Heating of 6-methylpyridazine-3-thione (HPn(Me)) and 6-tert-butylpyridazine-3-thione (HPn(tBu)) with potassium borohydride in diphenylmethane in a 3:1 ratio gave two new scorpionate ligands K[HB(Pn(Me))(3)] and K[HB(Pn(tBu))(3)]. Single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis of the methyl derivative K[HB(Pn(Me))(3)] revealed a dimeric species with one potassium atom coordinated by six sulfur atoms of two scorpionate ligands and a second potassium atom coordinated by three nitrogen atoms of one of the two ligands as well as by three water molecules. The reaction of K[HB(Pn(tBu))(3)] with nickel(II) chloride or cobalt(II) chloride in CH(2)Cl(2) led to the new boratrane compounds [M{B(Pn(tBu))(3)}Cl] (M = Ni 1, Co 3) where a formal reduction of the metal ions to Ni(I) and Co(I), respectively, and activation of the B-H bond occurred. Similar reactivity was observed by employing K[HB(Pn(R))(3)] (R = Me, tBu) and nickel(II) chloride in water. Reaction with cobalt(II) chloride in water also gave boratrane compounds [Co{B(Pn(R))(3)}(Pn(R))] (R = tBu 4, Ph 5), but instead of a chloride a bidentate pyridazinethionate ligand from a defragmentated scorpionate is found in the molecules. The molecular structures of all nickel and cobalt compounds were determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction analyses confirming the formation of boratranes in compounds 1-5. Magnetic measurements confirm the reduced oxidation states and the paramagnetic character of the Ni(I) and Co(I) complexes. Supportive DFT studies were carried out for a better understanding of the electronic nature of the metal-boron bond of the boratrane complexes.
Reaction of potassium tris(mercapto-tert-butylpyridazinyl)borate K[Tn(tBu)] with copper(II) chloride in dichloromethane at room temperature led to the diamagnetic copper boratrane compound [Cu{B(Pn(tBu))(3)}Cl] (Pn = pyridazine-3-thionyl) (1) under activation of the B-H bond and formation of a Cu-B dative bond. In contrast to this, stirring of the same ligand with copper(I) chloride in tetrahydrofuran (THF) gave the dimeric compound [Cu{Tn(tBu)}](2) (2) where one copper atom is coordinated by two sulfur atoms and one hydrogen atom of one ligand and one sulfur of the other ligand. Hereby, no activation of the B-H bond occurred but a 3-center-2-electron B-H···Cu bond is formed. The reaction of copper(II) chloride with K[Tn(tBu)] in water gave the same product 2, but a formal reduction of the metal center from Cu(II) to Cu(I) occurred. When adding tricyclohexyl phosphine to the reaction mixture of K[Tn(R)] (R = tBu, Me) and copper(I) chloride in MeOH, the distorted tetrahedral Cu complexes [Cu{Tn(R)}(PCy(3))] (R = tBu 3, Me 4) were formed. Compound 4 is exhibiting an "inverted" κ(3)-H,S,S, coordination mode. The copper boratrane 1 was further investigated by density functional theory (DFT) calculations for a better understanding of the M→B interaction involving the d(8) electron configuration of Cu.
A series of octahedral dioxomolybdenum(VI) complexes of the type [MoO(2)L(2)] {L = 4-Ar-pent-2-en-ol; L(i-Pr2Ph) with Ar = 2,6-diisopropylphenyl (1); L(Me2Ph) with Ar = 2,6-dimethylphenyl (2), L(MePh) with Ar = 2-methylphenyl (3) and with Ar = phenyl (4)} and dioxotungsten(VI) compounds [WO(2)L(2)] {L(i-Pr2Ph) (5); L(Me2Ph) (6) and L(MePh) (7)} with Schiff bases have been synthesized as models for oxotransferases. Spectroscopic characterization in solution shows with the sterically encumbered ligands L(i-Pr2)Ph and L(Me2)Ph isomerically pure products whereas the ligand with only one substituent in ortho position at the aromatic ring L(MePh) revealed a dynamic mixture of three isomers as confirmed by variable temperature NMR spectroscopy. Single crystal X-ray diffraction analyses of compounds 1, 2, and 4 and showed them to be in the N,N-trans conformation consistent with the larger steric demand at nitrogen. Oxygen atom transfer (OAT) properties towards trimethylphosphine were investigated leading to the isolation of two mononuclear molybdenum(IV) compounds [MoO(PMe(3))(L(Me2Ph))(2)] (8) and [MoO(PMe(3))(L(MePh))(2)] (9) as confirmed by spectroscopic and crystallographic means. The kinetics of OAT between complex [MoO(2)(L(Me2Ph))(2)] (2) and PMe(3) was investigated by UV/Vis spectroscopy under pseudo-first-order conditions revealing single-step reactions with Eyring values of DeltaH(double dagger) = +60.79 kJ mol(-1) and DeltaS(double dagger) = -112 J mol(-1) K(-1) and a first-order dependence of phosphine consistent with a slow nucleophilic attack of the phosphine showing the octahedral geometries of this system to be unfavorable for OAT. Compound 1 showed no OAT reactivity towards PMe(3) emphasizing the influence of sterical properties. Furthermore, the reactivity of the reduced compounds [MoO(PMe(3))(L(Me2Ph))(2)] (8) and [MoO(PMe(3))(L(MePh))(2)] (9) towards molecular oxygen was investigated leading, in the case of 8, to the substitution of PMe(3) by O(2) under formation of the peroxo compound [MoO(O(2))(L(Me2Ph))(2)] (10). In contrast, the analogous reaction employing 9 led to oxidation forming the dioxo compound [MoO(2)(L(MePh))(2)] (3).
Molybdenum(IV) monooxo compound that contains bis(beta-ketiminato) ligands activates molecular oxygen forming a molybdenum(VI) monooxo peroxo compound, representing a new entry into molybdenum peroxo derivatives.
A new scorpionate ligand, Na[HB(mim) 2 (Pn tBu )] (Na[ Pn Bm]), with one pyridazinyl-3-thione and two methimazolyl (mim) substituents was prepared by mixing 6-tert-butylpyridazine-3-thione (HPn tBu ) and sodium dihydridobis(methimazolyl)borate (Na[Bm]) in boiling xylene. Addition of CuCl to a solution of Na[ Pn Bm] in methanol in the presence of PR 3 gave the monomeric copper(I) complexes [Cu{ Pn Bm}(PR 3 )] (R = cyclohexyl 1, phenyl 2) in good yields. They were characterized by NMR spectroscopy and in the case of 2 also by singlecrystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The latter revealed a compound in which the ligand is coordinated in a κ 3 -S,S,H fash-
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