TY - JOUR
T1 - Sterically encumbered tin and phosphorus peri-substituted acenaphthenes
AU - Chalmers, Brian Alexander
AU - Athukorala Arachchige, Kasun Sankalpa
AU - Prentis, Joanna
AU - Knight, Fergus Ross
AU - Kilian, Petr
AU - Slawin, Alexandra Martha Zoya
AU - Woollins, J Derek
N1 - The work in this project was supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), EaStCHEM and the University of St Andrews.
PY - 2014/7/31
Y1 - 2014/7/31
N2 - A group of sterically encumbered peri-substituted acenaphthenes have been prepared, containing tin moieties at the 5,6-positions in 1–3 ([Acenap(SnR3)2], Acenap = acenaphthene-5,6-diyl; R3 = Ph3 (1), Me3 (2); [(Acenap)2(SnMe2)2] (3)) and phosphorus functional groups at the proximal peri-positions in 4 and 5 ([Acenap(PR2)(PiPr2)] R2 = Ph2 (4), Ph(iPr) (5)). Bis(stannane) structures 1–3 are dominated by repulsive interactions between the bulky tin groups, leading to peri-distances approaching the sum of van der Waals radii. Conversely, the quasi-linear CPh-P···P three-body fragments found in bis(phosphine) 4
suggest the presence of a lp(P)−σ*(P–C) donor–acceptor 3c-4e type
interaction, supported by a notably short intramolecular P···P distance
and notably large JPP through-space coupling (180 Hz). Severely strained bis(sulfides) 4-S and 5-S, experiencing pronounced in-plane and out-of-plane displacements of the exocyclic peri-bonds, have also been isolated following treatment of 4 and 5
with sulfur. The resulting nonbonded intramolecular P···P distances,
∼4.05 Å and ∼12% longer than twice the van der Waals radii of P (3.60
Å), are among the largest ever reported peri-separations, independent of the heteroatoms involved, and comparable to the distance found in 1 containing the larger Sn atoms (4.07 Å). In addition we report two metal complexes with square planar [(4)PtCl2] (4-Pt) and octahedral cis-[(4)Mo(CO)4] (4-Mo) geometries. In both complexes the bis(phosphine) backbone is distorted, but notably less so than in bis(sulfide) 4-S. All compounds were fully characterized, and except for bis(phosphine) 5, crystal structures were determined.
AB - A group of sterically encumbered peri-substituted acenaphthenes have been prepared, containing tin moieties at the 5,6-positions in 1–3 ([Acenap(SnR3)2], Acenap = acenaphthene-5,6-diyl; R3 = Ph3 (1), Me3 (2); [(Acenap)2(SnMe2)2] (3)) and phosphorus functional groups at the proximal peri-positions in 4 and 5 ([Acenap(PR2)(PiPr2)] R2 = Ph2 (4), Ph(iPr) (5)). Bis(stannane) structures 1–3 are dominated by repulsive interactions between the bulky tin groups, leading to peri-distances approaching the sum of van der Waals radii. Conversely, the quasi-linear CPh-P···P three-body fragments found in bis(phosphine) 4
suggest the presence of a lp(P)−σ*(P–C) donor–acceptor 3c-4e type
interaction, supported by a notably short intramolecular P···P distance
and notably large JPP through-space coupling (180 Hz). Severely strained bis(sulfides) 4-S and 5-S, experiencing pronounced in-plane and out-of-plane displacements of the exocyclic peri-bonds, have also been isolated following treatment of 4 and 5
with sulfur. The resulting nonbonded intramolecular P···P distances,
∼4.05 Å and ∼12% longer than twice the van der Waals radii of P (3.60
Å), are among the largest ever reported peri-separations, independent of the heteroatoms involved, and comparable to the distance found in 1 containing the larger Sn atoms (4.07 Å). In addition we report two metal complexes with square planar [(4)PtCl2] (4-Pt) and octahedral cis-[(4)Mo(CO)4] (4-Mo) geometries. In both complexes the bis(phosphine) backbone is distorted, but notably less so than in bis(sulfide) 4-S. All compounds were fully characterized, and except for bis(phosphine) 5, crystal structures were determined.
UR - http://pubs.acs.org/doi/suppl/10.1021/ic5014768
U2 - 10.1021/ic5014768
DO - 10.1021/ic5014768
M3 - Article
SN - 0020-1669
VL - 53
SP - 8795
EP - 8808
JO - Inorganic Chemistry
JF - Inorganic Chemistry
IS - 16
ER -