摘要
The reaction of the labile compound [Re2(CO)8(CH3CN)2] with 2,3-bis(2-pyridyl)pyrazine in dichloromethane solution at reflux temperature afforded the structural dirhenium isomers [Re2(CO)8(C14H10N4)] (ong>1ong> and ong>2ong>), and the complex [Re2(CO)8(C14H10N4)Re2(CO)8] (ong>3ong>). In ong>1ong>, the ligand is σ,σ′-N,N′-coordinated to a Re(CO)3 fragment through pyridine and pyrazine to form a five-membered chelate ring. A seven-membered ring is obtained for isomer ong>2ong> by N-coordination of the 2-pyridyl groups while the pyrazine ring remains uncoordinated. For ong>2ong>, isomers ong>2aong> and ong>2bong> are found in a dynamic equilibrium ratio [ong>2aong>]/[ong>2bong>] = 7 in solution, detected by 1H NMR (−50 °C, CD3COCD3), coalescence being observed above room temperature. The ligand in ong>3ong> behaves as an 8e-donor bridge bonding two Re(CO)3 fragments through two (σ,σ′-N,N′) interactions. When the reaction was carried out in refluxing tetrahydrofuran, complex [Re2(CO)6(C14H10N4)2] (ong>4ong>) was obtained in addition to compounds ong>1ong>–ong>3ong>. The dinuclear rhenium derivative ong>4ong> contains two units of the organic ligand σ,σ′-N,N′-coordinated in a chelate form to each rhenium core. The X-ray crystal structures for ong>1ong> and ong>3ong> are reported.