Vanadium Hexacarbonyl and Its Phosphine-Substituted Derivatives
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_________________________________________________________________________J. Am. Chem. SOC.1984, 106, 11-76 www.paper.edu.cn 71 have a transient existence as discussed above. The loss of a reaction could be moderated by the solvent medium. In the gas carbonyl group (CO) by either of these species would give a phase the collision complex of Fe2(C0); with Fe(CO)5 can only gas-phase precursor for Fe4(C0)',-. Were these precursor ions dissipate reaction exothermicity by losing some fragment such to react to solution with the same rate constants as they do in the as CO. In the condensed-phase reaction exothermicity can be gas phase, they would have lifetimes of less than a 1 ms and not dissipated to the medium without loss of CO. Thus, in the con- be observable by ESR. If the energy required for Fe(CO),- and densed phase Fe,(C0)6- might associate directly with Fe(CO), Fe2(CO)',- to lose a CO is not too large,,, then it is possible that to form Fe,(CO),,-. Fe,(CO),y might similarly result from direct Fe,(CO),,- is formed in solution by the same mechanism as in association of Fe(CO)5 and Fe,(CO),- formed by loss of CO from the gas phase. Fe,(CO),- or from reaction of Fe,(CO),-. Although not observed The other ions observed in condensed phase are Fe3(CO)I,-and to react in the gas phase, Fe,(CO)*- could react as a rate fast Fe3(C0)1y. These ions could also result from reaction sequences enought to produce observable product in the condensed-phase beginning with Fe(CO),- or Fe(CO),-. In the condensed phase studies, but too slow to be observed in the present gas-phase studies. the loss of CO ligands in the individual steps of the clustering Acknowledgment. Paul Krusic and Gary Weddle are ac- knowledged for helpful discussions. The NSF is acknowledged (22) If D(Fe(CO),--CO) F 0.25 eV, then Fe(CO)3- might form by dis- sociation of Fe(C0)4- at a sufficiently rapid rate to produce observable for partial support of this work under Grant No. CHE-811OS16. products in condensed phase. Appearance potential measurements (ref 17) do not give a definitive value for D(Fe(CO),--CO), but do suggest that it is Registry No. Fe(CO)5, 13463-40-6; Fe(C03)-,53221-56-0; Fe(CO),-, substantially less than 1 eV. 51222-96-9. Mechanism of Carbon Monoxide Substitution in M.etal Carbonyl Radicals: Vanadium Hexacarbonyl and Its Phosphine-Substituted Derivatives Qi-Zhen Shi, Thomas G. Richmond, William C. Trogler,*+and Fred Basolo* Contribution from the Department of Chemistry, Northwestern Uniuersity, Evanston, Illinois 60201. Received May 2, I983 Abstract: Carbon monoxide substitution in the metal radical V(CO)6 proceeds at or below room temperature to form monosubstitution products V(CO)5L (L = phosphine or phosphite). The substitution occurs solely by a second-order process according to a rate law that is first order in both V(CO)6 and phosphorus nucleophile. The rate of reaction is strongly dependent on the basicity and size of the ligand. Activation parameters further support the associative nature of the reaction: P(n-Bu),, AH* = 7.6 f 0.4 kcal/mol, AS* = -25.2 f 1.7 cal/mol.deg; P(OMe),, AH* = 10.9 f 0.2 kcal/mol, AS' = -22.6 f 0.8 cal/mol.deg; PPh,, AH* = 10.0 f 0.4 kcal/mol, AS* = -27.8 f 1.6 cal/mol.deg. The rate of substitution of V(CO), by PPh, is unchanged under 1 atm of carbon monoxide or in the presence of [V(CO)J. The carbon monoxide substitution reactions of V(CO)5L with additional L also proceed by an associative mechanism with the rate of substitution approximately three orders of magnitude slower than for V(CO)6. The disubstituted product adopts the cis stereochemistry with small phosphorus donor ligands or with chelating phosphines. For L = P(OMe),, activation parameters were determined: AH* = 13.2 f 0.4 kcal/mol, AS* = -27.6 f 1.8 cal/mol.deg. Phosphine exchange reactions of V(CO),L were also observed indicating that, in addition to carbon monoxide, phosphine ligands on vanadium are substitution labile. Nucleophilic attack of P(n-Bu), at V(CO)5[P(n-Bu)3] is IO5 times slower than that at V(CO)6, presumably because the increased electron density on the metal hinders nucleophilic attack. Quantitative comparisons between the 17-electron complex V(CO), and its 18-electron analogue Cr(CO), indicate that associative carbon monoxide substitution takes place 10" times faster in the vanadium system. Metal carbonyl radicals have become increasingly prevalent V(CO), have been reported.1° Indeed, substitution and elec- in organometallic chemistry.' In addition to their postulated role tron-transfer processes are often competitive reactions in the as intermediates in a variety of catalytic and stoichiometric chemical transformations, several stable, paramagnetic organo- ~ ~~ ~~ metallic complexes have been isolated recently., Typically these (1) (a) Brown, T. L. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 1980, 333, 80-89. (b) Kochi, J. K. "Organometallic Mechanisms and Catalysis"; Academic Press: are stabilized by phosphine or cyclopentadienyl ligands. Vanadium New York, 1978. (c) Collman, J. P.; Hegedus, L. S. "Principles and Ap- hexacarbonyl is unique as the only stable homoleptic metal car- plications of Organotransition Metal chemistry"; University Science Books: bonyl radical., This has prompted a number of investigations Mill Valley, CA, 1980. (d) Lappert, M. F.; Lednor, P. W. Adc. Orgonomet. of the physical properties of V(CO), by X-ray ~rystallography,~ Chem. 1976, 14, 345-399. (2) (a) McKinney, R. J. Inorg. Chem. 1982, 21, 2051-2056. (b) Klien, EPR,5 electrochemical techniques,6 electronic spectra, and theo- H. F. Angew. Chem., Inr. Ed. Engl. 1980, 19, 362-375. retical calc~lations.~In addition, synthetic studies resulting in (3) Ercoli, R.; Calderazzo, F.; Alberola, A. J, Am. Chem. Sac. 1960, 82, phosphine substitution,' disprop~rtionation,~,~or reduction of 2966-2967. (4) Bellard, S.;Rubinson, K. A.; Sheldrick, G.M. Acta Crystollogr., Secr. B 1979, B35, 271-274. 'Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow 1983-1985. Address correspondence (5) Bratt, S. W.; Kassyk, A,; Perutz, R. N.; Symons, M. C. R. J. Am. to this author at the Chemistry Department, D-006, University of Chem. SOC.1982, 104, 490-494 and references therein. California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093. (6) Bond, A. M.; Colton, R. Inorg. Chem. 1976, 15, 2036-2040. 0002-7863/84/1S06-0071$01.50/0 0 1984 American Chemical Society 中国科技论文在线_________________________________________________________________________www.paper.edu.cn 72 J. Am. Chem. SOC.,Vol. 106, No. 1, 1984 Shi et al. Table I. Second-Order Rate Constants and Activation Parameters for Substitution of V(CO), by Ligand L according to Eq 1 at 25 'C in Helane AS*,cal/ lieand= k, W' s-' AH*. kcal/mol mol.deg PMe, 132 7.6 = 0.7' -23.4 * 3.4 P(Tz-B~), 50.2 7.6 I 0.4 -25.2 i 1.7 PM ePh 3.99 8.9 i 0.3 -25.9 i 1.1 P(0-i-Pr), 0.94 P(OMe), 0.70 10.9 i 0.2 -22.6 i 0.8 PPh , 0.25 10.0 i 0.4 -27.8 i 1.6 P(i-Pr) , 0.1 1 AsPh , 0.018c a Abbreviations: Me = methyl; n-Bu = n-buty1;i-Pr = isopropyl; Ph =phenyl. ' Uncertainties are three standard deviations from a linear least-squares analysis. Rate constant at 17 "C. chemistry of V(CO),. In this and in the following paper1' we describe kinetic and mechanistic studies of the ligand substitution and of the Lewis base induced disproportionation reactions of (co)6. Although the lability of many 17-electron organometallic radicals has been recognized,] the precise mechanisms available cJ1 JFNCIYBERS are not well defined. In part this is a consequence of the transient Figure 1. Infrared spectral changes as a function of time during the nature of most metal carbonyl radicals as exemplified by M(C0)5 reaction between V(C0)5[P(OMe)3] and P(OMe), (eq 3) in hexane at (M = Mn, Re), which have been extensively studied.I2 Carbon 25 OC. monoxide substitution in Mn(CO), apparently proceeds by a dissociative mechanism,IZa* but Re(CO), reacts by an associative process.12e Phosphine substituted Mn(CO),L,, (x = 3, 4) com- plexes are more stable to dimerization than Mn(CO), and exhibit associative substitution behavi~r.'~~J~It should be noted that not all 17-electron radicals are substitution labile, as shown by recent work on Co(P(OMe),),I4 and Mn(v4-butadiene),L (L = CO, PMe3).lS As a consequence of its relative stability, V(CO), provides an attractive model system for elucidating reaction pathways for metal radicals. Herein, we report the kinetics and mechanism of substitution of V(CO), by phosphines and phos- phites to afford V(CO)5L. These monosubstituted derivatives are / also substitution labile, and the kinetics of the second CO re- //' placement step and phosphine exchange reactions are also reported. .5z- A portion of this work has been the subject of a preliminary /I' communication. c 32-Y" ~ ----.------- c, cc 'i j? i: -- -- " I- c- : 9: -._,-> ,, Results L,s-8*L,,*, Carbon monoxide replacement in V(CO), by phosphines and Figure 2. Plot of !fobsd (s-I) vs. nucleophile concentration (M) for the phosphites proceeds readily at or below room temperature in following reactions: 0, V(C0)5[P(OMe)3] + P(OMe),; X, V(CO),[P- hexane solution according to eq 1.