[o-Phenylenebis(dimethylarsine)]heptacarbonyldiiron. Preparation, Crystal Structure, and Fluxionality in Solution

Webb I. Bailey, Avi Bino, F. Albert Cotton*, Brian W.S. Kolthammer, Pascual Lahuerta, P. Puebla, R. Uson

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Abstract

The reaction of Fe2(CO)9 with o-phenylenebis(dimethylarsine), diars, in an atmosphere of CO gives yellow (diars) Fe2(CO)8 and red (diars)Fe2(CO)7, separable by chromatography on silica. The red compound crystallizes in space group [formula omitted] with Z = 2 and the following unit cell dimensions: a = 9.706 (4) Å b = 11.876 (3) Å c = 9.576 (3) Å β = 92.41 (2)°; β = 104.81 (2)°; γ = 91.25 (2)°; V = 1066 (1) Å3. The structure consists of dinuclear molecules in which diars is chelated on one iron atom (Fe(1)) to which are also bound two terminal CO groups. Fe(1) also forms a metal-metal bond, 2.566 (1) Å, to Fe(2), which bears three strictly terminal CO groups. Of the remaining two CO groups, one forms a nearly symmetrical bridge while the other is semibridging with its short bond, 1.894 (7) Å, to Fe(2) and its long bond, 2.103 (7) Å, to Fe(1). The 13C NMR spectrum is highly temperature dependent, changing from a five-line spectrum (1:2:2:1:1) at −132 °C to a single-line spectrum at 11°C. A three-stage process for equivalencing all of the CO's is proposed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)289-294
Number of pages6
JournalInorganic Chemistry
Volume21
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1982
Externally publishedYes

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