Transition metal complexes of phosphine oxides

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Transition metal complexes of phosphine oxides are coordination complex containing one or more phosphine oxide ligands. Many phosphine oxides exist and most behave as hard Lewis bases. Almost invariably, phosphine oxides bind metals by formation of M-O bonds.[1]

Structure of NiCl2[OP(C6H5)3]2. Selected bond lengths: 1.96 (Ni-O) and 1.51 Å (P-O). The Ni-O-P angles are 151°. Color code: red = O, orange = P, green = Cl, Ni.[2]

Structure[edit]

Principal resonance structures for phosphine oxides.

The structure of the phosphine oxide is not strongly perturbed by coordination. The geometry at phosphorus remains tetrahedral. The P-O distance elongates by ca. 2%. In triphenylphosphine oxide, the P-O distance is 1.48 Å.[3] In NiCl2[OP(C6H5)3]2, the distance is 1.51 Å (see figure). A similar elongation of the P-O bond is seen in cis-WCl4(OPPh3)2.[4] The trend is consistent with the stabilization of the ionic resonance structure upon complexation.

Examples[edit]

Typically, complexes are derived from hard metal centers. Examples include cis-WCl4(OPPh3)2[4] and NbOCl3(OPPh3)2[5] Trialkylphosphine oxides are more basic (better ligands) than triarylphosphine oxides. One such complex is FeCl2(OPMe3)2 (Me = CH3).[6]

Synthesis and reactions[edit]

Most complexes of phosphine oxides are prepared by treatment of a labile metal complex with preformed phosphine oxide. In some cases, the phosphine oxide is unintentionally generated by air-oxidation of the parent phosphine ligand.

Since phosphine oxides are weak Lewis bases, they are readily displaced from their metal complexes. This behavior has led to investigation of mixed phosphine-phosphine oxide ligands, which exhibit hemilability. Typical phosphine-phosphine oxide ligands are Ph2P(CH2)nP(O)Ph2 (Ph = C6H5) derived from bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane (n = 2) and bis(diphenylphosphino)methane (n = 1).[1]

In one case, coordination of the oxide of dppe to W(0) results in deoxygenation, giving an oxotungsten complex of dppe.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Grushin, Vladimir V. (2004). "Mixed Phosphine−Phosphine Oxide Ligands". Chemical Reviews. 104 (3): 1629–1662. doi:10.1021/cr030026j. PMID 15008628.
  2. ^ Moreno-Fuquen, Rodolfo; Cifuentes, Olga; Naranjo, Jaime Valderrama; Serratto, Luis Manuel; Kennedy, Alan R. (2004). "Dichlorobis(triphenylphosphine Oxide-κ O )nickel(II)". Acta Crystallographica Section e Structure Reports Online. 60 (12): m1861–m1862. Bibcode:2004AcCrE..60m1861M. doi:10.1107/S1600536804029125.
  3. ^ Spek, Anthony L. (1987). "Structure of a Second Monoclinic Polymorph of Triphenylphosphine Oxide". Acta Crystallographica. C43 (6): 1233–1235. Bibcode:1987AcCrC..43.1233S. doi:10.1107/S0108270187092345.
  4. ^ a b Szymaánska-Buzar, Teresa; Glo̵Wiak, Tadeusz (1995). "Photochemical Reaction of W(CO)6 with SnCl4 II. Synthesis and X-Ray Structure of Tetrachlorobis(triphenylphosphine oxide)tungsten(IV), [WCl4(OPPh3)2]". Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 490 (1–2): 203–207. doi:10.1016/0022-328X(94)05164-7.
  5. ^ V.S.Sergienko, M.A.Porai-Koshits, A.A.Konovalova, V.V.Kovalev Koord.Khim.(Russ.)(Coord.Chem.) 1984, 10, 1116
  6. ^ Cotton, F.Albert; Luck, Rudy L.; Son, Kyung-Ae (1991). "New Polynuclear Compounds of Iron(II) Chloride with Oxygen Donor Ligands Part II. Polymeric [FeCl2(OPMe3)]∞ and Mononuclear FeCl2(OPMe3)2. Syntheses, Properties and Single Crystal Structure Determinations". Inorganica Chimica Acta. 184 (2): 177–183. doi:10.1016/S0020-1693(00)85068-9.
  7. ^ Brock, Stephanie L.; Mayer, James M. (1991). "Oxygen Atom Transfer from a Phosphine Oxide to Tungsten(II) Compounds". Inorganic Chemistry. 30 (9): 2138–2143. doi:10.1021/ic00009a034.
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