Co-ordination and catalytic chemistry of 1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ruthenocene (dppr). Synthesis of [MCl₂(dppr)] (M = Ni, Pd or Pt) and molecular structures of dppr and [PtCl₂(dppr)]·0.5CH₂ Cl₂

Abstract

Three complexes of 1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ruthenocene (dppr) viz. [MCl₂(dppr)] (M = Ni, Pd or Pt) were synthesized and characterized. An improved synthesis of dppr was elaborated. The crystal structures of dppr and [PtCl₂(dppr)]·0.5CH₂Cl₂ were determined by X-ray crystallography. That of dppr shows a ruthenocene derivatized by a PPh₂ group on each C₅ ring. It is centrosymmetric with two PPh₂ groups trans disposed and the C₅ rings staggered and anti. The C₅ (centroid) · · · C₅ (centroid) separation is 3.606 Å. In [PtCl₂(dppr)] the planar platinum(II) centre is angularly distorted by the large bite size of dppr to give a large bite angle (P–Pt–P) of 101.0(1)° with a compressed Cl–Pt–Cl angle of 85.6(1)° and other C₅ ring deformations. The C₅ rings in dppr are parallel (θ = 0°) but subtended at 8.8° in the platinum(II) complex. The catalytic efficiency of [PdCl₂(dppr)] in the Grignard coupling of MgPhBr with 1,2-dibromobenzene, which results in 93% conversion of the latter and gives 2-bromobiphenyl (79%) and o-terphenyl (15%) under reflux conditions, is superior to that shown by [PdCl₂(dppf )] and [Pd(dppf )₂] [dppf = 1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene]. This catalytic enhancement by dppr is consistent with a greater C₅ ring separation and larger bite angle subtended by dppr compared to that of dppf.

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