Formation of Mono Oxo Molybdenum(IV) PNP Pincer Complexes: Interplay between Water and Molecular Oxygen

Sara R.M.M. de Aguiar; Özgür Öztopcu; Anna Troiani; Giulia de Petris; Matthias Weil; Berthold Stöger; Ernst Pittenauer; Günter Allmaier; Luis F. Veiros; Karl Kirchner

doi:10.1002/ejic.201701413

Formation of Mono Oxo Molybdenum(IV) PNP Pincer Complexes: Interplay between Water and Molecular Oxygen

Sara R.M.M. de Aguiar, Özgür Öztopcu, Anna Troiani, Giulia de Petris, Matthias Weil, Berthold Stöger, Ernst Pittenauer, Günter Allmaier, Luis F. Veiros, Karl Kirchner

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Abstract

The synthesis of cationic mono oxo Mo^IV PNP pincer complexes of the type [Mo(PNP^Me-iPr)(O)X]⁺ (X = I, Br) from [Mo(PNP^Me-iPr)(CO)X₂] is described. These compounds are coordinatively unsaturated and feature a strong Mo≡O triple bond. The formation of these complexes proceeds via cationic 14e intermediates [Mo(PNP^Me-iPr)(CO)X]⁺ and requires both molecular oxygen and water. ESI MS measurements with ¹⁸O labeled water (H₂ ¹⁸O) and molecular oxygen (¹⁸O₂) indicates that water plays a crucial role in the formation of the Mo≡O bond. A plausible mechanism based on DFT calculations is provided. The X-ray structure of [Mo(PNP^Me-iPr)(O)I]SbF₆ is presented.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	876-884
Number of pages	9
Journal	European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
Volume	2018
Issue number	7
Early online date	7 Jan 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.201701413
Publication status	Published - 21 Feb 2018

Funding

Financial support by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) (Project No. P29584-N28), by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, FCT (PEst-OE/QUI/UI0100/2013) and by Sapienza University of Rome is gratefully acknowledged. The X-ray center of the Vienna University of Technology is acknowledged for financial support and for providing access to the single-crystal diffractometer.

Keywords

Ligand effects
Molybdenum
Oxo complexes
Phosphines
Pincer ligands

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Inorganic Chemistry

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