Rhodium Cyclopentyl Phosphine Complexes of Wide-Bite-Angle Ligands DPEphos and Xantphos

Rh(I) and Rh(III) complexes of tricyclopentylphosphine (PCyp 3), or its dehydrogenated variant PCyp 2(η 2-C 5H 7), partnered with wide-bite-angle chelating diphosphine ligands...

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Main Authors: Dallanegra, R, Chaplin, AB, Weller, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2012
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description Rh(I) and Rh(III) complexes of tricyclopentylphosphine (PCyp 3), or its dehydrogenated variant PCyp 2(η 2-C 5H 7), partnered with wide-bite-angle chelating diphosphine ligands DPEphos and Xantphos have been prepared and characterized in solution and the solid state with the aim of studying their potential for reversible dehydrogenation of the PCyp 3 ligand. The complexes fac-[Rh(κ 3-P,O,P-L){PCyp 2(η 2-C 5H 7)}][BAr F4] (L = DPEphos, Xantphos) show pseudo-trigonal-bipyramidal structures in which the dehydrogenated phosphine alkene ligand acts in a chelating manner. Addition of H 2 to fac-[Rh(κ 3-P,O,P-DPEphos){PCyp 2(η 2-C 5H 7)}][BAr F4] resulted in an equilibrium mixture of hydride and hydride-dihydrogen complexes, fac-[Rh(κ 3-P,O,P-DPEphos)(H) 2(PCyp 3)][BAr F4] and [Rh(κ 2-P,P-DPEphos)(η 2-H 2)(H) 2(PCyp 3)][BAr F4], in which the DPEphos acts as a hemilabile ligand. For the more rigid Xantphos ligand two dihydride isomers, fac-[Rh(κ 3-P,O,P-Xantphos)(H) 2(PCyp 3)][BAr F4] and mer-[Rh(κ 3-P,O,P-Xantphos)(H) 2(PCyp 3)][BAr F4], are formed, which are also in equilibrium with one another. A van′t Hoff analysis of this mixture shows that enthalpically there is very little difference between the two geometries for this system, with the driving force for the preferred fac-geometry being entropic. Addition of MeCN to these hydrido complexes results in the central oxygen atom being displaced to form [Rh(κ 2-P,P-L)(PCyp 3)(H) 2(MeCN)][BAr F4], while removal of H 2 from the hydrido complexes (under vacuum or on addition of a hydrogen acceptor) forms the Rh(I) complexes [Rh(κ 3-P,O,P-L) (PCyp 3)][BAr F4], which are characterized as having square-planar geometries with meridonial coordination of the respective chelating phosphines. Dehydrogenation of the PCyp 3 ligand in these complexes to re-form the phosphine-alkene ligands does not occur, even under forcing conditions. © 2012 American Chemical Society.
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spelling oxford-uuid:54de4010-ebcf-4d5f-9194-f5cb5fa0425c2022-03-26T16:40:22ZRhodium Cyclopentyl Phosphine Complexes of Wide-Bite-Angle Ligands DPEphos and XantphosJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:54de4010-ebcf-4d5f-9194-f5cb5fa0425cEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2012Dallanegra, RChaplin, ABWeller, ARh(I) and Rh(III) complexes of tricyclopentylphosphine (PCyp 3), or its dehydrogenated variant PCyp 2(η 2-C 5H 7), partnered with wide-bite-angle chelating diphosphine ligands DPEphos and Xantphos have been prepared and characterized in solution and the solid state with the aim of studying their potential for reversible dehydrogenation of the PCyp 3 ligand. The complexes fac-[Rh(κ 3-P,O,P-L){PCyp 2(η 2-C 5H 7)}][BAr F4] (L = DPEphos, Xantphos) show pseudo-trigonal-bipyramidal structures in which the dehydrogenated phosphine alkene ligand acts in a chelating manner. Addition of H 2 to fac-[Rh(κ 3-P,O,P-DPEphos){PCyp 2(η 2-C 5H 7)}][BAr F4] resulted in an equilibrium mixture of hydride and hydride-dihydrogen complexes, fac-[Rh(κ 3-P,O,P-DPEphos)(H) 2(PCyp 3)][BAr F4] and [Rh(κ 2-P,P-DPEphos)(η 2-H 2)(H) 2(PCyp 3)][BAr F4], in which the DPEphos acts as a hemilabile ligand. For the more rigid Xantphos ligand two dihydride isomers, fac-[Rh(κ 3-P,O,P-Xantphos)(H) 2(PCyp 3)][BAr F4] and mer-[Rh(κ 3-P,O,P-Xantphos)(H) 2(PCyp 3)][BAr F4], are formed, which are also in equilibrium with one another. A van′t Hoff analysis of this mixture shows that enthalpically there is very little difference between the two geometries for this system, with the driving force for the preferred fac-geometry being entropic. Addition of MeCN to these hydrido complexes results in the central oxygen atom being displaced to form [Rh(κ 2-P,P-L)(PCyp 3)(H) 2(MeCN)][BAr F4], while removal of H 2 from the hydrido complexes (under vacuum or on addition of a hydrogen acceptor) forms the Rh(I) complexes [Rh(κ 3-P,O,P-L) (PCyp 3)][BAr F4], which are characterized as having square-planar geometries with meridonial coordination of the respective chelating phosphines. Dehydrogenation of the PCyp 3 ligand in these complexes to re-form the phosphine-alkene ligands does not occur, even under forcing conditions. © 2012 American Chemical Society.
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Rhodium Cyclopentyl Phosphine Complexes of Wide-Bite-Angle Ligands DPEphos and Xantphos
title Rhodium Cyclopentyl Phosphine Complexes of Wide-Bite-Angle Ligands DPEphos and Xantphos
title_full Rhodium Cyclopentyl Phosphine Complexes of Wide-Bite-Angle Ligands DPEphos and Xantphos
title_fullStr Rhodium Cyclopentyl Phosphine Complexes of Wide-Bite-Angle Ligands DPEphos and Xantphos
title_full_unstemmed Rhodium Cyclopentyl Phosphine Complexes of Wide-Bite-Angle Ligands DPEphos and Xantphos
title_short Rhodium Cyclopentyl Phosphine Complexes of Wide-Bite-Angle Ligands DPEphos and Xantphos
title_sort rhodium cyclopentyl phosphine complexes of wide bite angle ligands dpephos and xantphos
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