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Usage

Uses

Used in Chemical Synthesis:
MER-TRICHLOROTRIS(DIMETHYLPHENYLPHOSPHINE)RHENIUM(III) is used as a reactant for the synthesis of various complex molecules, including hydridobis(ethylene) and hydrido dinitrogen complexes of rhenium. These complexes are important in the field of organometallic chemistry and have potential applications in catalysis, pharmaceuticals, and materials science.
Used in Inorganic Chemistry:
In the field of inorganic chemistry, MER-TRICHLOROTRIS(DIMETHYLPHENYLPHOSPHINE)RHENIUM(III) is used as a starting material for the synthesis of polyhedral rhenaborane complexes. These complexes are of interest due to their unique structures and potential applications in areas such as catalysis, energy storage, and molecular electronics.
Used in Catalyst Development:
The compound is also utilized in the development of catalysts for various industrial processes. Its ability to form stable complexes with other molecules makes it a promising candidate for designing efficient and selective catalysts for reactions such as hydrogenation, oxidation, and hydroformylation.
Used in Pharmaceutical Research:
MER-TRICHLOROTRIS(DIMETHYLPHENYLPHOSPHINE)RHENIUM(III) has potential applications in the pharmaceutical industry, where it can be used as a building block for the development of new drugs with novel therapeutic properties. Its unique structure and reactivity make it an attractive candidate for the design of innovative pharmaceutical compounds.
Used in Materials Science:
In materials science, MER-TRICHLOROTRIS(DIMETHYLPHENYLPHOSPHINE)RHENIUM(III) can be employed in the synthesis of new materials with unique properties, such as high conductivity, magnetism, or optical activity. These materials could have potential applications in various fields, including electronics, sensors, and energy storage devices.

InChI:InChI=1/3C8H11P.3ClH.Re/c3*1-9(2)8-6-4-3-5-7-8;;;;/h3*3-7H,1-2H3;3*1H;/q;;;;;;+3/r3C8H11P.Cl3Re/c3*1-9(2)8-6-4-3-5-7-8;1-4(2)3/h3*3-7H,1-2H3;/p+3

Upstream product

• 128-09-6 N-chloro-succinimide 
• 227932-83-4 (P((CH₃)2C₆H₅))3Cl₂Re(N-pyrrolyl) 
• 7647-01-0 hydrogenchloride 
• 93712-84-6 ReH5(PMe2Ph)3 
• 1360565-75-8 3-tert-butyldeca-1,4-diyn-3-ol 
• 115-19-5 2-methyl-but-3-yn-2-ol 
• 1346560-50-6 HCCC(OH)(o,o'-C₆H₃Cl₂)2 
• 536-74-3 phenylacetylene 
• 628-71-7 1-Heptyne 
• 3923-52-2 1,1-diphenyl-2-propyn-1-ol 
• 25878-73-3 trichloro(carbonyl)-tris(dimethylphenylphosphine)rhenium(III) 
• 333-27-7 methyl trifluoromethanesulfonate 
• 672-66-2 Dimethyl(phenyl)phosphine 
• 7446-70-0 aluminium trichloride 

Downstream Products

• 176218-20-5 (OC-6-12)-dichlorotris(dimethylphenylphosphine)(thiocyanato-κN)-rheniumium(III) 
• 103712-54-5 (η5-pentadienyl)tris(dimetylphenylphosphine)rhenium 
• 209392-67-6 [Re(NCO)3(P(CH₃)2(C₆H₅))3] 
• 209392-68-7 [Re(NCO)Cl₂(P(CH₃)2(C₆H₅))3] 
• 89656-66-6 fac-trichloro(2,2'-bipyridyl)(PMe₂Ph)rhenium(III) 
• 86765-88-0 trans,cis-dichloro(2,2'-bipyridyl)(PMe₂Ph)2rhenium(III) hexafluorophosphate 
• 98815-02-2 6,6,6-tris(dimethylphenylphosphine)-6-hydrido-6-Re-nido-B₉H₁₂-9-OEt 
• 98815-03-3 {6,6,6,6-(PMe₂Ph)3H-8-(OEt)-nido-6-ReB₉H₁₂} 
• 98815-04-4 6-chloro-2,6,6-tris(dimethylphenylphosphine)-6-hydrido-nido-6-rhenadecaborane 
• 98815-01-1 6,6,6-tris(dimethylphenylphosphine)-6-hydrido-nido-6-rhenadecaborane 
• 135707-76-5 mer-hydridobis(ethylene)tris(dimethylphenylphosphine)rhenium(I) 
• 135707-77-6 cis-hydrido(dinitrogen)tetrakis(dimethylphenylphosphine)rhenium(I) 
• 79245-24-2 ReH₃{PMe₂Ph}4 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Photochemistry of trichloro(carbonyl)tris(dimethylphenylphosphine)rhenium(III) in low temperature media

Infrared and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopic evidence is presented to show that photolysis of ReCl3(CO)(PMe2Ph)3 in poly(vinyl chloride) films and caesium iodide discs at ca. 12 K affords, irreversibly, free CO and presumably the fac-ReCl3(PMe2Ph)3 isom

Substituent effect on reactions of ReH5(PMe2Ph)3 with propargyl alcohols

Reactions of the rhenium polyhydride ReH5(PMe2Ph)3 with propargyl alcohols in the presence of HCl can produce γ-hydroxycarbyne, vinylcarbyne and η2-vinyl complexes, the relative amounts of which are dependent on the substituents of the propargyl alcohols. The reaction with the bis-alkyl substituted propargyl alcohol HC[tbnd]CC(OH)Me2 produced only the vinylcarbyne complex ReCl2(≡CCH=CMe2)(PMe2Ph)3. The reaction with the bis-alkynyl substituted propargyl alcohol HC[tbnd]CC(OH)(C[tbnd]CSiMe3)2 produced only the η2-vinyl complex ReCl2{ η2-CH2=CC(OH)(C[tbnd]CSiMe3)2}(PMe2Ph)3. The reactions with the bis-(o-functionalized aryl) substituted propargyl alcohols HC[tbnd]CC(OH)Ar2 (Ar = o-C6H4Br, o,o'-C6H3Cl2) produced only the γ-hydroxycarbyne complexes Re{≡CCH2C(OH)Ar2}Cl2(PMe2Ph)3. The reactions with the monoaryl substituted propargyl alcohol HC[tbnd]CC(OH)Ph(C[tbnd]CSiMe3) produced a mixture of the vinylcarbyne Re{≡CCH=CPh(C[tbnd]CSiMe3)}Cl2(PMe2Ph)3, the γ-hydroxycarbyne Re{≡CCH2C(OH)Ph(C[tbnd]CSiMe3)}Cl2(PMe2Ph)3 and the η 2-vinyl complex Re{η2-CH2=CC(OH)Ph(C[tbnd]CSiMe3)}Cl2(PMe2Ph)3. The selectivity for the products can be related to the steric and electronic effect of the substituents of propargyl alcohols. In general, formation of η2-vinyl complexes is favored over carbyne complexes when the substituents are sterically less demanding. Formation of γ-hydroxycarbyne complexes is favored over vinylcarbyne complexes when the substituents are electron withdrawing.

Hydrogen shift reactions of rhenium hydrido carbyne complexes

Rhenium hydrido carbyne complexes Re(≡CCH=C(CMe3) C≡CR)HCl(PMe2Ph)3 (R = H, n-pentyl) undergo 1,2-hydrogen shift reactions from the metal to the carbyne carbon atom to give complexes Re(HCCHC(CMe3)CCR)HCl(PMe2Ph)3, which have two isomeric forms, namely, a metallabicyclo[3.1.0]hexatriene complex, in which the chloride is cis to the metal-bonded CH, and an alkyne-carbene complex, in which the chloride is trans to the metal-bonded CH. In contrast, a similar transformation does not occur for the analogous complex Re(≡CCH=C(CMe 3)C≡CSiMe3)HCl(PMe2Ph)3, which has a SiMe3 group on the C≡C moiety. A computational study suggests that the difference in the reactivity of the hydrido carbyne complexes is related to steric effects in the corresponding hydride-shift products. Formation of Re(HCCHC(CMe3)CCSiMe3)HCl(PMe 2Ph)3 is not favored, mainly due to the steric interactions of the SiMe3 group with CMe3 and one of the phosphine ligands in the resulting metallabicyclo[3.1.0]hexatriene complex, and of the SiMe3 group with the chloride ligand in the resulting alkyne-carbene complex.

Rhenium carbyne and η2-vinyl complexes from one-pot reactions of ReH5(PMe2Ph)3 with terminal alkynes

Treatment of the rhenium polyhydride complex ReH5(PMe 2Ph)3 with HC≡CR (R = Ph, SiMe3, (CH 2)4Me) in the presence of 2.2 equiv of HCl produces a mixture of the carbyne complexes Re(≡CCH2R)Cl 2(PMe2Ph)3 and the η2-vinyl complexes Re(η2-CH2CR)Cl2(PMe 2Ph)3. When HC≡CC(OH)Ph2 was used, the reaction gave the carbyne complexes Re(≡CCH=CPh2)Cl 2(PMe2Ph)3 and Re(≡CCH 2C(OH)Ph2)Cl2(PMe2Ph)3 along with the η2-vinyl complex Re(η2-CH 2CC(OH)Ph2)Cl2(PMe2Ph)3.

Regioselective electrophilic substitution and addition reactions at an N-coordinated pyrrolyl ligand in (PMe2Ph)3Cl2Re(NC4H4)

The reaction of excess pyrrolyllithium with mer-(PMe2Ph)3ReCl3 leads to the formation of the air-stable product mer-(PMe2Ph)3Cl2Re(NC4H4) (1), which has been characterized by spectroscopic techniques and by an X-ray diffraction study. Complex 1 reacts with electrophiles to form new Re(III) complexes with regioselectively substituted pyrrolyl ligands. For example, reaction with 1 equiv of N-chlorosuccinimide forms the complex with a 3-chloropyrrolyl ligand, while reaction with excess reagent produces the 3,4-dichloropyrrolyl and 2,3,4-trichloropyrrolyl complexes. The regiochemistry of the reactions has been established from the 1H NMR data, and the structure of the dibrominated product (PMe2-Ph)3Cl2Re(3,4-NC4H 2Br2) (5) has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction. Reaction of 1 with methyl triflate produces after workup (PMe2Ph)3Cl2Re(3-NC4H3Me) (6), and further reaction of 6 with methyl triflate yields (PMe2Ph)3Cl2Re(3,4-NC4H 2(Me)2) (7). In contrast, triflic acid protonates the pyrrolyl ligand of 1 at the α-carbon to form [(PMe2Ph)3Cl2Re(NC4H 5)]OTf (8), which has been isolated and identified by an X-ray diffraction study. The Michael addition of dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate to the β-carbon of the pyrrolyl ligand in 1 has also been characterized. Methods for the removal of the substituted pyrrolyl ligands from the rhenium center are described.