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Oxygen atom transfer from a phosphine oxide to tungsten(II) compounds

Journal Article · · Inorganic Chemistry; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ic00009a034· OSTI ID:6106576
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  1. Univ. of Washington, Seattle (United States)

WCl{sub 2}(PMePh{sub 2}){sub 4} (1) reacts rapidly with Ph{sub 2}P(O)CH{sub 2}CH{sub 2}PPh{sub 2} (5, the monooxide of diphos) to give an adduct, WCl{sub 2}(Ph{sub 2}P(O)Ch{sub 2}CH{sub 2}PPh{sub 2})(PMePh{sub 2}){sub 2} (6). On being heated at 80C for 8 h, 6 rearranges by transferring the phosphoryl oxygen to tungsten, with the formation of tungsten-oxo complexes W(O)Cl{sub 2}(diphos)(PMePh{sub 2}) (7) and W(O)Cl{sub 2}(PMEPh{sub 2}){sub 3} (2), as well as WCl{sub 2}(diphos)(PMePh{sub 2}){sub 2} (8). This is the first example of oxygen atom transfer from a phosphine oxide to a metal center, a remarkable reaction because of the strength of the P-O bond (roughly 130 kcal/mol). The presence of an oxygen atom transfer step in this reaction has been confirmed by oxygen-18-labeling studies. WCl{sub 2}(PMe{sub 3}){sub 4} (9) also deoxygenates 5, forming similar and 9 indicating that the chelating nature of 5 is needed to assist the initial coordination of the phosphoryl oxygen. The kinetic barriers to deoxygenation of phosphine oxides lie both in the initial coordination of the phosphine oxide and in the actual oxygen atom transfer step. Allyl- and vinylphosphine oxides also react with 1, but oxygen atom transfer from these substrates has not been observed. 34 refs., 2 figs., 3 tabs.

OSTI ID:
6106576
Journal Information:
Inorganic Chemistry; (United States), Journal Name: Inorganic Chemistry; (United States) Vol. 30:9; ISSN 0020-1669; ISSN INOCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English