PNacPNacE: (E = Ga, In, Tl) - monomeric group 13 metal(I) heterocycles stabilized by a sterically demanding bis(iminophosphoranyl)methanide
Abstract
The salt metathesis reaction of the sterically demanding bis(iminophosphoranyl)methanide alkali metal complexes LM (L- = HC(Ph2P=NDip)2-, Dip = 2,6-iPr2C6H3; M = Li, Na, K) with "GaI", InBr or TlBr afforded the monomeric group 13 metal(I) complexes LE:, E = Ga (1), In (2) and Tl (3) in moderate yields, and small quantities of LGaI2 4 in the case of Ga, respectively. The molecular structures of LE: 1-3 from X-ray single crystal diffraction show them to contain puckered six-membered rings with N,N'-chelating methanide ligands and two-coordinated metal(I) centres. Reduction reactions of LAlI2 5, prepared by iodination of LAlMe2, were not successful and no aluminium(I) congener could be prepared so far. DFT studies on LE:, E = Al–Tl, were carried out and support the formulation as an anionic, N,N'-chelating methanide ligand coordinating to group 13 metal(I) cations. The HOMOs of the molecules for E = Al-In show a dominant contribution from a metal-based lone pair that is high in s-character.
Citation
Sindlinger , C , Lawrence , S , Acharya , S , Ohlin , C A & Stasch , A 2017 , ' PNacPNacE: (E = Ga, In, Tl) - monomeric group 13 metal(I) heterocycles stabilized by a sterically demanding bis(iminophosphoranyl)methanide ' , Dalton Transactions , vol. 46 , no. 48 , pp. 16872-16877 . https://doi.org/10.1039/C7DT04048B
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Dalton Transactions
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Peer reviewed
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1477-9226Type
Journal article
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A.S. and C.A.O. are grateful to the Australian Research Council for support. A.S. thanks the University of St Andrews. CAO is grateful for a grant from the Kempe foundation (JCK-1719).Collections
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