Alkynylselenolatoalkylidynes (LnMC-Se-CCR) as building blocks for mixed metal/main-group extended frameworks

Benjamin J. Frogley, Tobias L. Genet, Anthony F. Hill*, Chee S. Onn

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    Abstract

    The reactions of [W(CBr)(CO)2(Tp∗)] (Tp∗ = hydrotris(3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-yl)borate) with lithium alkynylselenolates LiSeCCR (R = SiMe3, SiiPr3, nBu, tBu, Ph, p-tolyl) afford the alkynylselenolatoalkylidyne complexes [W(CSeCCR)(CO)2(Tp∗)]. Desilylation of the SiMe3 complex furnishes the parent [W(CSeCCH)(CO)2(Tp∗)], which may be further derivatised by deprotonation and treatment with triphenylcarbenium or triphenylmetal chlorides to give mixed-heteroatom products [W(CSeCCEPh3)(CO)2(Tp∗)] (E = C, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb). This procedure extends to dichlorosilanes, whereby the unusual bimetallic complexes [(Tp∗)(CO)2WCSeCCSiRR′CCSeCW(CO)2(Tp∗)] (R, R′ = Ph, CH3) are obtained, bridged by unsaturated units interrupted by two different main-group heteroatoms. Finally, the trimetallic analogues, [{(Tp∗)(CO)2W(CSeCC)}3SiR] (R = Ph, Et), may be prepared in the same manner from appropriate organotrichlorosilanes.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)7632-7643
    Number of pages12
    JournalDalton Transactions
    Volume48
    Issue number22
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2019

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