Crystallographic and Theoretical Analyses of the Structures of Rhenium Formyl and Acyl Complexes of the Formula (n8-CSH5)Re(NO)(PR3)(COR')

  • Gerardo S. Bodner
  • , Alan T. Patton
  • , Danny E. Smith
  • , Savas Georglou
  • , Wilson Tam
  • , Wai Kwok Wong
  • , Charles E. Strouse
  • , J. A. Gladysz*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

X-ray crystal structures of formyl complex (η5-C5H5)Re(NO)(PPh3)(CHO) (1) and acyl complex (SR,-RS)-(η5-C5H5)Re(NO)(PPh3)(COCH(CH3)CH2C6HJ•(THF)0.5 (2•(THF)0.5) are reported. Crystal data: 1, monoclinic, P21/c, a = 8.065 (3) Å, b = 15.156 (3) Å, c = 16.896 (4) Å, β = 95.44 (2)°, Z = 4; 2.(THF)0.5, triclinic, P, a = 17.844 (4) Å, b = 11.101 (2) Å, c = 9.704 (2) Å, α = 64.62 (2)°, β = 75.55 (2)°, γ = 73.20 (2)°, Z = 2. Extended Hückel MO calculations on model compounds (η5-C5H5)Re(NO)(PH3)(COR) predict that the ON-Re-Cα-O torsion angle (θ) should be near 0° or 180°, so that overlap of the rhenium fragment HOMO with the C==0 Π* orbital will be maximized. Accordingly, Re-Cα conformations with θ near 180° are found in 1 and 2•(THF)0.5. This places the C==O oxygen anti to the NO ligand. The geometries of the formyl and acyl ligands are contrasted and compared to those of other formyl and acyl complexes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1954-1961
Number of pages8
JournalOrganometallics
Volume6
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 1987

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