CoII and RhI complexes with C 2-symmetric chiral diamines of the dioxolane series

Abstract

The reaction of di-μ-chlorobis(1,5-cyclooctadiene)dirhodium with (4S, 5S)-2,2-dimethyl-4,5-bis(methylaminomethyl)-1,3-dioxolane (1) gave the complex [Rh(cod)(1)]Cl (cod is 1,5-cyclooctadiene). The composition of the complexes CoCl2 · L2 and [Rh(cod)(L2)]X (L2 = 1, (4S,5S)-2,2-dimethyl-4,5-bis(aminomethyl)-1,3-dioxolane, and (4S, 5S)-2,2-dimethyl-4,5-bis(dimethylaminomethyl)-1,3-dioxolane; X = Cl, TfO) was studied using IR and 1H NMR spectroscopy. In the RhI cyclooctadienediamine complexes, the diene molecule forms a stronger bond with the metal atom than that in the cyclooctadienediphosphine analogs.