Step-by-step transformations of ferrocenyltellurium complexes of Group VIB metal carbonyls

Pradeep Mathur, Mohd Tauqeer, Yury V. Torubaev, Mobin M. Shaikh, Goutam K. Lahiri, Alexander A. Pasynskii, Alina V. Pavlova

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Abstract

Stepwise interactions of photochemically generated M(CO)5(THF) (M = Cr, Mo, W) with diferrocenylditelluride initially generated mononuclear M(CO)5(Fc2Te2) followed by the bimetallic [M(CO)5]2(μ-Fc2Te2), with terminal and bridged Fc2Te2 moieties, respectively. On photolysis, [M(CO)5]2(μ-Fc2Te2) transformed to FcTe bridged and M-M bonded "butterfly" complexes [(CO)4M(μ-FcTe)]2 via the elimination of two carbonyl groups. The solid state structures and 125Te NMR spectral data of the new complexes and a new polymorphic form of Fc2Te2 having remarkable intermolecular Te⋯π-Cp short contacts (av. 3.5 Å) are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)55-59
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Organometallic Chemistry
Volume758
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 May 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Ferrocenyl
  • Metal carbonyl
  • Metal-metal bond
  • Organotellurium
  • Short contacts

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

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