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Title: Reaction of 1,3-butadiene and allene with a diosmacyclobutane

Journal Article · · Organometallics; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/om00002a006· OSTI ID:6455666
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  1. Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO (United States)

The reaction of the diosmacyclobutane 3 with butadiene gives as a kinetic product the 1,2 adduct Os[sub 2](CO)[sub 8][[mu]-CH[sub 2]CH(CH=CH[sub 2])] (4); the thermodynamic product is an allyl acyl dinuclear complex Os[sub 2](CO)[sub 8]([mu]-C(O)CH[sub 2]-[eta][sup 3]-CH[sub 2]CHCH[sub 2] ) (6), derived from 4 by CO insertion. Photolysis of Os[sub 8](CO)[sub 12] in the presence of butadiene gives 6, Os[sub 2](CO)[sub 7]([mu]-CH[sub 2]-[eta][sup 3]-CH[sub 2]CHCH[sub 2]) (7), and (butadiene)Os(CO)[sub 3] (8). The structure of 7 has been confirmed by X-ray crystallography: orthorhombic, space group P2[sub 1]2[sub 1]2[sub 1], a = 6.928(2) A b = 9.473(2) A, c = 20.683(4) A, V = 1357.4(6) A[sup 3], and Z = 4. The reaction of Na[sub 2][Os[sub 2](CO)[sub 8]] with 3,4-dichloro-1-butene or cis-1,4-dichloro-2-butene gave 7 as the principal product. Neither 4 nor 6 rearranged to 7 under thermal conditions, and attempts to carbonylate 7 to 4 or 6 failed at pressures of up to 120 psig. The reaction of 3 with allene gives as a kinetic product the 1,2 adduct Os[sub 2]-(CO)[sub 8][[mu]-CH[sub 2]C(=CH[sub 2])] (9); the thermodynamic product is Os[sub 2](CO)[sub 8]([mu]-[eta][sup 3]-CH[sub 2]CCH[sub 2]) (10). Photolysis of Os[sub 3](CO)[sub 12] in the presence of allene gives 9, 10, and (allene)Os(CO)[sub 4] (11). Allene is bound more tightly than butadiene to the Os[sub 2](CO)[sub 8] unit. 38 refs., 6 figs., 2 tabs.

DOE Contract Number:
FG02-84ER13299
OSTI ID:
6455666
Journal Information:
Organometallics; (United States), Vol. 14:2; ISSN 0276-7333
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English