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Migratory aptitude of hydride and methyl toward carbon monoxide, thiocarbonyl, and carbene in RMn(CO)/sub 4/XY (XY = CO, CS, CH/sub 2/; R = H, CH/sub 3/). A theoretical study by the Hartree-Fock-Slater transition-state method

Journal Article · · J. Am. Chem. Soc.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00264a009· OSTI ID:5815455
A theoretical study based on the Hartree-Fock-Slater method has been carried out on the intramolecular migration of hydride and methyl toward CO, CS and CH/sub 2/ in RMn(CO)/sub 4/XY, (R = H, CH/sub 3/; XY = CO, CS, CH/sub 2/). The elusive hydride migration reaction to CO with a calculated enthalpy of ..delta.. H/sub 4/ = 159 kJ mol/sup -1/ was found to be considerably more endothermic than the corresponding methyl migration (..delta.. H/sub 5/ = 75 kJ mol/sup -1/) as well as the migrations of H and CH/sub 3/ to CS with calculated enthalpies of ..delta.. H/sub 6b/ = 71 kJ mol/sup -1/ and ..delta.. H/sub 6a/ = 20 kJ mol/sup -1/, respectively. Exploratory calculations along the paths of the four migratory reactions revealed only minor activation barriers. The hydride and methyl migrations to CH/sub 2/ with ..delta.. H/sub 7b/ = -113 kJ mol/sup -1/ and ..delta.. H/sub 7a/ = -71 kJ mol/sup -1/ were both found to be exothermic processes. 24 references, 4 figures, 2 tables.
Research Organization:
Univ. of Calgary, Alberta
OSTI ID:
5815455
Journal Information:
J. Am. Chem. Soc.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Am. Chem. Soc.; (United States) Vol. 108:4; ISSN JACSA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English