Photochemical reaction of Ru(PP3)H2
(PP3 =
P(CH2CH2PPh2)3)
in THF under a rigorously inert atmosphere
yields the cyclometalated complex
Ru[(Ph2PCH2CH2)2P(CH2CH2PPhC6H4)]H.
The latter is converted back to
Ru(PP3)H2 under H2 and reacts even
with traces of N2 to yield
Ru(PP3)(N2). The dinitrogen
complex may be
synthesized directly by a number of methods. NMR spectroscopy
shows that photolysis of Ru(PP3)H2
under C2H4
and CO yields
Ru(PP3)(C2H4) and
Ru(PP3)(CO), respectively. Photolysis of
Ru(PP3)H2 with HSiEt3 in
THF yields
Ru(PP3)(SiEt3)H, while photolysis in
mixtures of THF and benzene at low temperature yields
Ru(PP3)(Ph)H. The
latter is also generated by reduction of
Ru(PP3)Cl2 in the presence of
benzene. Os(PP3)(Ph)H is formed either
by
photolysis of Os(PP3)H2 or by
reduction of Os(PP3)Cl2 in the
presence of benzene. Irradiation of
Os(PP3)H2 in THF
or THF/hexane mixtures initially yields the THF C−H activation
product,
Os(PP3)(2-C4H7O)H.
This complex is
also generated by reduction of
Os(PP3)Cl2 with sodium naphthalenide
under N2 in the presence of THF.
Os(PP3)(2-C4H7O)H is converted to the cyclometalated
complex,
Os[(Ph2PCH2CH2)2P(CH2CH2PPhC6H4)]H,
on irradiation
in THF and to Os(PP3)(Ph)H on irradiation in
benzene. Reaction of Os(PP3)H2 with
CH3OTf (Tf = triflate) yields
Os(PP3)(OTf)H, which is converted to the labile
Os(PP3)(CH3)H on reaction with
methyllithium. Laser flash photolysis
of Ru(PP3)H2 in cyclohexane (laser
wavelength 308 nm) yields transient Ru(PP3) with an
absorption maximum at
395 nm. The transient reacts with H2,
C6H6, HSiEt3, CO, N2,
C2H4, and THF with little discrimination; the
second-order rate constants for these reactions lie in the range 5 ×
105−2 × 106 dm3
mol-1 s-1 at 295 K.
Kinetic isotope
effects have been determined for the reaction with benzene and THF, as
1.5 (0.2) and 1.1 (0.2), respectively. Activation
parameters for reaction of Ru(PP3) are as follows:
with HSiEt3 ΔH
⧧ = 35 (2) kJ
mol-1, ΔS
⧧ =
−18 (6) J K-1
mol-1; with C6H6
ΔH
⧧ = 39 (4) kJ
mol-1, ΔS
⧧ ≈ 0 J
K-1 mol-1. The
reaction with THF yields a short-lived adduct,
probably bound through oxygen, which is rapidly converted to the
cyclometalated product. Laser flash photolysis
of Os(PP3)H2 generates transient
Os(PP3) (λmax = 390 nm). The
transient kinetics of Os(PP3) are
substantially
different from its ruthenium analogue. It reacts with alkanes and
shows different behavior toward THF but is unaffected
by addition of H2. Rate constants in the range 6 ×
104−6 × 105 dm3
mol-1 s-1 (295 K)
are presented for reaction
with C6H6, THF, HSiEt3, CO,
C2H4, N2, and several alkanes.
Kinetic isotope effects have been determined for the
reactions with methylcyclohexane and benzene as 5.6 (1.5) and 0.6
(0.1), respectively. The rate constants for reaction
with alkanes rise in the order, methylcyclohexane < pentane < heptane
< methane. The rate constants for reaction
with methane and benzene are insignificantly different. Following
reaction of Os(PP3) with THF to form
Os(PP3)(THF), C−H insertion occurs with a first-order rate constant of 4.2
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