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Photochemical oxidative addition reactions of (eta/sup 5/-cyclopentadienyl)bis(ethene)rhodium with dihydrogen and trialkylsilanes: formation and isolation of rhodium(III) and rhodium(V) hydrides

Journal Article · · Organometallics; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/om00097a013· OSTI ID:7190543
Photolysis of CpRh(C/sub 2/H/sub 4/)/sub 2/ (1; Cp = eta/sup 5/-C/sub 5/H/sub 5/) in benzene or toluene in the presence of R/sub 3/SiH (R = Me, Et) yields CpRh/sup III/(C/sub 2/H/sub 4/)(SiEt/sub 3/)H (2), CpRh/sup V/(SiEt/sub 3/)/sub 2/(H)/sub 2/ (3), ethane, and triethylsilane. By appropriate choice of conditions the reaction can be controlled to enable the isolation of either 2 or 3. The identification of 2 and 3 are secured by multinuclear NMR. Photolysis of 1 in liquid xenon at 170 K under a 10-bar pressure of hydrogen yields CpRh(C/sub 2/H/sub 4/)(H)/sub 2/ (4). Complex 4 and several /sup 2/H-substituted analogues are identified by FTIR spectroscopy. 4 may be converted to CpRh(C/sub 2/H/sub 4/)(D)/sub 2/ by photolysis under D/sub 2/. Ethane is generated in a slow thermal process subsequent to photolysis that may be followed by FTIR or NMR spectroscopy in liquid xenon. The dihydride 4 has not been detected by NMR when 1 is photolyzed in toluene solution or LXe under lower hydrogen pressures, even though ethane is generated.
Research Organization:
Univ. of York, (England)
OSTI ID:
7190543
Journal Information:
Organometallics; (United States), Journal Name: Organometallics; (United States) Vol. 7:7; ISSN ORGND
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English