Issue 25, 2017

An iron germylene complex having Fe–H and Ge–H bonds: synthesis, structure and reactivity

Abstract

A base-free iron germylene complex Cp*(CO)(H)Fe[double bond, length as m-dash]GeH{C(SiMe3)3} (1) was synthesised by abstraction of pyridine from a germyl complex Cp*(CO)(py)FeGeH2{C(SiMe3)3} (2), which was prepared by treatment of Cp*Fe(CO)(py)(Me) with H3GeC(SiMe3)3. X-ray crystallographic analysis revealed that 1 has an Fe–Ge bond that is the shortest among those ever reported. Reactivity of 1 toward several polar unsaturated organic compounds was investigated. Complex 1 underwent stoichiometric hydrogermylation of carbonyl compounds such as ketones, aldehydes and isocyanates (RNCO) at room temperature. In contrast, the reactions of 1 with isothiocyanates (RNCS) resulted in clean cleavage of the C[double bond, length as m-dash]S double bonds.

Graphical abstract: An iron germylene complex having Fe–H and Ge–H bonds: synthesis, structure and reactivity

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
31 Mar 2017
Accepted
22 May 2017
First published
23 May 2017

Dalton Trans., 2017,46, 8167-8179

An iron germylene complex having Fe–H and Ge–H bonds: synthesis, structure and reactivity

T. P. Dhungana, H. Hashimoto and H. Tobita, Dalton Trans., 2017, 46, 8167 DOI: 10.1039/C7DT01159H

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