to Fe/sub 3/(CO)/sub 12/ and Ru/sub 3/(CO)/sub 12/. The reactions are first order in cluster with only a very small dependence of the entering ligand (L = PPh/sub 3/ or P(OMe)/sub 3/), consistent with a dissociative interchange mechanism. The activation parameters and all other data are consistent with CO dissociation as the rate-determining step. FeRu/sub 2/(CO)/sub 12/ undergoes substitution to FeRu/sub 2/(CO)/sub 10/L/sub 2/ (both ligands substituted on ruthenium) with no evidence for a monosubstituted cluster. Substitution on Fe/sub 2/Ru(CO)/sub 12/ leads initially to Fe/sub 2/Ru(CO)/sub 11/L (substitution on ruthenium) and subsequently to Fe/sub 2/Ru(CO)/sub 10/L/sub 2/ (substitution on iron and ruthenium). CO dissociation from Fe/sub 2/Ru(CO)/sub 12/ and ReFu/sub 2/(CO)/sub 12/ occurs more rapidly than from Fe/sub 3/(CO)/sub 12/ or from Ru/sub 3/(CO)/sub 12/, suggesting a metal center effect on CO dissociation.

Research Organization:
Univ. at Buffalo, NY
OSTI ID:
5648488
Journal Information:
Inorg. Chem.; (United States), Journal Name: Inorg. Chem.; (United States) Vol. 26:14; ISSN INOCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English