Syntheses of Iron(0) Complexes of Symmetrical Trialkylphosphines with Three Terminal Vinyl Groups, P((CH2)(m)CH=CH2)(3) Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Reactions of (BDA)Fe(CO)3 (BDA=benzylideneacetone) and P((CH2)mCH=CH2)3 (1; m=4, a; 5, b; 6, c; 7, d; 8, e) give the trigonal bipyramidal bis(phosphine) complexes trans-Fe(CO)3(P((CH2)mCH=CH2)3)2 (2ae) as moderately air-sensitive yellow-orange oils in 6075% yields after workup. These and NO+BF4 react to give the cationic iron dicarbonyl nitrosyl complexes trans-[Fe(CO)2(NO)(P((CH2)mCH=CH2)3)2]+BF4 (3ae; orange oils, 8898%). Further substitution is effected with n-Bu4N+X (X=Cl, Br, I, or CN) to give trans-Fe(CO)(NO)(X)(P((CH2)mCH=CH2)3)2 (4ae-X; red oils, 7393%). The NMR (1H, 13C, 31P) and IR properties of these adducts, which provide precursors to gyroscope-like complexes by intramolecular C=C metatheses, are analysed in detail.

published proceedings

  • AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY

author list (cited authors)

  • Lang, G. M., Skaper, D., Shima, T., Otto, M., Wang, L., & Gladysz, J. A.

citation count

  • 7

complete list of authors

  • Lang, Georgette M||Skaper, Dirk||Shima, Takanori||Otto, Michael||Wang, Leyong||Gladysz, John A

publication date

  • January 2015