Synthesis and characterization of manganese(II) complexes supported by cyclopentadienyl-phosphine ligands

Gao-Xiang Wang , Jianhao Yin , Jiapeng Li , Zhu-Bao Yin , Wen-Xiong Zhang * and Zhenfeng Xi *
Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, MOE Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China. E-mail: wx_zhang@pku.edu.cn; zfxi@pku.edu.cn

Received 30th September 2018 , Accepted 7th December 2018

First published on 8th December 2018


Abstract

A series of manganese(II) complexes supported by cyclopentadienyl-phosphine ligands have been synthesized and characterized. A reaction of potassium salts of a cyclopentadienyl-phosphine ligand (LK) with MnX2 provided dimeric complexes [LMn(μ-X)]2 (X = Cl, 1a; X = Br, 1b) in high yields. The monomeric complex [K(18-crown-6)][LMnCl2] (2) was obtained with the addition of 18-crown-6. [LMn(μ-Cl)]2 (1a) served as a precursor to dimeric amido and methyl manganese(II) complexes including [LMn(μ-NH2)]2 (3) and [LMn(μ-Me)]2 (4). Treatment of [LMn(μ-Cl)]2 (1a) with EtMgCl, PhMgBr or other reductants resulted in the formation of sandwich manganese(II) complex L2Mn (5). Complexes 1a,b, 2–5 were characterized by a single-crystal X-ray structural analysis.


Introduction

Since the first organomanganese(II) complexes (PhMnI and Ph2Mn) were reported in 1937,1 synthesis and reactivity of organomanganese halides (RMnX), manganese diorganyls (R2Mn) and organomanganates (R3Mn and R4Mn2−) have been investigated for more than half a century.2 In particular, the manganese alkyl,3 aryl4 and amide5 derivatives have played an important role in the development of organomanganese chemistry.

As usual, ligands play a very important role in the structure and reaction of organomanganese compounds, which are often stabilized by a variety of ligands, such as the cyclopentadienyl group6 and phosphines.7 The cyclopentadienyl-phosphine ligand (Fig. 1), in which a multi-substituted cyclopentadienyl moiety and a phosphine moiety are linked by an alkyl or aryl group, is a potential chelating ligand.8 Its cooperative coordination mode with transition metals forming so-called constrained geometry complexes (CGC) may result in resonance interactions between the lone pair on the phosphorus center and the cyclopentadienyl π system.9,10


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Fig. 1 Cooperative coordination mode of organomanganese complexes bearing a cyclopentadienyl-phosphine ligand.

We have developed a convenient method for the synthesis of multi-functional phosphine ligands.11 With our continued interest in their application as a chelating and stabilizing ligand for novel transition-metal complexes,12 we have now investigated their coordination behaviour with manganese. Herein, we report the synthesis and structural characterization of a series of well-defined manganese(II) complexes supported by cyclopentadienyl-phosphine ligands. The results demonstrated that the chelating and stabilizing effects of cyclopentadienyl-phosphine ligands enabled different structures and reactivities of manganese(II) complexes.

Results and discussion

Synthesis and characterization of [LMn(μ-X)]2 (X = Cl, 1a; X = Br, 1b) and [K(18-crown-6)][LMnCl2] (2)

Based on our previous work,12 we successfully synthesized the potassium salt of a cyclopentadienyl-phosphine ligand (LK) as a yellow powder (Scheme 1). The reaction of LK and anhydrous MnCl2/MnBr2 in THF at room temperature proceeded smoothly with the elimination of KX (X = Cl, Br). The dimeric complexes [LMn(μ-Cl)]2 (1a) and [LMn(μ-Br)]2 (1b) were obtained in 87% and 80% yields, respectively. 1a and 1b are sensitive to air and moisture and can be recrystallized from hexane/THF.
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Scheme 1 Synthesis of dimeric manganese(II) halide complexes 1a and 1b.

Solution magnetic measurements of 1a and 1b in C6D6 at room temperature gave effective magnetic moments of 6.7(1)μB per dimer and 6.8(2)μB per dimer, respectively, which are consistent with weakly antiferromagnetically coupled high-spin manganese(II) centers. The molecular structures of 1a and 1b were confirmed by X-ray crystallography. Both 1a and 1b are halogen-bridged dimers in the solid state. The ORTEP drawing of 1a is shown in Fig. 2. In these two compounds, each manganese center is coordinated by the cyclopentadienyl ring, the phosphorus atom and the two bridging halogens. The structural parameters of 1a are similar to those of 1b, and only the bromine bridges in 1b cause a major lengthening of the distances of the Mn2X2 ring. The distances between two manganese atoms are 3.287 Å and 3.580 Å for 1a and 1b, respectively, indicating that there are no Mn–Mn bonds (2.170–3.291 Å) in 1a and 1b.13


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Fig. 2 Molecular structure of 1a with thermal ellipsoids at 30% probability. H atoms are omitted for clarity. Selected bond lengths [Å] and angles [°]: Mn(1)–Cl(1): 2.3909(7), Mn(1)–Cl(2): 2.4603(7), Mn(1)–P(1): 2.6066(6), and Cl(1)–Mn(1)–Cl(2): 94.71(3).

The addition of 18-crown-6 to a mixture of LK and MnCl2 afforded the monomeric complex 2 in 96% yield (Scheme 2). Complex 2 has a solution magnetic moment of 6.5(3)μB in d8-THF that showed a monomeric high-spin manganese(II) center. The molecular structure of complex 2 was confirmed by X-ray crystallography and the ORTEP drawing is shown in Fig. 3. The manganese centers of both 1a and 2 are in the same coordination environment. In contrast to the dimeric complex 1a, the Mn–P bond distance in complex 2 (2.726 Å) is longer than the that of dimer 1a (2.607 Å) and slightly longer than the reported Mn–P bond distances.14 The potassium atom in 2 is connected by two bridging chlorides and coordinated with six oxygen atoms in 18-crown-6.


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Scheme 2 Synthesis of monomeric manganese(II) halide complex 2.

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Fig. 3 Molecular structure of 2 with thermal ellipsoids at 30% probability. H atoms are omitted for clarity. Selected bond lengths [Å] and angles [°]: Mn(1)–Cl(1): 2.3997(6), Mn(1)–Cl(2): 2.3844(7), Mn(1)–P(1): 2.7264(6), K(1)–Cl(1): 3.1928(8), K(1)–Cl(2): 3.2865(8), Cl(1)–Mn(1)–Cl(2): 99.83(2), and Cl(1)–K(1)–Cl(2): 65.879(16).

Synthesis and characterization of organomanganese(II) derivatives: [LMn(μ-NH2)]2 (3), [LMn(μ-Me)]2 (4) and L2Mn (5)

The substitution reactions of 1a with nucleophiles were investigated to prepare organomanganese(II) derivatives (Scheme 3). Treatment of 1a with excess NaNH2 in THF at room temperature afforded the amido-bridged manganese(II) complex [LMn(μ-NH2)]2 (3) in 86% yield. As far as we know, complex 3 is a rare example of manganese complexes with parent amido (–NH2) ligands.5b The manganese(II) methyl complex [LMn(μ-Me)]2 (4) was also prepared from the addition of methyl Grignard reagent MeMgCl to 1a in THF at room temperature. By recrystallization from hexane/Et2O several times, the methyl-bridged complex was isolated as a red solid in 84% yield. Magnetic measurements showed that 3 and 4 have effective magnetic moments of 6.2(1)μB per dimer and 5.9(3)μB per dimer at room temperature in C6D6, due to the antiferromagnetic interactions between the two manganese ions.
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Scheme 3 Synthesis of organomanganese(II) derivatives: amido-bridged complex 3, methyl-bridged complex 4 and sandwich complex 5.

The reaction of 1a with EtMgCl or PhMgBr in THF at room temperature produced a sandwich complex 5 in 46% yield rather than the expected ethyl or phenyl complexes.15 However, the reactions between complex 1a and other reductants, such as KHBEt3, nBuLi and KC8, did not yield the expected hydride complex or the other reduction product. Only complex 5 and a black precipitate were afforded. The sandwich complex 5 can also be prepared in 79% yield by the reaction of anhydrous MnCl2 with two equivalents of LK in THF. The appearance of the sandwich complex 5 shows that the manganese center has a stronger coordination with the cyclopentadienyl moiety compared with the phosphine moiety. The solution magnetic susceptibility of complex 5 shows a magnetic moment of 5.4(2)μB at room temperature in d8-THF.

The molecular structure of complex 3 was unambiguously confirmed by X-ray crystallography. The structure of 3 (Fig. 4) shows that it is dimerized through bridging two manganese centers by two amido groups. The Mn–P bond distance in complex 3 is 2.653 Å, which is longer than 2.607 Å in 1a. The Mn2N2 core is almost a square with Mn–N bond distances of 2.123 Å and 2.096 Å and an N–Mn–N angle of 88.791°. The Mn–Mn distance in 3 is 3.019 Å, which is much shorter than the distances observed in 1a and 1b.


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Fig. 4 Molecular structure of 3 with thermal ellipsoids at 30% probability. Hydrogen atoms, except that on nitrogen atoms N1 and N2, are omitted for clarity. Selected bond lengths [Å] and angles [°]: Mn(1)–N(1): 2.1299(19), Mn(1)–N(2): 2.096(2), Mn(1)–P(1): 2.6525(6), and N(1)–Mn(1)–N(2): 88.79(8).

The solid-state structure of 4 is depicted in Fig. 5. The Mn–P bond distance in complex 4 (2.706 Å) is also longer than that in 1a (2.607 Å). The Mn–Mn distance of 4 (2.820 Å) is ca. 0.2 Å shorter than that of 3 (3.019 Å). This short Mn–Mn distance may indicate some interactions between the two metal atoms.3f,g The planar Mn2C2 core features the Mn–C bond distances (2.2249 Å and 2.308 Å) and the C–Mn–C angle (104.24°). These parameters are similar to those in other reported methyl-bridged dinuclear manganese(II) complexes.3c,e–g


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Fig. 5 Molecular structure of 4 with thermal ellipsoids at 30% probability. Hydrogen atoms, except that on carbon atoms C1 and C2, are omitted for clarity. Selected bond lengths [Å] and angles [°]: Mn(1)–C(1): 2.2249(18), Mn(1)–C(2): 2.308(2), Mn(1)–P(1): 2.7056(6), and C(1)–Mn(1)–C(2): 104.24(7).

The molecular structure of complex 5 was also identified by X-ray crystallography. As shown in Fig. 6, complex 5 shows a sandwich configuration. The manganese center is coordinated with the two penta-substituted cyclopentadienyl rings in two ligand molecules, leaving the phosphines uncoordinated.


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Fig. 6 Molecular structure of 5 with thermal ellipsoids at 30% probability. H atoms are omitted for clarity.

Conclusions

In summary, we have synthesized a series of organomanganese complexes bearing the chelating and stabilizing cyclopentadienyl-phosphine ligand. Monomeric and dimeric manganese(II) halide complexes (1a, 1b and 2) were obtained by the reaction of a potassium salt of the cyclopentadienyl-phosphine ligand (LK) with MnX2 (X = Cl, Br). The reaction of 1a with NaNH2 and MeMgCl afforded amido-bridged complex 3 and methyl-bridged complex 4. In addition, we also investigated the formation of the sandwich complex 5. The reaction chemistry of these complexes is under investigation. We hope that the present results in this paper can provide some useful information for the design of phosphines and cyclopentadienyl ligands in organomanganese chemistry.

Experimental

General methods

Unless otherwise mentioned, the synthesis of air and/or moisture sensitive compounds was carried out under an atmosphere of nitrogen using standard Schlenk techniques or in a nitrogen filled glovebox. Solvents were collected from an Mbraun SPS-800 Solvent Purification System. KH, nBuLi, KHBEt3, KC8, Grignard reagents, 18-crown-6, 3-hexyne, 2-bromobenzaldehyde, MnCl2, and MnBr2 were obtained from Strem, Aldrich, TCI, Alfa Aesar, Acros, J&K and others. 1H and 31P NMR spectra were recorded on a Bruker ARX500 spectrometer (FT, 400 MHz for 1H; 202 MHz for 31P) at room temperature. Ligand L can be synthesized based on the reported procedures.12a Elemental analysis was performed on a Vario EL elemental analyzer at the Analytical Center of Peking University. Infrared spectroscopy was performed on a Bruker Tensor 27 using a KBr cell. Solution magnetic susceptibility measurements were performed by the Evans method and experimental solutions contain a known amount of a TMSOTMS standard.16
Synthesis of LK. Ligand L (0.5 mmol) and KH (100 mg, 2.5 mmol) were added in THF (20 mL) under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The mixture was stirred at 50 °C for 72 h. The reaction was monitored by 31P NMR. The resulting mixture was filtered through a Celite pad to remove excess KH and a dark red solution was obtained. After the solvent was evaporated under vacuum, the residue was washed with hexane (3 × 5 mL) to obtain a yellow powder (>95% yield). The yellow powder was used directly in subsequent reactions.
Synthesis of [LMn(μ-Cl)]2 (1a). Under an atmosphere of nitrogen, a THF (5 mL) solution of LK (0.1 mmol) was added into the suspension of MnCl2 (12.6 mg, 0.1 mmol) in THF (5 mL) at room temperature. The reaction mixture was stirred for 12 h and the solvent was evaporated under vacuum. After the addition of Et2O (8 mL) to the orange residue, the solution were filtered through a Celite pad and the solvent was evaporated under vacuum, leaving the product as an orange powder, which was washed with hexane (2 × 3 mL) and dried under vacuum (45.9 mg, 87%). Single crystals of 1a suitable for X-ray crystallography were obtained by recrystallization from hexane/THF. Magnetic susceptibility (C6D6, 296 K): μeff = 6.7(1)μB per dimer. Anal. Calcd (%). for C62H68Cl2Mn2P2: C, 70.52; H, 6.49. Found: C, 70.46; H, 6.60.
Synthesis of [LMn(μ-Br)]2 (1b). Following the procedure described for 1a, under an atmosphere of nitrogen, adding a THF (5 mL) solution of LK (0.1 mmol) to a suspension of MnBr2 (21.5 mg, 0.1 mmol) in THF (5 mL) at room temperature gave 1b as a yellow powder (45.7 mg, 80%). Single crystals of 1b suitable for X-ray crystallography were obtained by recrystallization from hexane/THF. Magnetic susceptibility (C6D6, 294 K): μeff = 6.8(2)μB per dimer. Anal. Calcd (%). for C62H68Br2Mn2P2: C, 65.05; H, 5.99. Found: C, 66.44; H, 6.31.
Synthesis of [K(18-crown-6)][LMnCl2] (2). Under an atmosphere of nitrogen, a THF (5 mL) solution of LK (0.1 mmol) was added into a suspension of MnCl2 (12.6 mg, 0.1 mmol) in THF (5 mL) at room temperature for 12 h. After 18-crown-6 (26.4 mg, 0.1 mmol) was added, the mixture was stirred for 2 h. The solution was filtered through a Celite pad, and the solvent was evaporated under vacuum. The residue was washed with hexane (2 × 3 mL) and dried under vacuum to obtain 2 as an orange solid (83.2 mg, 96%). Single crystals of 2 suitable for X-ray crystallography were obtained by recrystallization from hexane/Et2O. Magnetic susceptibility (d8-THF, 294 K): μeff = 6.5(3)μB. Anal. Calcd (%). for C43H58Cl2KMnO6P: C, 59.58; H, 6.74. Found: C, 58.89; H, 6.85.
Synthesis of [LMn(μ-NH2)]2 (3). Under an atmosphere of nitrogen, a suspension of NaNH2 (15.6 mg, 0.4 mmol) in THF (5 mL) was added into a solution of 1a (52.8 mg, 0.1 mmol) in THF (5 mL) at room temperature. The resultant brown mixture was stirred for 6 h and the dark solution was filtered through a Celite pad. An orange filtrate was obtained and then the solvent was evaporated. The residue was washed with hexane (3 mL) and dried under vacuum to give 3 as an orange solid (43.7 mg, 86%). Single crystals of 3 suitable for X-ray crystallography were obtained by recrystallization from hexane/Et2O. Magnetic susceptibility (C6D6, 294 K): μeff = 6.2(1)μB per dimer. Anal. Calcd (%). for C62H72Mn2N2P2: C, 73.22; H, 7.14; N, 2.75. Found: C, 72.39; H, 7.04; N, 1.63.
Synthesis of [LMn(μ-Me)]2 (4). Under an atmosphere of nitrogen, a solution of MeMgCl in THF (37 μL, 3 N in THF) was added into a solution of 1a (52.8 mg, 0.1 mmol) in THF (10 mL) at room temperature. The resultant dark red mixture was stirred for 6 h and the solvent was evaporated under vacuum. After the addition of Et2O (8 mL) to the red residue, the solution was filtered through a Celite pad and the solvent was evaporated to dryness. The residue was washed with hexane (3 mL) and dried under vacuum to obtain 4 as a red solid (42.6 mg, 84%). Single crystals of 4 suitable for X-ray crystallography were obtained by recrystallization from hexane/Et2O. Magnetic susceptibility (C6D6, 296 K): μeff = 5.9(3)μB per dimer. Anal. Calcd (%). for C64H74Mn2P2: C, 75.73; H, 7.53. Found: C, 74.66; H, 7.40.
Synthesis of L2Mn (5). Under an atmosphere of nitrogen, a THF (5 mL) solution of LK (0.2 mmol) was added into a suspension of MnCl2 (12.6 mg, 0.1 mmol) in THF (5 mL) at room temperature. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight and the solvent was evaporated under vacuum. After the addition of Et2O (10 mL) to the orange residue, the solution was filtered through a Celite pad and the solvent was evaporated under vacuum, leaving the product as a red solid, which was washed with hexane (2 × 3 mL) and dried under vacuum (36.8 mg, 79%). Single crystals of 5 suitable for X-ray crystallography were obtained by recrystallization from hexane/Et2O. Magnetic susceptibility (d8-THF, 296 K): μeff = 5.4(2)μB. Anal. Calcd (%). for C62H68MnP2: C, 80.06; H, 7.37. Found: C, 80.13; H, 7.50.

X-ray crystallography

Data collection for 1a,b, 2–5 was performed at 180 K on a Rigaku diffractometer, using monochromated Mo Kα radiation (λ = 0.71073 Å). The structures were solved using the SHELXTL or Olex program.17 Refinement was performed on F2 anisotropically for all the non-hydrogen atoms by the full-matrix least-squares method. The hydrogen atoms were placed at the calculated positions and were included in the structure calculation without further refinement of the parameters. Crystal data, data collection and processing parameters for compounds 1a,b, 2–5 are summarized in the ESI. Crystallographic data (excluding structure factors) have been deposited with the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre as supplementary publication no. CCDC 1870180 (1a), 1870203 (1b), 1870204 (2), 1870205 (3), 1870206 (4) and 1870207 (5).

Conflicts of interest

There are no conflicts to declare.

Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21690061 and 21725201).

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Footnotes

Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Infrared spectroscopy for 1a,b, 2–5. CCDC 1870180, 1870203, 1870204, 1870205, 1870206 and 1870207. For ESI and crystallographic data in CIF or other electronic format see DOI: 10.1039/c8qi01054d
These authors contributed equally to this work.

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