(Bis(imino)aryl)rhodium(III) halide and methyl compounds

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/om049619q

The synthesis and X-ray crystal structure of a number of aryl-rhodium dihalide and arylrhodium methyl halide complexes [RhX₂(NCN)] and [RhX(CH₃)(NCN)] with bis(imino)aryl type tridentate NCN ligands are reported. These are interesting examples of compounds on the reaction coordinate of C-halogen, halogen-halogen, and C-C bond-forming and bond-breaking reactions. Due to the strong C(sp²)-C(sp³) bond, only very few transition-metal compounds having an aryl as well as a methyl group bonded to the same metal atom are known and, usually, reductive elimination occurs. It has been shown that the imine moieties of the isophthalaldimine ligand in the rhodium(III) dihalide compounds [RhX₂(NCN)] coordinate quite strongly, since the addition of an excess of pyridine or PPh₃ resulted in their coordination to rhodium, not in substitution of the imine moieties. Transmetalation of the rhodium(III) isophthalaldimine dihalide compounds [RhX₂(NCN)] with Me₂Zn provides novel rhodium(III) methyl halide isophthalaldimine compounds [RhX(CH ₃)(NCN)]. These diorganorhodium compounds are stable and do not give rise to reductive C-C coupling, which must be partially ascribed to the relatively high electron density on the rhodium(III) center, due to the strongly electron donating imine moieties.

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(Bis(im in o)a r yl)r h od iu m (III) Ha lid e a n d Meth yl
Com p ou n d s
Wilhelmus J . Hoogervorst,† Kees Goubitz,† J an Fraanje,† Martin Lutz,‡
Anthony L. Spek,‡ J an Meine Ernsting,† and Cornelis J . Elsevier*,†
Van ’t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht
166, NL-1018 WV Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular
Research, Vakgroep Kristal- en Struktuurchemie, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8,
NL-3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
Received May 27, 2004
The synthesis and X-ray crystal structure of a number of aryl-rhodium dihalide and aryl-
rhodium methyl halide complexes [RhX2(NCN)] and [RhX(CH3)(NCN)] with bis(imino)aryl
type tridentate NCN ligands are reported. These are interesting examples of compounds on
the reaction coordinate of C-halogen, halogen-halogen, and C-C bond-forming and bond-
breaking reactions. Due to the strong C(sp2)-C(sp3) bond, only very few transition-metal
compounds having an aryl as well as a methyl group bonded to the same metal atom are
known and, usually, reductive elimination occurs. It has been shown that the imine moieties
of the isophthalaldimine ligand in the rhodium(III) dihalide compounds [RhX2(NCN)]
coordinate quite strongly, since the addition of an excess of pyridine or PPh3 resulted in
their coordination to rhodium, not in substitution of the imine moieties. Transmetalation of
the rhodium(III) isophthalaldimine dihalide compounds [RhX2(NCN)] with Me2Zn provides
novel rhodium(III) methyl halide isophthalaldimine compounds [RhX(CH3)(NCN)]. These
diorganorhodium compounds are stable and do not give rise to reductive C-C coupling, which
must be partially ascribed to the relatively high electron density on the rhodium(III) center,
due to the strongly electron donating imine moieties.
Ch a r t 1
In tr od u ction
We recently have shown that diorganoplatinum iso-
phthalaldimine compounds can be formed in a trans-
metalation reaction of a platinum isophthalaldimine
halide and a transmetalating reagent (Chart 1; A, R′ )
CtCRSiMe3, CH3).1,2 In this paper we describe organo-
rhodium and diorganorhodium derivatives of the iso-
phthalaldimine ligand. Diorganorhodium compounds
are relevant to investigations of catalytic reactions and
primary processes involving C-X and C-C bonds.3,4
Many examples of diorganorhodium compounds con-
taining a variety of ligands have been published.5,6
The isophthalaldimine ligand is a covalently bound
and meridional coordinating [D-C-D] type ligand (B;
see Chart 1). Since the first publication concerning a
[D-C-D] type ligand in 1976, in which Moulton and
Shaw describe a [P-C-P] ligand having bis(tri-tert-
butylphosphine) groups as donors,7 this area of orga-
nometallic chemistry has gained much interest. Inves-
tigations have focused on rhodium derivatives of
phosphine [P-C-P] ligands,3,8-10 and also rhodium
[N-C-N] compounds have been prepared where “N”
denotes an amine,11-14 oxazoline,15,16 pyridine,17 or ben-
zimidazole18 donor group.
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: elsevier@
science.uva.nl.
† Universiteit van Amsterdam.
‡ Utrecht University.
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Sch em e 1. Syn th esis of 2-Br om o- a n d
2-Iod oisop h th a la ld im in es 1 a n d 2
However, rhodium compounds derived from iso-
phthalaldimines are not known to date. In general, in
an isophthalaldimine rhodium(III) compound (B; D )
imine) three positions of the rhodium(III) coordination
sphere can be occupied by the κ3-(N-C-N) coordinating
isophthalaldimine ligand, and two additional positions
can be occupied by anions. A sixth ligand may complete
the coordination sphere.
Organorhodium [D-C-D] compounds, which are di-
organorhodium compounds, have been prepared for
[P-C-P] and [N-C-N] ligands. Oxidative addition of
CH3CH2I or CF3CH2I to a [P-C-P]-Rh(I) compound re-
sulted in the corresponding Rh(III) alkyl compounds.19,20
Milstein et al. have investigated the activation of the
[P(Caryl-Calkyl)P] bond, which also leads to [P-C-P]-
rhodium alkyl compounds.19,21 Kaska and co-workers
found that the (unintended) intramolecular C-H acti-
vation of the tert-butylphosphine substituent of their
[P-C-P] compound can lead to a diorganorhodium com-
pound.9 For the 2,6-bis((dimethylamino)methyl)phenyl
[N-C-N] ligand, methyl and ethyl rhodium(III) deriva-
tives have been described,12 which were prepared via
transmetalation (with AlMe3 or AlEt3) or by oxidative
addition (of MeI).
Ta ble 1. Yield s of 2-Br om o- a n d
2-Iod oisop h th a la ld im in es 1 a n d 2
suffix
imine substituent
yield of 1, %
yield of 2, %
a
b
c
methyl
isopropyl
tert-butyl
80
95
88
86
Sch em e 2. Oxid a tive Ad d ition of
2-Ha logen oisop h th a la ld im in es to Rh (I) Ch lor id e
P r ecu r sor s
Suitable precursors for the synthesis of organorhod-
ium(III) derivatives of the isophthalaldimine ligand
would be rhodium(III) isophthalaldimine dihalide com-
pounds. A transmetalation by, for example, dimethyl-
zinc, similar to that published previously,1 might lead
to diorganorhodium(III) compounds of type C (Chart 1).
In the rhodium(III) isophthalaldimine organo com-
pounds, the geometry of the rhodium is expected to be
square pyramidal, analogous to the compounds de-
scribed previously.12,21
tal Section). The intermediate bromoacetal (4) and
iodoacetal (5) are not depicted.
Resu lts
(b) Oxidative Addition of 2-Halogen oisoph th alal-
d im in es to Rh (I) Ch lor id e P r ecu r sor s. Analogous
to the synthesis of platinum(II) isophthalaldimine com-
pounds,1,2 the synthesis of the rhodium(III) isophthal-
aldimine compounds was attempted by oxidative
addition of a 2-bromo- or 2-iodoisophthalaldimine to
[Rh(coe)2Cl]2 (coe ) cyclooctene) as the Rh(I) precursor.
The oxidative addition reaction between 1b (R ) iso-
propyl) and [Rh(coe)2Cl]2 was performed at 60 °C
(Scheme 2).
Syn th esis of Rh od iu m (III) Isop h th a la ld im in e
Ha lid e Com p ou n d s. (a ) Liga n d Syn th esis. The iso-
phthalaldimine ligands, i.e., 2-bromoisophthalaldimines
(1) and 2-iodoisophthalaldimines (2), were prepared in
a manner similar to the method described in our
previous paper2 (see Scheme 1 and Table 1 for yield and
ligand definition).
2-Iodoisophthalaldehyde (6) is prepared in four steps
from 2-bromoisophthalaldehyde (3) (see the Experimen-
Analysis of the reaction mixture by means of 1H NMR
spectroscopy revealed the presence of three compounds
in a 1:2:1 ratio due to the redistribution of the halides;
these compounds were identified as 7b (X ) Y ) Cl),
8b (X ) Cl, Y ) Br), and 9b (X ) Y ) Br). The
purification of the products from unreacted isophthalal-
dimine ligand and liberated cyclooctene was easily
accomplished by washing with diethyl ether or pentane.
The yield of the mixture consisting of 7b, 8b, and 9b
was 91% in all.
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1
In the H NMR spectrum, the three compounds give
distinct signals for the imine protons and showed a
coordination-induced shift of 0.3-0.4 ppm, which points
to their coordination, next to the appearance of a signal
3
which was a doublet, due to the J (1H,103Rh) coupling
constant of 3-4 Hz. These three compounds were all
rhodium isophthalaldimine compounds. Evidence was
obtained from a 2D 1H,103Rh NMR spectrum of the

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Ta ble 2. 103Rh NMR Sp ectr oscop ic Da ta , Mea su r ed
in CD3OD
Sch em e 3. Ha lid e Meta th esis in [Rh XY(NCN)]
Com p ou n d s 7b-9b
compd
R
X
Y
δ(103Rh)
7a
8a
9a
7b
8b
9b
10b
11b
7c
methyl
methyl
methyl
Cl
Br
Br
Cl
Br
Br
I
Cl
Cl
Br
Cl
Cl
Br
Cl
I
3888
3733
3569
4185
4027
3862
3674
3176
4587
4374
4107
isopropyl
isopropyl
isopropyl
isopropyl
isopropyl
tert-butyl
tert-butyl
tert-butyl
Sch em e 4. Ha lid e Meta th esis in [Rh XY(NCN)]
Com p ou n d s 7c-9c
I
Cl
Br
Br
Cl
Cl
Br
8c
9c
tial exchange reactions with NaBr. The reaction was
hampered by the low solubility of compound 7a . At-
tempts to exchange the bromides in 7b (R ) isopropyl)
to chlorides via an analogous reaction with NaCl in ace-
tone were unsuccessful. Generally, substituting a halide
for one with lower atomic number is unfavorable.22
Whereas the oxidative addition is successful for
1a -c, it has previously been published that an analo-
gous reaction of the 2-bromobis((dimethylamino)meth-
yl)phenyl ligand was unsuccessful.13 In contrast, in that
case the cyclometalation of the parent ligand by RhCl3‚
3H2O was successful and resulted in a rhodium bis((di-
methylamino)methyl)phenyl dichloride aqua complex.13
However, we found that this route was unsuccessful for
the parent di-N-isopropylisophthalaldimine ligand.
(i) Oxid a t ive Ad d it ion of 2-Iod oisop h t h a la ld -
im in es to a Rh (I) P r ecu r sor . Analogous to the oxida-
tive addition reaction in the C-Br bond of the 2-bro-
moisophthalaldimine ligands (Scheme 2), an oxidative
addition of a C-I bond of the 2-iodoisophthalaldimine
2b to a RhICl precursor ([Rh(coe)2Cl]2) was performed.
The composition of the product mixture was similar to
that for the 2-bromoisophthalaldimine ligands. Three
different isophthalaldimine rhodium(III) compounds
(7b, 10b, and 11b) were also formed in a 1:2:1 ratio in
this case. When [Rh(ethene)2Cl]2 was used as precusor
instead of [Rh(coe)2Cl]2, the same ratios were obtained.
When the isophthalaldimine Rh(III) bromide/chloride
product mixture 7b-9b (R ) isopropyl) was subjected
to a halide exchange reaction with sodium iodide in
acetone, analogous to Scheme 4, the five-coordinate
Rh(III) isophthalaldimine diiodide compound (11b) was
obtained pure.
(ii) 103Rh NMR Sp ectr oscop ic Da ta . In Table 2, the
103Rh NMR data of the prepared compounds have been
assigned. This assignment is based on comparison of
product mixtures 7b-9b and 7b, 10b, 11b and on the
pure compounds formed in halide exchange reactions.
The different halide surroundings of the rhodium in
compounds 7-11 are reflected in their 103Rh chemical
shifts and are in accordance with a previously found
trend.23
(iii) X-r a y Cr ysta l Str u ctu r e Deter m in a tion s of
D a n d 9b‚H2O. The structures of D and 9b‚H2O are
presented in Figures 1 and 2, respectively; selected bond
lengths and angles are presented in Table 3. The crystal
structure of 9b‚H2O has space group C2/c and a 2-fold
mixture of compounds, which unequivocally showed that
each of the three resonances correlates with an indi-
vidual 103Rh resonance (vide infra).
Single crystals of a 1:2:1 mixture of 7b, 8b, and 9b
could be obtained from a THF solution, and from an
X-ray structure analysis it appears that the halide
distribution is approximately 50% chloride vs 50%
bromide and that a THF molecule coordinates to the
rhodium atom. This THF molecule is absent when 7b,
8b, and 9b were isolated and dried in vacuo. This
product mixture with a THF molecule coordinated to
the rhodium atom is identified as compound D (see
Scheme 2); its crystal structure will be decribed below.
Compounds 7b and 9b have C2v symmetry, which is
1
apparent from the isopropyl methyl signals in their H
and 13C NMR spectra (in CD3OD), while 8b has only Cs
symmetry. The exchange may occur either via dissocia-
tion and statistical reassociation of the halides or via
intermolecular contacts via bridging halides.13
For 1a (R ) methyl, 86%) and 1c (R ) tert-butyl, 91%)
an analogous reaction at 60 °C resulted in the formation
of rhodium(III) isophthalaldimine compounds, as a
mixture of three compounds, similar to the case for the
oxidative addition of 1b.
By adding excess NaBr to the reaction product
mixture of 7b-9b (R ) isopropyl, X, Y ) Cl, Br)
dissolved in acetone, the chloride anions were exchanged
for bromides and this mixture was converted into one
well-defined rhodium(III) isophthalaldimine compound.
From a recrystallization from CHCl3 in air, the pure
rhodium(III) isophthalaldimine dibromide aqua complex
(9b‚H2O) was obtained (see Scheme 3). The water
molecule originates from the air during the crystalliza-
tion from CHCl3. The product 9b‚H2O was obtained as
crystals which were suitable for a single-crystal X-ray
structure analysis (vide infra).
When the chlorides in 7c-9c (R ) tert-butyl, X, Y )
Cl, Br) were exchanged for bromides in an analogous
double sequential exchange reaction (see Scheme 4), the
rhodium(III) isophthalaldimine dibromide compound
(9c) could be obtained in pure form. Compound 9c was
not a six-coordinated water complex but a five-coordi-
nated rhodium compound, as was concluded from the
elemental composition, which was much closer to the
five-coordinated than the six-coordinated species (see
Experimental Section).
(22) J ude, H.; Krause Bauer, J . A.; Connick, W. B. Inorg. Chem.
Attempts to exchange the chlorides in 7a (R ) methyl)
did not result in a pure dibromide compound; a small
amount of chloride remained present after two sequen-
2002, 41, 2275-2281.
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66.

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Ta ble 3. Selected Bon d Len gth s (Å) a n d An gles
(d eg) for D a n d 9b‚H2O
Da
9b‚H2Ob
Rh(1)-Cl(1)/Br(1)
Rh(1)-Cl(2)/Br(2)
Rh(1)-N(1)
Rh(1)-N(2)
Rh(1)-O(1)
Rh(1)-C(1)
N(1)-C(7)
2.4332(4)
2.4185(4)
2.100(2)
2.058(2)
Rh(1)-Br(1)
Rh(1)-N(1)
2.4716(2)
2.0792(15)
2.3579(19) Rh(1)-O(1)
2.306(2)
1.904(2)
1.295(2)
1.898(2)
1.293(3)
1.291(4)
1.432(4)
1.440(4)
Rh(1)-C(1)
N(1)-C(5)
N(2)-C(8)
O(1)-C(18)
O(1)-C(15)
n.a.
N(1)-Rh(1)-N(2)
N(1)-Rh(1)-C(1)
N(2)-Rh(1)-C(1)
O(1)-Rh(1)-N(2)
O(1)-Rh(1)-N(1)
159.64(9)
79.55(10)
80.09(10)
96.18(8)
N(1)-Rh(1)-N(1)a
N(1)-Rh(1)-C(1)
159.36(8)
79.68(4)
O(1)-Rh(1)-N(1)
Br(1)-Rh(1)-N(1)
100.32(4)
86.85(4)
104.18(8)
Cl(1)/Br(1)-Rh(1)- 91.23(6)
N(1)
Cl(1)/Br(1)-Rh(1)- 88.70(6)
N(2)
Cl(1)/Br(1)-Rh(1)- 178.196(16) Br(1)-Rh(1)-Br(1)a 175.941(11)
Cl(2)/Br(2)
Cl(1)/Br(1)-Rh(1)- 90.72(7)
Br(1)-Rh(1)-C(1)
92.030(5)
180
C(1)
O(1)-Rh(1)-C(1)
176.13(9)
O(1)-Rh(1)-C(1)
F igu r e 1. Displacement ellipsoid plot of compound D with
ellipsoids drawn at the 50% probability level. The cocrys-
tallized molecules of THF and the hydrogen atoms are
omitted for clarity.
Rh(1)-O(1)-C(15) 126.41(19) n.a.
Rh(1)-O(1)-C(18) 125.42(19) n.a.
C(15)-O(1)-C(18) 107.3(2)
n.a.
a
The halogen positions are occupied by a mixture of Br and
b
Cl. Symmetry operation: (a) 1 - x, y, 0.5 - z.
The structures of D and 9b‚H2O are also comparable
to a variety of structures of rhodium(III) dihalide
compounds of the bis(oxazolinyl)phenyl ligand.24-26 In
these structures the N-Rh-N angles vary from 155.9
to 161.0°, the N-Rh bond lengths vary from 2.04 to 2.12
Å, and the C-Rh bond lengths vary from 1.89 to 1.97
Å. The values obtained for D and 9b‚H2O are within
these ranges. In comparison to a trans rhodium dichlo-
ride aqua complex of the bis((dimethylamino)methyl)-
phenyl ligand (163.1(1)°),13 the N-Rh-N angle is
smaller in D (159.64(9)°) and 9b‚H2O (159.36(8)°). This
is due to the strain caused by the five- and six-
membered adjacent rings. The Rh-N bond lengths are
much shorter in D and 9b‚H2O: 2.058(2)-2.100(2) Å
compared to the values published previously of
2.152(3)-2.160(3) Å.13 In the structure of D, the Rh(1),
C(1), N(1), N(2), and O(1) atoms form a perfect plane;
the sum of cis angles around the Rh(1) amounts to
360.0°. In 9b‚H2O this plane is virtually flat, as a
consequence of the 2-fold symmetry.
In the structure of D, the halides Cl(1)/Br(1) and
Cl(2)/Br(2) are in substitutional disorder. The five- and
six-membered rings of the isophthalaldimine-rhodium
plane are each almost planar. For the Rh(1), N(1), C(1),
C(6), C(7) plane, the largest deviation is 0.007(2) Å, for
the Rh(1), N(2), C(1), C(2), C(8) plane this deviation is
0.021(2) Å, and or the aryl ring the largest deviation is
0.010(2) Å. These three planes are almost coplanar: the
angle between the first and the second is 1.41(11)°, that
between the first and the third is 2.85(12)°, and that
between the second and the third is 1.98(12)°. In the
coordinating THF molecule in D, the coordinating
F igu r e 2. Displacement ellipsoid plot of 9b‚H2O with
ellipsoids drawn at the 50% probability level. The hydrogen
atoms are omitted for clarity.
symmetry axis through O(1), Rh(1), C(1), and C(4);
consequently, both sides of the molecule (in Figure 2,
the left- and right-hand sides) have the same bond
lengths and angles. In the crystal structures of both D
and 9b‚H2O, the Rh has a distorted-octahedral sur-
rounding with an oxygen atom of a THF molecule or a
water molecule occupying the sixth position, respec-
tively. The distortion is merely caused by the N-Rh-N
angle of 159.64(9)° for D and 159.36(8)° for 9b‚H2O,
respectively, which deviate severely from 180°. This
small angle is caused by geometric constraints of the
isophthalaldimine ligand (adjacent five- and six-mem-
bered rings), and this angle is slightly larger than the
N-M-N angles found in the square-planar Pt(II)
complexes (157.21(9)-157.63(8)°) described in our pre-
vious papers.1,2 The other bond lengths and angles in
D and 9b‚H2O do not deviate significantly from those
of the comparable Pt(II) complexes.
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F igu r e 3. Different views of the hydrogen bonds in the crystal structure of 9b. On the right-hand side, the view is on the
ac plane across the b axis. Hydrogen bonds are indicated with dashed lines.
Ta ble 4. Selected Hyd r ogen Bon d Dista n ces a n d
oxygen atom is virtually coplanar with its surrounding
atoms (Rh(1), C(15), and C(18)); the sum of cis angles
around O(1) is 359.11°. This coplanarity and the puck-
ering of the THF ring results in a tilted coordination of
An gles in 9b
hydrogen bonds
D-H‚‚‚A,
D-H‚‚‚A
D‚‚‚A, Å
D-H, Å H‚‚‚A, Å
2.64(2)
deg
the THF molecule. The angle of the least-squares plane
of the THF molecule and the Rh-O bond is 24.0(2)°. In
the molecular structure of D, there is a small difference
in Rh-N lengths; however, this can originate from the
tilted coordination of the THF. At the moment of writing
nine examples are known of end-on coordination of THF
to rhodium(III)27-34 and one example of coordination to
rhodium(I).35 In comparison to these structures, the
angles of the coordinated THF molecule in D have
normal values. In the crystal of D, for each molecule of
D there are 1.5 molecules of THF cocrystallized, and in
the unit cell, there are four molecules of D and six
molecules of THF, two of which are disordered.
In the structure of 9b ‚H2O, the five- and six-
membered rings in the isophthalaldimine-rhodium
plane also are each almost planar. For the Rh(1), N(1),
C(1), C(2), C(5) plane, and for the Rh(1), N(1)a, C(1),
C(2)a, C(5)a plane, the largest deviation is 0.013(3) Å;
for the aryl ring, the largest deviation is 0.007(2) Å.
These three planes are almost coplanar; the angle
between the first and the second is 0.13(8)°, and those
between the first and the third and between the second
and the third are both 0.33(9)°. In the structure of
9b‚H2O, the water molecule forms hydrogen bonds with
O(1)-H(10)‚‚‚Br(1) 3.4462(12) 0.81(2)
173(3)
Sch em e 5. Ad d ition of P yr id in e-d 5 to 9b
bromide atoms of two adjacent molecules in the crystal;
this is depicted in Figure 3. The hydrogen bond lengths
and angles are given in Table 4. In this way infinite
zigzag chains are formed in the direction of the c axis.
The hydrogen bonds in 9b are identical with hydrogen
bonds between O-H and Cl moieties in a trans-[bis-
((dimethylamino)methyl)phenyl]RhCl2(H2O) compound
published previously.13
R ea ct ion of R h od iu m (III) Isop h t h a la ld im in e
Com p ou n d s w ith Ad d ition a l Liga n d s. In most of the
rhodium(III) isophthalaldimine dihalide compounds
described so far, the rhodium center is five-coordinated.
The available position in these rhodium compounds can
be occupied by a THF or a water molecule, as was seen
in the crystal structures of D and 9b‚H2O, respectively.
When pyridine was added to the rhodium(III) iso-
phthalaldimine dihalide compounds, immediately the
pyridine adducts were formed. This was accomplished
in an NMR tube, and the pyridine or pyridine-d5 com-
plexes formed were identified by means of 1H and
103Rh NMR spectroscopy. The reaction of the five-coor-
dinate 9b and pyridine is depicted in Scheme 5. From
the observed equivalence of the methyl group of the
isopropyl groups in the 1H NMR spectrum it was derived
that the pyridine or pyridine-d5 occupies the position
trans to the ipso aryl carbon, similar to the THF mole-
cule and water molecules in D and 9b‚H2O, respectively.
When compound 9b was reacted with triphenylphos-
(27) Agaskar, P. A.; Cotton, F. A.; Falvello, L. R.; Han, S. J . Am.
Chem. Soc. 1986, 108, 1214.
(28) Bonar-Law, R. P.; Bickley, J . F.; Femoni, C.; Steiner, A. Dalton
2000, 4244.
(29) Cotton, F. A.; Han, S.; Wang, W. Inorg. Chem. 1984, 23, 4762.
(30) Cotton, F. A.; Kim, Y. Eur. J . Solid State Inorg. Chem. 1994,
31, 525.
(31) Cotton, F. A.; Dikarev, E. V.; Stiriba, S.-E. Inorg. Chem. 1999,
38, 4877.
(32) Cotton, F. A.; Dikarev, E. V.; Petrukhina, M. A. Dalton 2000,
4241.
(33) Crawford, C. A.; Matonic, J . H.; Streib, W. E.; Huffman, J . C.;
Dunbar, K. R.; Christou, G. Inorg. Chem. 1993, 32, 3125.
(34) Pelagatti, P.; Bacchi, A.; Bobbio, C.; Carcelli, M.; Costa, M.;
Pelizzi, C.; Vivorio, C. Organometallics 2000, 19, 5440.
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2000, 614, 113.

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Sch em e 6. Ad d ition of P P h 3 to 9b
Sch em e 7. Tr a n sm eta la tion of 7b-9b w ith Me2Zn
phine, the phosphine complex 13b was obtained. The
complex geometry could be derived from the 1H and 13C
NMR spectra. In contrast to 9b‚H2O and the pyridine
complex described above, in which the isopropyl methyl
groups are equivalent due to the apical coordination of
both bromides, in the PPh3 complex, they are not. From
this inequivalence it was derived that the triphenylphos-
phine is coordinating apically and that one bromide has
moved to an equatorial position (see Scheme 6). This
configuration apparently is thermodynamically more
stable than an equatorial coordination of the PPh3,
caused by steric reasons and the strong mutual trans
influence of both the aryl ring and the phosphine
molecule.
smaller, change. This angle is 90.48(6)° for residue 1
and 92.11(7)° for residue 2.
Another indication for the alignment of the aryl ring
of the isophthalaldimine ligand and the nearby phenyl
ring of the triphenylphosphine ligand is the torsion
angle between the Rh(n)-C(1n) and the P(n)-C(15n)
bond. For residue 1 the Rh(1)-C(11)-P(1)-C(151) angle
is -26.98(14)°; for residue 2, in which the π-π in-
teraction causes a better alignment, the Rh(2)-C(12)-
P(2)-C(152) angle is -5.77(17)°.
It can also be seen in Figure 4 that in residue 2
Br(12) is bending away from the phosphine ligand; in
this residue, the Br(12)-Rh(2)-C(12) angle is
170.53(7)°, while in the other residue this angle is closer
to linear, 176.28(7)°. This deviation is probably caused
by steric hindrance between this bromide and the
C(262)-H(262) and C(282)-H(282) bonds. The Br-H
distances are 2.6699 and 2.7421 Å, respectively.
Syn th esis of Rh od iu m (III) Isop h th a la ld im in e
Meth yl Ha lid e Com p ou n d s. When the rhodium(III)
isophthalaldimine dihalide compounds were subjected
to a transmetalation with dimethylzinc at room tem-
perature, rhodium(III) isophthalaldimine methyl halide
compounds were formed (Scheme 7). When the rhodium-
(III) isophthalaldimine dibromide aqua complex 9b‚H2O
(R ) isopropyl) was used, compound 14b was obtained.
It is noteworthy that when the rhodium(III) isophthal-
aldimine bromide/chloride mixture 7b-9b was applied
in a similar transmetalation, 14b was the only com-
pound obtained, as inferred from 1H and 103Rh NMR
spectroscopic analysis, albeit in lower yield.
In the 13C NMR spectrum of 13b, the ipso Rh-C
carbon was not observed; probably this rhodium-coupled
signal was of very low intensity, due to the additional
2J (31P,13C) coupling. Unfortunately, for this compound
no correct elemental analysis could be obtained, due to
the cocrystallization of various amounts of solvent. For
this compound its structure was unambiguously proven
by an X-ray crystal structure analysis. In the crystal
there are two independent complex molecules present,
which differ significantly in their conformations. The
two conformations of the PPh3 complex 13b are depicted
in Figure 4, and selected bond lengths and angles are
presented in Table 5.
For both conformations, the bond lengths and angles
have normal values; they are also similar to those of D
and 9b‚H2O, except for the C-Rh bonds, which are
longer. As a consequence, the N-Rh-N distances and
angles are smaller in 13b (1.923(2), 1920(2) Å and
157.23(7), 158.37(8)°) than in D (1.898(2) Å, 159.64(9)°)
and 9b‚H2O (1.904(2) Å, 159.36(8)°). As in the structures
of D and 9b‚H2O, in 13b the five- and six-membered
rings in the isophthalaldimine-rhodium plane are
almost planar and coplanar. The Rh(n)-Br(1n) bond
lengths are much longer (2.6545(3) and 2.6450(3) Å)
than the Rh(n)-Br(2n) bond lengths (2.5311(3) and
2.5260(3) Å), which is in agreement with the strong
trans influence of the carbon ligand, compared to the
phosphine ligand.
(a ) π-π In t er a ct ion . When the molecules of
13b are viewed down the P(n)-Rh(n)-Br(2n) axis
(Figure 4), it can clearly be seen that in residue 2 there
is a superposition of two phenyl rings (one of the
isophthalaldimine ligand and the other of the PPh3
ligand) which exhibit some π stacking. The distance
between the ring centroids is 3.4860(17) Å, and the
angle between the rings is 18.92(15)°, while in residue
1, these values are 3.8926(15) Å and 23.62(15)°. This
π-π interaction in residue 2 results in a tilting of the
triphenylphosphine ligand toward the aryl ring of the
isophthalaldimine ligand. For residue 1, having no or
little π interaction, the Rh(1)-P(1)-C(151) angle (R;
see Figure 4) is 113.36(8)°, whereas for residue 2
the Rh(2)-P(2)-C(152) (R) angle is 109.61(9)°. The
Rh(n)-P(n)-C(15n) angle shows an opposite, but much
1
In the H NMR spectrum of 14b, the diastereotopic
isopropyl methyl groups show two doublets. At 296 K
(CDCl3, 500 MHz), the CH3CHCH3 and the Rh-CH3
protons give broad signals, which are sharp at 313 K;
for the latter signal, the 3J (1H,103Rh) coupling was 2 Hz.
Also in the 13C NMR spectrum at 298 K many broad
signals were observed. At 313 K all the signals could
be assigned; the Rh-Cipso signal was observed at 200.0
ppm with a 1J (13C,103Rh) value of 31 Hz, and the
Rh-CH3 signal was observed at 1.2 ppm with a
1J (13C,103Rh) value of 28 Hz. For the CdN carbon no
2J (13C,103Rh) coupling could be determined. At 313 K
the indicated carbons of the CH3CHCH3 groups gave
broadened signals, reflecting the asymmetry of the
isopropyl group. The broadening of these signals is
probably due to hindered rotation of the isopropyl
groups.
When the rhodium(III) isophthalaldimine iodide/
chloride mixture 7b, 10b, and 11b (R ) isopropyl) was
treated with dimethylzinc in a similar reaction, the
rhodium(III) isophthalaldimine methyl iodide compound
15b was obtained. However, as inferred from 1H and
103Rh NMR spectroscopic analysis, a small amount of
starting material was present, which was identified as
the rhodium(III) isophthalaldimine diiodide compound
11b, which apparently is quite unreactive toward di-

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F igu r e 4. (left) Displacement ellipsoid plots of the two conformations of 13b with ellipsoids drawn at the 50% probability
level. (right) Views across the N(1n)-N(2n) line. Hydrogens are omitted for clarity.
methylzinc. For 15b, Rh-Cipso gave a sharp signal with
unidentified products. No reductive Caryl-Cmethyl cou-
a
1J (13C,103Rh) coupling of 30 Hz, while the Rh-CH3
pling was observed.
signal was broadened (at 298 K, CDCl3, 126 MHz).
(a ) X-r a y Cr ysta l Str u ctu r e Deter m in a tion of
14c. The molecular structure of 14c was determined by
an X-ray crystal structure analysis. In the crystal of 14c
there are two independent molecules present, which
differ significantly in their conformations. These are
depicted in Figure 5; selected bond lengths and angles
are given in Table 6. In both conformations, the five-
coordinate rhodium center has a coordination geometry
which is between a trigonal bipyramid and square
pyramid. For the first conformation, the distortion along
the Berry pseudorotation coordinate, from a trigonal
bipyramid toward a square pyramid, is 47.3%; for the
second conformation, this distortion is 52.8%. The
distortion from a square-pyramidal geometry is merely
caused by the position of the bromide below the square-
pyramidal basal plane (defined by Rh, N(1), N(2), C(17),
In the analogous transmetalation reaction of 7c-9c
(R ) tert-butyl) both bromide and chloride substitution
took place, resulting in a 1:4 ratio of the rhodium(III)
isophthalaldimine methyl chloride (16c) and the rhod-
ium(III) isophthalaldimine methyll bromide (14c) com-
pounds, respectively (Scheme 8). The latter (14c) could
be obtained pure from a transmetalation reaction by
starting from pure rhodium(III) isophthalaldimine di-
bromide 9c, as was supported by 103Rh NMR spectros-
copy and an elemental analysis. The trend observed in
the 103Rh chemical shifts of the rhodium(III) isophthal-
aldimine methyl halide compounds 14-16 is Cl > Br >
I and follows the nephelauxetic series, as was found
previously.23 Compounds 14 and 15 are air stable in the
solid state but decompose very slowly in solution to

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Ta ble 5. Selected Bon d Len gth s (Å) a n d An gles
(d eg) for 13b
tively). The smaller C(1)-Rh-Br angle in the second
conformation also explains its slightly shorter C(1)-Rh
bond (1.850(16) Å) compared to the first conformation
(1.86(12) Å) as a result of the decreased mutual trans
influence of the bromide and this carbon atom. The
Br-Rh-C(17) angle shows an opposite trend and is
160.7(2)° in the first conformation and 162.8(2)° in the
second conformation, respectively. The origin of the
rather large difference in the Rh-C(17) bond lengths,
which are 2.018(10) Å in the first residue and 2.104(9)
Å in the second residue, is currently not very well
understood but may be due to distinctly different
electronic energy surfaces (due to steric interferences
between the rhodium-bound methyl group and the tert-
butyl groups) in both residues.
residue 1
residue 2
Rh(n)-Br(1n)
Rh(n)-Br(2n)
Rh(n)-P(n)
Rh(n)-C(1n)
Rh(n)-N(1n)
Rh(n)-N(2n)
N(1n)-C(7n)
N(2n)-C(8n)
2.6545(3)
2.5311(3)
2.3169(6)
1.923(2)
2.104(2)
2.113(2)
1.297(3)
1.292(3)
2.6450(3)
2.5260(3)
2.3155(6)
1.920(2)
2.0739(19)
2.1023(19)
1.301(3)
1.293(3)
N(1n)-Rh(n)-N(2n)
Br(2n)-Rh(n)-P(n)
Br(1n)-Rh(n)-C(1n)
Br(1n)-Rh(n)-Br(2n)
P(n)-Rh(n)-C(1n)
N(1n)-Rh(n)-C(1n)
N(2n)-Rh(n)-C(1n)
Br(1n)-Rh(n)-N(1n)
P(n)-Rh(n)-N(1n)
Br(2n)-Rh(n)-N(1n)
Br(2n)-Rh(n)-C(1n)
Rh(n)-P(n)-C(15n)
C(7n)-N(1n)-C(12n)
C(8n)-N(2n)-C(9n)
157.23(7)
177.962(18)
176.28(7)
90.496(9)
90.48(6)
78.57(9)
79.25(9)
104.83(5)
92.72(5)
85.46(5)
88.25(6)
113.36(8)
118.3(2)
119.5(2)
158.37(8)
175.630(18)
170.53(7)
85.981(10)
92.11(7)
79.24(9)
79.24(9)
102.07(6)
89.94(6)
86.50(6)
84.74(7)
109.61(9)
120.2(2)
119.5(2)
The Rh-Caryl bond lengths are slightly shorter in 14c
(1.850(16) and 1.860(12) Å) compared to those in D
(1.898(2) Å), 9b‚H2O (1.904(2) Å), and 13b (1.920(2) and
1.923(2) Å); the other bond lengths and angles do not
differ significantly.
The geometry around the rhodium in 14c is quite
different from that of other structures of rhodium
methyl compounds containing [P-C-P],21,38 [P-C-N],39
[P-C-O],40 and [N-C-N]12 ligands, in which the rhodium
also is five-coordinated. In these structures the rhodium
geometry is much more square pyramidal than in 14c.
However, in those structures, the basal plane is defined
by the aryl group, the two neutral donor groups, and
the halide; the methyl group is in an apical position,
trans to an empty coordination site (see Chart 2; E). In
a related rhodium hydride chloride [P-C-P] compound,
the rhodium geometry is similar.9 However, if the
rhodium in 14c is considered to be in (distorted) square-
pyramidal surroundings, the basal plane is defined by
the methyl group, the two imines, and the bromide and
the aryl group is in an apical position, trans to the
empty site (see Chart 2; F ). As described above, this
difference is mainly caused by the steric hindrance
between the bromide and the tert-butyl groups, because
of which a coordination of the bromide in the Rh(1),
N(1), N(2), C(1) plane is impossible (see also Figure 5).
Sch em e 8. Tr a n sm eta la tion of 7c-9c w ith Me2Zn
and Br(1)); this positioning is dictated by the strong
trans influence of the methyl group36 and steric hin-
drance between the imine-tert-butyl groups and the
bromide. The latter can clearly be seen in the space-
filling models of the structures, depicted in Figure 5. A
lifting of a halide out of the coordination plane was also
observed by Vrieze et al. in rhodium(I) chloride com-
plexes of N-substituted 2,6-bis(imino)pyridines.37
The difference in geometry around the rhodium in
both conformations, which is caused by packing effects,
is clarified by the views along the N(1)-N(2) lines,
depicted in Figure 5. In both conformations the rhodium-
bound methyl group is in a position cis to the aryl group;
the C(1)-Rh-C(17) angle is 86.7(4)° in the first con-
formation and 90.9(5)° in the second conformation,
respectively. The position of the bromide differs more
in the two conformations; in the second conforma-
tion, the C(1)-Rh-Br angle is significantly smaller
(106.3(5)°) compared to the first conformation
(112.5(4)°). As a result, there is less steric hindrance
between the Br and imine-tert-butyl groups, which
could explain the shorter Rh-N and Rh-Br bond
lengths in the second (2.041(13), 2.040(12), and
2.544(3) Å, respectively) compared to the first conforma-
tion (2.067(11), 2.052(12), and 2.5694(19) Å, respec-
(b) 1H NOE Mea su r em en t s on 14b a n d 15b . To
investigate the rhodium geometry in the compounds 14b
and 15b (R ) isopropyl) in relation to that in 14c (R )
1
tert-butyl), H NOE measurements were performed on
deoxygenized CDCl3 solutions (500 MHz, 313 K). It was
found that, in both 14b and 15b, Rh-CH3 has NOE
interactions with the isopropyl methyls at low fre-
quency, while the interactions with the isopropyl
methyls at high frequency are much weaker. The NOE
interactions of the imine protons and the isopropyl
methyls show the opposite trend. It was inferred that,
in these cases (R ) isopropyl), unlike the situation for
14c, but in concert with other related structures
published,12,21,38-40 the methyl group is in the apical
position (see Chart 2; G). From the observed NOE
interactions it was inferred that the isopropyl groups
are positioned slightly obliquely. The halide is expected
(38) Liou, S.-Y.; Gozin, M.; Milstein, D. J . Am. Chem. Soc. 1995,
117, 9774-9775.
(36) Anderson, G. K.; Cross, R. J . Chem. Soc. Rev. 1980, 9, 185-
215.
(37) Haarman, H. F.; Ernsting, J . M.; Kranenburg, M.; Kooijman,
H.; Veldman, N.; Spek, A. L.; van Leeuwen, P. W. N. M.; Vrieze, K.
Organometallics 1997, 16, 887-900.
(39) Gandelman, M.; Vigalok, A.; Shimon, L. J . W.; Milstein, D.
Organometallics 1997, 16, 3981-3986.
(40) Rybtchinski, B.; Oevers, S.; Montag, M.; Vigalok, A.; Rozenberg,
H.; Mertin, J . M. L.; Milstein, D. J . Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 9064-
9077.

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F igu r e 5. (left) Displacement ellipsoid plots of the two conformations of 14c with ellipsoids drawn at the 50% probability
level. (top right) Views across the N(1n)-N(2n) line. Hydrogens are omitted. (bottom right) Space-filling models, viewed
along the Rh(1)-C(1) bond, onto the tert-butyl moiety. Hydrogens are included.
to be in the basal plane in this cases (see Chart 2; G)
because it suffers less hindrance from the isopropyl
group (14b, 15b) compared to the tert-butyl group (14c).
was illustrated by the addition of pyridine or PPh3 in
excess, which gives coordination to rhodium center, but
no substitution of the imine moieties was observed.
Transmetalation of the rhodium(III) isophthalaldi-
mine dihalide compounds with Me2Zn successfully leads
to the formation of rhodium(III) isophthalaldimine
methyl halide compounds. These diorganorhodium com-
pounds are stable and do not give rise to reductive C-C
coupling. This may be due to the strong electron
donation of the imine moieties or to the fact that the
C-Rh-C angle is rather large. Thus, for the iso-
phthalaldimine ligand, as for the bis((dimethylamino)-
methyl)phenyl [N-C-N] and diphosphine [P-C-P] ligands,
a stable rhodium methyl derivative can be prepared.
The rhodium(III) isophthalaldimine methyl halide com-
pounds (14 and 15) are very interesting entities in
Con clu d in g Rem a r k s
We have shown that the synthesis of rhodium(III)
isophthalaldimine dihalide compounds via oxidative
addition of a 2-bromo- or 2-iodoisophthalaldimine ligand
to a suitable RhICl precursor is a successful approach.
Halide exchange of the formed mixtures gives a clean,
single product in which the rhodium center is five-
coordinated, unless additional coordinating ligands are
present; then, six-coordinate rhodium(III) compounds
are obtained.
In the formed isophthalaldimine rhodium(III) dihalide
compounds, the imine moieties coordinate strongly, as

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(ethene)2]244 were prepared according to a literature procedure.
All other starting materials were obtained from commercial
sources and were used as received.
Ta ble 6. Selected Bon d Len gth s (Å) a n d An gles
(d eg) for 14c
residue A
residue B
Bis(N-m eth yl)-2-br om oisop h th a la ld im in e (1a ). To a
solution of 3 (0.5 g, 2.3 mmol) in 100 mL of THF were added
methylammonium chloride (5 g, 74 mmol), Na2CO3 (8 g, 75
mmol), and activated 3 Å molecular sieves, and the reaction
flask was closed with a CaCl2 tube. After the reaction mix-
ture was stirred for a weekend, the reaction was complete
(GC-MS). The reaction mixture was filtered, the volatiles were
evaporated under reduced pressure, and the residue was dried
in vacuo to yield 0.44 g (1.8 mmol, 80%) of a light yellow oil
Rh(1)-Br(1)
Rh(1)-N(1)
Rh(1)-N(2)
Rh(1)-C(1)
Rh(1)-C(17)
N(1)-C(7)
2.5694(16)
2.067(11)
2.052(12)
1.860(12)
2.018(10)
1.281(17)
1.295(16)
2.544(3)
2.041(13)
2.040(12)
1.850(16)
2.104(9)
1.307(19)
1.27(2)
N(2)-C(8)
N(1)-Rh(1)-N(2)
Br(1)-Rh(1)-C(1)
Br(1)-Rh(1)-C(17)
C(1)-Rh(1)-C(17)
Br(1)-Rh(1)-N(1)
Br(1)-Rh(1)-N(2)
N(1)-Rh(1)-C(1)
N(2)-Rh(1)-C(1)
N(1)-Rh(1)-C(17)
N(2)-Rh(1)-C(17)
160.3(4)
112.5(4)
160.7(2)
86.7(4)
94.9(3)
93.9(3)
80.6(5)
79.8(5)
88.0(4)
89.4(4)
161.8(5)
106.3(5)
162.8(2)
90.9(5)
94.5(3)
92.8(3)
81.7(6)
80.3(6)
89.0(4)
88.9(4)
1
that solidified upon standing, which was identified by H and
13C NMR spectroscopy as pure 1a . 1H NMR (200 MHz,
4
5
CDCl3): δ 8.74 (dq, J HH(Me) ) 1.7 Hz, J HH(aryl) ) 0.7 Hz,
3
3
2H; HCdN), 7.99 (d, J HH ) 7.7 Hz, 2H), 7.36 (tt, J HH ) 7.7
Hz, J HH ) 0.7 Hz, 1H), 3.57 (d, J HH ) 1.7 Hz, 6H). 13C NMR
(126 MHz, CDCl3): δ 161.6 (CdN), 135.6 (C), 130.8 (CH), 127.8
(CH), 126.9 (C-Br) 48.6 (CH3). GC-MS (m/z (relative inten-
sity)): 240 (M(81Br)+, 57), 240 (M(79Br)+, 58), 196 ([M -
MeCdNH]+, 9), 42 (MeCdNH, 100).
5
4
Ch a r t 2
Bis(N-isop r op yl)-2-br om oisop h th a la ld im in e (1b). To a
solution of 3 (1.0 g, 4.7 mmol) and isopropylamine (2.4 mL,
1.66 g, 28 mmol, 3 equiv) in THF (50 mL) was added activated
3 Å molecular sieves, and the mixture was refluxed for 3 h.
GC-MS analysis showed complete conversion of 3. After
filtration and extraction of the residue with THF, the solvent
was evaporated in vacuo to furnish 1.32 g (4.47 mmol, 95%)
of a yellow solid which was identified by 1H and 13C NMR
1
spectroscopy as pure 1b. H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ 8.74
(s, 2H; HCdN), 8.02 (d, 3J HH ) 7.6 Hz, 2H), 7.34 (t, 3J HH ) 7.6
3
Hz, 1H), 3.65 (septet, J HH ) 6.3 Hz, 2H; CH3CHCH3), 1.28
(d, J HH ) 6.3 Hz, 12H; CH3CHCH3). 13C NMR (75 MHz,
3
relation to C-C bond activation processes.3 However,
its microscopic reverse, the C-C bond formation leading
to o,o′-diiminotoluene derivatives, was not observed.
CDCl3): δ 157.1 (CdN), 135.4 (C), 130.5 (CH), 127.3 (CH),
126.5 (C-Br), 61.4 (CH3CHCH3), 23.9 (CH3CHCH3). HRMS
(EI; m/z): calcd ([M]+, C14H1979BrN2) 294.0732, found 294.0734.
Bis(N-ter t-bu tyl)-2-br om oisop h th a la ld im in e (1c). To a
solution of 3 (1.0 g, 4.7 mmol) in 20 mL of THF were added
tert-butylamine (5 mL, 3.5 g, 48 mmol) and 3 Å molecular
sieves. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at room
temperature. 1H NMR spectroscopic analysis showed full
conversion, and the reaction mixture was filtered, the volatiles
were removed under reduced pressure, and the residue was
dried in vacuo, which resulted in 1.34 g (4.15 mmol, 88%) of a
white solid which was identified by 1H and 13C NMR spectros-
copy as pure 1c. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ 8.70 (s, 2H;
Exp er im en ta l Section
All reactions involving air-sensitive compounds were carried
out under a dinitrogen atmosphere using standard Schlenk
techniques. Solvents were dried and distilled prior to use,
according to standard methods.41 NMR measurements were
performed on a Bruker AMX300/Varian Mercury300 spec-
trometer (1H, 300.13 MHz; 13C, 75.47 MHz; 31P, 121.63 MHz)
and a Varian Inova500 spectrometer (1H, 499.88 MHz; 13C,
125.70 MHz; 17O, 67.8 MHz) and Bruker DRX300 spectrometer
3
3
HCdN), 8.00 (d, J HH ) 7.7 Hz, 2H), 7.35 (t, J HH ) 7.7 Hz,
1H), 1.32 (2, 18H). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ 155.1
(CdN), 136.2 (C), 130.6 (CH), 127.8 (CH), 127.6 (C-Br)
58.4 (C), 29.9 (CH3). HRMS (FAB; m/z): calcd ([M + H]+,
(
103Rh, 9.48 MHz). 13C and 31P NMR spectra were measured
with 1H decoupling, and 103Rh NMR spectroscopy was mea-
sured by a gs-HMQC sequence at 298 K.42 Positive chemical
shifts (δ) are denoted for high-frequency shifts relative to a
TMS reference (1H, 13C) and a 85% H3PO4 reference (31P).
Infrared spectroscopy was measured on a Biorad FTS-60A
spectrometer from a solution in a NaCl cell. HRMS measure-
ments were performed on a J EOL J MS SX/SX102A four-sector
mass spectrometer, coupled to a J EOL MS-MP9021D/UPD
system program. For fast atom bombardment (FAB) mass
spectrometry, the samples were loaded in a matrix solution
(3-nitrobenzyl alcohol) onto a stainless steel probe and bom-
barded with xenon atoms with an energy of 3 keV. During the
high-resolution FAB-MS measurements a resolving power of
10 000 (10% valley definition) was used.
C
16H23N2Br) 323.112, found 323.1121.
2,6-Bis([1,3]d ioxola n e)br om oben zen e (4). The conden-
sation of 2-bromoisophthalaldehyde (7.0 g, 32.9 mmol) and
ethylene glycol (30 mL) was performed in 400 mL of toluene
in a Dean-Stark setup and catalyzed by a small amount of
p-toluenesulfonic acid. After the mixture was allowed to stand
overnight, it was found by TLC analysis (silica gel 60, 25%
diethyl ether in hexanes) that the reaction was complete. Most
of the solvent was evaporated, and 50 mL of diethyl ether and
50 mL of dichloromethane were added. The solution was
washed three times with 15 mL of a 0.1 M Na2CO3 solution
and subsequently with 20 mL of brine and dried on MgSO4.
The solvents were evaporated, and the yellowish, sticky
residue was recrystallized from methanol and air-dried to yield
6.47 g (21.5 mmol, 65%) of a white solid that was identified
by 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy as pure 4. 1H NMR (300 MHz,
Ma ter ia ls. 2-Bromoisophthalaldehyde (3) has been de-
scribed in previous papers.1,2 [RhCl(coe)2]2 and [RhCl-
43
(41) Perrin, D. D.; Armarego, L. F. Purification of Laboratory
Chemicals; Pergamon Press: Oxford, U.K., 1998.
(42) Donkervoort, J . G.; Bu¨hl, M.; Ernsting, J . M.; Elsevier, C. J .
Eur. J . Inorg. Chem. 1999, 27-33.
(43) van der Ent, A.; Onderlingen, A. L. In Inorganic Syntheses;
Angelici, R. J ., Ed.; Wiley: Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1990; Vol. 28, p
90.
3
3
CDCl3): δ 7.59 (d, J HH ) 7.5 Hz, 2 H), 7.35 (t, J HH ) 7.5 Hz,
1H), 6.16 (s, 2H), 4.15-4.00 (m, 8H). 13C NMR (75.5 MHz,
(44) Cramer, R. In Inorganic Syntheses; Angelici, R. J ., Ed.; Wiley:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1990; Vol. 28, p 86.

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CDCl3): δ 137.7 (C), 128.8 (CH), 127.5 (CH), 102.8 (CH), 100.3
(C-Br), 65.7 (CH2). HRMS (FAB; m/z): calcd ([M + H]+,
brown solid, which was identified by 1H and 13C NMR
spectroscopy as a clean mixture of compounds 7a -9a . 1H NMR
(300 MHz, CD3OD): δ 8.18, 8.17, 8.14 (broad, 2H; HCdN), 7.55
(d, J HH ) 7.5 Hz, 2H), 7.16, 7.14, 7.11 (t, J HH ) 7.5 Hz, 1H),
3.61 (6H). 13C NMR (75.4 MHz, CD3OD): δ 193.7 (1J CRh ) 23.5
Hz, C-Rh, one component observed), 173.8 (CHdN), 144.3,
144.2, 144.1 (C), 128.0, 127.9, 127.8 (CH), 122.6, 122.4, 122.2
(CH), 46.8, 46.7, 46.5 (CH3). 103Rh NMR (CD3OD): δ 3888,
3733, 3569.
C
12H13O479Br) 301.0075. found 301.0039.
3
3
2,6-Bis([1,3]d ioxola n e)iod oben zen e (5). A solution of 4
(5.0 g, 16.6 mmol) in 20 mL of THF was cooled to -60 °C, and
13.5 mL of a 1.6 M solution of n-BuLi in hexanes (21.6 mmol,
1.3 equiv) was added dropwise over 10 min. After the addition,
the reaction mixture was stirred at low temperature for 30
min, after which solid iodine (5.52 g, 21.6 mmol) was added
in small portions. During the addition, except for the last
pieces, the iodine was consumed immediately. The brown
reaction mixture was warmed to room temperature, and a
solution of Na2CO3‚10H2O (8.5 g, 0.03 mol) and Na2S2O5 (6 g,
0.03 mol) in 300 mL of water was added. The THF was
removed under reduced pressure, and the residue was ex-
tracted with 100 mL of dichloromethane. The organic layer
was dried with 50 mL of brine and subsequently MgSO4. The
solvents were evaporated, and the residue was recrystallized
from methanol and air-dried to yield 3.72 g (11 mmol, 66%) of
a white solid, which was identified by 1H and 13C NMR
spectroscopy as pure 5. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ 7.54
Rh od iu m (III) KC,KN,KN′-Bis(N-isop r op yl)isop h th a la l-
d im in -2-yl Br om id e/Ch lor id e (7b-9b). To a solution of 1b
(138 mg, 0.47 mmol) in 20 mL of THF was added [RhCl(coe)2]2
(140 mg, 0.39 mmol), and the light brown solution was stirred
at 60 °C for 3 h. The resulting deep brown solution was
concentrated and filtered over Celite. The THF was removed
under reduced pressure, and the residue was dried in vacuo,
washed three times with pentane, and dried in vacuo to yield
154 mg (0.35 mmol, 91%) of a reddish brown compound, which
was identified by 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy as a clean
1
mixture of compounds 7b-9b. H NMR (500 MHz, CD3OD):
3
δ 8.32, 8.30, 8.27 (d, J HRh ) 3 Hz, 2H; HCdN), 7.64, 7.63,
7.62 (d, 3J HH ) 8 Hz, 2H), 7.23, 7.20, 7.18 (t, 3J HH ) 8 Hz, 1H),
4.15-4.10 (2H), 1.52, 1.51, 1.50 (d, 12H). 13C NMR (126 MHz,
CD3OD): δ 193.9, 193.1, 192.3 (1J CRh ) 23.6 Hz, C-Rh), 170.4
(CHdN), 144.4, 144.3, 144.2 (C), 128.1, 128.0, 127.9 (CH),
122.4, 122.2, 122.0 (CH), 60.8 (CH3CHCH3), 22.5, 22.3, 22.2,
22.0 (CH3CHCH3). 103Rh NMR (CD3OD): δ 4185, 4027, 3862.
HRMS (FAB; m/z): calcd ([M]+, C14H19N237Cl79BrRh) 433.9453,
found 433.9430. Single crystals suitable for an X-ray crystal
structure analysis were obtained by slow cooling of a concen-
trated THF solution.
3
3
(d, J HH ) 7.5 Hz, 2 H), 7.35 (t, J HH ) 7.5 Hz, 1H), 6.05 (s,
2H), 4.16-4.03 (m, 8H). 13C NMR (75.5 MHz, CDCl3): δ 140.4
(C), 128.8 (CH), 128.4 (CH), 106.9 (CH), 101.1 (C-I), 65.7
(CH2). HRMS (FAB; m/z) calcd ([M + H]+, C12H13O4I) 348.9937,
found 348.9937.
2-Iod oisop h th a la ld eh yd e (6). To a solution of 5 (0.46 g,
1.3 mmol) in 25 mL of THF was added a solution of 1 mL of
concentrated H2SO4 in 25 mL of water. The reaction mixture
was heated to reflux for 1 min and then stirred at room
temperature for 30 min. The THF was removed under reduced
pressure, upon which a precipitate formed. The aqueous layer
was made alkaline (pH 14) by the addition of an aqueous KOH
solution. The precipitate was collected on a P3 glass filter,
washed thoroughly with water, and dried overnight in a
vacuum desiccator on CaCl2 to yield 0.32 g (1.2 mmol, 93%) of
a white solid, was which was identified by 1H and 13C NMR
Rh od iu m (III) KC,KN,KN′-Bis(N-isop r op yl)isop h th a la l-
d im in -2-yl Br om id e/Ch lor id e P yr id in e-d 5. To a suspension
of 7b-9b in CDCl3 in a NMR tube was added an excess of
pyridine-d5; immediately dissolution and quantitative conver-
sion to the pyridine-d5 adducts were observed, as was con-
cluded from the 1H and 103Rh NMR spectra. 1H NMR (500
3
1
MHz, CDCl3/pyridine-d5): δ 8.17, 8.14, 8.12 (d, J HRh ) 3 Hz,
spectroscopy as pure 6. H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3): δ 10.32
3
3
2H; HCdN), 7.61, 7.60, 7.59 (d, 2H), 7.20, 7.19, 7.17 (t,
1H), 3.66-3.59 (2H), 1.22-1.14 (12H). 13C NMR (126 MHz,
CDCl3/pyridine-d5): δ 197.6, 196.3, 195.0 (1J CRh ) 20.2 Hz,
C-Rh), 170.6, 170.4, 170.3 (CHdN), 151.7 (pyridine), 144.0,
143.9, 143.7 (C), 137.3 (pyridine), 128.6, 128.6, 128.5 (CH)
124,4 (pyridine), 123.0, 122.8, 122.7 (CH), 60.8 (CH3CHCH3),
23.1, 22.9, 22.9, 22.7 (CH3CHCH3). 103Rh NMR (CD2Cl2/
pyridine-d5): δ 4133, 4002, 3847.
(s, 2H), 8.10 (d, J HH ) 7.5 Hz, 2H), 7.57 (t, J HH ) 7.5 Hz,
1H). 13C NMR (125.7 MHz, CDCl3): δ 195.3 (CdO), 136.3 (C),
135.9 (CH), 129.3 (CH), 106.4 (C-I). IR (CDCl3): νC)O 1706,
1682 cm-1. Anal. Calcd for C8H5IO2: C, 36.95; H, 1.94.
Found: C, 36.83; H, 2.04. HRMS (FAB; m/z): calcd ([M + H]+,
C8H6O2I) 260.9413, found 260.9412.
Bis(N-isop r op yl)-2-iod oisop h th a la ld im in e (2b). To a
solution of 6 (0.20 g, 0.77 mmol) in 15 mL of isopropylamine
activated was added 3 Å molecular sieves. The reaction
mixture was stored at room temperature for 3 h after which
it was filtered over piece of cotton-wool and the residue was
extracted with pentane. The volatiles were removed in vacuo
to yield 0.23 g (0.66 mmol, 86%) of a off-white solid which was
identified by 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy as pure 2b. 1H
Rh od iu m (III) KC,KN,KN′-Bis(N-ter t-bu tyl)isop h th a la l-
d im in -2-yl Br om id e/Ch lor id e (7c-9c). The mixture of
compounds 7c-9c was prepared analogously to 7b-9b, from
1c (127.7 mg, 0.395 mmol) and [RhCl(coe)2]2 (117.2 mg, 0.326
mmol) in THF, overnight at 60 °C. The yield was 137.5 mg
(0.298 mmol, 91%) of a brown solid which was identified by
1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy as a clean mixture of compounds
7c-9c. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CD3OD): δ 8.18 (m, 2H), 7.63 (m,
2H), 7.18 (m, 1H), 1.58, 1.55, 1.52 (s, 18H). 13C NMR (75 MHz,
CD3OD): δ 169.4, 169.1, 168.9 (CHdN), 143.8, 143.7, 143.5
(C), 128.5, 128.4, 128.4 (CH), 122.3, 122.2, 122.1 (CH), 63.8,
63.8, 63.5 (C(CH3)3), 29.5, 29.2, 28.7 (C(CH3)3) (C-Rh not
resolved). 103Rh NMR (CD3OD): δ 4587, 4374, 4107.
3
NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3): δ 8.61 (s, 2H), 7.95 (d, J HH ) 7.5
Hz, 2H), 7.37 (t, 3J HH ) 7.5 Hz, 1H), 3.69 (septet, 3J HH ) 6 Hz,
3
2H), 1.31 (d, J HH ) 6 Hz, 12H). 13C NMR (125.7 MHz,
CDCl3): δ 162.2 (CdN), 138.4 (C), 131.1 (CH), 128.7 (CH),
105.1 (C-I), 61.6 (CH3CHCH3), 24.4 (CH3CHCH3). HRMS
(FAB; m/z) calcd ([M + H]+, C14H20N2I) 343.0671, found
343.0672. Anal. Calcd for C14H19IN2: C, 49.14; H, 5.60; N, 8.19.
Found: C, 49.01; H, 5.57; N, 8.12.
Rh od iu m (III) KC,KN,KN′-Bis(N-m eth yl)isop h th a la ld i-
m in -2-yl Br om id e/Ch lor id e (7a -9a ). To a solution of 1a
(0.20 g, 0.84 mmol) in 25 mL of THF was added [RhCl(coe)2]2
(286 mg, 0.80 mmol), and the light brown solution was refluxed
for 4 h, during which time the product had partially precipi-
tated. After the mixture was stirred overnight at room tem-
perature, the THF was removed under reduced pressure, the
residue was extracted with dichloromethane, and the extract
was filtered over Celite. The dichloromethane was evaporated,
and the residue was washed two times with diethyl ether and
dried in vacuo to yield 0.26 g (0.69 mmol, 86%) of a reddish
Rh od iu m (III) KC,KN,KN′-Bis(N-ter t-bu tyl)isop h th a la l-
d im in -2-yl Br om id e/Ch lor id e P yr id in e-d 5. To a mix-
ture of 7c-9c in CDCl3 in a NMR tube was added an excess
of pyridine-d5; immediately a quantitative conversion to
the pyridine-d5 adducts was observed, as was concluded
from the 1H and 103Rh NMR spectra. 1H NMR (300 MHz,
3
CDCl3/pyridine-d5): δ 8.00, 7.98, 7.95 (d, J HRh ) 3.6 Hz, 2H),
3
7.59 (d, J HH ) 7.8 Hz, 2H), 7.19 (m, 1H), 1.15, 1.13, 1.12 (s,
18H). 103Rh NMR (CDCl3/pyridine-d5): δ 4783, 4637, 4477.
Rh od iu m (III) KC,KN,KN′-Bis(N-isop r op yl)isop h th a la l-
d im in -2-yl Iod id e/Ch lor id e (7b, 10b, a n d 11b). The mixture
of compounds 7b, 10b, and 11b was prepared, analogously to

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7b, 8b, and 9b, from 2b (146.8 mg, 0.429 mmol) and [RhCl-
(coe)2]2 (135.1 mg, 0.376 mmol) in THF, overnight at 60 °C.
The yield was 163.8 mg (0.341 mmol, 91%) of a brown solid,
which was identified by 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy as a
clean mixture of the three compounds 7b, 10b, and 11b. 1H
complex was observed, as was concluded from the 1H and
103Rh NMR spectra. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3/pyridine-d5):
3
3
δ 8.12 (d, J HRh ) 3 Hz, 2H), 7.63 (d, J HH ) 7.6 Hz, 2H), 7.23
3
3
(t, J HH ) 7.6 Hz, 1H), 3.64 (septet, J HH ) 6.6 Hz, 2H), 1.16
(d, 3J HH ) 7 Hz, 12H). 103Rh NMR (CDCl3/pyridine-d5): δ 3859.
Rh od iu m (III) KC,KN,KN′-Bis(N-isop r op yl)isop h th a la l-
d im in -2-yl Diiod id e P yr id in e-d 5. To a solution of 11b in
CD2Cl2 in a NMR tube was added an excess of pyridine-d5;
immediately a quantitative conversion to the pyridine-d5
complex was observed, as was concluded from the 1H and
103Rh NMR spectra. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CD2Cl2): δ 8.04 (d,
3
NMR (300 MHz, CD3OD): δ ) 8.27, 8.20, 8.12 (d, J HRh ) 3
Hz, 2H; HCdN), 7.59, 7.58, 7.56 (d, 2H), 7.18, 7.11, 7.05 (t,
1H), 4.18-4.04 (2H), 1.54-1.44 (d, 12H). 103Rh NMR
(CD3OD): δ 4185, 3674, 3176. HRMS (FAB; m/z): calcd ([M
- Cl]+, C14H19N2RhI) 444.9648, found 444.9657.
R h od iu m (III) KC,KN,KN′-Bis(N-isop r op yl)isop h t h a l-
a ld im in -2-yl Dibr om id e Hyd r a te (9b‚H2O). To a solution
of 7b-9b (46.2 mg, 0.106 mmol) in 20 mL of acetone was added
NaBr (0.48 g, 4.7 mmol). The suspension was stirred overnight,
after which the acetone was removed under reduced pressure.
The residue was extracted three times with chloroform. The
chloroform was removed under reduced pressure, and the
residue was again subjected to a similar reaction with NaBr
(0.41 g, 4.0 mmol). The resulting chloroform solution was
concentrated to a few milliliters and was left in air for 3 days,
at which point the product precipitated as 29.3 mg (0.059
3
3
3J HRh ) 3 Hz, 2H), 7.65 (d, J HH ) 7.5 Hz, 2H), 7.14 (t, J HH
)
3
3
7.5 Hz, 1H), 3.75 (septet, J HH ) 6 Hz, 2H), 1.28 (d, J HH ) 6
Hz, 12H). 103Rh NMR (CD2Cl2): δ 3204.
Rh od iu m (III) KC,KN,KN′-Bis(N-isop r op yl)isop h th a la l-
d im in -2-yl Dibr om id e P P h 3 Com p lex (13b). To a solution
of 9b (53.3 mg, 0.11 mmol) in 15 mL of THF was added
triphenylphosphine (151.0 mg, 0.85 mmol). The solution was
refluxed for 10 min, the reaction mixture was concentrated to
a few milliliters, and the product was precipitated by the
addition of pentane. The mother liquor was decanted, and the
residue was washed three times with pentane and dried in
vacuo to yield 60.8 mg (0.082 mmol, 74%) of a yellow solid,
which was identified by 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy as
1
mmol, 56%) of red crystalss, which were identified by H and
13C NMR spectroscopy as pure 9b‚H2O. 1H NMR (300 MHz,
3
3
CD3OD): δ 8.32 (d, J HRh ) 3.3 Hz, 2H; HCdN), 7.57 (d, J HH
3
3
1
3
) 7.5 Hz, 2H), 7.12 (t, J HH ) 7.5 Hz, 1H), 4.10 (septet, J HH
pure 13b. H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3): δ 7.92 (br d, J HRh
)
) 6.5 Hz, 2H), 1.47 (d, J HH ) 6.5 Hz, 12H). 13C NMR (75.4
3
3
3.9 Hz, J HH ) 1.2 Hz, 2H; HCdN), 7.66-7.63 (dd, 6H),
7.34-7.32 (br t, 3H), 7.23-7.18 (m, 8H), 7.02 (t, J HH ) 7.5
MHz, CD3OD): δ 192.3 (1J CRh ) 23.6 Hz, C-Rh), 170.5
(CHdN), 144.5 (C), 128.0 (CH), 122.1 (CH), 60.9 (CH3CHCH3),
22.6 (CH3CHCH3). 103Rh NMR (CDCl3): δ 3627. 103Rh NMR
(CD3OD): δ 3860. HRMS (FAB; m/z): calcd ([M - H2O]+,
3
3
3
Hz, 1H), 4.78 (septet, J HH ) 6.6 Hz, 2H), 1.59 (d, J HH ) 6.6
Hz, 6H; CH3CHCH3), 0.83 (d, 3J HH ) 6.6 Hz, 6H; CH3CHCH3).
13C NMR (126 MHz, CDCl3): δ 171 (CHdN), 143.0 (C), 134.1
(CH, J CP ) 9.2 Hz), 131.1 (CP, J CP ) 48.8 Hz), 130.4 (CH,
J CP ) 2.3 Hz), 128.7 (CH), 128.2 (CH, J CP ) 10.6 Hz), 122.6
(CH), 59.4 (CH3CHCH3), 26.5 (CH3CHCH3), 22.6 (CH3CHCH3).
C
14H19N279Br81BrRh) 477.8950, found 477.8992. Anal. Calcd
for C24H21Br2N2ORh: C, 33.90; H, 4.27; N, 5.65. Found: C,
33.84; H, 4.35; N, 5.65. The crystals obtained from the reaction
were suitable for an X-ray structure determination.
31P NMR (121.5 MHz, CDCl3): δ 21.65 (d, J PRh ) 128 Hz).
1
1
Rh od iu m (III) KC,KN,KN′-Bis(N-ter t-bu tyl)isop h th a la l-
d im in -2-yl Dibr om id e (9c). Compound 9c was prepared,
analogously to 11b, from a mixture of 7c-9c (43.1 mg, 0.0934
mmol). After the second exchange the chloroform solution was
evaporated to dryness to yield 45.8 mg (0.0906 mmol, 97%) of
a brown solid, which was identified by 1H and 13C NMR
103Rh NMR (CD2Cl2): δ 2595 (d, J RhP ) 128 Hz). Due to
the cocrystallization of solvents, no satisfactory analysis
could be obtained. HRMS (FAB; m/z): calcd ([M + H]+,
C
32H35N279Br2PRh) 738.9960, found 738.9913. Single crystals
suitable for an X-ray crystal structure analysis were obtained
by diffusion of pentane into a concentrated dichloromethane
solution.
1
spectroscopy as pure 9c. H NMR (500 MHz, CD3OD): δ 8.24
3
3
(d, J HRh ) 3.5 Hz, 2H; HCdN), 7.66 (d, J HH ) 7.5 Hz, 2H),
7.12 (t, 3J HH ) 7.5 Hz, 1H), 1.62 (s, 18H). 13C NMR (75.4 MHz,
CD3OD): δ 186.2 (1J CRh ) 24 Hz, C-Rh), 169.8 (CHdN), 143.9
(C), 128.7 (CH), 122.4 (CH), 63.9 (C(CH3)3), 29.8 (C(CH3)3).
103Rh NMR (CD3OD): δ 4115. HRMS (FAB; m/z): calcd ([M -
H2O]+, C16H23N279Br2BrRh) 503.9283, found 503.9290. Anal.
Calcd for C16H23Br2N2Rh: C, 37.97; H, 4.58; N, 5.54. Found:
C, 38.03; H, 4.54; N, 5.47. Calcd for 9c‚H2O: C, 36.67; H, 4.81;
N, 5.35.
Rh od iu m (III) KC,KN,KN′-Bis(N-isop r op yl)isop h th a la l-
d im in -2-yl Diiod id e (11b). Compound 11b was prepared,
analogously to 9b‚H2O, from a mixture of 7b-9b (40.3 mg,
0.093 mmol) and NaI. After the second exchange the chloro-
form solution was evaporated to dryness to yield 49.4 mg
(0.0864 mmol, 93%) of a brown solid, which was identified by
1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy as pure 11b. 1H NMR (300 MHz,
Rh od iu m (III) KC,KN,KN′-Bis(N-isop r op yl)isop h th a la l-
d im in -2-yl Meth yl Br om id e (14b). To a solution of 9b‚H2O
(60 mg, 0.88 mmol) in 20 mL of THF at room temperature
was added dimethylzinc (2.5 mL of a 2 M solution in toluene,
5 mmol). The reaction mixture turned from reddish brown to
yellow, and after 50 min, the reaction mixture was carefully
quenched with water. Most of the THF was evaporated, 20
mL of dichloromethane was added, and the mixture was
filtered over a cotton plug. After three extractions with 10 mL
of dichloromethane, the organic layer was dried on MgSO4 and
filtered and the solvents were evaporated in vacuo. The yellow
residue was washed three times with 5 mL of pentane and
dried in vacuo to yield 30.4 mg (0.074 mmol, 84%) of a yellow
1
solid, which was identified by H and 13C NMR spectroscopy
as pure 14b. 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3, 296 K): δ 8.31 (d,
3
3
3J HRh ) 4.5 Hz, 2H), 7.46 (d, J HH ) 7.5 Hz, 2H), 7.06 (t, J HH
3
3
3
3
CD3OD): δ 8.12 (d, J HRh ) 3.3 Hz, 2H), 7.56 (d, J HH ) 7.5
) 7.5 Hz), 4.54 (bm, J HH ) 6 Hz, 2H), 1.50 (d, J HH ) 6 Hz,
3
3
3
Hz, 2H), 7.05 (t, J HH ) 7.5 Hz, 1H), 4.16 (septet, J HH
)
6H), 1.40 (d, J HH ) 6 Hz, 6H), 0.05 (bs, 3H). 13C NMR (125.7
7 Hz, 2H), 1.53 (d, J HH ) 7 Hz, 12H). 13C NMR (75.4 MHz,
CD3OD): δ 187.9 (1J CRh ) 23.0 Hz, C-Rh), 170.9 (CHdN),
144.8 (C), 127.7 (CH), 121.5 (CH), 60.9 (CH3CHCH3), 23.4
(CH3CHCH3). 103Rh NMR (CD3OD): δ 3175. HRMS (FAB;
m/z): calcd ([M + H]+, C14H20N2RhI2) 572.8771, found 572.8764.
Anal. Calcd for C14H19I2N2Rh: C, 29.40; H, 3.35; N, 4.90.
Found: C, 29.25; H, 3.42; N, 4.80. Calcd for 11b‚H2O: C, 28.50;
H, 3.59; N, 4.75.
MHz, CDCl3, 313 K): δ 200.0 (1J CRh ) 31 Hz, C-Rh), 166.6
(broad, CdN), 143.1 (C), 126.9 (CH), 120.9 (CH), 59.7 (broad,
CH3CHCH3), 24.5 (broad, CH3CHCH3), 22.4 (CH3CHCH3), 1.2
(1J CRh ) 28 Hz, Rh-CH3). 103Rh NMR (CDCl3): δ 2450. HRMS
(FAB; m/z): calcd ([M + H]+, C15H23N2BrRh) 413.0100, found
413.0106. When an analogous reaction was performed with a
mixture of 7b-9b (Rh-Cl/Br), 14b was also formed; the yield
in this case was 56%.
3
Rh od iu m (III) KC,KN,KN′-Bis(N-isop r op yl)isop h th a la l-
d im in -2-yl Dibr om id e P yr id in e-d 5 (12b). To a suspension
of 9b in CDCl3 in a NMR tube was added an excess of pyridine-
d5; immediately the quantitative formation of the pyridine-d5
Rh od iu m (III) KC,KN,KN′-Bis(N-isop r op yl)isop h th a la l-
d im in -2-yl Meth yl Iod id e (15c). Compound 15c was pre-
pared, analogously to 14b, from a mixture of 7b, 10b, and 11b
(67.0 mg, 0.139 mmol) and dimethylzinc (2 mL of a 2.0 M

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Ta ble 7. Cr ysta l Da ta a n d Deta ils of th e Str u ctu r e Deter m in a tion of D, 9b‚H2O, 13b, a n d 14c
D
9b‚H2O
13b
14c
formula
C
18H27BrClN2ORh‚
C
14H21Br2N2ORh
C32H34Br2N2PRh +
C
17H26BrN2Rh
1.5C4H8O
disorder solv
1
fw
613.84
496.06
740.31
441.21
cryst color
temp (K)
cryst syst
space group
cryst size (mm)
a (Å)
red
150
red
150
yellow
150
yellow
293
monoclinic
P21/c (No. 14)
0.50 × 0.50 × 0.30
14.5951(1)
11.4836(1)
15.8397(1)
91.5006(3)
2653.89(3)
4
monoclinic
C2/c (No. 15)
0.12 × 0.09 × 0.06
17.9937(2)
11.8451(2)
8.8178(1)
119.2738(7)
1639.39(4)
4
monoclinic
P21/c (No. 14)
0.42 × 0.33 × 0.21
23.0455(1)
13.4782(1)
28.5576(2)
121.8235(4)
7536.91(9)
8
orthorhombic
P212121 (No. 19)
0.50 × 0.20 × 0.15
9.8568(8)
15.2410(10)
25.541(4)
90
3837.0(7)
8
1.528
b (Å)
c (Å)
â (deg)
V/Å3
Z
Dcalcd (g/cm3)
1.536
2.274
0.65
2.010
5.913
0.65
1.305a
µ (mm-1
)
2.635a
9.589
0.626
((sin θ)/λ)max (Å-1
)
0.65
abs cor
SortAV52
0.33-0.44
46 778/6079
5244
PLATON (MULABS)50
0.58-0.61
14 472/1879
1705
PLATON (MULABS)50
0.39-0.48
97 859/17272
13993
PLATON50 (ψ scan)53
0.730-0.930
4486/4486
4008
transmissn range
no. of measd/unique rflns
no. of obsd rflns (I > 2.0σ(I))
no. of params
303
135
693
319
no. of restraints
46
0
0
0
R1 (obsd/all rflns)
wR2 (obsd/all rflns)
GOF
0.0292/0.0358
0.0767/0.0805b
1.034
0.0197/0.0231
0.0456/0.0472c
1.57
0.0299/0.0393
0.0723/0.0747d
1.036
0.053/0.053
0.0630/0.0630e
1.09
resid density (e/Å3)
-0.85 < 0.75
-0.83 < 0.54
-0.72 < 0.93
-1.32 < 0.83
Derived values do not contain the contribution of the disordered solvent. w ) 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0375P)2 + 3.5403P], where P ) (Fo
+
+
a
b
2
2Fc2)/3. c w ) 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0202P)2 + 1.2914P], where P ) (Fo + 2Fc2)/3. w ) 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0380P)2 + 2.0530P], where P ) (Fo
2
d
2
2Fc2)/3. e w ) 1/[0.01σ2(Fo) + 0.01/(σ(Fo)) + 10].
solution in toluene, 4 mmol). The reaction mixture was
quenched after 20 min. The yield was 59.1 mg of an orange-
18H), -0.01 (d, 3J HRh ) 2 Hz). 13C NMR (125.7 MHz, CD2Cl2):
δ 189.5 (1J CRh ) 37 Hz, C-Rh), 165.7 (2J CRh ) 3 Hz, CdN),
141.4 (C), 127.5 (CH), 121.1 (CH), 61.9 (C(CH3)3), 31.0 (C(CH3)3),
2.0 (1J HRh ) 25.0 Hz). 103Rh NMR (CD2Cl2): 2373. Anal.
Calcd for C17H26BrN2Rh: C, 46.28; H, 5.94; N, 6.35. Found:
C, 46.37; H, 6.13; N, 6.27. HRMS (FAB; m/z): calcd ([M + H]+,
1
yellow solid. From H, 13C, and 103Rh NMR spectroscopy it was
concluded that the product contained approximately 10% of
compound 11b (RhI2). On the basis of a purity of 90%, the
1
3
yield was 83%. H NMR (300 MHz, CD2Cl2): δ 8.30 (d, J HRh
3
3
) 4 Hz, 2H), 7.48 (d, J HH ) 7.5 Hz, 2H), 7.09 (t, J HH
)
C
17H27N2BrRh) 441.0413, found 441.0403.
3
7.5 Hz), 4.68 (broad, 2H), 1.49 (d, J HH ) 6 Hz, 6H), 1.35 (d,
3J HH ) 6 Hz, 6H), 0.03 (bs, 3H). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CD2Cl2):
δ 203.6 (1J CRh ) 30.0 Hz, C-Rh), 166.5 (CdN), 143.2 (C),
126.9 (CH), 120.8 (CH), 60.1 (CH3CHCH3), 24.4 (CH3CHCH3),
22.3 (CH3CHCH3), 4.8 (very broad, Rh-CH3). 103Rh NMR
(CD2Cl2): δ 2388. HRMS (FAB; m/z): calcd ([M - I]+,
Cr ysta l Str u ctu r e Deter m in a tion s. Data collection and
unit cell determination were carried out on a Nonius Kap-
paCCD diffractometer with a rotating anode, using graphite-
monochromated Mo KR radiation (λ ) 0.710 73 Å) (D, 9b‚H2O,
and 13b) and an Enraf-Nonius CAD-4 diffractometer with
graphite-monochromated Cu KR radiation (λ ) 1.541 80 Å)
(14c). The structures were solved by Patterson methods
(DIRDIF-97,45 9b‚H2O; DIRDIF-99,46 14c) or by direct methods
(SIR-9747 for D and SHELXS-9748 for 13b). The structures of
D, 9b‚H2O, and 13b were refined with SHELXL-9749 against
F2 values of all reflections. Non-hydrogen atoms were refined
with anisotropic displacement parameters, and hydrogen
atoms were refined as rigid groups (D and 13b). In the
structure of 9b‚H2O the hydrogens were refined freely with
isotropic displacement parameters. Structure 13b contains
large voids with a volume of 2117.3 Å3/unit cell. These voids
are filled with disordered solvent molecules. Their contribution
to the structure factors was secured by back-Fourier trans-
formation using the SQUEEZE routine of the program PLA-
TON,50 amounting to 620 electrons/unit cell. For 14c the
C
15H22N2Rh) 333.0838, found 333.0833.
Rh od iu m (III) KC,KN,KN′-Bis(N-ter t-bu tyl)isop h th a la l-
d im in -2-yl Meth yl Br om id e/Ch lor id e (14c). Analogous to
the method for 14b, a mixture of 7c-9c (55 mg, 0.12 mmol)
was reacted with Me2Zn (1 mL of a 2 M solution in toluene, 2
mmol). The reaction mixture turned from reddish brown to
brown and was quenched after 1 h. The yellowish brown
residue was dissolved in a dichloromethane/chloroform mixture
and the brown pollution was precipitated by the addition of
pentane. The supernatant was filtered over Celite, and the
solvents were removed in vacuo to yield 43.5 mg of a yellow
solid, which was identified as a mixture of two rhodium methyl
compounds in a 1:4 ratio. The major product was characterized
as the rhodium isophthalaldimine methyl bromide compound
14c (δ(103Rh) (CDCl3) 2369) and the minor product as the
analogous rhodium isophthalaldiminemethyl chloride com-
pound 16c (δ(103Rh) (CDCl3) 2418). HRMS (FAB; m/z): calcd
([M - X]+, C17H26N2Rh) 361.1151, found 361.1125.
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Rh od iu m (III) KC,KN,KN′-Bis(N-ter t-bu tyl)isop h th a la l-
d im in -2-yl Meth yl Br om id e (14c). Compound 14c was
prepared, analogously to 14b, from 9c (30.5 mg, 0.060 mmol)
and Me2Zn (2 mL of a 2 M solution in toluene, 4 mmol). The
reaction was quenched after 30 min. The yield was 22.9 mg
(0.052 mmol, 86%) of a yellow crystalline solid, which was
identified by 1H, 13C, and 103Rh NMR spectroscopy as pure 14c.
3
1H NMR (500 MHz, CD2Cl2): δ 8.46 (d, J HRh ) 5 Hz, 2H),
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least-squares refinement on F, anisotropic for the non-
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converged to R ) 0.053, Rw ) 0.063, (∆/σ)max ) 0.03, S ) 1.09.
Refining the inverted structure converged to R ) 0.066, thus
confirming the absolute structure. The structure contains two
independent identical molecules in the asymmetric unit.
Matching molecule A with the inverted molecule B led to a
rms value of 0.12 Å. Other details of the structure determina-
tions are given in Table 7.
Ack n ow led gm en t. This work was supported in part
(W.J .H., A.L.S., M.L.) by The Netherlands Foundation
for Chemical Sciences (CW) with financial aid from The
Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO).
We wish to thank Han Peeters for performing the mass
spectrometric measurements.
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