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

Journal Article · Mon Sep 24 04:00:00 EDT 2007 · Organometallics, 26(20):5003-5009

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/om700601h· OSTI ID:921821

Jacobsen, George M; Shoemaker, R K; McNevin, Michael J; Rakowski DuBois, Mary; DuBois, Daniel L

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 Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 921821
• Report Number(s): PNNL-SA-55857; KC0302010
• Journal Information: Organometallics, 26(20):5003-5009, Journal Name: Organometallics, 26(20):5003-5009 Journal Issue: 20 Vol. 26; ISSN ORGND7; ISSN 0276-7333
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
AMINES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
HYDRIDES
IRON COMPLEXES
MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
PHOSPHINES
SYNTHESIS