TY - JOUR
T1 - Metal-Acetylide Bonding in (η5-C5H5)Fe(CO)2C≡CR Compounds. Measures of Metal-dπ-Acetylide-π Interactions from Photoelectron Spectroscopy
AU - Lichtenberger, Dennis L.
AU - Renshaw, Sharon K.
AU - Bullock, R. Morris
PY - 1993/4/1
Y1 - 1993/4/1
N2 - Gas-phase He I and He II photoelectron spectroscopy is used to experimentally determine the bonding interactions of η1-acetylide ligands in (η5-C5H5)Fe(CO)2C≡CR compounds (R = H,tBu, or phenyl). The spectra show a large amount of interaction between the metal dπ orbitals and the acetylide π orbitals. Evidence for this is obtained from the splitting of metal-based ionization bands, from the shifts in Cp-based and acetylide-based ionizations, from the changes in ionization cross sections between the He I and He II spectra, and from vibrational fine structure in the metal-based ionizations. The data indicate that the predominant π interactions between the acetylide ligands and the metal are filled/filled interactions between the occupied acetylide π bonds and the occupied metal dπ orbitals. The electronic interactions of the C≡CR ligands with the metal are compared with those of CH3 (a primiarly σ donor ligand), halides (π donor ligands), and C≡N (a weak π* acceptor ligand), and are very similar to the interactions of the chloro ligand. Metal-to-acetylide-π* back-bonding is extremely small in the acetylide compounds. Varying the acetylide substituent causes significant changes in the σ and π donor properties of the C≡CR ligand. Compared to C≡CH, the C≡CtBu ligand is a stronger σ donor ligand and also has a stronger filled/filled interaction between the metal dπ and acetylide π orbitals. The electronic mixing with the C≡CPh ligand is even more extensive, since the metal dπ orbitals and the C≡C π bonds are further mixed with the phenyl ring π orbitals. The nature of these π interactions helps to explain the observed reactivity of electrophiles with MLnC≡CR compounds and the observed electronic communication along the metal-carbon-carbon atom chain in transition metal-acetylide compounds.
AB - Gas-phase He I and He II photoelectron spectroscopy is used to experimentally determine the bonding interactions of η1-acetylide ligands in (η5-C5H5)Fe(CO)2C≡CR compounds (R = H,tBu, or phenyl). The spectra show a large amount of interaction between the metal dπ orbitals and the acetylide π orbitals. Evidence for this is obtained from the splitting of metal-based ionization bands, from the shifts in Cp-based and acetylide-based ionizations, from the changes in ionization cross sections between the He I and He II spectra, and from vibrational fine structure in the metal-based ionizations. The data indicate that the predominant π interactions between the acetylide ligands and the metal are filled/filled interactions between the occupied acetylide π bonds and the occupied metal dπ orbitals. The electronic interactions of the C≡CR ligands with the metal are compared with those of CH3 (a primiarly σ donor ligand), halides (π donor ligands), and C≡N (a weak π* acceptor ligand), and are very similar to the interactions of the chloro ligand. Metal-to-acetylide-π* back-bonding is extremely small in the acetylide compounds. Varying the acetylide substituent causes significant changes in the σ and π donor properties of the C≡CR ligand. Compared to C≡CH, the C≡CtBu ligand is a stronger σ donor ligand and also has a stronger filled/filled interaction between the metal dπ and acetylide π orbitals. The electronic mixing with the C≡CPh ligand is even more extensive, since the metal dπ orbitals and the C≡C π bonds are further mixed with the phenyl ring π orbitals. The nature of these π interactions helps to explain the observed reactivity of electrophiles with MLnC≡CR compounds and the observed electronic communication along the metal-carbon-carbon atom chain in transition metal-acetylide compounds.
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U2 - 10.1021/ja00061a028
DO - 10.1021/ja00061a028
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0000349421
VL - 115
SP - 3276
EP - 3285
JO - Journal of the American Chemical Society
JF - Journal of the American Chemical Society
SN - 0002-7863
IS - 8
ER -