Insight into the Hydrogen Migration Processes Involved in the Formation of Metal鈥揃orane Complexes: Importance of the Third Arm of the Scorpionate Ligand

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• 作者：Nikolaos Tsoureas ; Alex Hamilton ; Mairi F. Haddow ; Jeremy N. Harvey ; A. Guy Orpen ; Gareth R. Owen
• 刊名：Organometallics
• 出版年：2013
• 出版时间：May 13, 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：32
• 期：9
• 页码：2840-2856
• 全文大小：733K
• 年卷期：v.32,no.9(May 13, 2013)
• ISSN：1520-6041

文摘

The reactions of [Ir(魏³N,N,H-Tai)(COD)] and [Ir(魏³N,N,H-^PhBai)(COD)] (where Tai = HB(azaindolyl)₃ and ^PhBai = Ph(H)B(azaindolyl)₂) with carbon monoxide result in the formation of Z-type iridium鈥揵orane complexes supported by 7-azaindole units. Analysis of the reaction mixtures involving the former complex revealed the formation of a single species in solution, [Ir(畏¹-C₈H₁₃){魏³N,N,B-B(azaindolyl)₃}(CO)₂], as confirmed by NMR spectroscopy. In the case of the ^PhBai complex, a mixture of species was observed. A postulated mechanism for the formation of the new complexes has been provided, supported by computational studies. Computational studies have also focused on the reaction step involving the migration of hydrogen from boron (in the borohydride group) to the iridium center. These investigations have demonstrated a small energy barrier for the hydrogen migration step (螖G₂₉₈ = 10.3 kcal mol^鈥?). Additionally, deuterium labeling of the borohydride units in Tai and ^PhBai confirmed the final position of the former borohydride hydrogen atom in the resulting complexes. The importance of the 鈥渢hird azaindolyl鈥?unit within these transformations and the difference in reactivity between the two ligands are discussed. The selective coordination properties of this family of metallaboratrane complexes have also been investigated and are discussed herein.