Direct arylation of heteroaromatic compounds with congested, functionalised aryl bromides at low palladium/triphosphane catalyst loading.

International audience; A new ferrocenyl triphosphane ligand associated to palladium was found to be an efficient catalyst for the direct coupling of highly congested, functionalised aryl bromides with a variety of heteroarenes. These coupling reactions can generally be performed by using a low-loading (0.1-0.5 mol%) of the catalyst. The present protocol tolerates important and useful functional groups, which allows for further elaboration into more sophisticated heterocyclic molecules. The straightforward arylation of heteroaromatic compounds with congested ortho-substituted aryl bromides may permit further convergent syntheses of diverse ligands, biologically active molecules and molecula…

New Insights into the Stoichiometric and Catalytic Reactivity of Unsaturated Pd 3 (dppm) 3 CO n + Clusters ( n = 0, 1) Towards Halocarbons – First Evidence for Inorganic By‐Products

The title clusters, Pd 3 (dppm) 3 (CO) + and Pd 3 (dppm) 3 (CO) 0 can be electrochemically generated from the 1- and 2-electron reductions, respectively, of the Pd 3 (dppm) 3 (CO) 2 + cluster [dppm = bis(diphenylphosphanyl)methane; Pd 3 2 + ]. Pd 3 + reacts in a stoichiometric ratio with methyl iodide, MeI, and benzyl bromide, BzBr, in THF to provide the corresponding Pd 3 (X) + adducts (X = I, Br respectively) as inorganic products. Other products are Bz 2 and PhMe for BzBr but, for MeI, no organic product was observed (since they are too volatile). In the presence of the same substrates, Pd 3 0 also reacts in a stoichiometric ratio to form the same organics and the Pd 3 -(X) + adducts (X …

Electrosynthesis and X‐ray Crystallographic Structure of Zn II meso ‐Triaryltriphenylphosphonium Porphyrin and Structural Comparison with Mg II meso ‐Triphenylphosphonium Porphine

Exploring the redox reactivity of magnesium porphine. Insight into the origins of electropolymerisation.

International audience; Magnesium(II) porphine, MgP (1), was synthesised according to the Lindsey procedure allowing to isolate and crystallise 1-formyldipyrromethane (2) as a synthetic intermediate. Unprecedented Xray diffraction studies revealed multiple intermolecular associations in the crystal between neighbouring units of 2, namely hydrogen bond and CH … π. The electrochemical behaviour of 1 was examined by means of cyclic voltammetry. In oxydation, two well-defined and distinct steps are assigned to macrocycle concerned electron transfers yielding initially the π-cation radical and π dication, respectively. The highly reactive dication condenses neutral magnesium porphine to form a d…

Reduction of ferricytochrome c catalyzed by optically active chromium(III) complexes

The reduction rates of horse heart ferricytochrome c by amalgamated zinc or by electrolysis at fixed potential on a mercury pool as the cathode have been measured in a buffered solution at pH 7.5 by absorption spectrophotometry. In both cases, the reaction was strongly accelerated by the presence of the optically active complexes Lambda-[Cr(III)((S,S)-promp)H(2)O](+) (H(2)promp = N,N'-[(pyridine-2,6-diyl)bis(methylene)]-bis[(S)-proline]), Delta-[Cr(III)((R,R)-alamp)H(2)O](+) (H(2)alamp = N,N'-[(pyridine-2,6-diyl)bis(methylene)]-bis[(R)-alanine]) and Lambda-[Cr(III)((S,S)-alamp)(H(2)O)(2)](+). These were shown to undergo reversible one-electron reduction to the corresponding labile chromium(…

The Pd3(dppm)3(CO)2+ Cluster: An Efficient Electrochemically Assisted Lewis Acid Catalyst for the Fluorination and Alcoholysis of Acyl Chlorides.

The dicationic palladium cluster Pd3(dppm)3(CO)2+ (dppm = bis(diphenylphosphino)methane) reacts with acid chlorides RCOCl (R = n-C6H13, t-Bu, Ph) to afford quantitatively the chloride adduct Pd3(dppm)3(CO)(Cl)+ and the acyl cation RCO+ as the organic counterpart. The dicationic reactive cluster can be reformed by electrolyzing the chloride complex with a copper anode leaving CuCl as a byproduct. The combination of these two reactions provides an electrocatalytic way to form the acylium from the acid chloride. Indeed, in CH2Cl2, 0.2 M NBu4PF6, or NBu4BF4, the electrolysis of the acid chloride in the presence of a catalytic amount of the cluster (1%) gives in good yields the acid fluoride RCO…

"Through-space" 31P spin-spin couplings in ferrocenyl tetraphosphine coordination complexes: improvement in the determination of the distance dependence of J(P,P) constants

Abstract From the analysis of several nickel and palladium halide complexes of a constrained ferrocenyl tetraphosphine, the existence in solution phase of unique 31P–31P “through-space” nuclear spin–spin coupling constants (JPP) had been previously evidenced. Due to the blocked conformation of the species in solution, and based on the NMR spectra obtained for the complexes and their corresponding solid state X-ray structures, these JPP constants had been shown to clearly depend on the mutual spatial position of the corresponding phosphorus atoms. Herein, the quantitative correlation disclosed at that time (P⋯P distance dependence of coupling constants) is remarkably confirmed, and mathemati…

Thermal and electrochemically assisted Pd-Cl bond cleavage in the d9-d9 Pd2dppm2Cl2 complex by Pd3 dppm3COn+ clusters (n = 2, 1, 0).

A new aspect of reactivity of the cluster [Pd3(dppm)3(micro3-CO)]n+, ([Pd3]n+, n = 2, 1, 0) with the low-valent metal-metal-bonded Pd2(dppm)2Cl2 dimer (Pd2Cl2) was observed using electrochemical techniques. The direct reaction between [Pd3]2+ and Pd2Cl2 in THF at room temperature leads to the known [Pd3(dppm)3(micro3-CO)(Cl)]+ ([Pd3(Cl)]+) adduct and the monocationic species Pd2(dppm)2Cl+ (very likely as Pd2(dppm)2(Cl)(THF)+, [Pd2Cl]+) as unambiguously demonstrated by UV-vis and 31P NMR spectroscopy. In this case, [Pd3]2+ acts as a strong Lewis acid toward the labile Cl- ion, which weakly dissociates from Pd2Cl2 (i.e., dissociative mechanism). Host-guest interactions between [Pd3]2+ and Pd2…

Palladium-Catalyzed Direct Arylation of Heteroaromatics with Activated Aryl Chlorides Using a Sterically Relieved Ferrocenyl-Diphosphane

International audience; The palladium-catalyzed direct arylations at C3 or C4 positions of heteroaromatics are known to be more challenging than at C2 or C5 positions. Aryl chlorides are also challenging substrates for direct arylation of heteroaromatics. We observed that in the presence of a palladium-catalyst combining only 0.5 mol % of Pd(OAc)2 with the sterically relieved new ferrocenyl diphosphane Sylphos, the direct arylation at C3 or C4 of oxazoles, a benzofuran, an indole, and a pyrazole was found to proceed in moderate to high yields using a variety of electron deficient aryl chlorides. Turnover numbers up to 176 have been obtained with this catalyst. Assessment of the electron-don…

Synthesis and characterization of novel quinolyl porphyrins as receptors. Study of their association with halophenols and 4nitrophenol as a reference

International audience; In this work, new receptors built on the porphyrin scaffold were synthesized for halophenols recognition. A quinolyl group was introduced on the porphyrin's periphery as binding site, to form two series of molecules based on two distinct porphyrin frames and which were obtained in free base and zinc forms. The binding between these porphyrin based receptors and halophenols (2,3,4,6tetrachlorophenol, 2,4,6-trichlorophenol or 2,4,6-tribromophenol) was studied. As established by 1 H NMR spectroscopy, the binding constants are in the range of two-digit numbers, which value is correlated with the porphyrin structure (substitutive pattern, form of the free base or Zn II co…

Generation, Characterization, and Electrochemical Behavior of the Palladium-Hydride Cluster [Pd3(dppm)3(3-CO)(3-H)]+ (dppm=Bis(diphenylphosphinomethane)

Addition of formate on the dicationic cluster [Pd(3)(dppm)(3)(mu(3)-CO)](2+) (dppm=bis(diphenylphosphinomethane) affords quantitatively the hydride cluster [Pd(3)(dppm)(3)(mu(3)-CO)(mu(3)-H)](+). This new palladium-hydride cluster has been characterised by (1)H NMR, (31)P NMR and UV/Vis spectroscopy and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. The unambiguous identification of the capping hydride was made from (2)H NMR spectroscopy by using DCO(2) (-) as starting material. The mechanism of the hydride complex formation was investigated by UV/Vis stopped-flow methods. The kinetic data are consistent with a two-step process involving: 1) host-guest interactions between HCO(2) (-) and [Pd(3)(dppm)(3)(mu(3…

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 NbO 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…

A glassy carbon electrode modified by a triply-fused-like Co( ii ) polyporphine and its ability for sulphite oxidation and detection

This article presents a Co(II) polyporphine conductive polymer easily and rapidly obtained (less than 2 h 30 min) on the surface of a glassy carbon electrode from the transformation of an initial Mg(II) porphine solution in a four-step process (including electrochemical and chemical stages). The intimate molecular structure is argued on the basis of the electrochemical response of the modified electrode, as well as its surface characterization. Owing to its apparent stability in water over potential cycling and its high density in active Co(II) centers, the electrosynthesized film shows its ability to catalyze sulphite oxidation in aqueous solutions. The mechanism of this molecular catalysi…

Crystallographic, spectroscopic and electrochemical characterization of pyridine adducts of magnesium(II) and zinc(II) porphine complexes

Abstract A new purification method of magnesium(II) and zinc(II) porphine complexes (MgP and ZnP, respectively) by crystallization of their respective pyridine adducts is described. Pure MgP and ZnP can be regenerated by removal of the coordinated pyridine ligands by heating at 200 °C under vacuum. X-ray crystallographic structures of the pyridine adducts are presented for the first time. NMR analyses of the adducts reveal the coordination of two pyridine molecules. Electrochemical as well as UV-vis absorption spectroscopy analyses in DMF of MgP·(Py)2, ZnP·(Py)2, MgP and ZnP indicate that pyridine adducts are totally dissociated. Besides, oxidation peaks of these complexes are totally irrev…

Control over the oxidative reactivity of metalloporphyrins. Efficient electrosynthesis of meso,meso-linked zinc porphyrin dimer.

The electrochemical oxidation of zinc(II) 5,15-p-ditolyl-10-phenylporphyrin at its first oxidation potential leads to the formation of the corresponding meso-meso porphyrin dimer as the main product. The number of electrons abstracted, the addition of the hindered base 2,6-lutidine as well as operating in DMF, instead of a CH(2)Cl(2)/CH(3)CN mixture are the key parameters to obtain high yields of the desired coupling product. Indeed, when the electrolyses are carried out in the CH(2)Cl(2)/CH(3)CN mixture, the unexpected zinc(II) 5-chloro-10,20-p-ditolyl-15-phenyl porphyrin is produced as a by-product, the chlorine atom originating from the CH(2)Cl(2) solvent. The monomer and the dimer are c…

Aromatic Nucleophilic Substitution (SNAr) of meso-Nitroporphyrin with Azide and Amines as an Alternative Metal Catalyst Free Synthetic Approach To Obtain meso-N-Substituted Porphyrins

International audience; Aromatic nucleophilic substitution reaction of the nitro group of meso-nitroporphyrins with azide and various amines was achieved and represents an alternative procedure to C-N coupling reactions usually needed to obtain such meso-N-substituted porphyrins in good yields.

Tuning the Electrochemistry of Free-Base Porphyrins in Acidic Nonaqueous Media: Influence of Solvent, Supporting Electrolyte, and Ring Substituents

International audience; A detailed study of reduction potentials, electroreduction mechanisms and acid-base chemistry was carried out on two series of free-base porphyrins in nonaqueous media. The first series is represented by four-pyrrole substituted tetraphenylporphyrin (TPP) derivatives, two of which are planar and two of which are nonplanar in their non-protonated form. The second comprises porphyrins with 0-4 meso-phenyl groups on the macrocycle. Equilibrium constants for conversion of each neutral porphyrin to its diprotic [H4P] 2+ form were determined and the electrochemistry was then elucidated as a function of: (i) type of nonaqueous solvent, (ii) anion of supporting electrolyte, …

Kinetic and Electrochemical Studies of the Oxidative Addition of Demanding Organic Halides to Pd(0): the Efficiency of Polyphosphane Ligands in Low Palladium Loading Cross-Couplings Decrypted

International audience; Oxidative addition (OA) of organic halides to palladium(0) species is a fundamental reaction step which initiates the C–C bond formation catalytic processes typical of Pd(0)/Pd(II) chemistry. The use of structurally congested polyphosphane ligands in palladium-catalyzed C–C bond formation has generated very high turnover numbers (TONs) in topical reactions such as Heck, Suzuki, Sonogashira couplings, and direct sp2C–H functionalization. Herein, the OA of aryl bromides to Pd(0) complexes stabilized by ferrocenylpolyphosphane ligands L1 (tetraphosphane), L2 (triphosphane), and L3 (diphosphane) is considered. The investigation of kinetic constants for the addition of Ph…

Structural Rearrangements in Triple-Decker-Like Complexes with Mixed Group 15/16 Ligands: Synthesis and Characterization of the Redox Couple [Cp2*Fe2As2Se2]/[Cp2*Fe2As2Se2]+ (Cp*=C5Me5)

The reaction of As4Se4 with stoichiometric amounts of [Cp*Fe2(CO)4] (Cp* = C5Me5) in boiling toluene forms [Cp2*Fe2As2Se2] (1) in good yield. X-ray crystallography shows 1 to have a triple-decker structure which comprises a tetraatomic mu,eta4:4-As2Se2 ligand. Density functional theory (DFT) and extended Huckel molecular orbital (EHMO) calculations confirm that the As2Se2 ligand behaves as a four-electron pi donor. Oxidation of 1 with equimolar amounts of [(C5H5)2Fe]PF6, Br2 and I2, respectively, gave compounds 2-4. According to X-ray crystallographic investigations that were carried out on 2 and 4, the oxidation state has a considerable influence on the structure of the Fe2As2Se2 core: sig…

Gold(I) Complexes Nuclearity in Constrained Ferrocenyl Diphosphines: Dramatic Effect in Gold‐Catalyzed Enyne Cycloisomerization

International audience; Di-tert-butylated-bis(phosphino)ferrocene ligands bearing phosphino substituents R (R=phenyl, cyclohexyl, isopropyl, mesityl, or furyl) allow tuning the selective formation of Au(I) halide complexes. Thus, dinuclear linear twocoordinate, but also rare mononuclear trigonal three-coordinate and tetrahedral four-coordinate complexes were formed upon tuning of the conditions. Both Au(I) chloride and rarer Au(I) iodide complexes were synthesized, and their X-ray diffraction analysis are reported. The significance of the control of structure and nuclearity in Au(I) complexes is further illustrated herein by its strong effect on the efficiency and selectivity of gold-cataly…

On the mechanistic behavior of highly efficient palladium-tetraphosphine catalytic systems for cross-coupling reactions: first spectroscopic and electrochemical studies of oxidative addition on Pd(0)/multidentate ferrocenylpolyphosphine complexes

Electrochemical studies carried out in conjunction with 31P NMR spectroscopy on the palladium(II)/palladium(0) halogeno complexes of the tetraphosphine 1,1′,2,2′-tetrakis(diphenylphosphino)-4,4′-di...

Versatile redox reactivity of triaryl-meso-substituted Ni(ii) porphyrin

The electrochemical oxidation of nickel(II) 5,15-p-ditolyl-10-phenylporphyrin (1-Ni) leads to the formation of different coupling products, with the distribution depending on the nature of the solvent (CH2Cl2–CH3CN, CH2Cl2, DMF), the cell configuration (2 or 3 compartments) and the number of electrons abstracted. In a two compartment configuration (anode and cathode in the same compartment) in a CH2Cl2–CH3CN mixture, nickel(II) 5-chloro-10,20-p-ditolyl-15-phenylporphyrin (1-Ni-Cl) was isolated in good yield and its mechanism of formation is proposed. Switching to the three compartment configuration, the meso-β/meso-β doubly fused dimer (3-Ni) is detected as the major product whereas in pure…

Electrochemistry as an Attractive and Effective Tool for the Synthesis and Immobilization of Porphyrins on an Electrode Surface

Magnesium(II) 10-phenyl-5,15-p-ditolylporphyrin is easily and cleanly transformed by electrolysis. A nitro group is first introduced at the free meso position by anodic substitution. Hydrogenation into the amine is then carried out electrocatalytically under ambient conditions with water as a hydrogen supplier. The synthesized porphyrin under the nickel(II) form can be covalently grafted onto a platinum electrode by electrochemical reduction of the diazonium cation, generated in situ by a reaction of the nickel(II) aminoporphyrin with sodium nitrite and trifluoroacetic acid. The electrosynthesized thin film gives an electrochemical response typical of a porphyrin material. Films grown under…

Aminomethyl-Substituted Ferrocenes and Derivatives: Straightforward Synthetic Routes, Structural Characterization, and Electrochemical Analysis

A variety of aminomethyl-substituted ferrocenes and the parent compounds (iminomethyl)ferrocenes, azaferrocenophanes, and diferrocenylamines can be selectively synthesized from reductive amination of 1,1′-diformylferrocene or formylferrocene. The optimized one- or two-step reactions have delivered 13 new compounds, isolated in 65–97% yields, which include tertiary (ferrocenylmethyl)amines and azaferrocenophanes by using NaBH(OAc)3 as a mild reducing agent and (iminomethyl)ferrocenes and secondary (ferrocenylmethyl)amines by using LiAlH4. X-ray structures of representative members of these ferrocene derivative families have evidenced the preferred conformation adopted by ferrocene backbones,…

A general diastereoselective synthesis of highly functionalized ferrocenyl ambiphiles enabled on a large scale by electrochemical purification

International audience; A general synthesis of highly functionalized ferrocenes, which include (P,B)- and (N,B)-ambiphiles, has been developed at a multigram scale. Diastereoselective stepwise modification of di-tert-butylated ferrocenes included the unprecedented separation of electroactive species. Bulky alkyl groups on ferrocenes ensure planar chirality of ambiphiles and enforce closer proximity of antagonist Lewis functions.

Crystallographic and (spectro)electrochemical characterizations of cobalt(II) 10-phenyl-5,15-di-p-tolylporphyrin

International audience; The synthesis, cyclic and rotating disk electrode voltammograms, UV-visible absorption and Xray diffraction analyses of cobalt(II) 10-phenyl-5,15-dip -tolylporphyrin (1-Co) are described. 1-Co was crystallized by slow diffusion of n-hexane into a concentrated CH2Cl2 solution. X-ray diffraction analyses reveals porphyrin aromatic cycle stacking in the crystal, C-H•••π interactions of the CH2Cl2 solvent with the π-system of one tolyl group and Co(II)•••π (porphyrin ring) interactions. The abstraction of 1.0 F/mol during the electrolysis at the first oxidation potential was followed by spectroelectrochemistry. It leads to the Co(II) → Co(III) transformation rather than …

Oxidative C-N fusion of pyridinyl-substituted porphyrins.

International audience; The mild (electro) chemical oxidation of pyridin-2-ylthio-meso substituted Ni(II) porphyrins affords C-N fused cationic and dicationic pyridinium-based derivatives. These porphyrins are fully characterized and the molecular structure of one of them was confirmed by X-ray crystallography. A mechanism for the intramolecular oxidative C-N coupling is proposed based on theoretical calculations and cyclic voltammetry analyses.

Metal Telluride Clusters Composed of Niobocene Carbonyl, Telluride, and Cobalt Carbonyl Units: Syntheses, Structures, and Reactivity

Abstract: The reaction of [Cp#2NbTe2H] (1#; Cp# = Cp* (C5Me5) or Cp(x) (C5Me4Et)) with two equivalents of [Co2(CO)8] gives a series of cobalt carbonyl telluride clusters that contain different types of niobocene carbonyl fragments. At 0 degrees C, [Cp#2NbTe2CO3(CO)7] (2#) and [Co4Te2(CO)10] (3) are formed which disappear at higher temperatures: in boiling toluene a mixture of [cat2][Co9Te6(CO)8] (5#) (cat= [Cp#2Nb(CO)2]+) and [cat2][Co11Te7(CO)10] (6#) is formed along with [cat][Co(CO)4] (4#). Complexes 6# transform into [cat][Co11Te7(CO)10] (7#) upon interaction with HPF6 or wet SiO2. The molecular structures of 2(Cp(x)), 4(Cp(x)), 5(Cp*), 6(Cp*) and 7(Cp*) have been determined by X-ray cr…

Optical, Electrochemical, and Catalytic Properties of the Unsaturated Host Pd3(dppm)3(CO)2+and Pd4(dppm)4(H)2+2Clusters: An Overview

This paper presents an overview of the optical, photophysical, and photochemical properties including UV-visible and luminescence spectra in solution at 298 and 77 K, along with electrochemical, and catalytic behavior under reduction conditions (for both thermally and electrochemically assisted systems) of the tri- and tetranuclear Pd3(dppm)3(CO)2+ and Pd4(dppm)4(H)2+ 2 clusters (dppm=bis(diphenylphosphino)methane). This review is also complemented with relevant information about their syntheses, molecular and electronic structures supported from computer modeling, EHMO and DFT calculations, and their host-guest behavior with anions and neutral molecules, in relation with their observed rea…

Synthesis of μ-C2S44− Cobalt Complexes by Activation of the 1,3,4,6-tetrathiapentalene-2,5-dione, and Electrochemical Study of [(Cp*Co)2(μ-C2S4)]

The bimetallic complex [Cp(*)Co)2(μ-C2S4)] in which the two metal centres are linked by an ethylenetetrathiolate C2S44− unit, was synthesized in high yield by oxidative addition of 1,3,4,6 tetrathiapentalene-2,5-dione to [Cp(*)Co(CO)2]. The X-ray crystal structure of the intermediate product Cp*Co(dmid) (dmid2− = 4,5-disulfanyl-1,3-dithiol-2-onate) is presented. The electrochemical behaviour of the [(Cp*Co)2(μ-C2S4)] complex was studied in detail in the oxidative range. This study has shown that the nature of the product obtained after oxidation depends on the presence of complexing agent in the solution. The mechanism has been elucidated in a CH2Cl2 solution in the presence of P(OMe)3. In …

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 …

Electrosynthesis as a powerful method for the generation of catalytic intermediates: efficient isolation of a palladium aryl halide oxidative addition product.

International audience; Polyphosphane ligands of controlled conformation promote highly efficient palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions. Electrosynthesis has been used as a new straightforward method to obtain important intermediates in the search for a better mechanistic understanding. As a proof of concept, the facile synthesis of a phenyl iodopalladium(II) complex (2) was conducted at the electrolysis scale from a readily electrogenerated unstable Pd0 precursor.

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…

Unexpected Reaction of the Unsaturated Cluster Host and Catalyst [Pd3(3-CO)(dppm)3]2+ with the Hydroxide Ion: Spectroscopic and Kinetic Evidence of an Inner-Sphere Mechanism

The title cluster, [Pd(3)(mu(3)-CO)(dppm)(3)](2+) (dppm=bis(diphenylphosphino)methane), reacts with one equivalent of hydroxide anions (OH(-)), from tetrabutylammonium hydroxide (Bu(4)NOH), to give the paramagnetic [Pd(3)(mu(3)-CO)(dppm)(3)](+) species. Reaction with another equivalent of OH(-) leads to the zero-valent compound [Pd(3)(mu(3)-CO)(dppm)(3)](0). From electron paramagnetic resonance analysis of the reaction medium using the spin-trap agent 5,5-dimethyl-1-pyrroline-N-oxide (DMPO), the 2-tetrahydrofuryl or methyl radicals, deriving from the tetrahydrofuran (THF) or dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) solvent, respectively, were detected. For both [Pd(3)(mu(3)-CO)(dppm)(3)](2+) and [Pd(3)(mu…

Electrochemical meso-functionalization of magnesium(II) porphine

International audience; Regioselective meso-functionalization of the totally unsubstituted magnesium(II) porphine was performed by controlled potential electrolysis with pyridine and triphenylphosphine as nucleophiles leading to the original pyridinium and phosphonium substituted derivatives, respectively. The crystallographic structure of the latter is described as the only meso-phosphonium porphyrin reported to date.

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CCDC 1848218: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination

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CCDC 981913: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination

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CCDC 1983798: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination

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CCDC 981911: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination

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