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Reactivity and isomerization of tert-butyldiallylphosphine with Os3 metallic cluster: Insights into the reaction mechanism and plausible intermediates through spectroscopic evidence and computational calculations

  • Deivi A. Oliveros R
  • , María C. Goite
  • , Alexander Briceño
  • , Teresa González
  • , Edgar Ocando-Mavárez
  • , José R. Mora
  • , Rubén A. Machado*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Universidad Central de Venezuela, Facultad de Ciencias
  • Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas (I.V.I.C.)

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Abstract

The reaction of tert‑butyldiallylphosphine with [Os3(CO)10(CH3CN)2] give the compounds [Os3(CO)11{κ(P)-tBuP(CH2CH[dbnd]CH2)2}] 1a, [Os3(CO)11{κ(P)-tBuP(CH[dbnd]CHCH3)2}] 1b, [Os3(CO)10{κ(P)-tBuP(CH2CH[dbnd]CH2)2}2] 2, diastereoisomers [Os3(CO)10{µ:η23(P,C2,C3)-tBuP(CH2CH[dbnd]CH2)2}] (3a Sp, 3b Rp) and [Os3(CO)9{µ:η23(P,C2,C3)-tBuP(CH2CH[dbnd]CH2)2)(κ(P)-tBuP(CH2CH[dbnd]CH2)2}] (4a Sp, 4b Rp). Thermolysis of 2 or 3 gave the complexes [Os3(CO)8(μ-H){μ31225(P,C2,C3,C5,C6)-P(CH2CH[dbnd]CH2)(CH2C[dbnd]CH2)}] 5 and diastereoisomers [Os3(CO)8(µ-H)231123(P,C2,C3)-tBuP(CH2CH[dbnd]CH2)(C[dbnd]CHCH2)}] (6a Sp, 6b Rp). 1a, 1b, 3a, 5 and 6a which were characterized by X-ray analysis. To the best of our knowledge, 1b is the first characterized structure involving isomerization of the double bond of the allylic substituent at room temperature in the case of metallic clusters. X-ray coordinates were used to study the possible reaction mechanisms through computational calculations at the MN15L/def2svp level of theory, obtaining good agreement between experimental and computational results.

Original languageEnglish
Article number123048
JournalJournal of Organometallic Chemistry
Volume1008
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Mar 2024

Keywords

  • Allylphosphines
  • DFT calculations
  • Diastereoisomers
  • Isomerization
  • Trimetallic clusters

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