Synthesis, Structure, and Haptotropic Interconversions of Tungsten Cycloheptatrienyl–Acetonitrile–Carbonyl Complexes

I. V. Skabitskii, P. V. Rusina, A. A. Pasynskii, Yu V. Torubaev, S. G. Sakharov

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Abstract

Abstract: Tungsten cycloheptatrienyl complexes (η7-C7H7)W(CO)2I (I), [(η3-C7H7)W(CO)2(CH3CN)3]PF6 (II), and [(η7-C7H7)W(CO)2(CH3CN)]PF6 (III) (CIF files CCDC nos. 1875096 (I), 1875097 (II), 1875098 (III)), characterized earlier only by spectroscopic methods, were prepared and studied by X-ray diffraction. The tris(acetonitrile) complex II can lose two acetonitrile ligands in both coordinating and non-coordinating solvents with the η3 → η7 change in the hapticity of the cycloheptatrienyl ring to be converted to III. The reverse ligand attachment process with the η7 → η3 change in the hapticity of the cycloheptatrienyl ring takes place upon the dissolution of monoacetonitrile complex III in acetonitrile. The electron-compensating η3 ↔ η7 change in the hapticity of the tropylium ligand is reversible.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)427-432
Number of pages6
JournalRussian Journal of Coordination Chemistry/Koordinatsionnaya Khimiya
Volume45
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jun 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • X-ray diffraction
  • cycloheptatrienyl complexes
  • haptotropic transformations
  • tungsten complexes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • General Chemical Engineering

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