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Chemistry of (octaethylporphyrinato)lutetium and -yttrium complexes: Synthesis and reactivity of (OEP)MX derivatives and the selective activation of O[sub 2] by (OEP)Y([mu]-Me)[sub 2]AlMe[sub 2]

Journal Article · · Inorganic Chemistry; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ic00026a023· OSTI ID:6837223
 [1];  [2]
  1. Koninklijke/Shell Laboratorium, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
  2. Univ. of Bristol (United Kingdom)

Reaction of ML[sub 3] (M = Lu, Y; L = CH(SiMe[sub 3])[sub 2], O-2,6-C[sub 6]H[sub 3][sup t]Bu[sub 2]) with octaethylporphyrin (OEPH[sub 2]) affords (OEP)ML complexes [M = Lu (1a), Y (1b), L = CH(SiM[sub 3])[sub 2]; M = Lu (2a), Y (2b), L = O-2,6-C[sub 6]H[sub 3][sup t]Bu[sub 2]]. The crystal structure of (OEP)LuCH(SiMe[sub 3])[sub 2] (1a) shows a highly dished porphyrin skeleton with the square-pyramidal, five coordinate lutetium atom 0.918 [angstrom] out of the N[sub 4] plane of the porphyrin ligand. Alkyl species 1 undergo facile protonolysis with HO-2,6-C[sub 6]H[sub 3][sup t]Bu[sub 2], HCC[sup t]Bu, or H[sub 2]O to give monomeric alkoxide, dimeric alkynyl, and dimeric hydroxide species [(OEP)MX][sub n] (n = 1,2) [M = Lu, Y; X = O-2, 6-C[sub 6]H[sub 3][sup t]Bu[sub 2] (2a,b), CC[sup t]Bu (3a,b), OH (4a,b)], respectively. Titration of (OEP)M([mu]-OH)[sub 2]M-(OEP) (4) with H[sub 2]O affords water adducts (OEP)M([mu]-OH)[sub 2](H[sub 2]O)[sub x]M(OEP). In marked contrast to the facile hydrogenation of Ln(C[sub 5]Me[sub 5])[sub 2]CH(SiMe[sub 3])[sub 2], alkyl species 1 do not undergo [sigma]-bond metathesis with H[sub 2] (20 atm, 25C, C[sub 6]D[sub 12]). Treatment with AlMe[sub 3] (2 equiv) in hexane yields monomeric, highly fluxional (OEP)Y([mu]-Me)[sub 2]AlMe[sub 2] (6), which selectively activates O[sub 2] to afford (OEP)Y([mu]-OMe)[sub 2]AlMe[sub 2] (7).

OSTI ID:
6837223
Journal Information:
Inorganic Chemistry; (United States), Journal Name: Inorganic Chemistry; (United States) Vol. 30:26; ISSN 0020-1669; ISSN INOCAJ
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English