Germylene and stannylene (Me 2NCH 2CH 2O) 2E as strong σ-donor ligands for transition metal complexes [ML(CO) n] (E = Ge, Sn; M = Cr, Mo, W, n = 4 or 5; M = Fe, n = 4). Synthesis, spectroscopic and theoretical study

Abstract

A series of germylene and stannylene (Me 2NCH 2CH 2O) 2E (E = Ge, 1; E = Sn, 2) complexes of group 6 metals and iron carbonyls L·M(CO) n (M = Cr, Mo, W, n = 5 ( 3–8), n = 4 ( 9, 10); M = Fe, n = 4 ( 11, 12)) were prepared. These complexes were characterized by 1H, 13C NMR, FTIR and elemental analysis. Ligand properties of 1 and 2 were compared to PPh 3 and dmiy ( N, N′-dimethylimidazolin-2-ylidene) using theoretical calculations (PBE/TZ2P) and FTIR. Ligand dissociation energies increase in the order Ph 3P < 2∼ 1 < dmiy, while donor strength rise in the order PPh 3 < dmiy < 2 < 1.