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AUTHOR
Bernd Nuber
Syntheses and reactivity of oxo niobocene complexes Cp*2Nb(O)X (X=H, OCH3) and crystal structures of [Cp*2Nb(OH)F]BF4 and Cp*2Nb(O)OC(O)H (Cp*=η5-C5Me5)
Abstract Reaction of Cp*2NbCl2 (Cp*=η5-C5Me5) with KOH or Ba(OH)2·8H2O in THF forms the complexes Cp*2Nb(O)X (X=Cl: 2, H: 3). The ratio of 2 and 3 depends on the stoichiometry. If NaOMe is added or MeOH in solution Cp*2Nb(O)OMe 4 is formed in good yields. Reactivity studies with 3 and 4 show that the NbO as well as the Nb–X unit behave as chemically active sites. Protonation of 3 or 4 with HBF4 is followed by an attack of fluoride (from BF4− anion) to give [Cp*2Nb(OH)F]BF4 6 and [Cp*2NbF2]BF4 7. In contrast the reaction of 3 or 4 with HCO2H results in an exchange of X− by formate to give Cp*2Nb(O)OC(O)H 8. The crystal structures of 6 and 8 are reported. Electrochemical investigations of…
Formation and Reactivity of the [Cp‘2Ta(H)2]+ Cation (Cp‘ = η5-tBuC5H4)
The complex Cp‘2Ta(H)(OCOCF3)2 (2) is synthesized by the acidolysis of Cp‘2TaH3 (1) (Cp‘ = η5-tBuC5H4) in the presence of an excess of trifluoroacetic acid. 1 undergoes a loss of H- upon the reacti...
Preparative, structural, and electrochemical investigations on peralkylated niobocene dichlorides and difluorides
CP(dagger)2NbCl2 (CP(dagger) = 175-C5Me4Et) (1b) was synthesized from NbCl5 and a slight excess of Cp(dagger)Li and NaBH4. Its electrochemical (2 e-, E1/2 = -1.6 V) and chemical reduction (2 equiv of Na/Hg) was studied showing that peralkylation of the Cp ligand facilitates two-electron reduction compared to less substituted CP2NbHal2 derivatives. The reduced solutions of CP*2NbCl2 (CP* = C5Me5) (1a) and of lb were shown by means of EPR spectroscopy to contain two new paramagnetic species 1A,B for which bent niobocene (A(Nb) = 100 G) and fulvene-like structures (A(Nb) = 55 G) are proposed. The high reduction potential of these species led in their reaction with HPF6 to the first stable difl…
Synthesis and characterisation of [(C5Me4R)2NbS2]2M complexes (M = Fe, Co; R = Me, Et) : organometallic tetrathiometalates with niobocene ligands
Abstract Irradiation of Cp 2 ∗ Nb(η 2 S 2 )H (Cp ∗ = C 5 Me 5 ) 1a in the presence of Fe(CO) 5 gives the CO-free complex [Cp 2 ∗ NbS 2 ] 2 Fe 2a . The core of 2a contains an FeS 4 tetrahedron which is ligated by two niobocene ligands as shown by X-ray diffraction analysis. In the reaction of 1a or Cp 2 x Nb(η 2 S 2 )H (CP x = C 5 Me 4 Et) 1b with Co 2 (CO) 8 , compounds 3a and 3b of the same type are formed. Electrochemical studies of 2a and 3a,b show that they undergo three reversible 1e − steps. The oxidation of 3b exerts a considerable influence on its absorption spectrum. A qualitative EHMO analysis is in agreement with a strong delocalisation of electron density over the whole NbS 2 …
Metallocene sulfide chemistry of niobium and tantalum: new insights into the formation of niobium-polysulfido complexes and synthesis, structure, and reactivity of Cp2'Ta(.eta.2-S2)H (Cp' = tert-BuC5H4)
The previously described reaction of Cp'2NbH3 (Cp' = t-BuC5H4) with S8 was investigated with regard to the kinetic stabilization of as yet elusive intermediates during the formation of the polysulfide complex Cp'4Nb2S9 (1). Therefore, the permethylated complex Cp*2NbS3H (2; Cp* = C5Me5) and the Ta complex Cp'2TaS2H (3) were synthesized in a related reaction and structurally investigated. Despite the problematic localization of the hydride atom during X-ray crystallographic studies, the molecules can be described in a proper manner: Characteristic of 2 and 3 are M(eta(2)-S2) cores to which either an SH (2) or a H (3) ligand is attached. Complex 3 is the first known tantalocene sulfide. It re…
Syntheses and properties of tetrathio- and tetraseleno metalates [(C5Me4R)2NbE2]2M (E=S, Se; M=Cr, Mo; R=Me, Et) with peripheric niobocene ligands
Abstract Reactions of Cp*2Nb(η2-S2)H 1 (Cp*=C5Me5 (a), C5Me4Et (b)) and Cp*2Nb(η2-Se2H) 3 with 0.5 equivalents of M(CO)6 (M=Cr, Mo) in boiling toluene give the CO free complexes [Cp*2NbE2]2M 4–7. X-ray diffraction analyses have been carried out for the Mo complexes 5a (E=S) and 7a (E=Se) showing that the structures contain ME4 tetrahedral cores with two attached niobocene ligands thus forming a nearly linear trimetallic unit. Absorption spectra and electrochemical studies of complexes 4–7 are described. Characteristic of the novel CrSe4 chromophor are four reversible one electron redox steps. Chemical oxidation of 4a and 5a with [(C5H5)2Fe]PF6 gives the salts {[Cp*2NbS2]2M}PF6 (M=Cr, Mo) 10…