New Ruthenium Nitrosyl Pincer Complexes Bearing an O-2 Ligand. Mono-Oxygen Transfer

作者:Fogler Eran; Efremenko Irena; Gargir Moti; Leitus Gregory; Diskin Posner Yael; Ben David Yehoshoa; Martin Jan M L*; Milstein David
来源:Inorganic Chemistry, 2015, 54(5): 2253-2263.
DOI:10.1021/ic502832j

摘要

We report on Ru((II))(mu(2)-O-2) nitrosyl pincer complexes that can return to their original Ru(0) state by reaction with mono-oxygen scavengers. Potential intermediates were calculated by density functional theory (DFT) and a mechanism is proposed, revealing a new type of metal-ligand cooperation consisting of activation of the O-2 moiety by both the metal center and the NO ligand. Reaction of the Ru(0) nitrosyl complex 1 with O-2 quantitatively yielded the crystallographically characterized Ru((II)) (mu(2)-O-2) nitrosyl complex 2. Reaction of 2 with the mono-oxygen scavengers phosphines or CO gave the Ru(0) complex 1 and phosphine oxides, or the carbonyl complex 3 (1 trapped by CO) and CO2, respectively. Reaction of 2 with 1 equiv of phosphine at room temperature or -40 degrees C resulted in immediate formation of half an equivalent of 1 and 1 equiv of phosphine oxide, while half an equivalent of 2 remained unchanged. Overnight reaction at room temperature of 2 with excess CO (>= 3 equiv) resulted in 3 and CO2 gas as the only products. Reaction of 1 with 1 equiv of mono-oxygen source (dioxirane) at -78 degrees C yielded the Ru((II))(mu(2)-O-2) complex 2. Similarly, reaction of the Ru(0) dearomatized complex 4 with O-2 led to the crystallographicaly characterized Ru((II))(mu(2)-O-2) complex 5. Further reaction of 5 with mono-oxygen scavengers (phosphines or CO) led to the Ru(0) complex 4 and phosphine oxides or complex 6 (4 trapped by CO) and CO2. When instead only 1 equiv of 5 was reacted with 1 equiv of phosphine at room temperature, immediate formation of half an equivalent of 4 and 1 equiv of phosphine oxide took place, while half an equivalent of 5 remained unchanged. When 5 reacted with an excess of CO (=3 equiv), complex 6 and CO2 gas were the only products obtained. DFT studies indicate a new mode of metal-ligand cooperation involving the nitrosyl ligand in the oxygen transfer process.

  • 出版日期2015-3-2