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New Rea ction P a th w a ys for µ-η1,η2-Allen yl Liga n d s:
On -Off Allen yl Coor d in a tion a n d CO In ser tion in to th e
Hyd r oca r byl Br id ge in
Ru 2(CO)6(µ-P P h 2){µ-η1,η2r,â-C(P h )dCdCP h 2}
Peter Blenkiron,† J ohn F. Corrigan,‡ Nicholas J . Taylor,‡ and Arthur J . Carty*,†,‡
The Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences, National Research Council of Canada,
100 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0R6, and Guelph-Waterloo Centre for
Graduate Work in Chemistry, Waterloo Campus, Department of Chemistry, University of
Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
Simon Doherty,* Mark R. J . Elsegood, and William Clegg
Department of Chemistry, Bedson Building, University of Newcastle,
Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, United Kingdom
Received August 21, 1996X
Summary: The binuclear allenyl complex Ru2(CO)6(µ-
PPh2){µ-η1,η2R,â-C(Ph)dCdCPh2} (1) reacts with bis-
(diphenylphosphino)methane (dppm) to afford Ru2(CO)4-
(µ-PPh2)(µ-dppm){µ-η1,η2-C(O)C(Ph)dCdCPh2} (2) con-
taining an acylallenyl ligand and Ru2(CO)4(µ-PPh2)(µ-
dppm){µ-η1,η2R,â-C(Ph)dCdCPh2} (4). With bis(diphe-
nylphosphino)ethane (dppe), 1 affords Ru2(CO)5(µ-PPh2)-
(η2-dppe){η1-C(Ph)dCdCPh2} (3), which contains a
terminal η1-coordinated allenyl fragment. The X-ray
structures of 2-4 are reported.
plexes M2(CO)6(µ-PPh2){µ-η1,η2R,â-C(Ph)dCdCH2} (M )
Ru, Os)8 and Pd2(PPh3)2(µ-Cl)(µ-η3-C(H)dCdCH2).9
Herein, we report new reaction pathways for the
allenyl ligand in Ru2(CO)6(µ-PPh2){µ-η1,η2R,â-C(Ph)dCd
CPh2} (1)10 including (i) a transformation of the µ-η1,η2
-
R,â
allenyl ligand into a terminal η1-metalloallene via
displacement of the coordinated CR-Câ double bond and
(ii) a dppm-induced migratory insertion-elimination
sequence for an allenyl ligand. The interconversion of
terminal and bridging allenyl ligands has no literature
precedent and there is only a single report of the reac-
tivity of binuclear allenyl complexes with diphosphines.8
The reactivity of the cumulated C3 hydrocarbyl group
sC(R)dCdCR′2 (allenyl) has been much less extensively
developed than that of unsaturated C2 groups (e.g.,
alkynyl and alkenyl). Several recent developments
suggest that mono- and polynuclear allenyl complexes
undergo a variety of novel transformations which herald
the beginning of an exciting organometallic chemistry
for this fragment.1 Examples include η1- to η3-bonding
changes at a mononuclear center,2 the generation of
dimetallocyclopentanes and pentenes via nucleophilic
We have previously detailed the reactivity of Ru2-
(CO)6(µ-PPh2){µ-η1,η2â,γ-C(Ph)dCdCH2} (5) toward
mono-4 and bidentate8 phosphines. Although closely
related, 1 and 5 differ structurally in that the π-coor-
dinated allenyl ligand in 1 is attached via the CR-Câ
bond and by the Câ-Cγ bond in 5. We have initiated
the current study in an effort to determine how the
bonding mode of the allenyl ligand impacts on chemical
behavior.
3
attack at Câ in µ-η1,η2R,â-allenyl complexes,4 azatrim-
ethylenemethanes from Câ addition of amines in η3-
platinum complexes,5 cycloaddition and coupling reac-
tions with dienophiles and alkynes,6 the mutual iso-
merization of (η1-allenyl)- and (η1-propargyl)platinum
complexes,7 new ligand coupling/insertion reactions,8
and new allenyl bonding modes in the binuclear com-
Stirring a room temperature n-heptane solution of 1
(0.20 g, 0.24 mmol) with dppm (0.090 g, 0.23 mmol) for
3 h afforded an orange precipitate which, on recrystal-
lization, gave Ru2(CO)4(µ-PPh2)(µ-dppm){µ-η1,η2-C(O)C-
(Ph)dCdCPh2} (2) in 80% yield.11 Under similar con-
ditions the reaction of 1 with dppe afforded Ru2(CO)5(µ-
PPh2)(η2-dppe){η1-C(Ph)dCdCPh2} (3) as the sole product
(71% yield) after chromatographic workup.12 In each
case reaction monitoring by IR spectroscopy showed only
* Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
† Steacie Institute.
‡ GWC2.
X Abstract published in Advance ACS Abstracts, J anuary 1, 1997.
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(11) Spectroscopic data for 2: IR (CH2Cl2) ν(CO)/cm-1, 2025 w, 2010
s, 1967 m, 1961 sh; 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 7.61-5.82 (m, 45H, Ph), 4.39
(m, 1H, Ph2PCH2), 3.93 (m, 1H, Ph2PCH2); 31P{1H} NMR (CDCl3) δ
129.3 (dd, J PµP
) 139.0 Hz, J
4.02d.ppFmound: C, 63.98; H, 4.22.
) 23.2 Hz, J PµPdppm ) 17.5 Hz, µ-P), 29.3 (dd, J P
dppmPdppm
dppm
) 17.5 Hz, dppm), 2.5 (dd, J P
) 139.0 Hz,
dppmPdppm
PµPdppm
J PµP
) 23.2 Hz, dppm). Anal. Calc for C63H47O5P3Ru2: C, 64.17; H,
(12) Spectroscopic data for 3: IR (C6H12) ν(CO)/cm-1, 2005 sh, 1992
s, 1980 sh, 1946 m, 1923 m; 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 7.81-6.71 (m, 45H,
Ph), 2.10 (dd, J PH ) 20.0 Hz, J HH ) 2.7 Hz, 2H, Ph2PCH2), 2.06 (t, J PH
) 5.2 Hz, J HH ) 5.2 Hz, 2H, Ph2PCH2); 31P{1H} NMR (CDCl3) δ 107.2
(dd, J PµP
132.0 Hz, J P
) 132.0 Hz, J PµP
) 14.0 Hz, µ-P), 63.0 (dd, J PµP
)
dppe
dppe
dppe
) 14.0 Hz, dppe), 58.0 (dd, J PµP
) 14.0 Hz,
dppePdppe
dppe
(7) Ogoshi, S.; Fukunishi, Y.; Tsutsumi, K.; Kurosawa, H. J . Chem.
Soc., Chem. Commun. 1995, 2485.
J P
) 14.0 Hz dppe). Anal. Calc for C64H49O5P3Ru2: C, 64.43; H,
dppePdppe
4.14. Found: C, 63.80; H, 4.19.
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