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Title: Syntheses and Structural Characterizations of Iron(II) Complexes Containing Cyclic Diphosphine Ligands with Positioned Pendant Nitrogen Bases

Journal Article · · Organometallics, 26(20):5003-5009
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/om700601h· OSTI ID:921821

A series of new iron(II) complexes that contain cyclic diphosphine ligands with pendant amine bases, P2RN2R’, have been synthesized and characterized (where P2RN2R’ are substituted 1,5-diaza-3,7-diphosphacyclooctanes). These compounds include [Fe(P2PhN2Ph)(CH3CN)4](BF4)2 (1), cis-[Fe(CH3CN)2(P2PhN2Ph)2](BF4)2 (2a), cis-[Fe(CH3CN)2(P2CyN2Bz)2](BF4)2 (2b), cis-Fe(CH3CN)2(P2PhN2Bz)2](BF4)2 (2c), cis-Fe (P2PhN2Ph)2(Cl)2 (3), and trans-[HFe(CH3CN)(P2PhN2Ph)2](BF4), (4). The molecular structures of 1, 2b, and 4 have been confirmed by X-ray diffraction studies. For all complexes the cyclic diphosphine ligands contain one six-membered ring in a chair conformation and one six-membered ring in a boat conformation. For complex 4, the two rings that are in boat conformations result in N--H distances between the pendant amine nitrogens and the hydride ligand of 2.6 to 2.7 Å. Protonation of the pendant bases in complex 4 have been found to form several products. A structural assignment for a dominant protonated isomer has been assigned on the basis of 1H, 31P and 15N spectroscopic techniques. This work was supported by Grant CHE-0240106 from the National Science Foundation. D. L. D. acknowledges the support of the Office of Basic Energy Sciences of the Department of Energy, Chemical Sciences program. The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is operated by Battelle for the US Department of Energy.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
921821
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-55857; ORGND7; KC0302010; TRN: US200802%%918
Journal Information:
Organometallics, 26(20):5003-5009, Vol. 26, Issue 20; ISSN 0276-7333
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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