Abstract
Complexes of the type (CO)2(PR3)2Fe-η2-CS2, known to yield different coupling products with alkynes, are studied. In particular two products, the metallocycle L4Fe-C(S)C(R)C(R)S and the 1,3-dithiol-2-ylidene L4Pe-CSC(R)C(R)S, isomerize easily and, for an appropriate choice of the phosphine ligands, are in equilibrium. Extended Hückel calculations and qualitative MO theory are used to analyze the electronic features of these compounds and their possible interconversion pathways. The study illustrates the major orbital effects and, indirectly, the electrostatic effects that may become selective at a certain point of the reaction.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1921-1928 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Organometallics |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| Publication status | Published - 1989 |
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Reactivity of alkynes toward M-η2-CS2 metal complexes. 2. A theoretical discussion on the coupling products obtainable with iron fragments and their relative stability. / Li, Jing; Hoffmann, Roald; Mealli, Carlo; Silvestre, Jérôme.
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T1 - Reactivity of alkynes toward M-η2-CS2 metal complexes. 2. A theoretical discussion on the coupling products obtainable with iron fragments and their relative stability
AU - Li, Jing
AU - Hoffmann, Roald
AU - Mealli, Carlo
AU - Silvestre, Jérôme
PY - 1989
Y1 - 1989
N2 - Complexes of the type (CO)2(PR3)2Fe-η2-CS2, known to yield different coupling products with alkynes, are studied. In particular two products, the metallocycle L4Fe-C(S)C(R)C(R)S and the 1,3-dithiol-2-ylidene L4Pe-CSC(R)C(R)S, isomerize easily and, for an appropriate choice of the phosphine ligands, are in equilibrium. Extended Hückel calculations and qualitative MO theory are used to analyze the electronic features of these compounds and their possible interconversion pathways. The study illustrates the major orbital effects and, indirectly, the electrostatic effects that may become selective at a certain point of the reaction.
AB - Complexes of the type (CO)2(PR3)2Fe-η2-CS2, known to yield different coupling products with alkynes, are studied. In particular two products, the metallocycle L4Fe-C(S)C(R)C(R)S and the 1,3-dithiol-2-ylidene L4Pe-CSC(R)C(R)S, isomerize easily and, for an appropriate choice of the phosphine ligands, are in equilibrium. Extended Hückel calculations and qualitative MO theory are used to analyze the electronic features of these compounds and their possible interconversion pathways. The study illustrates the major orbital effects and, indirectly, the electrostatic effects that may become selective at a certain point of the reaction.
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