React
ions of the
zircon
iu
m-sulf
ide
metallocene an
ion [Cp
tt2ZrS
2]
2- (Cp
tt =
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5-1,3-d
i-
tert-butylcyclopentad
ienyl) w
ith [{M(
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iolef
in)}
2 gave the d
0-d
8 co
mplexes [Cp
tt2Zr(
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3-S)
2{M(d
iolef
in)}
2] (M = Rh, d
iolef
in = 2,5-norbornad
iene (nbd) (
1), 1,5-cyclooctad
iene (cod); M= Ir, d
iolef
in = cod) w
ith a tr
iangular ZrM
2 core capped by two sy
mmetr
ical
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3-sulf
ido l
igands.The rhod
iu
m co
mplexes [Cp
tt2Zr(
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3-S)
2{Rh(d
iolef
in)}
2] (d
iolef
in = tetrafluoroben
zobarrelene(tfbb), nbd, cod) can also be prepared by the add
it
ive-deprotonat
ion react
ions of the
mononuclear [Rh(acac)(d
iolef
in)] (d
iolef
in = nbd, tfbb) and the d
inuclear [{Rh(
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2]co
mplexes w
ith [Cp
tt2Zr(SH)
2]. These co
mpounds ex
ist as two rota
mers
in solut
ion due to ah
indered rotat
ion of the cyclopentad
ienyl r
ings and the relat
ive d
ispos
it
ion of the subst
ituentsof the Cp
tt groups
in the sandw
ich
mo
iety. The react
ion of [Cp
tt2Zr(SH)
2] w
ith [Ir(acac)(cod)]gave the co
mplex [Cp
tt(acac)Zr(
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3-S)
2{Ir(cod)}
2] (
5) w
ith release of HCp
tt and coord
inat
ion ofacetylacetonate to the
zircon
iu
m center. Carbonylat
ion of co
mpounds
1 and
5 y
ielded [Cp
tt2Zr(
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3-S)
2{Rh(CO)
2}
2] (
6) and [Cp
tt(acac)Zr(
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3-S)
2{Ir(CO)
2}
2], respect
ively, wh
ile the co
mplexes[Cp
tt2Zr(
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3-S)
2{M(CO)
2}
2] (M = Rh, Ir) resulted also fro
m the react
ion of [Cp
tt2Zr(SH)
2] w
ith(PPh
3B
z)[MCl
2(CO)
2]
in the presence of tr
iethyla
mine. React
ions of the carbonyl co
mplexesw
ith 1
molar equ
iv of b
is(d
iphenylphosph
ino)
methane (dpp
m) gave the c
iso
id co
mplexes [Cp
tt2Zr(
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3-S)
2{M(CO)}
2(
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ies/
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if">-dpp
m)] (M = Rh (
9), Ir) w
ith evolut
ion of carbon
monox
ide. Monodentatephosph
ites, P(OMe)
3 and P(OPh)
3, react w
ith
6 to g
ive
mixtures of the transo
id and c
iso
id
iso
mers [Cp
tt2Zr(
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3-S)
2{Rh(CO)(P(OR)
3)}
2], wh
ich also exh
ib
it a restr
icted rotat
ion of the Cp
ttr
ings. The
molecular structures of co
mplexes
6 and
9 have been deter
mined by X-rayd
iffract
ion
methods. Co
mpound
6 in the presence of P-donor l
igands, P(OMe)
3, P(OPh)
3, andPPh
3,
is a precursor of the catalyst for the hydrofor
mylat
ion of oct-1-ene under
mild cond
it
ionsof pressure and te
mperature. No Zr-Rh synerg
ic effect
is observed
in th
is case, and theprecursor breaks down after catalys
is.