Acetylide complex

An unusual group of organolanthanide complexes in which self-assembly occurs via both acetylide and pentamethylcyclopentadienyl ligands has been reported by Evans et al [90], The ate complexes (C5Me5)2Ln(/ -Cl)2K(thf)2 (Ln = Ce, Nd, Sm), made from LnCb and KCsMes, were found to react cleanly with two equivalents of KC=CPh according to Eq. (5) with formation of the bimetallic acetyhde complexes [(C5Me5)2Ln(CsCPh)2K] , 96. 

Despite their polymeric nature and the presence of potassium the complexes 95 are surprisingly soluble in arene solvents. The overall structure of 95a is similar to that of (C5Me5)2Y(C=CBu )2Li(thf), 96 [91], with potassium being coordinated to the two acetylide units. In contrast with 96 there is no solvent molecule present in 95a and the formation of a polymeric structure occurs via additional -coordination to a bridging pentamethylcyclopentadienyl ligand. 

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The alkynyl-metal (metal-acetyhde) complex is one of the best building blocks for organometallic dendrimers, since it has some advantages compared to other organometallic complexes [18]. Most of the metal-acetylide complexes are thermally robust and stable, even when exposed to air and moisture. Metal-acetylide complexes are fairly accessible in high yields by well-established synthetic methodology [19]. These features are essential to the construction of dendrimers. 

Metal-acetylide complexes have been used as a unit of organometallic polymers that have metallic species in the main chain [20]. Representative examples are metal-poly(yne) polymers (19) of group 10 metals depicted in Scheme 5. These polymers are easily prepared from M(PR3)2Cl2 (M=Pt, Pd) and dialkynyl compounds catalyzed by Cu(I) salts in amine. Recently, this synthetic method was successfully applied to the construction of metal-acetylide dendrimers. 

Metal-acetylide complexes including metal-poly(yne) polymers often show unique properties [21-23]. Thus, metal-acetylide dendrimers are of interest because amplification of the functionality due to metal-acetylide units based on three-dimensional assembly with a regular dendritic structure is expected. 

When the preparation of the second-generation dendrimer was attempted by reacting trinuclear platinum-acetylide complex (27) (Fig. 5), which is also a first... 

Fig. 6. Tetranuclear platinum-acetylide complex 35 used as the core for convergent synthesis...

Normally, copper-catalysed Huisgen cycloadditions work with terminal alkynes only. The formation of a Cu-acetylide complex is considered to be the starting point of the catalyst cycle. However, the NHC-Cu complex 18 was able to catalyse the [3-1-2] cycloaddition of azides 17 and 3-hexyne 23 (Scheme 5.6). 

The coupling of terminal alkynes with aryl or alkenyl halides catalysed by palladium and a copper co-catalyst in a basic medium is known as the Sonogashira reaction. A Cu(I)-acetylide complex is formed in situ and transmetallates to the Pd(II) complex obtained after oxidative addition of the halide. Through a reductive elimination pathway the reaction delivers substituted alkynes as products. 

Luminescent gold(l) acetylide complexes. Photophysical and photoredox properties and crystal structure of [ Au(C = CPh) 2 (p-Ph2PCH2CH2PPh2)]. Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, 2929-2932 (d) Che, C.-M., Wong, W.-T., Lai, T.-F. and Kwong, H.-L. (1989) Novel luminescent binuclear gold(I) isocyanide complexes. Synthesis, spectroscopy, and X-ray crystal structure of Au2(dmh)(CN)2 (dmb = 1,8-di-isocyano-p-menfhane). Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, 243-244. 

Isonitrile)gold(I) acetylide complexes. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 5,... 

The effect of stoichiometry, substituent, and temperature were investigated in reactions between the hydride HCo(tdppep) (19) and a number of alkynes.175 The cr-acetylide complex (20) and the (7-alkenyl (21) are formed from the stoichiometric reaction with ethyl propiolate. However, when a ten-fold excess of ethyl propiolate is used, the acetylide complex is formed quantitatively and one equivalent of alkyne is hydrogenated to alkene. Forcing conditions and a large excess of... 

Ramakrishna G, Goodson T III, Rogers-Haley JE, Cooper TM, McLean DG, Urbas A (2009) Ultrafast intersystem crossing excited state dynamics of platinum acetylide complexes. J Phys Chem C 113 1060-1066... 

Figure 36 The structure of the tetrameric acetylide complex [CpMg(/r3-C CPh)]4 70.

Figure 64 The structure of the barium acetylide complex M(C=CSiPh3)2(18-crown-6) 131.

The distances and angles (70—74° at C-a and 147—150° at C-(3) in the metallacycle correspond closely to those calculated for organic cyclocumulenes such as cyclohexa- and cy-cloheptatrienes [23]. According to other theoretical calculations, titana- and zirconacyclocumulenes are thermodynamically more stable than the isomeric bis(o-acetylide) complexes [24], The calculated data are in good agreement with the obtained experimental values. All four carbon atoms of the former diyne are viewed as having p orbitals perpendicular to the plane of the cyclocumulene. The sp-hybridized internal C atoms possess additional p orbitals in that plane, which are used to establish a coordination of the relevant bond to the metal center. 

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The chemistry of metal complexes featuring alkyne and alkynyl (acetylide) ligands has been an area of immense interest for decades. Even the simplest examples of these, the mononuclear metal acetylide complexes L MC=CR, are now so numerous and the extent of their reaction chemistry is so diverse as to defy efforts at a comprehensive review. " The utility of these complexes is well documented. Some metal alkynyl complexes have been used as intermediates in preparative organic chemistry and together with derived polymeric materials, many have useful physical properties including liquid crystallinity and nonlinear optical behaviour. The structural properties of the M—C=C moiety have been used in the construction of remarkable supramolecular architectures based upon squares, boxes, and other geometries. ... 

Overall, the UV-visible, NMR, and electrochemical data for the range of O -bonded complexes of gallium, indium, and thallium porphyrins show that there is a trend from pure a -bonded character of the M—C bond in the alkyl complexes to the much more ionic character observed for the fluorophenyl and acetylide complexes. These more ionic complexes show NMR and UV-visible characteristics more like those of the ionic M(Por)Cl or M(Por)C104 complexes. ... 

The need for a base additive in this reaction implies the intermediacy of acetylide complexes (Scheme 9.10). As in the Rh(III)-catalyzed reaction, vinylidene acetylide S4 undergoes a-insertion to give the vinyl-iridium intermediate 55. A [l,3]-propargyl/ allenyl metallatropic shift can give rise to the cumulene intermediate 56. The individual steps of Miyaura s proposed mechanism have been established in stoichiometric experiments. In the case of ( )-selective head-to-head dimerization, vinylidene intermediates are not invoked. The authors argue that electron-rich phosphine ligands affect stereoselectivity by favoring alkyne C—H oxidative addition, a step often involved in vinylidene formation. 

For example, in 1963 the photochemistry of magnesium phthalocyanine with coordinated uranium cations was studied in pyridine and ethanol and indicated the occurrence of PET to the uranium complex . A rapid photoinduced electron transfer (2-20 ps) followed by an ultrafast charge recombination was shown for various zinc and magnesium porphyrins linked to a platinum terpyridine acetylide complex . The results indicated the electronic interactions between the porphyrin subunit and the platinum complex, and underscored the potential of the linking para-phenylene bisacetylene bridge to mediate a rapid electron transfer over a long donor-acceptor distance. 

Rod-like mononuclear derivatives have been prepared by the reaction of a polymeric alkynyl gold(I) complex with isocyanides. The mesomorphic properties of three types ofgold(I) acetylide complexes, namely, [Au(CC-Ar)(CN-Ar)J, [Au(CC-R)(CN-Ar)J and [Au(CC-Ar)(CN-R)] (Ar = aryl with aliphatic chain, R = alkyl chain), have been systematically examined. 

Platinum(II) acetylide complexes are best prepared using Na or K acetylide in liquid ammonia solvent (equation 157).454,455 Sodium dicyanomethanide can also be used to prepare platinum(II) complexes of this anion (equation 158).456... 

The triple bond can be reduced with hydrazine to form the vinyl complex with a cis stereochemistry about the carbon-carbon double bond (equation 223).617 The five types ol reaction between platinum acetylide complexes and aprotic compounds A—B have beer summarized. These are (a) oxidative addition (A—B is I2, IBr, ICN, Mel etc.) (b) insertior (A—B is C2(CN)4) (c) addition across the triple bond to form vinyl complexes (A—B is CF3COCI, o-tetrachloroquinone, Br, NOC1) (d) insertion into the C—H bond (A—B is (CFs)2CO) and (e) formation of five-coordinate adducts.618... 

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