Hydride Transfer from Rhodium Complexes to Triethylborane

Autor: Daniel L. DuBois, Calvin J. Curtis, John C. Linehan, Mary Rakowski DuBois, Alex Miedaner, James A. Franz, Daniel M. Blake
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Organometallics. 25:4414-4419
ISSN: 1520-6041
0276-7333
Popis: The hydrides HRh(depe)2 and HRh(dmpe)2 (depe = Et2PCH2CH2PEt2, dmpe = Me2PCH2CH2PMe2) have thermodynamic hydride donor abilities comparable to LiHBEt3, as indicated by their ability to transfer a hydride ligand to Et3B to sequentially form [Et3BHBEt3]- and [HBEt3]-. HRh(depe)2 and HRh(dmpe)2 can be generated from [Rh(dmpe)2](CF3SO3) and [Rh(depe)2](CF3SO3) and hydrogen gas in the presence of a strong base such as potassium tert-butoxide or lithium diisopropylamide. This reaction proceeds through the oxidative addition of hydrogen to form the [H2Rh(diphosphine)2](CF3SO3) complexes, followed by deprotonation. The oxidative addition of H2 is favored by diphosphine ligands with electron-donating substituents and large chelate bites. In the present study, the driving force for oxidative addition of H2 follows the order [Rh(dmpe)2](CF3SO3) > [Rh(depe)2](CF3SO3) > [Rh(dppe)2](CF3SO3) with [Rh(dmpe)2](CF3SO3) binding H2 more strongly than [Rh(dppe)2](CF3SO3) (dppe = Ph2PCH2CH2PPh2) by at least 2.7 kcal/mol. The e...
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