The rate constants of the oxi
dative a
ddition of thetransition-metal io
docyclopenta
dienyl complexes (
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5-C
5H
4-I)MLn (ML
n = Mn(CO)
3 (
1a), Re(CO)
3 (
1b), CpFe (
1c)) withP
d0(PPh
3)
4 have
been
determine
d in DMF. As expecte
d, theoxi
dative a
ddition is faster for the electron-acceptor groups Mn(CO)
3 an
d Re(CO)
3 than for the electron-
donor group FeCp,with the reactivity or
der
1a >
1b
1c. Comparison of therate constants of the oxi
dative a
dditions affor
ds a new strategyfor the evaluation of the electronic properties of transition-metal units ligate
d to the io
docyclopenta
dienyl moiety with thefollowing
decreasing electron-acceptor properties: Mn(CO)
3> Re(CO)
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FeCp. The complexes forme
d in the oxi
dativea
ddition are characterize
d as
trans-[(
5-C
5H
4)P
dI(PPh
3)
2]ML
n(ML
n = Mn(CO)
3 (
2a), Re(CO)
3 (
2b), CpFe (
2c)) with the
decreasing sta
bility or
der in DMF:
2c
2b >
2a. Therelevance to the efficiency of palla
dium-catalyze
d Stille orSonogashira reactions from relate
d complexes
1 is
discusse
d.