Carbon-oxygen bond formation at metal(IV) centers: Reactivity of palladium(II) and platinum(II) complexes of the [2,6-(dimethylaminomethyl) phenyl-N,C,N](Pincer) ligand toward lodomethane and dibenzoyl peroxide; structural studies of M(II) and M(IV) complexes

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The presence of the [2,6-(dimethylaminomethyl)phenyl-N,C,N]- (pincer) ligand (NCN) in platinum(II) complexes has been used to generate stable organoplatinum(IV) complexes that model possible intermediates and reactivity in metal-catalyzed C-O bond formation processes. The complexes M(O ₂CPh)(NCN) [M = Pd (1), Pt (2)] were obtained by metathesis reactions from the chloro analogues, and although 1 does not react with dibenzoyl peroxide, 2 does so to form Pt(O₂CPh)³(NCN) (3) as a model intermediate for the acetoxylation of arenes by acetic acid in the presence of palladium(II) acetate and an oxidizing agent. The complex Pt(O ₂CPh)(NCN) (2) reacts with iodomethane in a complex manner to form PtI-(NCN) (6) and cis-Pt(O₂CPh)₂Me(NCN) (7). Complex 7 decomposes to form Pt(O₂CPh)(NCN) (2) and MeO₂CPh, probably via benzoate dissociation followed by nucleophilic attack by the benzoate ion at the Pt^IV-Me carbon atom. The Pd(II) analogue Pd(O₂CPh)(NCN) (1) reacts with Mel to give Pdl(NCN) (8) and MeO ₂CPh, for which the potential intermediacy of Pd(IV) species could not confirmed by ^IH NMR spectroscopy. The complex PtTol(NCN) (4) (Tol = 4-tolyl) reacts with (PhCO₂)₂ to form cis-Pt(O ₂CPh)₂Tol(NCN) (5), but, unlike the Pt^IV^Me analogue 7, the Pt^IV^Tol complex 5 does not undergo facile C-O bond formation. X-ray structural studies of the isostructural square-planar complexes M(O₂CPh)(NCN) (1, 2) and of the octahedral Pt(IV) complexes as solvates 3-l/2Me₂CO, 5-Me2CO, and 7'Me₂COH₂O are reported. Complexes 5 and 7 have cis-PtC₂ and cis-Pt(O ₂CPh)₂ configurations.

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Organometallics 2004, 23, 5432-5439
Carbon-Oxygen Bond Formation at Metal(IV) Centers:
Reactivity of Palladium(II) and Platinum(II) Complexes
of the [2,6-(Dimethylaminomethyl)phenyl-N,C,N]-
(Pincer) Ligand toward Iodomethane and Dibenzoyl
Peroxide; Structural Studies of M(II) and M(IV)
Complexes
Allan J. Canty,*,† Melanie C. Denney,† Gerard van Koten,*,‡
Brian W. Skelton,§ and Allan H. White§
School of Chemistry, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, 7001 Australia,
Debye Institute, Department of Metal-Mediated Synthesis, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8,
3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands, and School of Biomedical and Chemical Sciences,
University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
Received April 28, 2004
The presence of the [2,6-(dimethylaminomethyl)phenyl-N,C,N]- (pincer) ligand (NCN) in
platinum(II) complexes has been used to generate stable organoplatinum(IV) complexes that
model possible intermediates and reactivity in metal-catalyzed C-O bond formation
processes. The complexes M(O2CPh)(NCN) [M ) Pd (1), Pt (2)] were obtained by metathesis
reactions from the chloro analogues, and although 1 does not react with dibenzoyl peroxide,
2 does so to form Pt(O2CPh)3(NCN) (3) as a model intermediate for the acetoxylation of
arenes by acetic acid in the presence of palladium(II) acetate and an oxidizing agent. The
complex Pt(O2CPh)(NCN) (2) reacts with iodomethane in a complex manner to form PtI-
(NCN) (6) and cis-Pt(O2CPh)2Me(NCN) (7). Complex 7 decomposes to form Pt(O2CPh)(NCN)
(2) and MeO2CPh, probably via benzoate dissociation followed by nucleophilic attack by the
benzoate ion at the PtIV-Me carbon atom. The Pd(II) analogue Pd(O2CPh)(NCN) (1) reacts
with MeI to give PdI(NCN) (8) and MeO2CPh, for which the potential intermediacy of Pd-
(IV) species could not confirmed by 1H NMR spectroscopy. The complex PtTol(NCN) (4) (Tol
) 4-tolyl) reacts with (PhCO2)2 to form cis-Pt(O2CPh)2Tol(NCN) (5), but, unlike the PtIVMe
analogue 7, the PtIVTol complex 5 does not undergo facile C-O bond formation. X-ray
structural studies of the isostructural square-planar complexes M(O2CPh)(NCN) (1, 2) and
of the octahedral Pt(IV) complexes as solvates 3‚1/2Me2CO, 5‚Me2CO, and 7‚Me2CO‚H2O
are reported. Complexes 5 and 7 have cis-PtC2 and cis-Pt(O2CPh)2 configurations.
Introduction
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Structural Studies of M(II) and M(IV) Complexes
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Figure 2. Pincer ligand systems coordinated to M(II) and
Pt(IV) centers.
key product formation steps on the basis of detection of
Pd(IV) species.3,11c-e In view of the detection of Pd(IV)
species in this system, the important role of intramo-
lecular coordination in other systems studied to date
([CN],5b,6b,7,9,12 [CNO],6b [CNS],6c-h,9,13 [CNN]5), and an
enhanced possibility for stabilization of Pd(IV) inter-
mediates by intramolecular coordination,15 we com-
menced a study of the reactivity of dibenzoyl peroxide
toward PdII(NCN) intramolecular complexes containing
the archetypal pincer group [C6H3(CH2NMe2)2-2,6]-
(Figure 2). This work was subsequently extended to Pt-
(II) systems as a model for reactivity similar to that
expected for Pd(II), noting the reported reaction of
PtPh2(bpy) with (PhCO2)2 to form Pt(O2CPh)2Ph2(bpy)16
as a guide to reactivity, together with considerable
current interest in C-O bond formation at Pt(IV)
centers.17,18 The synthesis and decomposition of com-
plexes containing the MII(NCN) and PtIV(NCN) moieties
are described herein.
Figure 1. Acetoxylation of arenes in acetic acid catalyzed
by palladium(II) in the presence of an oxidant. The number
of ligands coordinated to Pd(II) and Pd(IV) is arbitrarily
set at two and four, respectively; Pd(II) and Pd(IV) species
are assumed to have square-planar and octahedral coor-
dination, respectively, where the number of carboxylate
ligands depends on their coordination mode in achieving
these geometries.
lead directly to C-O coupling have not been observed
spectroscopically. In contrast to systems where PdII-C
and PdII-O bonds are present in key intermediates,
reactions in which Pd(IV) intermediacy is proposed
have involved the presence of strong oxidizing agents.
These have included chromium(VI);4 molybdenum(VI);5
peracids;6 tert-butylhydroperoxide;6g,h;8,9 ButOOH in
combination with vanadium(V),7b,c rhodium(I),7c or an
iron(III) porphyrin complex;6g,h;8 IOPh;9 IO(C6F5);6g,h
IPh(O2CMe)2;10,12 dibenzoylperoxide;11 or an iron(III)
porphyrin complex in combination with peracids,6g,h IO-
(C6F5),6h or hydrogen peroxide.13 Most of the reactions
studied involve addition of the oxidizing agent to
preformed organopalladium(II) complexes.5-9,11,13 The
catalytic process illustrated by Figure 1 is assumed to
occur via palladation of the arene (for which there are
ample precedents)14 followed by oxidation of Pd(II) to
Pd(IV) and subsequent C-O reductive elimination from
Results
Reactivity Studies. The complexes M(O2CPh)(NCN)
[M ) Pd (1), Pt (2)] were chosen for initial studies so
that the anticipated reactions with (PhCO2)2 would
provide for a simple carboxylate donor set similar to that
envisaged for the catalytic system of Figure 1. They
were obtained in yields of 98% (Pd) and 95% (Pt) from
the reaction of the chloro complexes with silver(I)
benzoate, and structural studies of 1 and 2 are described
below.
The palladium complex 1 did not react with (PhCO2)2
when studied by 1H NMR spectroscopy at ambient
temperature over several days. However, reaction of the
platinum complex 2 gave spectra consistent with the
formation of Pt(O2CPh)3(NCN) (3). This complex was
subsequently isolated in a preparative study in 68%
yield (eq 1) and crystallized for a structural analysis (see
below).
a Pd(IV) species,4a,c,10,12 e.g., [PdIV(O2CMe)nAr]3-n
.
In a model system related to this reactivity, the
reaction of PdMeR(bpy) (R ) Me,11a-c,e Tol;11d,e bpy )
2,2′-bipyridine) with dibenzoyl peroxide, Pd(IV) inter-
mediates containing both PdIV-R and PdIV-O2CPh
bonds were observed by NMR spectra. However, these
species are intermediates in the formation of Pd(O2-
CPh)R(bpy) (R ) Me, Ar), and the R-O bonds are
formed in subsequent reactions of Pd(O2CPh)R(bpy)
with (PhCO2)2.11c-e These reports illustrate the need for
caution in deducing that Pd(IV) intermediates occur in
MII(O2CPh)(NCN)
+ (PhCO2)2 25 °C8
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(1)
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Although the Pt(IV) complex 3 is a suitable model for
oxidation of 1, its reluctance to decompose by C-O
coupling involving the intramolecularly stabilized PtIV-C
bond led us to examine the reactivity of PtTol(NCN) (4)
(Tol ) 4-tolyl), which contains a simple PtII-Ar group
supported by the pincer ligand. The 4-tolyl group was
chosen to facilitate NMR studies of reactivity, to give
the presence of an aryl group different from that in the
oxidizing agent, and in view of the X-ray structural
characterization reported for the related complex cis-
PtI2Tol(NCN).19 Complex 4 can be regarded as a trans-
diorganoplatinum(II) analogue of reagents known to be
oxidized by dibenzoyl peroxide, cis-PtPh2(bpy),16 and cis-
PdMe(Tol)(bpy);11d Pd(II) analogues of 4 are unstable.20
(NCN) (6) reacts readily with silver(I) benzoate to form
Pt(O2CPh)(NCN) (2) (eq 5), and thus when excess MeI
and excess silver(I) benzoate were added to 2, complex
7 was able to be separated from silver iodide in 71%
yield and crystals were obtained for a structural analy-
sis (see below). The process is assumed to be ac-
companied by some decomposition of 7 to give 2, which
reacts with MeI to give 7, thus ensuring that eventually
the only complex in solution is the desired product (7).
Silver(I) benzoate reacts with MeI at a comparable rate
to the overall reaction to form MeO2CPh, so that this
reaction may also be assumed to be occurring during
the synthesis of 7.
1
II
When studied by H NMR spectroscopy in acetone-d6
+ Ag[O CPh] f
Pt I(NCN)
2
at 25 °C, complex 4 was found to react with (PhCO2)2
to give resonances consistent with the presence of cis-
Pt(O2CPh)2Tol(NCN) (5) (eq 2) together with decomposi-
tion products including Pt(O2CPh)(NCN) (2) (see below).
6
II
+ AgI (5)
Pt (O2CPh)(NCN)
2
The decomposition of the pure complex 7 was con-
firmed as shown in eq 4, and NMR studies of the
reaction at 50 °C revealed first-order behavior with rate
constants of 2.47 × 10-4 s-1 in acetone-d6 and 1.04 ×
10-4 s-1 in toluene-d8.
+ (PhCO ) 25 °C8
II
Pt Tol(NCN)
2 2
4
cis-PtIV(O2CPh)2Tol(NCN)
(2)
5
The Pd(II) complex Pd(O2CPh)(NCN) (1) was found
to react with MeI at a higher temperature (∼25 °C) than
the Pt(II) analogue (∼0 °C), to give PdI(NCN) (8) and
MeO2CPh (eq 7), but a Pd(IV) intermediate (if formed)
Isolation of complex 5 from this reaction was unsuc-
cessful, but 5 could be synthesized independently by
addition of silver(I) benzoate to cis-PtI2Tol(NCN), giving
crystals suitable for a structural analysis (see below).
Complex 5 was found to be stable to >90 °C when
1
could not be detected by H NMR spectroscopy.
+ MeI 25 °C8
1
II
examined by H NMR spectroscopy in toluene-d8, and
Pd (O2CPh)(NCN)
this led us to explore a similar system containing a Pt-
C(sp3) bond rather than the Pt-C(sp2) bonds in 4 and
5 in a search for a system that would undergo C-O bond
formation. However, Pt(II) reagents analogous to 4 but
containing Pt-alkyl groups are not known, so an alter-
native strategy was explored to attempt the synthesis
of a PtIVMe analogue of 5. In a reaction at 0 °C in
acetone-d6 studied by 1H NMR spectroscopy, Pt(O2CPh)-
(NCN) (2) was found to react with MeI to give reso-
nances consistent with the formation of PtI(NCN) (6)
and cis-Pt(O2CPh)2Me(NCN) (7); under the same condi-
tions complex 7 decomposed by C-O coupling to form
MeO2CPh and complex 2. The overall reaction is inter-
preted as in eq 3 and 4.
1
II
+ MeO CPh (6)
Pd I(NCN)
2
8
Spectroscopic Characterization of New Com-
plexes. Complexes 1-3, 5, and 7 give 1H NMR spectra
showing integration as expected for formulas presented.
The complexes M(O2CPh)(NCN) (1, 2) and Pt(O2CPh)3-
(NCN) (3) show a singlet for the methylene protons and
satellites for 3JPt-H 38 Hz for 2 and 28 Hz for 3. For the
Pt(IV) complexes 5 and 7 these protons are differenti-
3
ated into two doublets with JPt-H 31-39 Hz for 5 and
7 (obscured for 3). In a similar manner the M(II)
complexes exhibit a singlet for NMe2 (3JPt-H 38 Hz for
2), but two singlets for the Pt(IV) complexes (3JPt-H 25-
39 Hz for 5 and 7). Spectra for complex 5 show
characteristic features discussed in detail for cis-PtI2-
(Tol)(NCN);19 for example, the 4-tolyl group in 5 shows
3JPt-H 29 and 40 Hz for the differentiated 2,6-protons
of the 4-tolyl group. The methyl group in cis-Pt(O2-
CPh)2Me(NCN) (7) has 3JPt-H 70 Hz, and spectra for 3,
5, and 7 showed two benzoate environments.
+ MeI 0 °C8
II
2 Pt (O2CPh)(NCN)
2
IV
II
+
(3)
cis-Pt (O2CPh)2Me(NCN)
Pt I(NCN)
6
7
0 °C8
cis-PtIV(O2CPh)2Me(NCN)
7
II
Structural Studies of 1 and 2 and Solvates of 3,
5, and 7. The results of the low-temperature single-
crystal X-ray structure determinations are consistent
with the stoichiometries, connectivities, and stere-
ochemistries mentioned above (Figures 3 and 4). Mol-
ecules of 1, 2, 5, and 7 are devoid of crystallographic
symmetry, but 3, as modeled in space group C2/c, lies
disposed on a crystallographic 2-fold axis. Crystals
containing 3, 5, and 7 were modeled as acetone (and
water) solvates. Although the refinements of 3‚1/2Me2-
CO and 7‚Me2CO‚H2O are diminished in their useful-
+ MeO CPh (4)
Pt (O2CPh)(NCN)
2
2
A synthetic method for 7 was sought to allow its
isolation in the absence of both its decomposition
product 2 and the iodo complex 6. It was found that PtI-
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Figure 3. Projection of a molecule of Pd(O2CPh)(NCN) (1), which is isomorphous with the platinum(II) analogue 2.
ness because of the disorder/refinement anomalies, the
precision overall enables some useful comparisons (Table
1).
coordination planes, their uncoordinated carboxylate
oxygen atoms lying above (and below) the central C(1)
donor of the tridentate. In 5, the 4-tolyl plane makes a
dihedral angle of 10.8(1)° with the “vertical” C(1,01)O-
(11,21) coordination plane.
In all five complexes the pincer group is present as a
mer-terdentate, the chelate arms of the same chirality,
so that the M(NCN) array has a quasi-, or in the case
of the model for 3, exact 2-symmetry, the M-C bond
lying on the (putative) 2-axis. The chelate rings have
quasi-envelope conformations, the nitrogen atoms being
at the flaps, so that one of the methyl substituents is
“equatorial” and quasi-coplanar with the M(NCN) array,
and the other “axial”, such that the two axial methyls
are disposed to either side of the M(NCN) plane.
Differences in the torsion angles of the two chelates in
all cases are no more than a few degrees, despite any
(inherent) asymmetry of the substituent array in the
other coordination site(s). The consistent chirality within
each ligand is associated with a twist in the disposition
of the central C6 plane with respect to the CN2O
coordination plane. In all (unidentate) benzoate systems,
the carboxylate is quasi-coplanar with its aromatic ring.
The metal(II) complexes 1 and 2 are isomorphous and
have approximate square-planar coordination (Figure
1), where the maximum deviation from the “CN2O”
mean planes is 0.009(1) Å for 1 (Table 1). In the metal-
(II) complexes, the M-C and M-O distances do not
differ nontrivially, but the Pd-N distances are ∼0.02
Å longer than their Pt-N counterparts. These trends
are consistent with other reports of isostructural orga-
nometal pairs in which Pd-N, P, O, S, and Cl distances
are similar to or longer than the Pt analogues.21-25
In the triad of Pt(IV) complexes, despite the increase
in oxidation state, metal-ligand distances are increased
compared with the M(II) complexes, in keeping with the
increase in coordination number. The additional carbon
atoms bound to the metal in 5 and 7 lie cis to the
tridentate, as found for cis-PtI2(Tol-4)(NCN).19 The
planes of the additional pair of trans “axial” ligands lie
quasi-parallel to the CO3 (3) and C2O2 (5, 7) vertical
Excluding consideration of 3, affected by disorder, the
Pt-O distances are similar, regardless of their location
in the coordination sphere, although there is a signifi-
cant difference between the “axial” values in 5 and 7,
perhaps in consequence of differing trans-influences of
methyl compared with 4-tolyl. The very short distance
[2.004(4) Å] found in 3 for the “axial” Pt-O(21) distance,
which may be only slightly affected by disorder, may
reflect the greater difference in trans-influence induced
by replacement of the carbon donor by oxygen. The
associated O-Pt-C,O trans-angles in all these com-
plexes are well removed from 180°, bowing away from
the tridentate, presumably in response to the dimin-
ished angle imposed by the N-Pt-N group. An inter-
esting feature of the array of structures is the manner
in which the M-O-C (carboxylate) angles vary; these
are similar for 1 and 2, both lying well below their
counterparts for 3, 5, and 7, where, in turn, the “axial”
sites have larger angles. The diminution in M-O(11)-
C(11) in the M(II) complexes, compared with Pt-O(n1)-
C(n1) of the Pt(IV) complexes, may be a consequence of
the less crowded coordination sphere, permitting a less
strained environment and a closer approach of O(n2)
to the metal center, even if actual coordination does not
occur.
We also note a considerable asymmetry in the exo-
cyclic Pt-C(01)-C(02,6) angles at the 4-tolyl donor in
5 [126.5(3)°, 117.0(3)°]; H(06)‚‚‚O(11) is short [2.17 Å
(est.)] as also are H(02)‚‚‚C(1), H(6′a) [2.60, 2.27 (est.)].
A similar asymmetry occurs in the Pd(IV) cation [Pd-
(CH2But)Ph(C∼N)(bpy)]+ (C∼N ) 8-methylquinolinyl),
which has Pd-C(01)-C(02,06) angles of 127.6(3)° and
113.7(4)°.15b
Discussion
(21) (a) Low, J. J.; Goddard, W. A., III. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1984,
106, 6928. (b) Wisner, J. M.; Bartczak, T. J.; Ibers, J. A.; Low, W. A.;
Goddard, W. A., III. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1986, 108, 347-348. (c) Wisner,
J. M.; Bartczak, T. J.; Ibers, J. A. Organometallics 1986, 5, 2044-
2050.
The reaction of eq 3, involving oxidation of Pt(II) by
iodomethane, is not directly related to possible steps in
the catalysis of Figure 1 but does involve interesting
processes in which the methyl group and iodine atom
become bonded to different platinum centers and where
there is transfer of a benzoate group between platinum
centers. It has been established that a wide range of
organoplatinum(II) complexes undergo oxidative addi-
tion with iodomethane via the SN2 mechanism, and for
some systems NMR spectra indicate the presence of
(22) Chattopadhyay, S.; Sinha, C.; Basu, P.; Chakravorty, A. Orga-
nometallics 1991, 10, 1135-1139.
(23) (a) Byers, P. K.; Canty, A. J.; Skelton, B. W.; White, A. H.
Organometallics 1990, 9, 826-832. (b) Canty, A. J.; Dedieu, A.; Jin,
H.; Milet, A.; Skelton, B. W.; Trofimenko, S.; White, A. H. Inorg. Chim.
Acta 1999, 287, 27-36.
(24) Marsh, R. E.; Schaefer, W. P.; Lyon, D. K.; Labinger, J. A.;
Bercaw, J. E. Acta Crystallogr. (C) 1992, 48, 1603-1606.
(25) Klaui, W.; Glaum, M.; Wagner, T.; Bennett, M. A. J. Organomet.
Chem. 1994, 472, 355-358.

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cationic Pt(IV) intermediates such as fac-[PtIVMe3(bpy)-
(solvent)]+ and thus iodide ion formation prior to
coordination to form fac-PtIVIMe3(bpy).26 We have found
that the reagent in eq 3, Pt(O2CPh)(NCN) (2), reacts
with sodium iodide to form PtI(NCN) (6), and thus a
likely mechanism for the reaction of eq 3 is as shown in
eqs 7-9, in which formation of the cation [PtIV(O2CPh)-
Me(NCN)]+ (eq 7) is followed by anion exchange (eq 8)
and coordination of benzoate to the cation to give 7 (eq
9). There are precedents for five-coordinate organo-
platinum(IV)27a and Pd(IV)27b species, although solvent
or bidentate benzoate coordination in the cation to give
six-coordination cannot be discounted. Bidentate coor-
dination would be consistent with views that occurrence
of additional coordination at d8 centers may facilitate
oxidative addition,28 in particular for systems with an
uncoordinated group in the reagent, e.g., during the
oxidative addition of iodomethane to RhCl{B(pz)3-
N,N′}(L) (L ) PPh3, PMePh2, PMe2Ph, PMe3, CO).28c
II
+ MeI f
Pt (O2CPh)(NCN)
2
[PtIV(O2CPh)Me(NCN)]+ + I- (7)
+ I- f
+ PhCO (8)
-
II
II
Pt (O2CPh)(NCN)
Pt I(NCN)
2
6
2
+ + PhCO2- f
[PtIV(O2CPh)Me(NCN)]
2
cis-PtIV(O2CPh)2Me(NCN)
(9)
7
Equations 1 (M ) Pt) and 2 represent models for the
oxidation step in the catalytic process of Figure 1 to give
“MIV(O2CR)nAr”, although noting the qualification that
the palladium analogues are unreactive (eq 1) or not
readily accessible for study (eq 2) under the current
conditions. The reaction of eq 2 can be regarded as
oxidative addition of (PhCO2)2 to a trans-PtIIC2N2
moiety, in contrast to the oxidative addition to a cis-
PtIIC2N2 moiety in PtPh2(bpy).16
Reductive elimination via C-O bond formation in the
catalysis of Scheme 1 is modeled by eq 4, with Pt(IV)
rather than Pd(IV) in the model reaction, except that
C-O bond formation is occurring from a C(sp3) center
in eq 4. Reductive elimination by C-O bond formation
from cis-PtIV(O2CPh)2Me(NCN) (7) (eq 4) can be most
readily accounted for by the occurrence of the mecha-
nism proposed for decomposition of fac-PtIV(O2CMe)Me3-
(dppe) [dppe ) 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane]. For
the diphosphine complex, kinetic data support a mech-
anism in which acetate dissociation is followed by
nucleophilic attack at the methyl group to give MeO2-
CMe.18 Thus, it is feasible that complex 7 may decom-
pose via benzoate dissociation and formation of a five-
coordinate cationic species [PtIV(O2CPh)Me(NCN)]+,
(26) Crespo, M.; Puddephatt, R. J. Organometallics 1987, 6, 2548-
2550.
(27) (a) Fekl, U.; Kaminsky, W.; Goldberg, K. I. J. Am. Chem. Soc.
2001, 123, 6423-6424. (b) Yamamoto, Y.; Ohno, T.; Itoh, K. Angew.
Chem., Int. Ed. 2002, 41, 3662-3665.
(28) (a) de Waal, D. J. A.; Gerber, T. I. A.; Louw, W. J. Inorg. Chem.
1982, 21, 1259-1260. (b) Hickey, C. E.; Maitlis, P. M. J. Chem. Soc.,
Chem. Commun. 1984, 1609-1611. (c) Chauby, V.; Daran, J.-C.; Berre,
C. S.-L.; Malbosc, F.; Kalck, P.; Gonzalez, O. D.; Haslam, C. E.; Haynes,
A. Inorg. Chem. 2002, 41, 3280-3290.
Figure 4. Projections of molecules of (a) Pt(O2CPh)3(NCN)
(3) in the solvate complex 3‚1/2Me2CO [a crystallographic
2-fold axis through Pt-C(1)]: only one of the pair of
disordered components of benzoate 1 is shown. (b) Pt(O2-
CPh)2Tol(NCN) (5) in 5‚Me2CO. (c) Pt(O2CPh)2Me(NCN)
(7) in 7‚Me2CO‚H2O.

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Table 1. Selected Bond Distances (Å) and Angles (deg) and Other Data for M(O2CPh)(NCN) [M ) Pd (1), Pt
(2)] and 3, 5, and 7 in Their Solvates Pt(O2CPh)3(NCN)‚1/2Me2CO, Pt(O2CPh)2Tol(NCN)‚Me2CO, and
Pt(O2CPh)2Me(NCN)‚Me2CO‚H2O, where NCN ) [2,6-(Dimethylaminomethyl)phenyl-N,C,N]-
1
2
3‚1/2Me2CO
5‚Me2CO
7‚Me2CO‚H2O
Bond Distances
M-C(1)
1.895(2)
1.906(2)
1.951(5)
1.949(4)
1.935(5)
M-N(21, 61)
M-O(11, 21)
Pt-C(01)
2.099(2), 2.103(2)
2.140(1)
2.080(2), 2.080(2)
2.143(2)
2.116(3)
2.145(6), 2.004(4)
2.135(3), 2.134(3)
2.144(3), 2.121(3)
2.036(4)
2.137(6), 2.120(5)
2.144(5), 2.169(4)
2.045(6)
C(10)-O(11, 12)
C(20)-O(21, 22)
1.279(2), 1.240(2)
1.275(3), 1.238(3)
1.31(1), 1.24(1)
1.320(5), 1.192(5)
1.288(5), 1.232(4)
1.280(5), 1.235(4)
1.225(9), 1.245(9)
1.273(6), 1.236(7)
Bond Angles
C(1)-M-N(21, 61)
N(21)-M-N(61)
O(11)-M-C(1)
81.68(7), 81.33(7)
163.01(6)
82.15(10), 82.22(10)
164.37(9)
82.13(9) (x2)
164.3(1)
82.1(1), 81.1(1)
163.2(1)
81.9(2), 81.0(2)
162.8(2)
177.43(7)
177.64(10)
173.3(2)
173.9(1)
173.1(2)
O(11)-M-N(21, 61)
O(21)-Pt-N(21, 61)
O(21)-Pt-O(11)
O(21)-Pt-C(1, 01)
C(01)-Pt-N(21, 61)
C(01)-Pt-C(1)
100.67(6), 96.32(6)
100.11(8), 95.51(9)
104.0(3), 91.8(3)
87.3(1), 94.8(1)
80.4(4), 84.9(4)
97.38(8), 165.2(1)
94.8(1), 87.3(2)
97.38(8)
92.4(1), 104.4(1)
85.5(1), 95.6(1)
80.5(1)
92.5(2), 104.7(2)
84.1(2), 95.5(2)
86.2(2)
96.4(1), 169.9(1)
91.9(1), 89.8(1)
92.9(2)
97.2(2), 172.2(2)
93.6(2), 88.8(2)
89.9(2)
M-C(1)-C(2,6)
119.2(1), 119.6(1)
117.0(1)
119.0(2), 118.8(2)
119.2(1)
117.6(2) (x2)
128.1(6)
117.4(2), 119.0(3)
129.2(2)
117.5(4), 118.8(4)
125.7(5)
M-O(11)-C(10)
Pt-O(21)-C(20)
Pt-C(01)-C(02, 06)
133.3(3)
135.2(3)
132.6(4)
126.5(3), 117.0(3)
followed by nucleophilic attack by the benzoate group
at the methyl group, which is activated by cation forma-
tion, eliminating MeO2CPh and PtII(O2CPh)(NCN). Con-
sistent with an ionic or polar mechanism the reaction
proceeds at a rate in acetone about twice that in toluene.
The reaction of eq 6 involves C-O bond formation,
but the intermediacy of Pd(IV), via reactions analogous
to eq 3 followed by eq 4 or via other Pd(IV) species, has
not been confirmed by NMR spectroscopy.
and thus is expected to be facile for reactions of Scheme
1 where the ancillary ligands in potential Pd(IV) inter-
mediate(s) are limited to monodentate and/or bidentate
acetate ions. It is feasible that one-electron oxidation
of arylpalladium(II) species may facilitate C-O coupling
in the catalysis of Figure 1, but this would seem unlikely
for the reaction of eq 6, where the oxidant is io-
domethane; it would be in contrast with demonstrated
two-electron Pt(II)/Pt(IV) reactivity (eqs 1, 2, 4) and the
NMR detection of Pd(IV) species Pd(O2CPh)Me2R(bpy)
in the complex reaction of PdMeR(bpy) (R ) Me,11c,e
Tol11d,e) with (PhCO2)2 and the lack of evidence for Pd-
(III) as an oxidation state in organometallic chemistry.32
The reactions described herein exhibit novel mecha-
nistic aspects, and although they are principally con-
cerned with platinum rather than palladium, they do
provide some guidance for understanding the catalysis
reaction of Figure 1, where the coordination environ-
ment of palladium is dominated by acetate ligands, e.g.,
acetoxylation of benzene [MeCO2H/Pd(O2CMe)2/IPh(O2-
CMe)2]10 and, in particular, benzo[h]quinoline [MeCN/
Pd(O2CMe)2/IPh(O2CMe)2] at C(10)(sp2) and 8-meth-
ylquinoline [MeCO2H/Pd(O2CMe)2/IPh(O2CMe)2] at C(sp3)
reported12 after completion of the work described herein.
The latter reactions are expected to proceed via Pd(IV)
intermediates involving cyclopalladated species.12
The high stability of the 4-tolyl complex, cis-PtIV(O2-
CPh)2Tol(NCN) (5), compared with the methyl analogue
(7) may be related to steric congestion at the ipso-carbon
of the Tol group resulting from the close proximity of
two NMe2 groups of the pincer ligand. Space-filling
models indicate that interaction of a benzoate oxygen
with the ipso-carbon, normal to the 4-tolyl plane, is
prevented for both intramolecular coupling and external
attack by a benzoate ion.
Oxidative addition of dibenzoyl peroxide is demon-
strated to occur at a d8 monoarylmetal(II) species (eq
1), and formation of C-O bonds on reaction of io-
domethane with a benzoatopalladium(II) species (eq 6).
The high stability of cis-PtIV(O2CPh)2Tol(NCN) (5)
compared with cis-PtIV(O2CPh)2Me(NCN) (7) suggests
that C(sp2)-O bond formation may be elusive for Pt-
(IV) complexes where the ipso-carbon is sterically
protected. Thus, a model reaction for the step in
palladium catalysis (Figure 1) involving C(sp2)-O bond
formation at Pt(IV) centers may not be readily accessible
for the intramolecular system chosen for the present
study. However, organopalladium(IV) species undergo
intramolecular C(sp2)-C(sp3) reductive elimination pro-
cesses much more readily than Pt(IV); for example, fac-
PdIVIMe2Ph(bpy) reductively eliminates ethane and
toluene at 0 °C,29 but fac-PtIVIMe2Ph(bpy) is stable at
ambient temperature.30 Ligand dissociation is expected
to be a preliminary step in the intramolecular reductive
elimination process for Pd(IV),3,31 and also for elimina-
tion from cis-PtIV(O2CPh)2Me(NCN) as discussed above,
Experimental Section
All reactions and manipulations of air- and moisture-
sensitive compounds were carried out under an argon atmo-
sphere using Schlenk techniques. Solvents were purified and
dried in the normal manner.33 Other reagents were purchased
and used without further purification. 1H NMR and 13C NMR
spectra were recorded on a Varian Gemini 200 spectrometer
operating at 199.975 MHz (1H) or a Varian Unity Inova 400
(31) Byers, P. K.; Canty, A. J.; Crespo, M.; Puddephatt, R. J.; Scott,
J. D. Organometallics 1988, 7, 1363-1367.
(32) (a) Lane, G. A.; Geiger, W. E.; Connelly, N. G. J. Am. Chem.
Soc. 1987, 109, 402-407. (b) Jouati, A.; Geoffroy, M.; Terron, G.;
Bernardinelli, G. J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. 1992, 155. (c) Bond,
A. M.; Canty, A. J.; Cooper, J. B.; Tedesco, V.; Traill, P. R.; Way, D.
M. Inorg. Chim. Acta 1996, 251, 185-192.
(29) Markies, B. A.; Canty, A. J.; Boersma, J.; van Koten, G.
Organometallics 1994, 13, 2053-2058.
(30) Bayler, A.; Canty, A. J.; Ryan, J. H.; Skelton, B. W.; White, A.
H. Inorg. Chem. Commun. 2000, 3, 575-578.
(33) Perrin, D. D.; Armarego, W. L. F. Purification of Laboratory
Chemicals; Pergamon Press: Oxford, 1988.

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WB spectrometer operating at 100.587 (13C) and 399.703 (1H)
MHz. Chemical shifts are reported in ppm relative to SiMe4.
Microanalyses were performed by the Central Science Labora-
tory, University of Tasmania. Mass spectra were recorded on
a Kratos Concept ISQ mass spectrometer using the LSIMS
technique in a 3-nitrobenzoyl matrix and an m/z scanning
range of 50-1500 with an 8 kV probe.
sphere into a cooled (-78 °C) suspension of PtCl(C6H3{CH2-
NMe2}2-2,6) (0.25 g, 0.59 mmol) in dry diethyl ether (10 mL).
The suspension was stirred at low temperature for 20 min,
then at ambient temperature for 2 h. The solvent was removed
in a vacuum, dichloromethane added, and the suspension
filtered through Celite. The volume of the filtrate was reduced
and pentane added to give an off-white solid. The solid was
collected, washed with diethyl ether, and dried in a vacuum.
Yield: 0.18 g (62%). Characterization was as reported by
Terheijden et al.19
The reagents MX(C6H3{CH2NMe2}2-2,6) (X ) Cl, I; M ) Pd,
35
Pd),34 cis-PtI2Tol(C6H3{CH2NMe2}2-2,6),19 and Ag[O2CPh]
were prepared as described; PtTol(C6H3{CH2NMe2}2-2,6) (4)
was obtained by a method modified from that reported,20 and
dibenzoyl peroxide was used as received (BDH).
Synthesis of cis-Pt(O2CPh)2Tol(C6H3{CH2NMe2}2-2,6)
(5). To a solution of crude cis-PtI2Tol(C6H3{CH2NMe2}2-2,6)
[prepared from the reaction of PtTol(C6H3{CH2NMe2}2-2,6) (4)
(0.012 g, 0.025 mmol) and iodine (0.006 g, 0.024 mmol) in
benzene] in CH2Cl2 (3 mL) was added silver benzoate (0.014
g, 0.061 mmol). The suspension was stirred overnight in the
absence of light, filtered through Celite, and evaporated to
dryness to give a white solid. The solid was dissolved in a
minimum of acetone, and a colorless crystalline solid formed
Synthesis of Pd(O2CPh)(C6H3{CH2NMe2}2-2,6) (1). A
solution of PdCl(C6H3{CH2NMe2}2-2,6) (0.12 g, 0.36 mmol) in
acetone (5 mL) was added to silver benzoate (0.09 g, 0.39
mmol). The suspension was stirred for 1 h in the absence of
light and then filtered through Celite. The filtrate was
concentrated in a vacuum and pentane added to precipitate
the product. The resulting white solid was isolated, washed
with pentane (3 × 2 mL), and dried in a vacuum. Yield: 0.15
g (98%). 1H NMR (acetone-d6): δ 8.06 (m, 2H, H2,6-Ph), 7.4-
7.3 (m, 3H, H3,4,5-Ph), 6.94 (dd, 1H, 3J ) 7.8 Hz and 3J ) 6.6
1
within 24 h in low yield (20%). H NMR (acetone-d6): δ 8.34
(m, 2H, o-H PtO2CPh), 8.21 (dd, 1H, 3J ) 8.4 Hz, 4J ) 2.2 Hz,
3
4
3JPt-H ) 29 Hz, H6-Tol), 7.94 (dd, 2H, J ) 8.0 Hz, J ) 1.6
Hz, H2,6-Ph′), 7.5-7.4 (m, 3H, H3,4,5-Ph), 7.32-7.26 (m, 2H,
H4-Ph′ and H4-NCN), 7.18 (t, 2H, 3J ) 7.2 Hz, H3,5-Ph′), 7.05
(d, 2H, 3J ) 7.6 Hz, H3,5-NCN), 6.92 (dd, 1H, 3J ) 8.4 Hz, 4J
) 2.3 Hz, H5-Tol), 6.67 (dd, 1H, 3J ) 8.0 Hz, 4J ) 2.0 Hz,
3
Hz, H4-NCN), 6.79 (d, 2H, J ) 7.5 Hz, H3,5-NCN), 4.05 (s,
4H, NCH2), 2.89 (s, 12H, NMe). 13C NMR (acetone-d6):
δ
171.70 (CdO), 146.47 (NCN), 130.33 (Ph), 128.15 (Ph), 124.94
(NCN), 120.35 (NCN), 74.70 (NCH2), 52.18 (NMe). LSIMS (in
mnba): m/z 418.1 ([M]+, 3.5%), 297.1 ([M - PhCO2]+, 100%).
Anal. Calcd: C, 54.49; H, 5.78; N, 6.69. Found: C, 54.72; H,
5.65; N, 6.82.
3
4
3
H3-Tol), 6.11 (dd, 1H, J ) 8.2 Hz, J ) 2.2 Hz, JPt-H ) 40
Hz H2-Tol), 4.30 (d, 2H, 2J ) 14.6 Hz, 3JPt-H ) 38 Hz, NCH2),
4.15 (d, 2H, 2J ) 14.6 Hz, 3JPt-H ) 33 Hz, NCH2), 3.11 (s, 6H,
3JPt-H ) 25 Hz, NMe), 2.60 (s, 6H, 3JPt-H ) 39 Hz, NMe), 2.25
(s, 3H, Me-Tol). Anal. Calcd: C, 55.07; H, 5.04; N, 3.89.
Found: C, 54.85; H, 4.78; N, 3.82.
Synthesis of Pt(O2CPh)(C6H3{CH2NMe2}2-2,6) (2). A
solution of PtCl(C6H3{CH2NMe2}2-2,6) (0.16, 0.38 mmol) in
acetone (5 mL) was added to silver benzoate (0.09 g, 0.39
mmol). The suspension was stirred overnight in the absence
of light and then filtered through Celite. The filtrate was
concentrated in a vacuum and pentane added to precipitate
the product. The resulting white solid was isolated, washed
with pentane (3 × 2 mL), and dried in a vacuum. Yield: 0.18
g (95%). 1H NMR (acetone-d6): δ 8.10 (m, 2H, H2,6-Ph), 7.4-
7.3 (m, 3H, H3,4,5-Ph), 6.92 (dd, 1H, 3J ) 8.5 Hz and 3J ) 6.3
Synthesis of cis-Pt(O2CPh)2Me(C6H3{CH2NMe2}2-2,6)
(7). Iodomethane (12 µL, 0.19 mmol) was added to a suspen-
sion of Pt(O2CPh)(C6H3{CH2NMe2}2-2,6) (2) (0.010 g, 0.020
mmol) and silver benzoate (0.045 g, 0.20 mmol) in acetone (3
mL). The suspension was stirred at overnight in the absence
of light, then filtered through Celite. The filtrate was concen-
trated in vacuo and pentane added to precipitate the product.
The resulting white precipitate was isolated, rinsed with
pentane (3 × 1 mL), and dried in vacuo. Yield: 0.009 g (71%).
3
Hz, H4-NCN), 6.79 (d, 2H, J ) 7.7 Hz, H3,5-NCN), 4.08 (s,
4H, 3JPt-H ) 49 Hz, NCH2), 3.05 (s, 12H, 3JPt-H ) 38 Hz, NMe).
13C NMR (acetone-d6): δ 172.34 (CdO), 145.61 (NCN), 140.47
and 139.43 (NCN and Ph), 130.87 (Ph), 130.39 (Ph), 128.39
(Ph), 124.43 (NCN), 119.96 (NCN), 77.29 (NCH2), 53.80 (NMe).
LSIMS (in mnba): m/z 507.1 ([M]+, 7%), 385.1 ([M - PhCO2H]+,
100%). Anal. Calcd: C, 44.96; H, 4.77; N, 5.52. Found: C,
44.86; H, 4.60; N, 5.77.
3
4
1H NMR (acetone-d6): δ 8.27 (dd, 2H, J ) 8.0 Hz, J ) 2.0
3
4
Hz, H2,6-Ph), 7.99 (dd, 2H, J ) 8.0 Hz, J ) 1.6 Hz, H2,6-
3
4
Ph′), 7.42 (m, 3H, H3,4,5-Ph), 7.33 (tt, 1H, J ) 6.0 Hz, J )
3
1.2 Hz, H4-Ph′), 7.27 (t, 2H, J ) 7.2 Hz, H3,5-Ph′), 7.09 (dd,
3
1H, J ) 8.4 Hz and J ) 6.8 Hz, H4-NCN), 6.99 (d, 2H, J )
7.6 Hz, H3,5-NCN), 4.47 (d, 2H, 2J ) 14.4 Hz, 3JPt-H ) 36 Hz,
NCH2), 4.34 (d, 2H, 2J ) 14.4 Hz, 3JPt-H ) 34 Hz, NCH2), 3.10
(s, 6H, 3JPt-H ) 26 Hz, NMe), 2.94 (s, 6H, 3JPt-H ) 36 Hz, NMe),
1.62 (s, 3H, 3JPt-H ) 70 Hz, Me). LSIMS (in mnba): m/z 642.2
([M - H]+, <1%), 522.2 ([M - PhCO2]+, 75%), ([M - H -
2PhCO2 - Me]+, 100%). Anal. Calcd: C, 50.38; H, 5.01; N, 4.35.
Found: C, 50.18; H, 4.98; N, 4.27.
Synthesis of Pt(O2CPh)3(C6H3{CH2NMe2}2-2,6) (3). A
solution of Pt(O2CPh)(C6H3{CH2NMe2}2-2,6) (2) (0.041 g, 0.08
mmol) and dibenzoyl peroxide (0.019 g, 0.08 mmol) in acetone
(5 mL) was heated to 50 °C and stirred for 90 min. The volume
was reduced and pentane added to precipitate a yellow solid,
which was washed with pentane and dried in a vacuum.
Yield: 0.041 g (68%). 1H NMR (acetone-d6): δ 8.39 (m, 2H,
H2,6-Pheq), 7.90 (‘d’, 4H, 3J ) 7.2 Hz, H2,6-Phax), 7.5-7.4 (m,
1H NMR Studies. Reaction of Dibenzoyl Peroxide with
Pd(O2CPh)(C6H3{CH2NMe2}2-2,6) (1). A solution of diben-
zoylperoxide (0.0031 g, 7.4 µmol) and 1 (0.0018 g, 7.4 µmol) in
acetone-d6 was allowed to react for several days at ambient
temperature with monitoring by 1H NMR. No reaction was
observed.
Reaction of Dibenzoyl Peroxide with Pt(O2CPh)(C6H3-
{CH2NMe2}2-2,6) (2). A clear, colorless solution of dibenzoyl-
peroxide (0.009 g, 37 µmol) and 2 (0.015 g, 30 µmol) in CDCl3
was allowed to react for 2 h at 50 °C to give a clear yellow
solution. Products were identified by 1H NMR as 3 and benzoic
acid (from the decomposition of excess dibenzoylperoxide).
Reaction of Dibenzoyl Peroxide with Pt(Tol)(C6H3-
{CH2NMe2}2-2,6) (4). A solution of dibenzoyl peroxide (0.0017
g, 0.0070 mmol) in dry CD2Cl2 (0.4 mL) was added to a solution
of PtTol(C6H3{CH2NMe2}2-2,6) (4) (0.0035 g, 0.0073 mmol) in
CD2Cl2 (0.3 mL). The reaction was monitored by 1H NMR
spectroscopy at room temperature over several days.
3
5H, H3,4,5-Pheq and H4-Phax), 7.31 (‘t’, 4H, JPt-H ) 7.2 Hz,
3
H3,5-Phax), 7.13 (dd, 1H, J ) 8.4 Hz and 6.3 Hz, H4-NCN),
3
3
7.04 (2, 2H, J ) 7.8 Hz, H3-NCN), 4.45 (s, 4H, JPt-H ) 28
3
Hz, NCH2), 3.05 (s, 12H, JPt-H ) 25 Hz, NMe). LSIMS (in
mnba): m/z 749.4 ([M]+, <1%), 628.3 ([M - PhCO2]+, 100%),
([M - 2PhCO2]+, 18%), 385.2 ([M - H - 3PhCO2]+, 50%). Anal.
Calcd for 3‚H2O: C, 51.61; H, 4.73; N, 3.65. Found: C, 51.81;
H, 4.56; N, 3.51.
Synthesis of PtTol(C6H3{CH2NMe2}2-2,6) (4). Freshly
prepared 4-tolyllithium (0.025 g, 2.5 mmol) was dissolved in
dry diethyl ether (3 mL) and filtered under an inert atmo-
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1981, 46, 2717-2721.

Structural Studies of M(II) and M(IV) Complexes
Organometallics, Vol. 23, No. 23, 2004 5439
Table 2. Crystal Data and Details of the Structure Determinations of M(O2CPh)(NCN) [M ) Pd (1), Pt (2)]
and Solvates of Complexes 3, 5, and 7: Pt(O2CPh)3(NCN)‚1/2Me2CO, Pt(O2CPh)2Tol(NCN)‚Me2CO, and
Pt(O2CPh)2Me(NCN)‚Me2CO‚H2O, where NCN ) [2,6-(Dimethylaminomethyl)phenyl-N,C,N]-
1
2
3‚1/2Me2CO
5‚Me2CO
7‚Me2CO‚H2O
formula
C
19H24N2O2Pd
C19H24N2O2Pt
triclinic
P1h (Ci1, No. 2)
8.9088(8)
10.0224(8)
11.1315(9)
110.808(2)
102.223(2)
98.923(2)
878.7
C34.5H 37N2O6.5Pt
monoclinic
C36H42N2O5Pt
triclinic
P1h (Ci1, No. 2)
11.8427(8)
12.6435(8)
12.8944(8)
100.580(2)
114.772(1)
104.139(1)
1608
C30H40N2O6Pt
crystal system
triclinic
P1h (Ci1, No. 2)
8.9377(5)
9.9806(6)
11.1160(6)
110.956(1)
102.367(1)
98.624(1)
876.2
monoclinic
space group
C2/c (C2h6, No. 15)
13.0359(8)
P21/n (C2h5, No. 14 (variant))
9.3107(7)
11.6368(9)
27.094(2)
a/Å
b/Å
30.474(2)
8.9499(6)
c/Å
R/deg
â/deg
120.484(2)
95.497(2)
γ/deg
V/Å3
3534
2922
Z
2
2
4
2
4
Mr
418.8
507.5
1.918
778.8
777.8
1.606
717.7
Dc/g cm-3
1.587
1.463
1.631
dimensions/mm
0.32 × 0.23 × 0.14
0.24 × 0.22 × 0.09
0.20 × 0.14 × 0.07
0.28 × 0.22 × 0.18
0.35 × 0.09 × 0.06
µMo/mm-1
1.07
8.0
4.0
4.4
4.9
2θmax/deg
75
75
75
75
65
Tmin/max
Nt
0.78
0.49
0.63
0.63
0.71
18 083
9000
18 095
36 780
8038
6547
0.060
0.038
0.052
33 458
46 630
10 619
8242
N
9008
16 522
No
7730
8216
12 566
Rint
R
0.025
0.034
0.044
0.046
0.032
0.025
0.040
0.049
Rw
0.037
0.031
0.044
0.072
Reaction of Iodomethane with Pt(O2CPh)(C6H3-
{CH2NMe2}2-2,6) (2). Complex 2 (0.01 g, 20 µmol) was added
to a large excess of iodomethane (1 mL, 16 mmol) at 0 °C. The
solution was stirred at 0 °C for 2 h and the solvent removed
in a vacuum at low temperature leaving a white residue. The
products were identified by 1H NMR at 0 °C as cis-Pt(O2-
CPh)2Me(C6H3{CH2NMe2}2-2,6) (7) and PtI(C6H3{CH2NMe2}2-
2,6) (6) and were present in approximately 1:1 ratio. When
carried out at ambient temperature over 2 nights, the products,
Molecules of 3, 5, and 7. Crystals of the complexes were
obtained by the vapor diffusion of pentane into solutions of
1-3 or 5 at ambient temperature, and 7 at -20 °C. Full
spheres of CCD area-detector diffractometer data were mea-
sured (Bruker AXS instrument, ω-scans, monochromatic Mo
KR radiation, λ ) 0.71073 Å; T ca. 153 K), yielding Nt total
reflections, merging to N unique (Rint cited) after “empirical”/
multiscan absorption correction (proprietary software), No with
F > 4σ(F) considered “observed” and used in the full-matrix
least-squares refinements, refining anisotropic thermal pa-
1
identified by H NMR, were 6 and methyl benzoate in a 1:1
ratio along with unreacted iodomethane.
rameter forms for the non-hydrogen atoms, (x, y, z, Uiso)H being
Reaction of Iodomethane, Silver Benzoate, and Pt-
(O2CPh)(C6H3{CH2NMe2}2-2,6) (2). A suspension of silver
benzoate (0.0712 g, 0.311 mmol), iodomethane (19 µL, 0.30
mmol), and 2 (0.0153 g, 0.0301 mmol) in acetone-d6 (1 mL)
was stirred in the absence of light for 24 h. The suspension
constrained at estimated values. Conventional residuals R, Rw
on |F| are cited at convergence [weights: (σ2(F) + 0.0004F2)-1].
Neutral atom complex scattering factors were employed within
the Xtal 3.7 program system.36 Pertinent results are given in
the tables and figures, the latter showing 50% probability
displacement amplitudes for the non-hydrogen atoms, hydro-
gen atoms having arbitrary radii of 0.1 Å.
1
was filtered through Celite. A H NMR of the clear, colorless
filtrate was measured immediately. Products were identified
as cis-Pt(O2CPh)2Me(C6H3{CH2NMe2}2-2,6) (7), methyl ben-
zoate, and unreacted iodomethane.
Variata. In complex 3‚1/2Me2CO, as modeled in space group
C2/c, the benzoate group trans to the NCN ligand (which lies
on the crystallographic 2-axis) is disordered about the axis over
two sets of sites of equal occupancy, the difference between
the two components of the coordinated oxygen being 0.50(1)
Å. Attempted refinement in a lower symmetry space group was
not fruitful. For complex 7‚Me2CO‚H2O hydrogen atoms were
not located in association with the putative water molecule
Decomposition of cis-Pt(O2CPh)2Me(C6H3{CH2NMe2}2-
2,6) (7). A solution of 7 in acetone-d6 was heated at 50 °C for
4 h. Decomposition products were present in a 1:1 ratio and
1
were identified by H NMR as Pt(O2CPh)(C6H3{CH2NMe2}2-
2,6) (2) and methyl benzoate.
Reaction of Iodomethane with Pd(O2CPh)(C6H3-
{CH2NMe2}2-2,6) (1). Complex 1 (0.002 g, 5 µmol) was added
to a large excess of iodomethane-d3 (0.8 mL). The solution was
stirred for several days at ambient temperature. The reaction
was monitored by 1H NMR, and after 4 days, the products were
identified by 1H NMR and GC-MS (volatile compounds) as
PdI(C6H3{CH2NMe2}2-2,6) (8) and methyl-d3 benzoate in a 1:1
ratio. No Pd(IV) intermediates were observed.
Reaction of Iodomethane and Silver Benzoate, with
Pd(O2CPh)(C6H3{CH2NMe2}2-2,6) (1). A suspension of silver
benzoate (0.0107 g, 47 µmol), iodomethane (3 µL, 48 µmol),
and 1 (0.0018 g, 4.3 µmol) in acetone-d6 (0.8 mL) was stirred
in the absence of light for 24 h. Products were identified by
1H NMR as 1, methyl benzoate, and unreacted iodomethane.
Reaction of Sodium Iodide and Pt(O2CPh)(C6H3-
{CH2NMe2}2-2,6) (2). To a solution of 2 (0.001 g, 20 µmol) in
acetone-d6 (0.8 mL) was added sodium iodide (0.004 g, 27
µmol). The suspension was allowed to react for 30 min, and a
1H NMR was measured. The only visible product was PtI-
(C6H3{CH2NMe2}2-2,6) (6).
oxygen atom. A substantial difference map residue (9 e Å-3
)
was located 0.7 Å from the metal atom, suggesting, for
example, possible cocrystallization of a minor related impurity
or disorder.
Acknowledgment. We thank the Australian Re-
search Council, the Dutch Institute for Catalysis Re-
search (NIOK), and Utrecht University for financial
support, and Dr. Evan Peacock of the Central Science
Laboratory for technical support with NMR spectros-
copy.
Supporting Information Available: Tables of atom
coordinates, displacement parameters, and bond distances and
angles for 1, 2, 3‚1/2Me2CO, 5‚Me2CO, and 7‚Me2CO‚H2O;
kinetic data for decomposition of complex 7. This material is
available free of charge via the Internet at http://pubs.acs.org.
OM040061W
X-ray Data Collection, Structure Determination, and
Refinement for 1, 2, and Solvated Crystals Containing
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XTAL 3.7 System; University of Western Australia, 2001.