Synthesis, structure, and reactivity of paramagnetic iron(II) and iron(III) amidodiphosphine complexes

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/om970665i

The preparation and characterization of a series of divalent and trivalent iron complexes that incorporate the amidodiphosphine ligand N(SiMe₂CH₂PPh₂)₂ are reported. Mononuclear, tetrahedral complexes of the type FeX[N(SiMe₂CH₂PPH₂)₂], where X = Cl, Br, have been prepared; magnetic susceptibility studies indicate that these are high-spin d⁶ systems. The preparation of Fe(II) alkyls of the formula FeR[N(SiMe₂CH₂PPh₂)₂] was examined; small alkyl substituents such as R = Me or CH₂Ph were found to be thermally unstable and, thus, not isolable; however, for R = CH₂SiMe₃ and CH(SiMe₃)₂, room-temperature stable, yellow, paramagnetic solids could be obtained. The reaction of FeCl[N(SiMe₂CH₂PPh₂)₂] with NaCp·-DME generates the thermally stable, diamagnetic complex Fe(η⁵-C₅H₅)[N(SiMe₂CH ₂PPh₂)₂]. The corresponding Fe(III) derivative FeX₂[N(SiMe₂CH₂PPh₂)₂] could be prepared in high yield by direct reaction of the LiN(SiMe₂CH₂PPH₂)₂ ligand precursor with either FeCl₃ or FeBr₃. Variable-temperature magnetic susceptibility studies indicate that FeBr₂[N(SiMe₂-CH₂PPh₂)₂] is an example of a spin-admixed system (S = 3/2 and 5/2 spin states).

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Organometallics 1998, 17, 2313-2323
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Syn th esis, Str u ctu r e, a n d Rea ctivity of P a r a m a gn etic
Ir on (II) a n d Ir on (III) Am id od ip h osp h in e Com p lexes
Michael D. Fryzuk,* Daniel B. Leznoff, Erin S. F. Ma, Steven J . Rettig,† and
Victor G. Young, J r.‡
Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall,
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z1
Received August 1, 1997
The preparation and characterization of a series of divalent and trivalent iron complexes
that incorporate the amidodiphosphine ligand N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2 are reported. Mononuclear,
tetrahedral complexes of the type FeX[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2], where X ) Cl, Br, have been
prepared; magnetic susceptibility studies indicate that these are high-spin d6 systems. The
preparation of Fe(II) alkyls of the formula FeR[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2] was examined; small
alkyl substituents such as R ) Me or CH2Ph were found to be thermally unstable and, thus,
not isolable; however, for R ) CH2SiMe3 and CH(SiMe3)2, room-temperature stable, yellow,
paramagnetic solids could be obtained. The reaction of FeCl[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2] with NaCp‚-
DME generates the thermally stable, diamagnetic complex Fe(η5-C5H5)[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2].
The corresponding Fe(III) derivative FeX2[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2] could be prepared in high
yield by direct reaction of the LiN(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2 ligand precursor with either FeCl3 or
FeBr3. Variable-temperature magnetic susceptibility studies indicate that FeBr2[N(SiMe2-
3
5
CH2PPh2)2] is an example of a spin-admixed system (S ) /2 and /2 spin states).
In tr od u ction
halides.7 Thus, the extension to Fe(II) and Fe(III)
seemed logical.
The organometallic chemistry of iron is dominated by
complexes that contain cyclopentadienyl and/or carbonyl
ligands.1,2 Such complexes have found widespread use
in organic synthesis and have also helped delineate
fundamental processes in organometallic chemistry. In
an effort to expand organoiron chemistry, we have
examined the synthesis and reactivity of Fe(II) and Fe-
(III) complexes stabilized by the mixed-donor multiden-
tate ligand N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2. Our original design
strategy was to take advantage of the fact that this
potentially tridentate ligand should be able to stabilize
metal complexes in variable oxidation states due to the
presence of the vastly different donor types;3-5 the
amide portion of the ligand can stabilize metals in high
valency states, while the phosphine donors are known
to stabilize low oxidation states. Using this ligand
system, we have been able to prepare complexes in
which the central metal is in an unusual oxidation state,
for example, mononuclear Zr(III) and Hf(III) deriva-
tives,6 and study changes in oxidation states, most
recently with Co(II) and Co(III) by reaction with alkyl
In this paper we report the synthesis of divalent iron
complexes of the formula FeX[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2].
These Fe(II) derivatives serve as useful precursors to
the formation of thermally labile, paramagnetic alkyl
derivatives.1,8 Complexes that contain Fe(II) and Fe-
(III) can show a wide range of magnetic behavior;9 in
this work, we detail the structure and variable-temper-
ature magnetic susceptibility studies of an unusual,
spin-admixed Fe(III) complex.
Resu lts a n d Discu ssion
Syn th esis an d Reactivity of Ir on (II) Halide Com -
p lexes. Dropwise addition of the lithium salt LiN-
(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2 to a slurry of FeX2 (X ) Cl, Br) in THF
(eq 1) gives the toluene-soluble complexes FeX[N(SiMe2-
CH2PPh2)2] (X ) Cl (1), Br (2)) as slightly beige powders
in high yield. The complexes have a solution magnetic
(1)
† Professional Officer: UBC X-ray Structural Laboratory.
‡ X-ray Crystallographic Center, Department of Chemistry, 160
Kolthoff Hall, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455.
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system (four unpaired electrons).12 FeX[N(SiMe2CH2-
PPh2)2] is ESR-silent, but broad peaks are visible in the
1H NMR spectra. Unfortunately, it is difficult to assign
the spectrum due to extreme broadness (leading to
unreliable integration) and missing peaks. Knowledge
of the spectra, however, is useful in compound identi-
fication.
Sch em e 1
Despite extensive efforts, X-ray-quality crystals of the
halide complexes could not be obtained. However, on
the basis of the spectroscopic evidence, halides 1 and 2
are likely mononuclear and tetrahedral. The measure-
ment of a high-spin d6 system rules out the possibility
of square-planar coordination as square-planar iron(II)
complexes such as Fe(C6Cl5)2(PEt2Ph)2 are generally low
spin.13 A dimeric species can be excluded as it would
be expected to show lower solubility in toluene, as found
for the related chromium(II) chloride dimer {[(Ph2PCH2-
SiMe2)2N]Cr}2(µ-Cl)2. Other tetrahedral iron(II) phos-
phine halide complexes are known and include FeCl2-
(dippe),14 FeCl2(PEtnPh3-n)2,15 FeCl2(depe),16 and FeX2-
(dppe).17,18 A tetrahedral, structurally characterized Fe-
(II) amide FeCl[NR′Arf](TMEDA) (R′ ) C(CD3)2CH3,
C(CD3)2Ph; Arf ) 2,5-C6H3FMe)19 and several Fe(II)
thiolates20 and selenolates21,22 have also been reported.
All of these examples are high-spin Fe(II) compounds,
with magnetic moments ranging from 4.8 to 5.3 µB.
Addition of weak donor solvents such as acetonitrile
or THF to iron chloride 1 caused no change in the UV-
vis spectrum. Addition of 1 atm of CO to a toluene
solution of 1 also yielded no obvious spectral changes.
Only upon addition of pyridine, a strong σ-donor, was
an effect observable. This is in stark contrast to the
reactions of the chromium chloride dimer {[(Ph2PCH2-
SiMe2)2N]Cr}2(µ-Cl)2 with donor ligands, which generate
five-coordinate adducts even with weak donors.23,24
These pyridine complexes are deep orange but could
not be isolated for elemental analysis, even from neat
pyridine. However, careful titration with stoichiometric
and then excess pyridine yielded equilibrium constants
for ligation of one and then two pyridines to the
tetrahedral iron center. Analysis of the above data gave
order-of-magnitude estimates of K1 ) 2 × 104 and K2 )
6.
Although it is tempting to definitively assign the
mono- and bis(pyridine) adducts as five- and six-
coordinate species, respectively, the evidence is incon-
clusive. In particular, the solution magnetic moment
of 1 in pyridine-d5 is 4.9 µB, implying that tetrahedral
coordination is preserved (octahedral, high-spin Fe(II)
generally has a higher µeff than tetrahedral Fe(II) due
1
to a first-order orbital contribution). However, the H
NMR spectrum of chloride 1 in pyridine-d5 shows no
substantial change from that observed in benzene-d6;
one would expect shifted resonances (versus uncom-
plexed 1) due to the fluxionality of the phosphine arms
if tetrahedral coordination was preserved. Finally, the
31P{1H} NMR spectrum of chloride 1 in pyridine-d5 is
barren of peaks, implying that the phosphines are bound
to the paramagnetic Fe(II) center at least some of the
time.
Syn th esis a n d Str u ctu r e of a Bis(liga n d ) Ir on -
(II) Com p lex. In the preparation of chloride 1 (eq 1),
a capricious side product was formed in low yields.
However, because this material formed X-ray-quality
crystals, we were able to determine its structure. Pale
green crystals were obtained and shown to be the bis-
(ligand) complex Fe[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2]2 (3); the mo-
lecular formula was confirmed by an elemental analysis
on material synthesized in good yield by the appropriate
stoichiometry changes as outlined in Scheme 1. Such
bis(ligand) complexes of the general formula M[N(SiMe2-
CH2PPh2)2]2 (M ) Cr, Co) have been previously sug-
gested to lower the yields of the mono(ligand) deriva-
tives MX[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2].23,24
The ligation of pyridine to 1 can be monitored by UV-
vis spectroscopy due to the growth of a band at 370 nm
upon addition of pyridine. Further addition caused a
shift of this band to 388 nm; hence, a two-step equilib-
rium involving a mono(pyridine) adduct and a bis-
(pyridine) derivative is proposed (eqs 2 and 3).
K1
FeCl[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2] + py y\z
FeCl(py)[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2] (2)
K2
FeCl(py)[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2] + py y
\z
FeCl(py)2[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2] (3)
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A solution magnetic moment of 4.7 µB for 3 was
measured by Evans’ method and is consistent with a
high-spin d6 tetrahedral system. The mass spectrum
shows a molecular ion peak at 1112 m/e, loss of a CH2-
PPh2 arm at 913 m/e, and the base peak M+ - [N(SiMe2-
CH2PPh2)2] at 584 m/e. There are no signals assignable
to chloride-containing species in the spectrum, consis-
(20) Bierbach, U.; Saak, W.; Haase, D.; Pohl, S. Z. Naturforsch. B
1991, 46, 1629.
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remains tetrahedral due to the steric congestion around
the metal. The distortions in the tetrahedral array
manifest themselves in the coordination-sphere bond
angles, which range from 90.97(7)° (P(1)-Fe-N(1)) to
142.50(9)° (N(1)-Fe-N(2)).
Typical octahedral low-spin Fe(II)-P bonds range
from 2.24 to 2.30 Å, while octahedral high-spin com-
plexes have Fe-P bonds which are much longer, typi-
cally from 2.58 to 2.68 Å.25 The Fe-P bond lengths of
2.4580(7) and 2.4696(7) Å in the bis(ligand) complex 3
are intermediate between these two extremes. These
Fe-P bond lengths compare well with other tetrahedral
iron(II)-P bond lengths such as 2.426(1) Å in Fe(Se-
2,6-iPr2-C6H3)2(PMe2Ph)2,21 2.408(2) and 2.447(2) Å in
Fe(Se-2,6-iPr2-C6H3)2(depe),21 and 2.47(1) Å in FeCl2-
(dippe).14
There are a number of iron(II) amide complexes with
low coordination numbers that have been structurally
characterized. Some examples include Fe[N(SiMe-
Ph2)2]2,26 Fe[N(SiMe3)2]2(THF),27 and FeCl(TMEDA)[N-
R′Arf] (R′ ) C(CD3)2CH3, C(CD3)2Ph; Arf ) 2,5-C6H3-
FMe),19 with Fe-N bond lengths of 1.917(2), 1.927(3),
and 1.916(5) and 1.918(3) Å, respectively. The corre-
sponding Fe-N distances in the bis(ligand) complex 3
of 1.981(2) and 1.987(2) Å are slightly longer than those
observed in other iron(II) amides, presumably due to
steric crowding. The N-Si bond lengths in 3 range from
1.712(2) to 1.725(2) Å and are comparable to those
observed in the iron(II) amides in Fe[N(SiMe3)2]2(THF)27
(1.709(5) Å) and Fe[N(SiMe3)2]2 (1.723(5) Å, gas-phase
electron diffraction).28
F igu r e 1. Molecular structure (ball and stick) and num-
bering scheme for Fe[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2]2 (3). Only the
phenyl ipso carbons on phosphorus are included for clarity.
Sch em e 2
Syn th esis a n d Str u ctu r e of F e(η5-C5H5)[N(SiMe2-
CH2P P h 2)2] (4). Dropwise addition of a solution of
NaC5H5‚DME (DME ) 1,2-dimethoxyethane) to a THF
solution of chloride 1 at -78 °C caused a color change
to dark red, and from the resulting solution red crystals
of Fe(η5-C5H5)[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2] (4) were isolated and
characterized (eq 4). This complex is analogous to those
tent with the bis(ligand) formulation. The 1H NMR
spectrum for bis(ligand) complex 3 contains four broad
peaks which can be tentatively assigned using integra-
tion and relative broadness to ligand backbone peaks;
the backbone methylene CH2 peaks are too broad to be
observed. The unique SiMe2 resonance appears at
+20.5 ppm, the meta proton resonance at +10.8 ppm,
and the ortho and para resonances at +1.0 and -1.0
ppm, respectively. The observation of only one set of
resonances for the ligand implies a fluxional process in
action that makes the two sides of the chelate arm
equivalent. The 31P{1H} NMR spectrum of 3 is devoid
of peaks, a fact that can also be attributed to a fluxional
process involving dissociation and reassociation of the
chelating phosphines to the paramagnetic center.
The crystal structure, shown in Figure 1, reveals the
tetrahedral coordination around the iron center, with
each potentially tridentate ligand bound through the
central amide and one phosphine, that is, in a bidentate
fashion. Crystallographic data for all structures re-
ported are in Table 1; selected bond lengths and angles
for 3 are found in Table 2. The complex probably
(4)
prepared with chromium and cobalt metal centers.7,23,24
The X-ray crystal structure (Figure 2) of the 18-
electron, diamagnetic Fe(η5-C5H5)[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2]
(4) revealed the expected monomeric distorted pseudo-
octahedral geometry. The bond angles (Table 3) around
the iron center of 123.2°, 124.1°, and 124.0° (P(1)-Fe-
Cp, P(2)-Fe-Cp, and N-Fe-Cp) are comparable to
those found in the chromium analogue.24 The Fe-P
bond lengths (Table 3) of 2.256(1) and 2.242(1) Å are
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3430.
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30, 2547.
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Ta ble 1. Cr ysta llogr a p h ic Da ta
Fryzuk et al.
compound
formula
fw
color, habit
cryst size, mm
cryst syst
space group
a, Å
3a
4b
6a
7a
C60H72FeN2P4Si4
1113.29
brown, block
0.50 × 0.25 × 0.12
orthorhombic
Pca21
15.7747(3)
18.7736(3)
20.5858(4)
90
C35H41FeNP2Si2
649.68
C37H55FeNP2Si4
743.97
C33H39Br2FeNP2Si2
783.44
brown, block
0.26 × 0.08 × 0.05
triclinic
P1h (No. 2)
9.8961(2)
11.6989(3)
16.1366(4)
97.767(1)
91.290(1)
97.852(1)
1832.10(8)
2
red, prism
0.20 × 0.30 × 0.40
monoclinic
P21/n (No. 14)
15.842(2)
12.532(3)
17.803(2)
90
111.144(8)
90
3295.9(9)
4
colorless, irregular
0.50 × 0.18 × 0.04
monoclinic
P21/n (No. 14)
11.3293(1)
16.6607(2)
22.3181(3)
90
99.048(1)
90
4160.21(8)
4
b, Å
c, Å
R, deg
â, deg
90
90
γ, deg
V, Å3
6096.4(2)
4
-100
1.213
2352
Mo
Z
T, °C
21
1.309
-100
1.188
1584
Mo
-100
1.420
796
Mo
F
calc, g/cm3
F(000)
1368
Mo
6.52
0.94-1.00
ω-2θ
radiation
µ, cm-1
transmission factors
scan type
0.79-0.95
0.849-1.00
0.523-1.00
scan range, deg in ω
scan speed, deg/min
data collected
2θmax, deg
crystal decay, %
total no. of reflns
no. of unique reflections
Rmerge
1.26 + 0.35 tan θ
16 (up to 8 rescans)
+h, (k, (l
55
negligible
8212
(h, (k, (l
50
negligible
29 157
9622
0.0281
9620
720
(h, +k, +l
50
negligible
20 694
7254
0.0274
7254
471
(h, (k, +l
50
negligible
10 443
6135
0.0448
6125
401
7926
0.031
no. with I g nσ(I)
no. of variables
R
3882
371
0.0285
0.0337
1.060
0.037
0.0317
0.0433
1.019
0.0704
0.1107
0.981
Rw
gof
0.037
1.80
max ∆/σ
0.0004
residual density e/Å3
-0.159, 0.218
-0.21, 0.60
-0.24, 0.241
-1.887, 1.196
a
Siemens SMART CCD diffractometer, function minimized ∑w(|Fo| - |Fc|)2, where w-1 ) σ2(Fo) + 0.0010Fo2, R ) ∑|Fo| - |Fc|/∑|Fo|, Rw
) ∑|(w1/2(Fo - Fc)|/∑|(w)1/2Fo|, and gof ) [∑w(|Fo| - |Fc|)2/(m - n)]1/2. Values given for R, Rw, and gof are based on those reflections with
b
I g 2σ(I). Rigaku AFC6S diffractometer, takeoff angle 6.0°, aperature 6.0 × 6.0 mm at a distance of 285 mm from the crystal, stationary
background counts at each end of the scan (scan/background time ratio 2:1), Cu KR (λ ) 1.541 78 Å) or Mo KR radiation (λ ) 0.710 69 Å),
graphite monochromator, σ2(F2) ) [S2(C + 4B)]/Lp2 (S ) scan speed, C ) scan count, B ) normalized background count), function minimized
∑w(|Fo| - |Fc|)2 where w ) 4Fo2/σ2(Fo2) for 4, R ) ∑||Fo| - |Fc||/∑|Fo|, Rw ) (∑w(|Fo| - |Fc|)2/∑w|Fo| )1/2, and gof ) [∑w(|Fo| - |Fc|)2/(m -
2
n)]1/2. Values given for R, Rw, and gof are based on those reflections with I g 3σ(I).
Ta ble 2. Selected Bon d Len gth s (Å) a n d An gles
(d eg) in F e[N(SiMe2CH2P P h 2)2]2 (3)
Fe(1)-P(1)
Fe(1)-N(1)
N(1)-Si(1)
N(2)-Si(3)
2.4580(7)
1.981(2)
1.725(2)
1.717(2)
Fe(1)-P(3)
Fe(1)-N(2)
N(1)-Si(2)
N(2)-Si(4)
2.4696(7)
1.987(2)
1.721(2)
1.722(2)
N(1)-Fe(1)-N(2) 142.50(9)
P(1)-Fe(1)-N(2) 114.50(6)
P(1)-Fe(1)-N(1)
90.97(7)
P(3)-Fe(1)-N(1) 109.05(6)
P(3)-Fe(1)-N(2)
94.61(6)
P(1)-Fe(1)-P(3)
98.33(3)
Fe(1)-N(1)-Si(1) 116.57(12) Fe(1)-N(2)-Si(3) 114.71(11)
Si(1)-N(1)-Si(2) 121.77(12) Si(3)-N(2)-Si(4) 123.38(12)
comparable to other low-spin octahedral iron(II) com-
plexes (2.24-2.30 Å)25 but much shorter than those
observed for the bis(ligand) complex 3, which contains
a high-spin tetrahedral iron(II) center. Also, these bond
lengths are substantially shorter than those found in
the isostructural chromium complex Cr(η5-C5H5)-
[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2], which has Cr-P bond lengths of
2.353(3) and 2.366(3) Å.24 This shortening is essentially
due to the smaller iron(II) center vs the chromium(II)
center, which in addition to being further left in the
periodic series, still contains two unpaired electrons.
The crystal radii for octahedral low-spin Fe(II) and Cr-
(II) centers are 0.75 and 0.87 Å respectively,29,30 which
almost completely account for the differences observed.
Similarly, the Fe-Cp(centroid) distance of 1.71 Å is
F igu r e 2. Molecular structure (ORTEP) and numbering
scheme for Fe(η5-C5H5)[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2] (4), 33% prob-
ability ellipsoids are shown.
shorter than the 1.86 Å distance observed in the
chromium complex.24 The Fe-N distance of 2.086(3) Å
is comparable to the chromium complex (2.066(7) Å) but
longer than in the tetrahedral high-spin iron complex
(29) Shannon, R. D.; Prewitt, C. T. Acta Crystallogr. B 1969, B25,
925.
(30) Shannon, R. D. Acta Crystallogr. B 1976, A32, 751.

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(PEt3)2,35 and Fe(Mes*)236,37 are all yellow in color. The
yellow color persisted for a few minutes at room tem-
perature, but unfortunately over the course of the
workup procedure, decomposition to brown intractable
materials occurred.
Ta ble 3. Selected Bon d Len gth s (Å) a n d An gles
(d eg) in F e(η5-C5H5)[N(SiMe2CH2P P h 2)2] (4)
Fe(1)-P(1)
Fe(1)-N(1)
Fe(1)-C(32)
Fe(1)-C(34)
Fe(1)-Cpa
Si(1)-N(1)
C(31)-C(32)
C(32)-C(33)
C(34)-C(35)
2.256(1)
2.086(3)
2.070(4)
2.080(4)
1.71
1.689(3)
1.403(5)
1.344(5)
1.407(5)
Fe(1)-P(2)
Fe(1)-C(31)
Fe(1)-C(33)
Fe(1)-C(35)
P(1)-C(1)
Si(2)-N(1)
C(31)-C(35)
C(33)-C(34)
2.242(1)
2.085(4)
2.077(4)
2.087(4)
1.821(3)
1.687(3)
1.391(5)
1.397(5)
The observation that the benzyl complex took longer
to decompose than the methyl complex implied that
steric bulk could be beneficial in the synthesis of iron-
(II) alkyl derivatives. Sterically demanding hydrocarbyl
groups have been used successfully in the synthesis of
low-coordinate iron(II) hydrocarbyl complexes. For
example, tetrahedral iron(II) dialkyls were prepared in
which bulky groups such as CH2SiMe3, CH2CMe3, and
CH2SiMe2Ph were used, and in addition, a bis(benzyl)
complex was prepared and structurally characterized.32
P(1)-Fe(1)-P(2)
P(1)-Fe(1)-Cpa
P(2)-Fe(1)-Cpa
100.14(4) P(1)-Fe(1)-N(1)
81.73(8)
89.94(7)
124.0
125.2
124.1
P(2)-Fe(1)-N(1)
N(1)-Fe(1)-Cpa
Fe(1)-N(1)-Si(1) 112.9(1)
Fe(1)-N(1)-Si(2) 111.9(1)
Si(1)-N(1)-Si(2)
135.2(2)
a
Cp refers to the unweighted centroid of the C(31-35) ring.
Accordingly, dropwise addition of LiCH2SiMe3 at -78
°C to a THF solution of 1 gave a bright yellow solution
over 10 min which remained yellow after standard
workup (eq 6). Evaporation of a yellow hexanes solution
3 by approximately 0.1 Å. Also, the N-Si bond lengths
of 1.689(3) and 1.687(3) Å in diamagnetic 4 are consid-
erably shorter than in high-spin 3 (1.720 Å average).
These observations could reflect the minimal interaction
of the amide lone pair with the metal center in the 18-
electron complex 4 (inclusion of the amide lone pair
would make this a formally 20-electron species or more
appropriately an (18 + δ) complex31 compared to the
14-electron high-spin 3.
(6)
Syn th esis a n d Ch a r a cter iza tion of High -Sp in
Ir on (II) Alk yl Com p lexes. The synthesis of the
corresponding iron(II) methyl complex FeMe[N(SiMe2-
CH2PPh2)2] was attempted by addition of MeLi to a
toluene or THF solution of chloride 1 (eq 5).7,23,24
gave a waxy yellow solid, which gave an elemental
analysis consistent with Fe(CH2SiMe3)[N(SiMe2CH2-
PPh2)2] (5). The mass spectrum showed a weak M+
-
Me peak at 663 m/e and a strong M+ - CH2SiMe3 peak
at 584 m/e. The solution magnetic moment (Evans’
method)10,11 of 4.8 µB is consistent with a high-spin
tetrahedral iron(II) complex. Similarly, reaction of an
extremely bulky alkyl, namely LiCH(SiMe3)2, with
chloride 1 produced, after workup, yellow crystals of Fe-
{CH(SiMe3)2}[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2] (6). The elemental
analysis and the solution magnetic moment of 5.3 µB
confirmed the presence of a high-spin, tetrahedral
organoiron(II) complex (four unpaired electrons with a
second-order orbital contribution). In this derivative,
there was a possibility of an agostic C-H interaction
with the metal center but the IR spectrum showed no
evidence of this, that is, no C-H stretches below 2850
cm-1 were observed.38 The mass spectrum of the bis-
(trimethylsilyl)methyl complex 6 was very informative,
with many identifiable fragments evident. The molec-
ular ion peak at 743 m/e easily lost a proton (likely the
alkyl C-H) to yield a cluster at 742 m/e (M+ - H), which
overlapped with the molecular ion cluster. Also easily
observable was the loss of a methyl group at 728 m/e
(M+ - Me), loss of a trimethylsilyl group at 670 m/e (M+
(5)
Dropwise addition at -78 °C resulted in a golden brown
solution, which turned dark brown upon being warmed
to room temperature. Alternately, addition of MeMgBr
at -78 °C to 1 resulted in a bright yellow solution, which
again changed to dark brown upon being warmed to
room temperature. In both cases, removal of the
solvent, extraction with hexanes, and filtration through
Celite gave an oily brown solid which could not be
identified. The mass spectrum did not show any
recognizable peaks, and elemental analysis of multiple
attempts at this reaction gave irreproducible and un-
assignable results. Attempted methylation of 1 in the
presence of pyridine or phosphine did not result in
tractable materials.
An attempt to form a benzyl complex by addition of
benzylpotassium in THF at -78 °C to halide 1 gave a
bright yellow solution. The appearance of this color was
encouraging because it is consistent with many other
iron(II) alkyl complexes, for example, Fe(CH2Ph)2-
(dippe),32 FeR2 (R ) C(SiMe3)2C5H4N-2),33,34 FePh2-
(34) Leung, W. P.; Lee, H. K.; Weng, L. H.; Luo, B. S.; Zhou, Z. Y.;
Mak, T. C. W. Organometallics 1996, 15, 1785.
(35) Maruyama, K.; Ito, T.; Yamamoto, A. Transition Met. Chem.
1980, 5, 14.
(36) Mu¨ller, H.; Seidel, W.; Go¨rls, H. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl.
1995, 34, 325.
(37) Wehmschulte, R. J .; Power, P. P. Organometallics 1995, 14,
3264.
(38) Brookhart, M.; Green, M. L. H.; Wong, L. L. Prog. Inorg. Chem.
1988, 36, 1.
(31) Schut, D. M.; Keana, K. J .; Tyler, D. R.; Rieger, P. H. J . Am.
Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 8939.
(32) Hermes, A. R.; Girolami, G. S. Organometallics 1987, 6, 763.
(33) Lee, H. K.; Luo, B. S.; Mak, T. C. W.; Leung, W. P. J .
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observed in other high-spin tetrahedral iron(II) com-
plexes. Similarly, the Fe-N bond length of 2.002(2) Å
and the N-Si bond lengths of 1.710(2) and 1.713(2) Å
are comparable to those observed in complex 3.
A series of alkyls stabilized by 1,2-bis(diisopropy-
lphosphino)ethane (dippe) has been prepared and the
p-methylbenzyl complex Fe(CH2C6H4Me)2(dippe) struc-
turally characterized with the Fe-C bond length mea-
sured to be 2.120(6) Å.32 An alkyl-pyridine chelating
ligand was used to prepare FeR2 (R ) C(SiMe3)2C5H4N-
2), with Fe-C bond lengths of 2.154(8) and 2.139(7)
Å.33,34,39 In the case of 6, the Fe-C(31) bond length of
2.069(2) Å is substantially shorter than the other iron-
(II) alkyls, despite the apparent steric bulk of the alkyl
ligand. In fact, this bond length is shorter than that
observed in FeN4(CO)(CH3) (N4 ) macrocyclic tetraden-
tate N-donor, C10H19N8), an 18-electron macrocyclic
complex with a terminal Fe-CH3 ligand (2.077(5) Å).40
The effect of the spin state on the Fe-C bond length in
these complexes is unclear; there are not enough high-
spin iron(II) alkyl complexes structurally characterized
to address this point clearly.
F igu r e 3. Molecular structure (ORTEP) and numbering
scheme for Fe{CH(SiMe3)2}[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2] (6), 33%
probability ellipsoids are shown.
Ta ble 4. Selected Bon d Len gth s (Å) a n d An gles
(d eg) in F e{CH(SiMe3)2}[N(SiMe2CH2P P h 2)2] (6)
Fe(1)-P(1)
Fe(1)-N(1)
N(1)-Si(1)
C(31)-Si(3)
2.4886(6)
2.002(2)
1.710(2)
1.856(2)
Fe(1)-P(2)
Fe(1)-C(31)
N(1)-Si(2)
C(31)-Si(4)
2.4924(6)
2.069(2)
1.713(2)
1.857(2)
Syn th esis, Ch ar acter ization , an d Magn etic P r op-
er ties of Ir on (III) Dih a lid e Com p lexes. Upon ad-
dition of an excess of benzyl bromide to a toluene
solution of the chloride 1 or bromide 2, the solution
slowly darkened to red-purple with the concomitant
formation of a beige precipitate. X-ray-quality crystals
of the beige precipitate could not be obtained, and thus
this product was not unambiguously identified. From
the above dark red toluene solution, we were able to
isolate a complex that was identified as FeBr2[N(SiMe2-
CH2PPh2)2] (7) in moderate yield. This same product
could also be made more rationally by dropwise addition
of LiN(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2 to an ether solution of FeBr3.
Hence, the reaction could be generalized to produce the
iron(III) dihalide complexes FeX2[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2]
(X ) Br (7), Cl (8)) (eq 7).
P(1)-Fe(1)-P(2)
110.39(2)
P(1)-Fe(1)-N(1)
P(2)-Fe(1)-N(1)
92.78(5)
87.03(5)
P(1)-Fe(1)-C(31) 109.65(6)
P(2)-Fe(1)-C(31) 121.39(6)
N(1)-Fe(1)-C(31) 131.20(7)
Fe(1)-P(1)-C(13)
Fe(1)-N(1)-Si(1) 112.64(8)
Si(1)-N(1)-Si(2)
99.32(7)
Fe(1)-P(2)-C(18)
Fe(1)-N(1)-Si(2) 117.36(8)
94.76(7)
129.93(10) Fe(1)-C(31)-Si(3) 114.03(10)
Fe(1)-C(31)-Si(4) 116.73(10) Si(3)-C(31)-Si(4) 115.96(11)
- SiMe3), and loss of the entire alkyl group at 584 m/e
(M+ - CH(SiMe3)2).
The 1H NMR spectra of these iron(II) alkyls are
difficult to assign due to extreme broadness and missing
peaks. The spectrum of the (trimethylsilyl)methyl
complex 5 has two observable peaks at 11.6 and 0.0 ppm
in a 2:1 integration, while the bis(trimethylsilyl)methyl
complex 6 shows three peaks at 18.0, 13.4, and -4.2
ppm. Obviously there are many peaks absent from
these spectra, precluding any assignment. However,
these spectra can be used as fingerprints for the alkyl
complexes.
(7)
The (trimethylsilyl)methyl complex 5, while isolable
for elemental analysis purposes, did not produce suit-
able crystals for X-ray diffraction, and moreover, it was
found that complex 5 slowly decomposed over 1 week
to the aforementioned brown material if left at room
temperature. Fortunately, however, the very bulky bis-
(trimethylsilyl)methyl complex 6 is not only stable over
months at room temperature but also can be obtained
in crystalline form.
The structure is shown in Figure 3 and confirms the
tetrahedral geometry around the iron(II) center and also
the presence of the Fe-C bond. Selected bond lengths
and angles are shown in Table 4. There is some
distortion from pure tetrahedral; the coordination-
sphere bond angles (ideally 109.5°) range from 87.03-
(5)° (N-Fe-P(2)) to 131.20(7)° (N-Fe-C(31)). This
distortion is less than in the sterically crowded bis-
(ligand) complex 3. The Fe-P bond lengths in alkyl 6
of 2.4886(6) and 2.4924(6) Å are very similar to those
observed in the bis(ligand) complex 3 and to those
The solution magnetic moments of the dibromide 7
and dichloride 8 were measured to be 4.6 and 5.0 µB,
respectively, by Evans’ method.10,11 These magnetic
moments are obviously not indicative of high-spin S )
5/2 centers (expected spin only magnetic moment, µeff
)
5.92 µB) but are also really too high to be considered as
3
pure S ) /2 intermediate spin systems, even with the
effects of spin-orbit coupling. Spin-orbit coupling in
these systems would have to be second-order since the
ground state is orbitally nondegenerate (4A2), so the
effect should be relatively small. To compare, a true S
3
) /2 system for Fe(III) is exemplified by the bis(N,N-
diethyldithiocarbamato)Fe(III)X (X ) halide) series of
(39) Hursthouse, M. B.; Izod, K. J .; Motevalli, M.; Thornton, P.
Polyhedron 1996, 15, 135.
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(SiMe3)2]3 and 1.896(5) and 1.900(5) Å in FeI(py-
d5)(NRArf)2 (R ) C(CD3)2CH3; Arf ) 2,5-C6H3FMe).19
The N-Si bond lengths in 7 are 1.735(6) and 1.743(6)
Å.
Other structurally characterized trigonal-bipyramidal
iron(III) compounds include the pentaazidoiron(III)
anion Fe(N3)5 ,
2- 49 FeCl3(4-cyanopyridine)2,50 and FeCl3-
(NMe3)2.51 More recent and more relevant is the
investigation by Walker and Poli of phosphine adducts
of FeCl3 and the influence of the phosphine on the spin
state.52 Two adducts were structurally characterized,
namely FeCl3(PPh3)2 and FeCl3(PMe3)2, both of which
are trigonal bipyramidal. The PPh3 adduct as well as
the earlier examples mentioned are all high-spin d5
compounds with magnetic moments around 5.9 µB. The
trimethylphosphine adduct was described as an “inter-
mediate-spin” system (S ) 3/2; expected spin-only mag-
netic moment, µeff ) 3.87 µB)9,12 on the basis of spectro-
scopic and magnetic data; it showed variable-temperature
magnetic data with a value of 4.9 µB at room temper-
ature, dropping to 4.2 µB at -78 °C. The Fe-P bond
lengths in the high- and intermediate-spin systems are
substantially different. In high-spin FeCl3(PPh3)2, very
long Fe-P distances of 2.654(4) and 2.623(4) Å are
observed. In contrast, the Fe-P bonds in intermediate-
spin FeCl3(PMe3)2 are markedly shorter, at 2.342(5) and
2.332(5) Å. The Fe-P bonds in dibromide 7 are 2.330-
(2) and 2.350(2) Å, which is consistent with the spin
state of the iron(III) center having an S ) 3/2, interme-
F igu r e 4. Molecular structure (ORTEP) and numbering
scheme for FeBr2[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2] (7), 33% probability
ellipsoids are shown.
Ta ble 5. Selected Bon d Len gth s (Å) a n d An gles
(d eg) in F eBr 2[N(SiMe2CH2P P h 2)2] (7)
Fe(1)-P(1)
Fe(1)-N(1)
Fe(1)-Br(2)
N(1)-Si(2)
2.350(2)
1.951(6)
2.4263(12)
1.743(6)
Fe(1)-P(2)
Fe(1)-Br(1)
N(1)-Si(1)
2.330(2)
2.4201(13)
1.735(6)
P(1)-Fe(1)-P(2)
P(1)-Fe(1)-Br(1)
P(2)-Fe(1)-Br(1)
P(1)-Fe(1)-Br(2)
173.35(8) P(1)-Fe(1)-N(1)
88.88(6) P(2)-Fe(1)-N(1)
87.3(2)
86.9(2)
91.66(6) N(1)-Fe(1)-Br(1) 122.8(2)
97.60(6) P(2)-Fe(1)-Br(2) 88.12(6)
diate-spin component.
Br(1)-Fe(1)-Br(2) 116.10(5) N(1)-Fe(1)-Br(2) 121.0(2)
3
Additional evidence for the presence of an S )
/
2
Fe(1)-P(1)-C(13)
Fe(1)-N(1)-Si(1)
Si(1)-N(1)-Si(2)
99.4(3)
118.2(3)
125.5(3)
Fe(1)-P(2)-C(18) 103.0(2)
Fe(1)-N(1)-Si(2) 116.1(3)
component at the iron center is the UV-vis spectrum
5
of the dihalide complexes. A pure S ) /2 spin metal
complex, containing five unpaired electrons, would have
no observable d-d transitions due to the lack of any
spin-allowed transitions from a ground-state sextet term
(6A1). However, an S ) 3/2 state will have spin-allowed
transitions available for d-d transitions to be observed.
Hence, while the detailed assignment of such bands is
not vital, their observation signals the presence of an
intermediate-spin Fe(III) center. Accordingly, the UV-
vis spectra of dibromide 7 and dichloride 8 indicate that
along with high-energy (>350 nm) charge-transfer
bands, the visible region also contains spectral features
that could be attributed to d-d transitions. The dibro-
mide 7 has a dominating peak at 528 (ꢀ ) 5350 M-1
complexes.41-46 These distorted square-pyramidal com-
plexes have room-temperature magnetic moments rang-
ing from 3.92 to 4.07 µB depending on the halide, values
3
which are quite close to the spin-only S ) /2 value of
3.87 µB.42,45 An unusual, distorted iron(III) porphyrin,
with a vinylidene group inserted into an Fe-N bond,
has also been reported to be an intermediate-spin
complex, with µeff ) 3.9 µB.47 These values are found
to be essentially temperature-independent (Curie law)
except at very low temperatures where zero-field split-
ting causes a reduction in the observed moment.46
The X-ray structure of 7 is shown in Figure 4 and
reveals a nearly perfect mononuclear, trigonal-bipyra-
midal arrangement of ligands around the iron center.
Selected bond lengths and angles are given in Table 5.
The axial P(1)-Fe-P(2) angle of 173.35(8)° and the
equatorial angles of 122.8(2)°, 121.0(2)°, and 116.10(5)°
for N-Fe-Br(1), N-Fe-Br(2), and Br(1)-Fe-Br(2),
respectively indicate the minimal distortion around the
iron center. The Fe-N bond of 1.951(6) Å in dibromide
7 is quite long compared to 1.918(4) Å in Fe[N-
cm-1) nm, a weaker band at 716 (ꢀ ) 1270 M-1 cm-1
)
nm, and shoulders at 440 (ꢀ ) 3560 M-1 cm-1) and 380
(4980 M-1 cm-1) nm. The dichloride 8 has peaks at 330
(ꢀ ) 5990 M-1 cm-1), 424 (ꢀ ) 6700 M-1 cm-1) and 646
(ꢀ ) 1220 M-1 cm-1) nm. The complex FeCl3(PMe3)2
has a band at 378 (ꢀ ) 3400 M-1 cm-1), 500 (ꢀ ) 10000
M-1 cm-1), and 578 (ꢀ ) 2800 M-1 cm-1) nm, while the
high-spin FeCl3(PPh3)2 has no spectral features below
360 nm.52 These bands could be assigned to d-d
transitions despite their large extinction coefficients as
the Laporte selection rule is relaxed for five-coordinate
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Merritt, F. R. Phys. Rev. 1967, 155, 563.
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Trans. 1972, 1369.
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C. J . Chem. Phys. 1974, 60, 990.
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Inorg. Chem. 1982, 21, 1427.
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complexes, allowing for greater intensities than in
octahedral systems. On the other hand, consideration
of these absorbances as halide to metal charge-transfer
bands, comparable to that observed in CoX2[N(SiMe2-
CH2PPh2)2] (X ) Cl, Br), cannot be ruled out.7
The 1H NMR spectra of the dihalide complexes
featured broad peaks which were in some cases difficult
to integrate. For the dichloride 8, two equal intensity
peaks at 25.9 and 22.5 ppm and a peak at -7.6 ppm of
one-half the intensity were observed. A very broad peak
of observing a spin equilibrium between the S ) 3/2 and
2
5
/
states, a quantum mechanical mixing of the two
states can occur to create a new, discrete spin-admixed
3
5
ground state that is neither S )
/ nor / but has
2 2
elements of both.9,53-56 Such admixed states give rise
to magnetic properties that lie between the extremes
of intermediate- and high-spin systems (i.e., µeff ) 3.9-
5.9 µB).47,55,57 Fe(TPP)ClO4,56,58 Fe(OEP)ClO4,56,59,60 and
Fe(Pc)Cl61 are the classic examples of complexes exhib-
iting this spin-admixed behavior, with room-tempera-
ture magnetic moments of 5.2, 4.8, and 4.53 µB, respec-
tively, indicating different amounts of spin-state mixing
depending on the ligand set. In addition, the temper-
ature dependence of such a spin-admixed system is quite
different than that of spin-crossover complexes. Instead
of a sigmoidal curve, essentially Curie-law behavior with
a slight reduction in moment over a large temperature
range is observed.53,56,58,61 At low temperatures, other
factors such as zero-field splitting begin to become
important and the moment often decreases faster.
However, no sharp transition is observed. Hence, it
should be possible to differentiate spin-admixed systems
from spin-crossover systems on the basis of a variable-
temperature magnetics study.
could also be observed centered around 4 ppm.
A
variable temperature NMR study showed all peaks
sharpening and shifting toward the diamagnetic range,
as expected, but even at 60 °C assignments could not
be made. The dibromide 7, surprisingly, had a sub-
stantially different spectrum, with four observable
peaks. Broad peaks at 6.9 and 9.0 ppm and a sharper
peak at 10.1 ppm integrated 2:2:1 in intensity. There
was also a very broad peak centered around 18 ppm,
although the integration was difficult to obtain ac-
curately. Most interesting, however, is the variable-
temperature behavior of the dibromide 7. Although the
resonances due to the dichloride sharpen with increas-
ing temperature, as normally expected, the resonances
in the dibromide become broader and more paramag-
netically shifted as the temperature is increased. A
measurement of the magnetic susceptibility at increas-
ing temperature confirmed this: the observed moment
is µeff ) 4.62 µB at 25 °C, 4.68 µB at 40 °C, and 4.75 µB
at 60 °C. Both 7 and 8 are EPR silent in toluene
solution and frozen glass, as observed for FeCl3-
(PMe3)2.52
A solid-state variable-temperature magnetic suscep-
tibility study of dibromide 7 using a SQUID magnetom-
eter revealed a slow, smooth reduction in moment from
4.70 µB at 300 K to 4.45 µB at 20 K and not a sharp,
spin-crossover curve (Figure 5). That is, the magnetic
moment more or less obeyed the Curie law over the
temperature range discussed. From 20 K, the moment
begins to drop more rapidly; at 2 K, the observed
magnetic moment is 3.49 µB. Hence, it appears that
dibromide 7 is a rare example of a spin-admixed Fe-
(III) system and is to our knowledge the first docu-
mented trigonal-bipyramidal spin-admixed Fe(III) com-
plex.
There are several possible explanations for the ob-
served magnetic behavior of the dihalide compounds
FeX2[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2] (X ) Br (7), Cl (8)). The
crystal structure showing a monomeric system rules out
any iron-iron exchange interactions, so antiferromag-
5
netic coupling of two high-spin S ) /2 centers can be
Con clu sion s
discounted. Restricting the discussion to mononuclear
systems, there are essentially three situations to con-
In this work, the coordination chemistry of the tri-
dentate mixed-donor ligand N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2 has
been investigated with iron in both the divalent and
trivalent formal oxidation states. As expected, the
divalent halide complexes FeX[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2] are
d6, high-spin, tetrahedral systems. These complexes can
be functionalized to generate the corresponding hydro-
carbyl derivatives FeR[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2] as long as
the alkyl ligand R is bulky; for example, the methyl
derivative and the benzyl complex could not be isolated
at room temperature as decomposition was observed.
However, for R ) CH2SiMe3 and CH(SiMe3)2, isolable
complexes were formed. These alkyl derivatives also
sider. First, the assignment of the iron center as a pure
3
intermediate-spin S )
/ center with some orbital
2
contribution to the moment can be considered and
rejected, as the values of the room-temperature mo-
ments of 7 and 8 are really too high when compared to
3
validated S )
/
compounds. To obtain a higher
2
5
moment, some high-spin S )
/ character must be
2
included into the complex. One possibility is that the
room-temperature moment is fortuitously in the middle
of a thermal equilibrium curve describing an S ) 3/2 (or
1
5
even S ) /2) to S ) /2 spin transition. The low-high
spin-equilibrium case is well-documented in the litera-
ture,9,12 but there are only a few examples of spin
3
5
equilibrium between S ) /2 and S ) /2 Fe(III).9 One
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variable-temperature magnetic data consistent with a
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thermal equilibrium between a ground-state S )
/
2
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center and low-lying S )
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yields another thermal equilibrium, this time with the
S ) 5/2 state being the ground state.52 The key feature
of such an equilibrium is a large temperature depen-
dence of the magnetic moment and a sigmoidal-type
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The alkali-metal salts LiN(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2,62 LiCH(SiMe3)2,63
and KCH2Ph64 were prepared by the methods described in the
literature. FeCl2, FeBr2, and FeBr3 were either used as
received or dried in refluxing Me3SiCl. FeCl3 (99.99%, Aldrich)
was used as received. Benzyl bromide and benzyl chloride
were dried by being eluted through a column of activated
alumina and then degassed by three freeze-pump-thaw
cycles. NaCp‚DME was prepared by the reaction of Na with
CpH in dry DME. All other reagents were obtained from
commercial sources and used as received.
Hexanes, toluene, and THF were heated to reflux over CaH2
prior to a final distillation from either sodium metal or sodium
benzophenone ketyl under an Ar atmosphere. Deuterated
solvents were dried by activated 3-Å molecular sieves; oxygen
was removed by trap-to-trap distillation and three freeze-
pump-thaw cycles.
Syn th esis of F eCl[N(SiMe2CH2P P h 2)2] (1). A solution
of LiN(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2 (2.5 g, 4.7 mmol) in 30 mL of THF was
added dropwise to anhydrous FeCl2 (0.65 g, 5.15 mmol)
suspended in 20 mL of THF at room temperature. The
suspended iron chloride slowly dissolved to give a brown
solution, which was stirred for 5 h. The solvent was then
removed in vacuo, and the residue was extracted with toluene
and filtered through Celite to give a light brown solution. The
toluene solution was reduced to a minimum amount and placed
overnight in a -40 °C freezer, after which FeCl[N(SiMe2CH2-
PPh2)2] (1) was isolated as a beige powder. Yield: 2.3 g (79%).
Anal. Calcd for C30H36ClFeNP2Si2‚0.5C7H8: C, 60.40; H, 5.85;
N, 2.26. Found: C, 60.34; H, 6.15; N, 2.31. 1H NMR (C6D6):
δ 16.5 (v br, 12H), 13.3 (br, 8H), -1.8 (s, 4H) and resonances
integrating correctly for 0.5 C7H8. MS: m/e 619 (M+), 584 (M+
- Cl). µeff ) 4.9 µB.
F igu r e 5. Graph of magnetic moment vs temperature for
FeBr2[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2] (7).
have high-spin, tetrahedral geometries. When the
halide is replaced by a cyclopentadienyl ligand, a
pseudotetrahedral structure for Fe(η5-C5H5)[N(SiMe2-
CH2PPh2)2] is obtained and it is found that the complex
is diamagnetic; this formally 18-electron species is, thus,
an analogue of ferrocene.
The corresponing trivalent iron complexes FeX2[N(Si-
Me2CH2PPh2)2] (X ) Br, Cl) could be obtained directly
by reaction of LiN(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2 with FeBr3 or FeCl3,
respectively. The X-ray structure of dibromide
FeBr2[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2] shows it to have a nearly
perfect trigonal-bipyramidal geometry. The magnetic
susceptibility of the dibromide is characteristic of a spin-
admixed system, a particularly rare type of magnetic
behavior.
Syn th esis of F eBr [N(SiMe2CH2P P h 2)2] (2). The reaction
was performed as for the preparation of 1, using FeBr2 (0.10
g, 0.46 mmol) as the starting material. After workup,
FeBr[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2] (2) was isolated as a beige powder.
Yield: 0.20 g (72%). Anal. Calcd for
C30H36BrFeNP2-
Si2‚0.5C7H8: C, 56.63; H, 5.67; N, 1.97. Found: C, 56.84; H,
5.67; N, 2.30. MS: m/e 665 (M+), 584 (M+ - Br). µeff ) 5.0
µB.
Rea ction of F eCl[N(SiMe2CH2P P h 2)2] (1) w ith p yr i-
d in e. Addition of a 20% excess of pyridine to a 5-mL THF
solution of FeCl[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2] (1) (0.05 g, 0.08 mmol)
caused an immediate coloration of the solution to a dark
yellow-orange. After 30 min, the solvents were removed in
vacuo and the product extracted with hexanes. An impure
yellow solid which analyzed for 1‚(2 - x)py (x corresponds to
loss of pyridine from the halide complex) was obtained upon
slow evaporation of hexanes; the pyridine adduct cannot be
isolated as a solid. µeff (1 in C5D5N) ) 4.9 µB.
Syn th esis of F e[N(SiMe2CH2P P h 2)2]2 (3). Meth od 1. To
a pale yellow 10-mL toluene solution of FeCl[N(SiMe2CH2-
PPh2)2] (1) (0.050 g, 0.081 mmol) was added a 10-mL toluene
solution of LiN(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2 (0.043 g, 0.081 mmol) drop-
wise. No color change occurred, and after being stirred
overnight, the toluene was removed in vacuo and the residue
extracted with hexanes and filtered through Celite to yield a
pale yellow solution. Slow evaporation of the hexanes solution
over 2 days yielded large, very pale green crystals of Fe-
[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2]2 (3) from which the X-ray crystal struc-
ture was obtained.
Exp er im en ta l Section
Gen er a l P r oced u r es. Unless otherwise stated, all ma-
nipulations were performed under an atmosphere of dry,
oxygen-free dinitrogen or argon by means of standard Schlenk
or glovebox techniques. The glovebox used was a Vacuum
Atmospheres HE-553-2 workstation equipped with a MO-40-
2H purification system and a -40 °C freezer. 1H NMR
spectroscopy was performed at room temperature on a Bruker
WC-400 or a Bruker AC-200 instrument operating at 400 or
200 MHz, respectively, and referenced to internal C6D5H (7.15
ppm). 31P{1H} NMR spectroscopy was performed on a Varian
XL-300 instrument operating at 121.4 MHz and referenced to
external P(OMe)3. Magnetic moments were measured by a
modification of Evans’ method10,11 (C6D5H or Cp2Fe as a
reference peak) on the NMR spectrometers listed above. The
variable-temperature magnetic susceptibility of a powdered
sample of dibromide 7 was measured over the range 2-300 K
and at a field of 10 000 G using a Quantum Design (MPMS)
SQUID magnetometer. The sample holder, made from PVC,
was specially designed to possess a constant cross-sectional
area. Infrared spectra were recorded on a BOMEM MB-100
spectrometer. UV-vis spectra were recorded on a HP-8452A
or HP-8453A diode array spectrophotometer. Mass spectra
were measured using a Kratos MS-50 EI instrument operating
at 70 eV. Microanalyses (C, H, N) were performed by Mr. P.
Borda of this department.
Meth od 2. To a suspension of FeCl2 (0.018 g, 0.14 mmol)
in 10 mL of THF was added LiN(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2 (0.15 g, 0.28
mmol) in 10 mL of THF dropwise. The iron chloride was
slowly dissolved to give a pale brown-yellow solution, which
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became pale yellow-green overnight. The THF was removed
in vacuo, and the residue was extracted with hexanes and
filtered through Celite to give a pale yellow-green solution from
which pale green crystals of Fe[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2]2 (3) were
Syn th esis of F e{CH(SiMe3)2}[N(SiMe2CH2P P h 2)2] (6).
The reaction was performed in the same manner as for 5, using
0.40 g (0.65 mmol) of FeCl[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2] (1) and LiCH-
(SiMe3)2 (0.11 g, 0.65 mmol). Large pale yellow crystals of Fe-
{CH(SiMe3)2}[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2] (6), suitable for X-ray dif-
fraction analysis, were deposited upon slow evaporation of the
final hexanes solution. Yield: 0.33 g (69%). Anal. Calcd for
deposited. Yield: 0.13 g (84%). Anal. Calcd for C60H72
-
FeN2P4Si4: C, 64.73; H, 6.52; N, 2.52. Found: C, 64.73; H,
6.69; N, 2.42. 1H NMR (C6D6): δ 20.5 (v br, 12H, SiMe2), 10.8
(br, 8H, m-Ph), 1.0 (v br, 8H, o-Ph), -1.0 (br, 4H, p-Ph). MS:
m/e 1112 (M+), 1097 (M+ - CH3), 913 (M+ - CH2PPh2), 584
(M+ - N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)). µeff ) 4.7 µB.
C
37H55FeNP2Si4: C, 59.73; H, 7.45; N, 1.88. Found: C, 60.10;
H, 7.41; N, 1.86. 1H NMR (C6D6): δ 18.0 (v br, 9H), 13.4 (br,
4H), -4.2 (v br). MS: m/e 743 (M+), 742 (M+ - H), 728 (M+
-
CH3), 670 (M+ - SiMe3), 584 (M+ - CH(SiMe3)2). µeff ) 5.3
µB.
Attem p ted Syn th esis of F eMe[N(SiMe2CH2P P h 2)2]. To
a 20-mL THF solution of FeCl[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2] (1) (0.20
g, 0.32 mmol) at -78 °C was added MeLi (0.47 M, 0.7 mL,
0.33 mmol) dissolved in 10 mL of THF dropwise. The pale
yellow solution rapidly turned golden brown, and after being
stirred for 15 min at -78 °C, it was warmed to room
temperature. The solution darkened to a dark brown during
1 h of stirring. After removal of the solvent, an uncharacter-
izable dark brown residue was obtained. The reaction was
repeated using MeMgBr (0.33 M, 0.73 mL, 0.24 mmol) and
FeCl[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2] (1) (0.15 g, 0.24 mmol), and in this
case, a bright yellow solution was obtained at -78 °C.
However, upon being warmed to room temperature, the same
brown oil was isolated. Attempts to perform the metathesis
by prior addition of pyridine resulted eventually in the
formation of intractable brown oils.
Rea ction of F eX[N(SiMe2CH2P P h 2)2] (X ) Cl, Br ) w ith
Ben zyl Br om id e. A 0.10 g amount of FeX[N(SiMe2CH2-
PPh2)2] (X ) Cl, 0.16 mmol; X ) Br, 0.15 mmol) was dissolved
in 10 mL of toluene to give a pale yellow solution. To this
was added 0.3 mL (2.5 mmol) of neat benzyl bromide. No
immediate reaction occurred, but a cherry red color slowly
developed over 1 h and intensified overnight, with concurrent
formation of a beige precipitate. After being stirred overnight,
the toluene solution was decanted and filtered through Celite
to give a red solution to which was added hexanes (0.5 mL).
Long red bars of FeBr2[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2] (7) formed over-
night from the red solution. Yield: 0.05 g (37% for X ) Cl,
40% for X ) Br). Anal. Calcd for C30H36FeBr2NP2Si2‚C7H8:
C, 53.12; H, 5.30; N, 1.67. Found: C, 53.33; H, 5.37; N, 1.73.
1H NMR (C6D6): δ 6.9 (br, 8H), 9.0 (br, 8H), 10.1 (s, 4H), 18 (v
br) and resonances integrating correctly for C7H8. UV-vis
(C7H8): 380 (ꢀ ) 4980 M-1 cm-1), 440 (ꢀ ) 3560 M-1 cm-1),
528 (ꢀ ) 5350 M-1 cm-1), 700 (ꢀ ) 1270 M-1 cm-1) nm. MS:
m/e 663 (M+ - Br), 464 (M+ - Br - CH2PPh2). µeff ) 4.6 µB.
Syn th esis of F eBr 2[N(SiMe2CH2P P h 2)2] (7). Meth od 1.
As described above, addition of benzyl bromide to FeX-
[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2] (X ) Cl, Br) gives FeBr2[N(SiMe2CH2-
PPh2)2] (7) in moderate yield.
Meth od 2. Anhydrous FeBr3 (0.18 g, 0.61 mmol) was
dissolved in 10 mL of diethyl ether to give a yellow-red
solution. To this was added a 10-mL ether solution of LiN-
(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2 (0.30 g, 0.56 mmol) dropwise at room tem-
perature to give an immediate color change to an intense inky
purple-red. The reaction was stirred overnight, and the
solvent was removed in vacuo. The residue was extracted with
toluene and filtered through Celite, and hexanes were carefully
added dropwise until precipitation began. The flask was
capped, and dark red bars of FeBr2[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2]‚C7H8
(7) were deposited overnight. Yield: 0.33 g (78%). Crystals
suitable for X-ray diffraction were obtained by slow evapora-
tion of a benzene solution of 7.
Attem pted Syn th esis of Fe(CH2P h )[N(SiMe2CH2P P h 2)2].
To a 20-mL THF solution of FeCl[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2] (1) (0.15
g, 0.24 mmol) at -78 °C was added a 10-mL THF solution of
KCH2Ph (0.031 g, 0.24 mmol) dropwise. A bright yellow
solution formed immediately, which persisted after 15 min of
stirring at low temperature. Upon being warmed to room
temperature, the solution remained yellow, but after 30 min
of stirring at room temperature, the color darkened to a dark
brown. Attempts to remove the solvent at low temperature
to intercept the yellow compound resulted in the eventual
isolation of intractable brown oils or solids. Addition of
pyridine at low temperature caused a color change to red, but
upon warming the same brown mixture was obtained.
Syn th esis of F e(η5-C5H5)[N(SiMe2CH2P P h 2)2] (4). To a
10-mL THF solution of FeCl[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2] (1) (0.15 g,
0.24 mmol) at -78 °C was added a 10-mL THF solution of
NaC5H5‚DME (0.043 g, 0.24 mmol) dropwise to cause an
immediate color change to deep red. The reaction mixture was
warmed to room temperature and stirred for 30 min, after
which the solvent was removed in vacuo, the residue extracted
with hexanes and filtered through Celite, and the resulting
red solution evaporated to yield deep red Fe(η5-C5H5)[N(SiMe2-
CH2PPh2)2]‚C6H14 (4‚C6H14). Yield: 0.13 g (82%). Anal. Calcd
for C35H41FeNP2Si2‚C6H14: C, 66.92; H, 7.20; N, 1.90. Found:
C, 67.02; H, 7.20; N, 1.85. 1H NMR (C6D6): δ 7.43 (m, 8H,
o-Ph), 7.05 (m, 12H, m-, p-Ph), 3.95 (s, 5H, C5H5), 1.3 (m, 2H,
CHH), 0.85 (m, 2H, CHH), 0.25 (s, 6H, SiMe2), 0.00 (s, 6H,
Syn th esis of F eCl2[N(SiMe2CH2P P h 2)2] (8). Anhydrous
FeCl3 (0.035 g, 0.21 mmol) was dissolved in 10 mL of diethyl
ether to give a bright yellow solution. To this was added a
10-mL ether solution of LiN(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2 (0.10 g, 0.19
mmol) dropwise at room temperature to give an immediate
color change to dark green-black. The reaction was stirred
overnight, and then the solvent was removed in vacuo. The
residue was extracted with toluene and filtered through Celite,
hexanes were added (60:40 hexanes: toluene), and the solution
was put into a -40 °C freezer. Black-green prisms of
FeCl2[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2]‚C7H8 (8) were deposited overnight.
SiMe2) and resonances integrating correctly for C6H14
.
31P-
{1H} NMR (C6D6): δ -22.5. UV-vis (C7H8): 494 nm. MS:
m/e 649 (M+), 584 (M+ - C5H5). X-ray-quality crystals were
obtained by slow evaporation of a hexanes solution of 4 to yield
deep red prisms of Fe(η5-C5H5)[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2] (4).
Syn th esis of F e(CH2SiMe3)[N(SiMe2CH2P P h 2)2] (5). To
a 10-mL THF solution of FeCl[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2] (1) (0.057
g, 0.092 mmol) at -78 °C was added a 10-mL THF solution of
LiCH2SiMe3 (0.009 g, 0.096 mmol) dropwise to yield a bright
yellow solution. This was warmed to room temperature; the
yellow color persisted after overnight stirring. The solvent was
removed in vacuo, and the residue was extracted with hexanes,
filtered through Celite, and concentrated. After overnight slow
evaporation, crystals of Fe(CH2SiMe3)[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2] (5)
formed from the yellow solution. Yield: 0.051 g (86%). Anal.
Calcd for C34H47FeNP2Si3: C, 60.79; H, 7.05; N, 2.08. Found:
C, 61.12; H, 7.03; N, 2.04. 1H NMR (C6D6): δ 11.6 (br, 2nH),
0.0 (br, nH). MS: m/e 584 (M+ - CH2SiMe3). µeff ) 4.8 µB.
Yield: 0.11 g (90%). Anal. Calcd for
C30H36FeCl2NP2-
Si2‚C7H8: C, 59.44; H, 5.93; N, 1.87. Found: C, 59.70; H, 5.85;
N, 1.87. 1H NMR (C6D6): δ 25.9 (br, 8H), 22.5 (v br, 8H), 4 (v
br), -7.6 (br, 4H) and resonances integrating correctly for
C7H8. UV-vis (C7H8): 330 (ꢀ ) 5990 M-1 cm-1), 424 (ꢀ ) 6700
M-1 cm-1), 646 (ꢀ ) 1220 M-1 cm-1) nm. MS: m/e 654 (M+),
619 (M+ - Cl). µeff ) 5.0 µB.
Titr a tion of F eCl[N(SiMe2CH2P P h 2)2] (1) w ith P yr i-
d in e. The titration of FeCl[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2] (1) with
pyridine was monitored by UV-vis spectroscopy by monitoring
the growth of a band at 370 nm and then at 388 nm. The
titration was performed in an airtight quartz cell in which 0.01
g of chloride 1 was dissolved in 10 mL of toluene (1.6 × 10-3

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M). Pyridine was added by injection through a septum. For
the first equilibrium, diluted pyridine was added (0.32 M in
toluene, 0.02-0.05 mL per injection). Neat pyridine was used
for the second equilibrium titration (0.02-0.05 mL per injec-
tion). After addition of about 10 equiv of pyridine, a band at
370 nm was observed. Addition of approximately 1000 equiv
of pyridine resulted in a band at 388 nm. Equilibrium
constants were calculated from the slopes of plots based on a
crude estimate of the endpoint of the first titration according
to the loss of an isosbestic point after a certain amount of
pyridine was added. K1 and K2 may be estimated by plots of
log [FeCl(py)[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2]]/[FeCl[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2]]
versus log [pyridine] and log [FeCl(py)2[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2]]/
[FeCl(py)[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2]] versus log [pyridine], respec-
tively.
The endpoint of the first equilibrium was assumed to be at
the point where all of 1 had reacted to form 1‚py and no 1‚py2
had yet formed, as illustrated by the subsequent loss of the
isosbestic point as more pyridine was added. As increasing
amounts of pyridine were added, the 370 nm charge-transfer
band shifted to 388 nm. The endpoint to the second equilib-
rium was assumed to be at the point where no increase in
absorbance to the 388 nm band was observed and that only
1‚py2 existed in the solution.
Crystals of 4 were mounted in a capillary under N2 and
analyzed using a Rigaku AFC6S; crystallographic data appear
in Table 1. The final unit-cell parameters were obtained by
least-squares methods on the setting angles for 25 reflections
with 2θ ) 23.9-31.4°. The intensities of three standard
reflections, measured every 200 reflections, showed only small
random fluctuations. The data were processed66 and corrected
for Lorentz and polarization effects, and absorption (empirical,
based on azimuthal scans).
The structure was solved by the Patterson method. All non-
hydrogen atoms were refined with anisotropic thermal pa-
rameters. Hydrogen atoms were fixed in idealized positions
(staggered methyl groups, C-H ) 0.98 Å, BH ) 1.2 Bbonded atom).
No correction for secondary extinction was necessary. Neutral
atom scattering factors and anomalous dispersion corrections
were taken from the International Tables for X-ray Crystal-
lography.67
Selected bond lengths and angles appear in Tables 2-5.
Final atomic coordinates and equivalent isotropic thermal
parameters, complete tables of bond lengths and angles,
hydrogen atom parameters, anisotropic thermal parameters,
torsion angles, intermolecular contacts, and least-squares
planes are included as Supporting Information.
Ack n ow led gm en t. Professor R. C. Thompson and
Mr. D. Summers are thanked for help in the measure-
ment of the magnetic susceptibility of the iron(III)
dibromide 7. Financial support was obtained from
NSERC in the form of a 1967 Science and Engineering
Postgraduate Scholarship (D.B.L.) and a Research grant
(M.D.F.).
X-r a y Cr ysta llogr a p h ic An a lyses of F e[N(SiMe2CH2-
P P h 2)2]2 (3), F e(η5-C5H5)[N(SiMe2CH2P P h 2)2] (4), F e{CH-
(SiMe3)2}[N(SiMe2CH 2P P h 2)2] (6), a n d F eBr 2[N(SiMe2-
CH2P P h 2)2] (7). Suitable crystals of 3, 6, and 7 were attached
to thin glass fibers with epoxy cement and mounted on the
Siemens SMART system for a data collection at 173(2) K.
Crystallographic data are summarized in Table 1. Unit-cell
parameters were calculated either from 60 or 90 data frames
collected at different sections of the Ewald sphere. The unit-
cell parameters and the systematic absences in the diffraction
data were uniquely consistent with the reported space groups.
A semiempirical absorption correction was applied based on
redundant data at varying effective azimuthal angles.
The structures were solved by direct methods, completed
by subsequent Fourier synthesis, and refined with full-matrix
least-squares methods. All non-hydrogen atoms were refined
with anisotropic displacement coefficients. All hydrogen atoms
were treated as idealized contributions. Scattering factors and
anomalous dispersion coefficients are contained in the SHELX-
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complete crystallographic data, atomic coordinates and equiva-
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torsion angles, intermolecular contacts, and least-squares
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