ISSN:
1434-1948
Keywords:
Rhodium
;
N ligands
;
Carbonyl complexes
;
Methoxycarbonyl
;
Dinuclear complexes
;
Chemistry
;
General Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The reaction of 1,4,7-trimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane (Cn*) with [{(CO)2Rh(μ-Cl)}2] in methanol at 0°C, followed by the addition of NH4PF6, results in the formation of the mononuclear carbonyl complex [Cn*Rh(μ-CO)2]PF6 ([1]PF6), the dinuclear carbonyl complex [Cn*Rh(μ-CO)3RhCn*](PF6)2 {[2](PF6)2} and the dinuclear methoxycarbonyl complex [Cn*Rh(C(O)OMe)(μ-CO)2RhCn*]PF6 ([3]PF6). The reaction of [2](PF6)2 with NaOMe results in formation of [3]PF6 by the attack of the methoxide at a bridging carbonyl. Treatment of [3]PF6 with NH4PF6 regenerates [2](PF6)2, thus showing that the methoxylation of [2](PF6)2 is reversible. The structures of [1]PF6, [2](PF6)2 and [3]PF6 have been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. For [3]PF6 an unprecendented facile, reversible, migration of the C(O)OMe ligand between the two rhodium centres of the Rh(μ-CO)2Rh core is observed.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
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