Multifunctional iron thiocarboxylate complexes: synthesis, reactivity and structure of CpFe(CO)2SCO-3,5-C6H4(COCl)2

Abstract

A controlled substitution reaction of the chlorine atoms of 1,3,5-benzenetricarbonyl trichloride by the organoiron fragment (CpFe(CO)2S) has been achieved. The complexes CpFe(CO)2SCO-3,5-C6H3(COCl)2 (1), 1,3-[CpFe(CO)2SCO]2-5-C6H3COCl (2) and 1,3,5-[CpFe(CO)2SCO]3C6H3 (3) were prepared from the reaction of (μ-S x )[CpFe(CO)2]2 (x = 3, 4) with 1,3,5-C6H3(COCl)3 in a 1:1, 2:1, or 3:1 metal to ligand molar ratio. The reactions of (1) with amines, thiols, and carboxylic acids produce the trifunctional mono-iron complexes CpFe(CO)2SCO-3,5-C6H3(COY)2 [Y = NR2 (4), SR (5), OCOR (4)]. The X-ray structure determination of (1) is reported.