Nitrosyl complexes of rhenium. 2. Neutral and cationic monohydride complexes of rhenium(I) resulting from the reaction of ReH2(NO)(PPh3)3 with perchloric acid

Abstract

The rhenium dihydride complex ReH/sub 2/(NO)(PPh/sub 3/)/sub 3/ reacts with HClO/sub 4/ in the presence of CO with the cleavage of only one hydride ligand. Control of the degree of acidity and the solvent system leads to isolation of compounds such as ReH(OR)(CO)(NO)(PPh/sub 3/)/sub 2/ (R = Me, Et) and (ReH(CO)(NO)(PPh/sub 3/)/sub 3/)ClO/sub 4/. The alkoxide complexes are protonated by HClO/sub 4/ to yield alcohol complexes ReH(ROH.OClO/sub 3/)(CO)(NO)(PPh/sub 3/)/sub 2/. Heating ReH(MeOH.OClO/sub 3/)(CO)(NO)(PPh/sub 3/)/sub 2/ in methanol results in the formal 1,2-elimination of dihydrogen with formation of Re(OMe)(OClO/sub 3/)(CO)(NO)(PPh/sub 3/)/sub 2/. A similar elimination reaction occurs when the alcohol complexes are reacted with halide ions to give ReX(OR)(CO)(NO(PPh/sub 3/)/sub 2/ (X = Cl, Br, I). Reacting the alcohol complexes with base or NaBH/sub 4/ however, regenerates ReH(OR)(CO)(NO)(PPh/sub 3/)/sub 2/. The perchlorate complex, Re(OMe)(OClO/sub 3/)(CO)(NO)(PPh/sub 3/)/sub 2/ reacts with NaBH/sub 4/ to give ReH/sub 2/(CO)(NO)(PPh/sub 3/)/sub 2/ via a borohydride complex. The chloro-alkoxy complexes ReCl(OR)(CO)(NO)(PPh/sub 3/)/sub 2/ also react with HClO/sub 4/ to give alcohol complexes. All structural assignments have been made on the basis of elemental analysis, infrared spectroscopy, /sup 1/H NMR spectroscopy, and deuteration studies. 14 references, 2 figures, 2 tables.