Rhenium formate complex structure

Surprisingly, only one example of NHC-rhenium (VII) complexes has thus far been reported. The reaction of free carbene ligand IMe with ReOsMe allowed the formation of the corresponding adduct 78 in good yield [27]. Though the molecular structure was not X-ray determined, various analyses confirmed the formation of the hexacoordinate bis(carbene) complex 78. 

In the case of the rhenium aqua-ion [Re(OH2)3(CO)3]+ (33b) the question has been posed whether complex-anion can be considered to be a Bronsted acid. Titrations with hydroxide in water yielded a pKa value of 7.55 which is exceptionally low for a +1 cation. After the deprotonation of one coordinated water molecule, polymer formation over (/r-OH) bridges was initiated and the two compounds [Re3(/T3-OH)(/T-OH)3(CO)9r (35) and [Re2(/i-OH)3(CO)6] were (36) isolated and structurally characterized (Scheme 6). 

Many compounds of technetium and rhenium are of analogous composition and of corresponding physical and chemical properties. Because of the very similar ionic radii, isotypic crystal structure formation of analogous compounds could often be observed. Technetium remarkably differs from manganese by the high stability of pertechnetate compared with permanganate. Moreover, divalent technetium does not exist as a hydrated ion but only as a stabilized complex. 

Attempts to prepare fluoro derivatives of (102) failed and resulted in the formation of the unusual /i-pyrazolyl fi-oxo dimer [ ReO HBF(pz)2-A,A 2(/i-pz)2(M-0)] (105)." An X-ray structural analysis shows that one pyrazolyl residue of each tridentate ligand has been substituted by fluoride. With the analogous complex containing hydridotris(3,5-dimethyl-l-pyrazolylborate), however, mixed Cl/F, I/F, or OSO2CF3/F derivatives of (102) are readily formed. The different reactivity of the hydridotris(pyrazolyl)borato rhenium complexes has been attributed to the greater steric protection of the boron atom afforded by the dimethyl-substituted ligand. 

The formation of a monomeric amidino complex has been reported for the reaction of rhenium pentachloride with di-isopropylcarbodiimid. A composition of [ReCl4(prop 2N2CCI)] was derived from elemental analysis, spectroscopic data and the crystal structure of the molybdenum analogue. " ... 

The latter case has been demonstrated with the reaction of [ReCl3(PPh3)2(CH3CN)] with a large excess of sodium diethyldithiocarbamate which results in sulfur abstraction and in the formation of a mixed phosphine/diethyldithiocarbamato/r/ -thiocarbamoyl complex. For the molecular structure of this compound see formula (225) which represents that of the corresponding rhe-nium(IV) cation which is formed by oxidation of the primarily formed Re complex and contains one rhenium-carbon bond. The formation of thiocarbamoyl compounds seems to be an essential... 

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