Metal coordination to a dimetallaoctatetrayne

Andie R. Delaney, Benjamin J. Frogley, Anthony F. Hill*

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    Abstract

    The reactions of the ditungstaoctatetrayne [(Tp∗)(CO)2W(CCCCCC)W(CO)2(Tp∗)] with several metal complexes have been investigated. Addition of [Co2(CO)8] occurs across the internal CC bonds, whereas [AuCl(SMe2)] initially delivers 'AuCl' across the WC carbyne bonds before undergoing further reaction to oxidise the tungsten and replace the carbonyl ligands with chloride in [(Tp∗)Cl2W(CCCCCC)WCl2(Tp∗)] with retention of the ditungstaoctatetrayne bridge. Reaction with [AuCl(PR3)] (R = Ph, Cy) in the presence of AgPF6 prevents this oxidation and adds [AuPR3]+ across the WC bonds to give dicationic derivatives. Finally, the reaction with [Pt(nbe)3] (nbe = norbornene, bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene) and 1,5-cyclooctadiene (COD) adds a 'Pt(COD)' unit to one or both tungsten-carbon bonds, allowing both the mono- and diplatinum complexes to be isolated.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)13674-13684
    Number of pages11
    JournalDalton Transactions
    Volume48
    Issue number36
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2019

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