SYNTHESIS, STRUCTURE, AND REACTIVITY OF CHIRAL RHENIUM AMIDO COMPLEXES OF THE FORMULA (ETA-5-C5H5)RE(NO)(PPH3)(NRR') Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Reactions of primary and secondary amine complexes [(5C5H5)Re(NO)(PPh3)(NHRR')]+ TfO [2; R/R' = H/H (a), H/CH3 (b), H/C6H5 (d), CH3/CH3 (f), CH2CH2CH2CH2 (h)] with nBuLi give amido complexes (5C5H5)Re(NO)(PPh3)(NRR') (1) in quantitative NMR yields. Although 1 d can be isolated in pure form, 1 f is converted upon workup into a dimeric bridging bis(amido) complex, cis[(5C5H5)Re(NO){N(CH3)2}]2. The crystal structure of 1 d exhibits a pyramidal amido nitrogen atom. The diastereotopic methyl groups in 1 f readily exchange, as assayed by variabletemperature NMR. Complexes 1 a, f react with TfOH to regenerate 2a, f, and with TfOR to give the corresponding alkylated amine complexes. The basicities and nucleophilicities of the amido nitrogen atoms are shown to be greater than those of organic amines. Copyright 1992 WILEYVCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim

published proceedings

  • CHEMISCHE BERICHTE-RECUEIL

author list (cited authors)

  • DEWEY, M. A., KNIGHT, D. A., ARIF, A., & GLADYSZ, J. A.

citation count

  • 40

complete list of authors

  • DEWEY, MA||KNIGHT, DA||ARIF, A||GLADYSZ, JA

publication date

  • April 1992

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