Syntheses and characterisation of chloro(h3-allyl) dicarbonylmolybdenum(II) complexes of chiral and achiral ditertiaryphosphines

Joe G. Jesu Raj, Devendra D. Pathak, Pramesh N. Kapoor

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Abstract

A series of the complexes of the general formula [ClMo(CO) 23-C3H5)(P-P)], [where (P-P) = (m-CH3C6H4)2P(CH2) 2PPh2 (m-t-dppe); cis-Ph2PCH=CHPPh2 (cis-diphos); Ph2PCH2CH2AsPh2 (arsaphos); Ph2P(CH2)4PPh2 (dppb); (±)-1,2-C6H4(PMePh)2 (rac-diphos); (2R,3R)Ph2PC*H(Me)C*H(Me)PPh2 (+)-chiraphos; (R,R)-Me2C(O)2{C*HCH2PPh 2}2 (-)-diop] were synthesised by the reaction of the precursor complex [ClMo(CO)23-C3H 5)(CH3CN)2] with the corresponding ditertiary phosphine in acetone. The complexes were isolated as yellow to orange air-stable solids and characterised by elemental analyses, FTIR and multinuclear NMR [1H, 31P{1H}] spectroscopic techniques. The carbonyl force constant values were calculated by Cotton and Kraihanzel approximate secular equations using ν CΞO stretching frequencies observed in the FTIR and these were found to be 14.30-14.59 mdyne 0-A-1 and 0.23-0.70 mdyne Å-1 for K1 and Ki respectively. Spectroscopic evidences have confirmed cis-octahedral structures for the synthesized complexes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)165-171
Number of pages7
JournalCentral European Journal of Chemistry
Volume10
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Chelating ligands
  • Cotton and Kraihanzel approximations and allylic moiety
  • carbonyl force constants
  • phosphines

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