Intramolecular Nitrene Transfer via the C≡N Bond Cleavage of Acetonitrile to a μ3-Alkylidyne Ligand on a Cationic Triruthenium Plane
Intramolecular Nitrene Transfer via the C≡N Bond Cleavage of Acetonitrile to a μ3-Alkylidyne Ligand on a Cationic Triruthenium Plane
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通过乙腈的 CeqN 键断裂将分子内氮烯转移到阳离子三钌平面上的 μ3-烷基配体
DOI:
10.1021/acs.organomet.0c00393
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发表时间:
2020
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影响因子:
2.8
通讯作者:
Takao Toshiro
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作者:
Takahashi Yusuke;Tahara Atsushi;Takao Toshiro
The μ3-η2-iminoacyl-μ3-hexylidyne complex, [(Cp*Ru)3(μ3-CC5H11)(μ3-η2-HN═CMe)(μ-H)] (2a) (Cp* = η5-C5Me5), was prepared by the reaction of the μ3-η2:η2(⊥)-hexyne complex, [{Cp*Ru(μ-H)}3(μ3-η2:η2-nBuCCH)] (1a), with acetonitrile. Protonation of2ayielded an equilibrated mixture of cationic μ3-η2-iminoacyl complexes, [(Cp*Ru)3(μ3-CC5H11)(μ3-η2-HN═CMe)(μ-H)2]+(3aand3b), which are positional isomers with respect to the bridging hydrides. While the μ3-η2-iminoacyl ligand in2awas rigid at the NMR time-scale, in3bit exhibited mobility, owing to the reduced back-donation from the cationic Ru3core. In contrast to robust2a,3bunderwent skeletal rearrangement upon thermolysis because of the mobility of the μ3-η2-iminoacyl ligand. The equilibrated mixture of3aand3bwas transformed into an equilibrated mixture of μ3-ethylidyne-μ3-η2-1-iminohexyl complexes, [(Cp*Ru)3(μ3-CCH3)(μ3-η2-HN═CC5H11)(μ-H)2]+(4aand4b) at 140 °C, via the intramolecular nitrene transfer from the iminoacyl ligand to the μ3-hexylidyne carbon. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations suggest that the μ3-ethylidyne ligand in4a,bleads to decreased steric repulsion with the surrounding Cp* groups, as compared with the μ3-hexylidyne ligand in3a,b. The stabilization arising from the formation of the μ3-ethylidyne ligand is a possible driving force for the transformation.