Issue 27, 2021

Reactivity of P4 butterfly complexes towards NHCs – generation of a metal-bridged P2 dumbbell complex

Abstract

The reactivity of the P4 butterfly complexes [{Cp′′′Fe(CO)2}2(μ,η1:1-P4)] (A, Cp′′′ = C5H2tBu3) and [{Cp*Cr(CO)3}2(μ,η1:1-P4)] (B, Cp* = C5(CH3)5) towards the N-heterocyclic carbene IMe (1,3,4,5-tetramethyl-imidazol-2-ylidene) is reported. The reaction of A affords [P(IMe)2][Fe(CO)2Cp′′′] (1) or [P(IMe)2][{Cp′′′Fe}2(μ,η3:3-P3)] (2), the latter possessing a P3-allylic moiety. In contrast, the reaction of B yields [P(IMe)2][Cr(CO)3Cp*] (3) and [{Cp*Cr(CO)2}(η2-P2IMe2)][Cr(CO)3Cp*] (4), featuring a novel metal-bridged P2 dumbbell.

Graphical abstract: Reactivity of P4 butterfly complexes towards NHCs – generation of a metal-bridged P2 dumbbell complex

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
02 Feb 2021
Accepted
01 Mar 2021
First published
01 Mar 2021

Chem. Commun., 2021,57, 3383-3386

Reactivity of P4 butterfly complexes towards NHCs – generation of a metal-bridged P2 dumbbell complex

S. Reichl, R. Grünbauer, G. Balázs and M. Scheer, Chem. Commun., 2021, 57, 3383 DOI: 10.1039/D1CC00615K

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