Reactions of substituted hydrazines with vanadium(III) compounds: crystal structures of [NH2Me2]2[(VCl3)2(µ-NNMe2)3], [V(OC6H3Pri2-2,6)3(NH2NMe2)2] and [V(OC6H3Pri2-2,6)3(NH2NMePh)2]
Abstract
Reaction of Me3SiNHNMe2 with [VCl3(PMePh2)2] or [VCl3(thf)3](thf = tetrahydrofuran) gave the triply hydrazide-bridged complex [NH2Me2]2[(VCl3)2(µ-NNMe2)3]1 the crystal structure of which has been determined. Cyclic voltammetry shows 1 to have E1/2ox= 0.30 V (reversible at –35 °C) and E2ox= 1.35 V (vs. ferrocene–ferrocenium). Cation exchange gave [PPh4]2[(VCl3)2(µ-NNMe2)3] and reaction with Li(SC6H2Pri3-2,4,6) gave [NH2Me2]2[{V(SC6H2Pri3-2,4,6)3}2(µ-NNMe2)2]. Treatment of [V(OC6H3Pri2-2,6)4Li(thf)] with NH2NMe2 gave the low-melting compound [V(OC6H3Pri2-2,6)3(NH2NMe2)2], shown by a structure determination to be essentially trigonal bipyramidal, with axial hydrazine ligands. The analogue [V(OC6H3Pri2-2,6)3(NH2NMePh)2] has also been prepared and shown to have a similar structure.