Pyridine(diimine) Chelate Hydrogenation in a Molybdenum Nitrido Ethylene Complex

Máté J. Bezdek, Paul J. Chirik

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Abstract

Addition of H 2 gas to the aryl-substituted pyridine(diimine) molybdenum nitride ( iPr PDI)Mo(N)(C 2 H 4 ) ([1-(N)(η 2 -C 2 H 4 )]; iPr PDI = 2,6-(2,6-iPr 2 -C 6 H 3 N=CMe) 2 C 5 H 3 N) in the presence of the rhodium hydride precatalyst (η 5 -C 5 Me 5 )(py-Ph)Rh(H) ([Rh-H]; py-Ph = 2-phenylpyridine) resulted in partial hydrogenation of the central pyridine of the iPr PDI chelate to yield ( iPr THPDI)Mo(N)(C 2 H 4 ) ([2-(N)( η 2 -C 2 H 4 )]; iPr THPDI = 2,6-(2,6-iPr 2 -C 6 H 3 N=CMe) 2 C 5 H 6 N). The product, [2-(N)( η 2 -C 2 H 4 )], was structurally and spectroscopically characterized, and its electronic structure was examined by density functional theory (DFT). The stepwise addition of H atoms from [Rh-H] to [1-(N)( η 2 -C 2 H 4 )] was computed to be thermodynamically viable by DFT.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1682-1687
Number of pages6
JournalOrganometallics
Volume38
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 22 2019

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry

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