Treatment of complex V(N-2,6-
iPr
2C
6H
3)Cl
3 with 1,2-dimethoxyethane (dme) gives in quasi-quantitative yieldthe adduct V(N-2,6-
iPr
2C
6H
3)Cl
3(dme) (
1). Interaction of
1 with bidentate phosphines gives V(N-2,6-
iPr
2C
6H
3)Cl
3(P-P) (P-P = depe,
2a; dppe,
2b) compounds. An X-ray analysis (monoclinic, space group
P2
1/
c,
a = 14.7387(14) Å,
b = 10.6738(10) Å,
c = 16.999(3) Å,
= 90.954(2)
,
Z = 4,
R = 0.0544), carried out on complex
2a,shows a
mer arrangement of the chloride ligands and a nonsymmetrical coordination of the diphosphine ligand.One of the phosphorus atoms occupies the trans position with respect to the organoimido ligand. MO calculationson the models V(NR)Cl
3(H
2PCH
2CH
2PH
2) (R = H, C
6H
5) of complex
2a were performed. The
mer isomer,which is more stable than the
fac isomer, shows good agreement with the experimental data.