Transition-Metal-Ligand Complexes

As mentioned in Sect. 2.3, cleavage of the P-B bond is required prior to com-plexation with a transition-metal. The following section provides an example for the preparation of two rhodium complexes. Such synthesis, however, may be generalized to almost any other transition-metal/ligand complexes. 

Transition Metal-Ligand Complex Formation - Co(ll) Complexes... 

Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) [52-55]. Active species are produced by a reversible redox reaction, catalyzed by a transition metal/ligand complex (Mtn-Y/Lx). This catalyst is oxidized via the halogen atom transfer from the dormant species (Pn-X) to form an active species (Pn ) and the complex at a higher oxidation state (X-Mtn+1-Y/Lx). 

These assays are based upon the use of a europium or terbium chelate (a transition metal-ligand complex displaying long-lived fluorescent properties) and labeled anti-phosphopeptide or anti-phos-photyrosine antibodies that can bind to phosphorylated peptides. The antibodies are usually labeled... 

Hydroxy-terminated PEG is readily transformed into ATRP macroinitiators by conversion of the hydroxyl groups to terminal halide units followed by reaction with a transition metal/ligand complex, and used to form diblocks with several monomers, including the sodium salt of methacrylic acid. 

ATRP is a multicomponent system, composed of the monomer, an initiator with a transferable (pseudo)halogen, and a transition metal/ligand complex as catalyst, optionally a solvent or an additive, such as a reducing agent. 

Pikulski M, Aguilar A, Brodbelt JS. Tunable transition metal-ligand complexation for enhanced elucidation of flavonoid diglycosides by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. J Am Soc Mass Spectrom. 2007 18 422-31. 

The red tetrathiomolybdate ion appears to be a principal participant in the biological Cu—Mo antagonism and is reactive toward other transition-metal ions to produce a wide variety of heteronuclear transition-metal sulfide complexes and clusters (13,14). For example, tetrathiomolybdate serves as a bidentate ligand for Co, forming Co(MoSTetrathiomolybdates and their mixed metal complexes are of interest as catalyst precursors for the hydrotreating of petroleum (qv) (15) and the hydroHquefaction of coal (see Coal conversion processes) (16). The intermediate forms MoOS Mo02S 2> MoO S have also been prepared (17). 

Metallacycle fomiation has also been observed in bis-Cp complexes. Heating Cp 2UR[P(Si(CH2)2)2] (R = Cl [146840-37-17, CH [146840-39-3]) results in the metaHation of the phosphido ligand. These complexes are stmcturaHy similar to the group 4 and 6 transition-metal metallacycle complexes, but show a dramatically reduced reactivity. 

In conclusion, the transition metal aqua complexes of J ,J -DBFOX/Ph ligand have... 

The electronic structure of transition metal cluster complexes with weak- and strong-field ligands. G. P. Kostikova and D. V. Korol kov, Russ. Chem. Rev. (Engl. Transl.), 1985,54, 344 (137). 

A decade after Fischer s synthesis of [(CO)5W=C(CH3)(OCH3)] the first example of another class of transition metal carbene complexes was introduced by Schrock, which subsequently have been named after him. His synthesis of [((CH3)3CCH2)3Ta=CHC(CH3)3] [11] was described above and unlike the Fischer-type carbenes it did not have a stabilizing substituent at the carbene ligand, which leads to a completely different behaviour of these complexes compared to the Fischer-type complexes. While the reactions of Fischer-type carbenes can be described as electrophilic, Schrock-type carbene complexes (or transition metal alkylidenes) show nucleophilicity. Also the oxidation state of the metal is generally different, as Schrock-type carbene complexes usually consist of a transition metal in a high oxidation state. 

Titanium imido complexes supported by amidinate ligands form an interesting and well-investigated class of early transition metal amidinato complexes. Metathetical reactions between the readily accessible titanium imide precursors Ti( = NR)Cl2(py)3 with lithium amidinates according to Scheme 84 afforded either terminal or bridging imido complexes depending on the steiic bulk of the amidinate anion. In solution, the mononuclear bis(pyridine) adducts exist in temperature-dependent, dynamic equilibrium with their mono(pyiidine) homologs and free pyridine. 

As was suggested in the preceding discussion, most of the arene complexes isolated by metal-atom techniques are benzene derivatives. However, heterocyclic ligands are also known to act as 5- or 6-electron donors in transition-metal 7r-complexes (79), and it has proved possible to isolate heterocyclic complexes via the metal-atom route. Bis(2,6-di-methylpyridine)Cr(O) was prepared by cocondensation of Cr atoms with the ligand at 77 K (79). The red-brown product was isolated in only 2% yield the stoichiometry was confirmed by mass spectrometry, and the structure determined by X-ray crystal-structure analysis, which supported a sandwich formulation. 

Free carbenes can also be avoided by using transition metal-carbene complexes L M—CRR (L = a ligand, M = a metal),which add the group CRR to double bonds.An example is ... 

Desulhirization reactions of transition metal-polysulfido complexes have also been reported. The treatment of a dimetallic complex of titanium, [ Ti(Cp)(OAr) 2(yU-S)(yU-S2)] (Cp=77 -C5H5, Ar=2,6-i-Pr2C6H3), with an equimolar amount of PhsP results in the quantitative formation of [ Ti(Cp)(OAr) 2(yU-S)2] via the transformation of the 1U-S2 ligand to a /t-S ligand (Scheme 44) [93]. The reverse reaction of [ Ti(Cp)(OAr) 2(/t-S)2] with Ss proceeds in a good yield. 

A catalytic cycle proposed for the metal-phosphine complexes involves the oxidative addition of borane to a low-valent metal yielding a boryl complex (35), the coordination of alkene to the vacant orbital of the metal or by displacing a phosphine ligand (35 —> 36) leads to the insertion of the double bond into the M-H bond (36 —> 37) and finally the reductive elimination to afford a hydroboration product (Scheme 1-11) [1]. A variety of transition metal-boryl complexes have been synthesized via oxidative addition of the B-H bond to low-valent metals to investigate their role in cat-... 

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