Functionalization of Tetraphosphido Ligands by Heterocumulenes

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Contributors

  • Sebastian Hauer - , University of Regensburg (Author)
  • Gábor Balázs - , University of Regensburg (Author)
  • Fabian Gliese - , University of Regensburg (Author)
  • Florian Meurer - , University of Regensburg, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Author)
  • Thomas M. Horsley Downie - , University of Regensburg (Author)
  • Christoph Hennig - , European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Author)
  • Jan J. Weigand - , Central Unit at the Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Chair of Inorganic Molecular Chemistry, TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Robert Wolf - , University of Regensburg (Author)

Abstract

Although numerous polyphosphido complexes have been accessed through the transition-metal-mediated activation and functionalization of white phosphorus (P4), the selective functionalization of the resulting polyphosphorus ligands in these compounds remains underdeveloped. In this study, we explore the reactions between cyclotetraphosphido cobalt complexes and heterocumulenes, leading to functionalized P4 ligands. Specifically, the reaction of carbon disulfide (CS2) with [K(18c-6)][(Ar*BIAN)Co(η4-P4)] ([K(18c-6)]1, 18c-6 = [18]crown-6) affords the adduct [K(18c-6)][(Ar*BIAN)Co(η31-P4CS2)] ([K(18c-6)]3), in which CS2 is attached to a single phosphorus atom (Ar* = 2,6-dibenzhydryl-4-isopropylphenyl, BIAN = 1,2-bis(arylimino)acenaphthene diimine). In contrast, the insertion of bis(trimethylsilyl)sulfur diimide S(NSiMe3)2 into a P-P bond of [K(18c-6)]1 yields [K(18c-6)][(Ar*BIAN)Co(η31-P4SN2(SiMe3)2)] (K(18c-6)]4). This salt further reacts with Me3SiCl to form [(Ar*BIAN)Co(η31-P4SN2(SiMe3)3] (5), featuring a rare azatetraphosphole ligand. Moreover, treatment of the previously reported complex [(Ar*BIAN)Co(η31-P4C(O)tBu)] (2) with isothiocyanates results in P-C bond insertion, yielding [(Ar*BIAN)Co(η31-P4C(S)N(R)C(O)tBu)] (6a,b; R = Cy, Ph).

Details

Original languageEnglish
JournalInorganic chemistry
Publication statusAccepted/In press - 2024
Peer-reviewedYes