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Nucleophilic behaviour of dioxo- and thiooxophosphorane complexes [MoCp(CO)2{E,P-EP(O)(2,4,6-C6H2tBu3)}]- (E = O, S)

The title anions were prepared as (DBU-H)+ salts upon reaction of the oxophosphinidene complex (H-DBU)[MoCp(CO)2{P(O)R}] with either dimethyldioxirane or elemental sulphur (R = 2,4,6-C6H2tBu3; Cp = η5-C5H5, DBU = 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene). The dioxophosphorane complex failed to react with MeI at room temperature, but reacted readily with (Me3O)BF4 to give the phosphonite complex [MoCp{O,P-OP(OMe)R}(CO)2]. In contrast, the thiooxophosphorane complex reacted with MeI to give the thiolophosphinide derivative [MoCp{S,P-(MeS)P(O)R}(CO)2], whereas its reaction with (Me3O)BF4 gave a mixture of the latter complex and the phosphonothiolate isomer [MoCp{S,P-SP(OMe)R}(CO)2] in similar amounts. Other electrophiles were added selectively to the terminal O atom of the RPOS ligand. Thus the thiooxophosphorane complex reacted with ClC(O)C2H3, [NH4]PF6, ClSiMe3, ClSnMe3 and [ZrCp2Cl2] to give the corresponding derivatives [MoCp{S,P-SP(OX)R}(CO)2] (X = C(O)C2H3, H, SiMe3, SnMe3, ZrCp2Cl). The structure of two of these products (X = C(O)C2H3, SiMe3) was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations of the title anions and some of their derivatives indicated that attachment of an external electrophile to the terminal O atom of the thiooxophosphorane ligand is favoured under the conditions of charge control, while the sulphur atom is the favoured site under the conditions of orbital control, although it leads to less stable products. This journal is

Oxidation reactions of the phosphinidene oxide ligand

The (H-DBU)+ salt of the anionic phosphinidene oxide complex [MoCp(CO)2{P(O)R*}]- (1) (DBU = 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene; R* = 2,4,6-C6H2tBu3) reacts with different oxidizing agents, displaying a multisite activity located at the Mo and P atoms or at the Mo=P bond. Thus, reaction of 1 with [FeCp2]BF4 gives the dimer [Mo2Cp2(CO)4{P(O)R*}2], and reaction with bromine gives the phosphinous acid complex [MoBrCp{P(OH)(CH2CMe2C6H2tBu2}(CO)2], the latter arising from an unprecedented C-H bond addition to the oxide P=O moiety. In contrast, reaction of 1 with p-benzoquinone occurs at the P site to give the P,O-bound phosphonite complex [MoCp{κ2-OP(OC6H4OH)R*}(CO)2]. Finally, oxygen or sulfur atoms are added to the Mo=P bond by reaction of 1 with Me2CO2 and S8 to give the novel dioxophosphorane or thiooxophosphorane complexes [MoCp(CO)2{κ2-EP(O)R*}]- (E = O, S). The thiooxophosphorane anion is a good nucleophile and is methylated at either the S or O positions depending on the electrophile used (MeI or (Me3O)BF4) to give the isomers [MoCp{κ2-(MeS)P(O)R*}(CO)2] and [MoCp{κ2-SP(OMe)R*}(CO)2], both having novel organophosphorus ligands. Copyright