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Title: Reactions of rhodium(I) carbonyl chloride with olefins

Journal Article · · Sov. J. Coordinat. Chem.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6158718

The reactions of (Rh(CO)/sub 2/Cl)/sub 2/ (Y/sub 0/) with cyclooctene and several other olefins (1-heptene, 1-hexene, ethylene, and cyclohexene) have been studied by IR and /sup 13/C NMR spectroscopy. The main reaction products are the binuclear complexes Rh/sub 2/L(CO)/sub 3/Cl/sub 2/ (Y/sub 1/) and (RhL(CO)Cl)/sub 2/ (Y/sub 2/), where L denotes the olefin. The extent of replacement of the carbonyl groups depends on the nature of the olefin and the conditions under which the reaction is carried out (the L:Rh ratio and the removal of CO from the reaction sphere). The liquid olefins form the following series according to their ability to replace the carbonyl groups: C/sub 8/H/sub 14/ > C/sub 7/H/sub 14/, C/sub 6/H/sub 12/ > C/sub 6/H/sub 10/. In the presence of an excess of C/sub 8/H/sub 14/, Y/sub 2/ disproportionates with the formation of a dicarbonyl product, which presumably corresponds to the formula Rh(C/sub 8/H/sub 14/)/sub 2/(CO)/sub 2/Cl (a pentacoordinate complex with a trigonal-bipyramidal structure). The /sup 13/C signal in the NMR spectrum of a solution of Y/sub 2/ in C/sub 8/H/sub 14/ is a singlet with sigma(/sup 13/C) 180.3 ppm, which is an indication of the rapid exchange of the carbonyl groups. Rapid exchange of the CO ligands is also observed in solutions of Y/sub 0/ in the olefins (with the exception of C/sub 6/H/sub 10/). For example, the /sup 13/C signal in the spectrum of a solution of Y/sub 0/ in C/sub 8/H/sub 14/ is a singlet with sigma(/sup 13/C) 179.8 ppm. The spectrum of Y/sub 0/ in C/sub 6/H/sub 10/ is a doublet with sigma(/sup 13/C) = 178.5 ppm and /sup 1/J(CRh) = 76.3 Hz. A scheme for the interaction of Y/sub 0/ with olefins based on the conception of the trans antagonism of ..pi..-acceptor ligands has been proposed.

OSTI ID:
6158718
Journal Information:
Sov. J. Coordinat. Chem.; (United States), Vol. 12:3; Other Information: Translated from Koordinatsionnaya Khimiya; 12: No.3, 355-365(Mar 1986)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English