Tertiary phosphine adducts of [W2(µ-O2CBut)4]. Crystal structure of [W2(µ-O2CBut)3(O2CBut)(PMe2Ph)2]
Abstract
Treatment of the quadruply bonded ditungsten complex [W2(µ-O2CBut)4] with phosphines PMeRR′(R = R′= Me or Ph; R = Me, R′= Ph) affords bis(adducts) which have the general formula W2(O2CBut)4·2PMeRR′. Each adduct possesses a different arrangement of the PMeRR′ and O2CBut ligands. The complex [W2(µ-O2CBut)2(O2CBut)2(PMe3)2] contains two equatorially bound phosphine ligands per dimeric unit whereas in [W2(µ-O2CBut)4(PMePh2)2] both phosphine ligands are axially co-ordinated. The crystallographically characterised complex [W2(µ-O2CBut)3(O2CBut)(PMe2Ph)2] has a novel geometry in which one axially and one equatorially co-ordinated PMe2Ph ligand is present. The compound [W2(µ-O2CBut)2(O2CBut)2(PMe3)2] reacts with carbon monoxide or chlorotrimethylsilane to afford mononuclear [W(O2CBut)2(CO)3(PMe3)2] or dinuclear [W2(µ-O2CBut)2Cl2(PMe3)2] respectively.
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