Issue 3, 2012

Synthesis and reactivity of dialkyldithiophosphate complexes of ruthenium(ii)

Abstract

The ruthenium(II) complexes [Ru(CH[double bond, length as m-dash]CHR){κ2-S2P(OEt)2}(CO)(PPh3)2] (R = But, C6H4Me-4) are formed on reaction of (NH4)[S2P(OEt)2] with [Ru(CH[double bond, length as m-dash]CHR)Cl(CO)(BTD)(PPh3)2] (BTD = 2,1,3-benzothiadiazole), while the enynyl complex [Ru(C(C[triple bond, length as m-dash]CPh)[double bond, length as m-dash]CHPh)Cl(CO)(PPh3)2] loses a phosphine on treatment with the same ligand to yield [Ru(η3-PhC[triple bond, length as m-dash]C–C[double bond, length as m-dash]CHPh){κ2-S2P(OEt)2}(CO)(PPh3)]. The stilbenyl complexes [Ru(CPh[double bond, length as m-dash]CHPh)Cl(CA)(PPh3)2] (A = O, S) react with (NH4)[S2P(OEt)2] to provide the dimers [Ru(CPh[double bond, length as m-dash]CHPh){μ–κ1κ2–S2P(OEt)2}(CA)(PPh3)]2. Treatment of the thiocarbonyl complex with carbon monoxide results in migratory insertion of the vinyl and CS ligands to provide [Ru(η2-SCCPh[double bond, length as m-dash]CHPh){κ2-S2P(OEt)2}(CO)(PPh3)]. On treatment with excess 4-ethynyltoluene, the known compound [RuH{κ2-S2P(OEt)2}(CO)(PPh3)2] undergoes insertion of the alkyne to provide an alternative route to [Ru(CH[double bond, length as m-dash]CHC6H4Me-4){κ2-S2P(OEt)2}(CO)(PPh3)2]. The compounds [Ru(CH[double bond, length as m-dash]CHR){κ2-S2P(OEt)2}(CO)(PPh3)2] (R = n-C4H9, CH2OSi(But)Me2, CO2Me, Fc, CPh2OH, (HO)C6H10) were prepared cleanly by this route using HC[triple bond, length as m-dash]CR. On stirring [RuH{κ2-S2P(OEt)2}(CO)(PPh3)2] over a longer period of time with excess 4-ethynyltoluene, the acetylide [Ru(C[triple bond, length as m-dash]CC6H4Me–4){κ2-S2P(OEt)2}(CO)(PPh3)2] is generated. Heating [Ru(CH[double bond, length as m-dash]CHC6H4Me-4){κ2-S2P(OEt)2}(CO)(PPh3)2] with excess 3,3-dimethylbut-1-yne in 1,2-dichloroethane led to elimination of the vinyl ligand and formation of the acetylide compound [Ru(C[triple bond, length as m-dash]CBut){κ2-S2P(OEt)2}(CO)(PPh3)2]. A small amount of the side product, [RuCl{κ2-S2P(OEt)2}(CO)(PPh3)2], was also formed. This could be obtained directly from the reaction of [RuH{κ2-S2P(OEt)2}(CO)(PPh3)2] with N-chlorosuccinimide. The related mixed-donor ligand, K[OP(S)(OEt)2], reacts with [Ru(CH[double bond, length as m-dash]CHC6H4Me-4)Cl(CO)(BTD)(PPh3)2] to yield [Ru(CH[double bond, length as m-dash]CHC6H4Me-4){κ2-OP(S)(OEt)2}(CO)(PPh3)2]. The molecular structure of [Ru(CH[double bond, length as m-dash]CHCPh2OH){κ2-S2P(OEt)2}(CO)(PPh3)2] was determined crystallographically.

Graphical abstract: Synthesis and reactivity of dialkyldithiophosphate complexes of ruthenium(ii)

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
28 Oct 2011
Accepted
01 Nov 2011
First published
02 Dec 2011

RSC Adv., 2012,2, 999-1008

Synthesis and reactivity of dialkyldithiophosphate complexes of ruthenium(II)

P. Patel, S. Naeem, A. J. P. White and J. D. E. T. Wilton-Ely, RSC Adv., 2012, 2, 999 DOI: 10.1039/C1RA00973G

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