Publication details for Dr Russell Taylor
Sapsford, Joshua S., Gates, Sarah J., Doyle, Laurence R., Taylor, Russell A., Díez-González, Silvia & Ashley, Andrew E. (2019). Cp*Fe(Me2PCH2CH2PMe2)(CHO): Hydride shuttle reactivity of a thermally stable formyl complex. Inorganica Chimica Acta 488: 201-207.- Publication type: Journal Article
- ISSN/ISBN: 0020-1693 (print)
- DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2019.01.022
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Abstract
Cp*Fe(Me2PCH2CH2PMe2)(CO)
+ [BArF24]− has been synthesised and characterised using single crystal X-ray diffraction, NMR and IR spectroscopies. Reduction of the CO ligand using Na[Et3BH] produces the corresponding neutral formyl complex Cp*Fe(Me2PCH2CH2PMe2)(CHO), that is very thermally stable, and which is attributed to the electron-releasing properties of the spectator ligands. This compound is a potent hydride donor which exists in equilibrium with [Et3BH]−, Et3B, and the structural isomer (η4-C5Me5H)Cp*Fe(Me2PCH2CH2PMe2)(CO), resulting from reversible hydride migration to the Cp* ligand.