Synthesis, structure and dynamics of methoxynaphthalene-substituted phospha-ruthenocenes and -ferrocenes

  • Duncan Carmichael
  • , Louis Ricard
  • , Nicolas Seeboth
  • , John M. Brown
  • , Timothy D.W. Claridge
  • , Barbara Odell

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Abstract

The syntheses of potassium 2-(2′-methoxynaphth-1′-yl)-3,4- dimethyl-5-phenylphospholide 4 and η5-pentamethyl- cyclopentadienyl{η5-2-(2′-methoxynaphth-1′-yl)-3, 4-dimethyl-5-phenylphospholyl}-ruthenium(II) 5 and -iron(II) 6 are described. The barrier to rotation of the naphthyl group (79 kJ mol-1 and 72 kJ mol-1 in CD2Cl2 respectively) characterises 5 and 6 as potential 'tropos' type ligands. Coordination of 5 to [PtCl 2(PEt3)] gives two cis and two trans complexes [PtCl 2(PEt3)5] wherein rotation about the phospholyl-naphthyl vector is slow.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2173-2181
Number of pages9
JournalDalton Transactions
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Jun 2005
Externally publishedYes

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