TY - JOUR
T1 - Studies of a series of [Ni(PR2NPh 2)2(CH3CN)]2+ complexes as electrocatalysts for H2 production
T2 - Substituent variation at the phosphorus atom of the P2N2 ligand
AU - Kilgore, Uriah J.
AU - Stewart, Michael P.
AU - Helm, Monte L.
AU - Dougherty, William G.
AU - Kassel, W. Scott
AU - Dubois, Mary Rakowski
AU - Dubois, Daniel L.
AU - Bullock, R. Morris
PY - 2011/11/7
Y1 - 2011/11/7
N2 - A series of [Ni(PR2NPh2) 2(CH3CN)](BF4)2 complexes containing the cyclic diphosphine ligands [PR2NPh 2 = 1,5-diaza-3,7-diphosphacyclooctane; R = benzyl (Bn), n-butyl (n-Bu), 2-phenylethyl (PE), 2,4,4-trimethylpentyl (TP), and cyclohexyl (Cy)] have been synthesized and characterized. X-ray diffraction studies reveal that the cations of [Ni(PBn2NPh2) 2(CH3CN)](BF4)2 and [Ni(P n-Bu2NPh2)2(CH 3CN)](BF4)2 have distorted trigonal bipyramidal geometries. The Ni(0) complex [Ni(PBn2NPh 2)2] was also synthesized and characterized by X-ray diffraction studies and shown to have a distorted tetrahedral structure. These complexes, with the exception of [Ni(PCy2N Ph2)2(CH3CN)](BF4) 2, all exhibit reversible electron transfer processes for both the Ni(II/I) and Ni(I/0) couples and are electrocatalysts for the production of H2 in acidic acetonitrile solutions. The heterolytic cleavage of H2 by [Ni(PR2NPh2) 2(CH3CN)](BF4)2 complexes in the presence of p-anisidine or p-bromoaniline was used to determine the hydride donor abilities of the corresponding [HNi(PR2N Ph2)2](BF4) complexes. However, for the catalysts with the most bulky R groups, the turnover frequencies do not parallel the driving force for elimination of H2, suggesting that steric interactions between the alkyl substituents on phosphorus and the nitrogen atom of the pendant amines play an important role in determining the overall catalytic rate.
AB - A series of [Ni(PR2NPh2) 2(CH3CN)](BF4)2 complexes containing the cyclic diphosphine ligands [PR2NPh 2 = 1,5-diaza-3,7-diphosphacyclooctane; R = benzyl (Bn), n-butyl (n-Bu), 2-phenylethyl (PE), 2,4,4-trimethylpentyl (TP), and cyclohexyl (Cy)] have been synthesized and characterized. X-ray diffraction studies reveal that the cations of [Ni(PBn2NPh2) 2(CH3CN)](BF4)2 and [Ni(P n-Bu2NPh2)2(CH 3CN)](BF4)2 have distorted trigonal bipyramidal geometries. The Ni(0) complex [Ni(PBn2NPh 2)2] was also synthesized and characterized by X-ray diffraction studies and shown to have a distorted tetrahedral structure. These complexes, with the exception of [Ni(PCy2N Ph2)2(CH3CN)](BF4) 2, all exhibit reversible electron transfer processes for both the Ni(II/I) and Ni(I/0) couples and are electrocatalysts for the production of H2 in acidic acetonitrile solutions. The heterolytic cleavage of H2 by [Ni(PR2NPh2) 2(CH3CN)](BF4)2 complexes in the presence of p-anisidine or p-bromoaniline was used to determine the hydride donor abilities of the corresponding [HNi(PR2N Ph2)2](BF4) complexes. However, for the catalysts with the most bulky R groups, the turnover frequencies do not parallel the driving force for elimination of H2, suggesting that steric interactions between the alkyl substituents on phosphorus and the nitrogen atom of the pendant amines play an important role in determining the overall catalytic rate.
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U2 - 10.1021/ic201461a
DO - 10.1021/ic201461a
M3 - Article
C2 - 21999814
AN - SCOPUS:80155197760
VL - 50
SP - 10908
EP - 10918
JO - Inorganic Chemistry
JF - Inorganic Chemistry
SN - 0020-1669
IS - 21
ER -