Cubane-Type Mo3CoS4 Molecular Clusters with Three Different Metal Electron Populations: Structure, Reactivity and Their Use in the Synthesis of Hybrid Charge-Transfer Salts
Heterodimetallic cubane-type complexes coordinated to diphosphanes [Mo(3)CoS(4)(dmpe)(3)Cl(4)](+) ([1](+)) (dmpe=1,2-bis(dimethylphosphanyl)ethane), [Mo(3)CoS(4)(dmpe)(3)Cl(4)] (1) and [Mo(3)CoS(4)(dmpe)(3)Cl(3)(CO)] (2) with 14, 15 and 16 metal electrons, respectively, have been prepared from the [Mo(3)S(4)(dmpe)(3)Cl(3)](+) trinuclear precursor using [Co(2)(CO)(8)] or CoCl(2) as cobalt source. Cluster complexes [1](+) and 1 are easily interconverted chemically and electrochemically. The Co-Cl distance increases upon electron addition and substitution of the chlorine atom coordinated to cobalt with CO only takes place in presence of a reducing agent to give complex 2. Structural changes in…
Configurational landscape of chiral iron(II) bis(phosphane) complexes
[EN] The reaction of a chiral [FeH(¿2-H2){(R,R)-Me-DuPhos}2]+ ((R,R)-Me-DuPhos = (¿)-1,2-bis[(2R,5R)-2,5-dimethylphospholano]benzene) complex with ethers and halides is investigated by NMR techniques. From this study, it is apparent that dihydrogen ligand exchange by poorly-coordinating donor molecules, such as THF or Et2O, is feasible under mild conditions. The cis-[FeH(THF-d8){(R,R)-Me-DuPhos}2]+ complex is identified as the product in THF-d8 solution. A mixture of cis- and trans-[FeH(ether){(R,R)-Me-DuPhos}2]+ isomers is obtained after the addition of small quantities of THF or Et2O to a CD2Cl2 solution of [FeH(¿2-H2){(R,R)-Me-DuPhos}2]+. The reaction of [FeH(¿2-H2){(R,R)-Me-DuPhos}2]+ w…
Cationic Mn12 Single-Molecule Magnets and Their Polyoxometalate Hybrid Salts
A carboxy-substituted alkylammonium salt, namely, (4-carboxybenzyl)tributylammonium hexafluorophosphate, ZHPF(6), was prepared and used as incoming carboxylate ligand in a ligand-exchange reaction with [Mn(12)O(12)(O(2)CCH(3))(16)(H(2)O)(4)] (1) to afford a new Mn(12) single-molecule magnet (SMM), [Mn(12)O(12)(Z)(16)(H(2)O)(4)][PF(6)](16) (2), bearing 16 cationic units appended in the periphery. This compound behaves as a single-molecule magnet, exhibiting an out-of-phase ac magnetic susceptibility chi' '(M) signal that shows a single maximum in the 3.1-5.4 K temperature range. The frequency dependence of the maximum follows an Arrhenius law, with an effective energy barrier for reorientati…
Toward multifunctional single-molecule magnets: characterization of dodecanuclear manganese complexes by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry.
Single-molecule magnets (SMM) based on the dodecanuclear manganese complexes Mn12O12(RCOO)16 can be readily characterized by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. This facilitates the synthesis of complex multifunctional molecules that have potential use in the organization of SMM into films or surfaces.
High yield synthesis of trinuclear [M3S4X3(diphos)3]+ (M=Mo, W; X=Cl, Br and diphos=dmpe, dppe) molecular clusters from solid state materials. Synthesis and structure of [W3S4H3(dppe)3](BPh4)
The excision of polymeric {M 3 S 7 X 4 } x (M=Mo, W; X=Cl, Br) cluster phases with diphosphines (dmpe, dppe) in acetonitrile affords a one step general synthetic route for the preparation of trinuclear molecular clusters with formula [M 3 S 4 X 3 (diphos) 3 ] + (M=Mo, W; X=Cl, Br and diphos=dmpe, dppe) in high yields. Following this strategy, the cluster cations [Mo 3 S 4 Br 3 (dmpe) 3 ] + and [W 3 S 4 Br 3 (dppe) 3 ] + have been prepared for the first time. This last tungsten cluster has proved to be a useful synthon for the synthesis of the hydride derivative [W 3 S 4 H 3 (dppe) 3 ] + in moderate yields. The crystal structure of [W 3 S 4 H 3 (dppe) 3 ](BPh 4 ) consists of a equilateral tu…
Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity of (Dihydrogen)(hydrido)iron(II) Complexes Bearing Chiral Diphosphanes
The heterolytic cleavage of molecular hydrogen by [Fe(H2O)6][BF4]2 and the chiral phosphane (+)-1,2-bis[(2R,5R)-2,5-dimethylphospholano]benzene [(R,R)-Me-DuPhos] or its enantiomer [(S,S)-Me-DuPhos] yields the (dihydrogen)(hydrido)iron complexes [FeH(2-H2){(R,R)-Me-DuPhos}2]BF4 ([R,R-1]BF4) and [FeH(2-H2){(S,S)-Me-DuPhos}2]BF4 ([S,S-1]BF4), respectively. These complexes are fluxional in solution at room temperature, and the trans isomers are observed at 200 K. The ()-cis-[R,R-1]BF4 complex was identified crystallographically as the only stereoisomer at room temperature. The energetic and structural differences between the cis ( and ) and trans isomers were analyzed from a computational (DFT)…
Synthesis and structure of the incomplete cuboidal clusters [W3Se4H3(dmpe)3]+, [W3Se4H3−x(OH)x(dmpe)3]+and [W3Se4(OH)3(dmpe)3]+, and the mechanism of the acid-assisted substitution of the coordinated hydrides
The novel incomplete cuboidal cluster [W3Se4H3(dmpe)3](PF6), [1](PF6), has been prepared by reduction of [W3Se4Br3(dmpe)3](PF6) with LiBH4 in THF solution. The trihydroxo complex [W3Se4(OH)3(dmpe)3](PF6), [2](PF6), was obtained by reacting [W3Se4Br3(dmpe)3](PF6) with NaOH in MeCN–H2O solution. The complexes [1](PF6) and [2](PF6) were converted to their BPh4− salts by treatment with NaBPh4. Recrystallisation of [1](BPh4) in the presence of traces of water affords the mixed dihydride hydroxo complex [W3Se4H2(OH)(dmpe)3](BPh4). The crystal structures of [1](BPh4), [2](BPh4) and [W3Se4H2(OH)(dmpe)3](BPh4) have been resolved. Although the [1]+ trihydride does not react with an excess of halide s…
Unprecedented Stereoselective Synthesis of Catalytically Active Chiral Mo3CuS4 Clusters
Cluster excision of polymeric {Mo3S7Cl4}n phases with chiral phosphane (+)-1,2-bis[(2R,5R)-2,5-(dimethylphospholan-1-yl)]ethane ((R,R)-Me-BPE) or with its enantiomer ((S,S)-Me-BPE) yields the stereoselective formation of the trinuclear cluster complexes [Mo3S4{(R,R)-Me-BPE}3Cl3]+ ([(P)-1]+) and [Mo3S4{(S,S)-Me-BPE}3Cl3]+ ([(M)-1]+), respectively. These complexes possess an incomplete cuboidal structure with the metal atoms defining an equilateral triangle and one capping and three bridging sulfur atoms. The P and M symbols refer to the rotation of the chlorine atoms around the C3 axis, with the capping sulphur atom pointing towards the viewer. Incorporation of copper into these trinuclear c…
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