Abstract
AbstractThe novel [W3S4H3(edpp)3]+ (edpp=(2‐aminoethyl)diphenylphosphine) (1+) cluster hydride with an acidic −NH2 functionality has been synthetized and studied. Its crystal structure shows the characteristic incomplete W3S4 cubane core with the outer positions occupied by the P and N atoms of the edpp ligands. Although no signal due to the hydride ligands is observed in the 1H NMR spectrum, hydride assignment is supported by 1H‐15N HSQC techniques, the changes in the 31P{1H} NMR chemical shift, and FT‐IR spectra in the W−H region of the deuterated [W3S4D2H(edpp)3]+ (1+‐d2) samples. Moreover, all NMR evidences suggest that one of the hydrogen atoms of the NH2 group in 1+ is rapidly exchanging with the hydride. The reaction of 1+ with acids (HCl, HBr and DCl) features complex polyphasic kinetics with zero‐order dependence with respect to the acid concentration, being also independent of the solvent nature. This behavior differs from that of their diphosphino analogues, suggesting a different mechanism.
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