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PhSe ligand and h1-NꢀNCH(Me)CO2Me ligand bridg-
ing the two metals. The two metal atoms [Fe(1)Fe(2)]
and the two nitrogen atoms [N(1)N(2)] are coplanar
[the sum of the angles around N(1) is 360°]. The
orientation of phenyl group is axial. The N(1) binds
two iron atoms in a little asymmetrical manner
1.16 g (2.30 mmol) of Fe3(CO)12, 0.26 ml (2.30 mmol)
of ButSH and 0.33 ml (2.36 mmol) of Et3N in 30 ml of
THF at room temperature (r.t.). To the solution was
added 0.23 g (2.30 mmol) of N2CHCO2Me with stir-
ring. After stirring overnight, the solvent was removed
at reduced pressure and the residue extracted with 2:8
(v/v) CH2Cl2–petroleum ether. After removal of the
solvent, the material remaining was subjected to filtra-
tion chromatography (silica gel). Petroleum ether eluted
a first band which gave, after recrystallisation from
petroleum ether, 0.04 g (8%) of (m-ButS)2Fe2(CO)6 [6] as
red crystals. Further elution with 2:3 (v/v) CH2Cl2–
petroleum ether followed by evaporation of the solvent
gave 0.86 g (80%) of red solid 1, m.p. 50–52°C. Anal.
Found: C, 33.46; H, 3.05; N, 6.06. Calc. for
C13H14Fe2N2O8S: C, 33.22; H, 3.00; N, 5.96%. 1H-
NMR (CDCl3): l (ppm) 1.02 (s, 9H, But), 3.75 (s, 3H,
,
[N(1)ꢁFe distances 1.915(10) and 1.986(13) A, respec-
tively]. While the Se atom is bound almost symmetri-
cally across the metals and the FeꢁSe bond lengths
,
[2.395(2) and 2.397(3) A, respectively] are comparable
to those of (m-PhSe)(m-PhCH2SCꢀS)Fe2(CO)6 (av. 2.374
,
,
A) [9] and (m-Se2)Fe2(CO)6 (av. 2.364 A) [10]. The
,
Fe(1)ꢁFe(2) distance of 2.458(3) A is very close to that
,
of complex 8 [2.459(1) A] [11]. The FeꢁN distances (av.
1.95 A) is also close to those of complex 8 (av. 1.969
,
,
A), but longer than those found in complex 9 (av. 1.863
,
,
A) [12]. The NꢁN bond length of 1.193(15) A is shorter
than those of related h1-diazenido transition metal
Me), 4.33, 4.77 (s, s, 2H, CH2). IR (KBr disc): w (cm−1
)
1
,
complexes such as complex 9 [1.238(3) A], [(m-h -
2074vs, 2036vs, 2012vs, 1987vs, 1965vs (FeꢁCO); 1753s
(CO); 1567s (NꢀN).
1
,
NꢀNPh)Mn(CO)4]2 [1.234(3) A] [13] and (m-H)[m-h -
,
NꢀN(p-tol)]Os3(CO)10 [1.238(18) A] [14], close to those
Compound 2 was prepared according to the same
procedure as for 1, but PhSH was used instead of
ButSH. After similar work-up, (m-PhS)2Fe2(CO)6 (37%)
[7] and 2 (61%) were obtained. 2, deep red oil. Anal.
Found: C, 37.08; H, 2.20; N, 5.64. Calc. for
C15H10Fe2N2O8S: C, 36.77; H, 2.06; N, 5.72%. 1H-
NMR (CDCl3): l (ppm) 3.70 (s, 3H, Me), 3.96, 4.10 (s,
of h2-diazenido complexes (m-H)(m-h2-NꢀNPh)-
2
,
Os3(CO)10 [1.20(4) A] [5] and [(C5Me5)2Ir2(CO)2(m-h -
,
NꢀNC6H4OMe)][BF4] [1.205(9) A] [3].
s, 2H, CH2), 7.10 (s, 5H, Ph). IR (CCl4): w (cm−1
)
2078vs, 2048vs, 1990vs (FeꢁCO); 1748s (CO); 1576s
(NꢀN).
Compound 3 was prepared according to the same
procedure as for 1, but PhSeH was used instead of
ButSH. After similar work-up, (v-PhSe)2Fe2(CO)6
(33%) [8] and complex 3 (63%) were obtained. 3, deep
red oil. Anal. Found: C, 33.82; H, 2.04; N, 5.63. Calc.
for C15H10Fe2N2O8Se: C, 33.56; H, 1.88; N, 5.22%.
1H-NMR (CCl4): l (ppm) 3.65 (s, 3H, Me), 3.95, 4.20
3. Experimental
(s, s, 2H, CH2), 7.05 (s, 5H, Ph). IR (CCl4): w (cm−1
)
All reactions were carried out under nitrogen using
standard Schlenk techniques. Tetrahydrofuran (THF)
was distilled from sodium benzophenone ketyl. PhSeH
[15], Fe3(CO)12 [16] and N2CHCO2Me [17] were ob-
tained by published procedures. The solutions of
2073vs, 2031vs, 1988vs (FeꢁCO); 1748s (CO); 1575s
(NꢀN).
3.2. Synthesis of (v-RS)[v-p2-NꢀNCH(Me)CO2Me]-
Fe2(CO)6 (4, R=But; 5, R=Ph)
[M][(m-RS)(m-CO)Fe2(CO)6]
and
[M][(m-PhSe)(m-
CO)Fe2(CO)6] were prepared by the methods described
in literatures [9,18]. Infrared spectra were obtained by
using a VECTOR22 spectrometer. 1H-NMR spectra
were recorded on either a Varian EM360L or a JEOL
FX-90Q spectrometer. Elemental analyses were per-
formed with a 240C analyser.
To a solution of [Na][(m-RS)(m-CO)Fe2(CO)6] gener-
ated from 1.0 g (1.98 mmol) of Fe3(CO)12 and an
equimolar amount of ButSNa (from ButSH and NaH)
in 30 ml of THF was added 0.2 g (2.0 mmol) of
N2CHCO2Me and stirred for 30 min at r.t. To the
mixture 0.3 ml (4.81 mmol) of MeI was added and
stirred overnight. The solvent was removed at reduced
pressure and the residue extracted with 2:8 (v/v)
CH2Cl2–petroleum ether. After removal of the solvent,
the material remaining was subjected to filtration chro-
matography (silica gel). Elution with petroleum ether
3.1. Synthesis of (v-RE)(v-p2-NꢀNCH2CO2Me)-
Fe2(CO)6 (1, RE=ButS; 2, RE=PhS; 3, RE=PhSe)
A solution of the triethylammonium salt of [(m-
ButS)(m-CO)Fe2(CO)6]− was generated by the reacting