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Dimetalated olefins formed by the insertion of an alkyne into an Re-Re bond. The reaction of EtO[sub 2]CC[triple bond]CCO[sub 2]Et with Re[sub 2](CO)[sub 9](NCMe)

Journal Article · · Organometallics; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/om00016a032· OSTI ID:7019613
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  1. Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (United States)

The complex Re(CO)[sub 4][[mu]-(Z)-(EtO[sub 2]C)C=C(CO[sub 2]Et)]Re(CO)[sub 5], 2, obtained from the reaction of Re[sub 2](CO)[sub 9](NCMe), 1, with EtO[sub 2]CC[triple bond]CCO[sub 2]Et was analyzed by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis and was found to be a Z-dimetalated olefin complex formed by the insertion of the alkyne into the rhenium--rhenium bond. One of the carboxylate groups is coordinated to one of the rhenium atoms through the ketonic oxygen atom to form a four membered metallacyclic ring. The absence of crossover in a reaction of a mixture of fully [sup 13]CO labeled 1 and unlabeled 1 indicates that the insertion of the alkyne into the metal-metal bond occurs by an intramolecular mechanism. When irradiated (UV-vis), compound 2 was isomerized to the complex Re(CO)[sub 4][[mu]-(E)-(EtO[sub 2]C)C=C(CO[sub 2]Et)]Re(CO)[sub 5 ],3, and the ketonic oxygen atom of the carboxylate group became coordinated to the other rhenium atom to form a five membered metallacyclic ring. Decarbonylation of 3 by irradiation yielded the new complex Re(CO)[sub 4][[mu]-(E)-(EtO[sub 2]C)C=C(CO[sub 2]Et)]Re(CO )[sub 4], 4, by coordination of the oxygen atom of the second carboxylate group. 8 refs., 5 figs., 6 tabs.

OSTI ID:
7019613
Journal Information:
Organometallics; (United States), Journal Name: Organometallics; (United States) Vol. 13:4; ISSN 0276-7333; ISSN ORGND7
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English