TY - JOUR
T1 - Preparation, crystal structures and spectroscopic properties of a series of cobalt(III) phosphine complexes
T2 - trans- and cis-[Co(dtc) 2 (PMe 3-nPh n) 2] + (dtc = N,N-dimethyldithiocarbamate; n = 0, 1, 2 or 3)
AU - Suzuki, Takayoshi
AU - Kashiwamura, Shinsaku
AU - Kashiwabara, Kazuo
PY - 2001/12
Y1 - 2001/12
N2 - A series of new cobalt(III) phosphine complexes of trans-[Co(dtc) 2 (PMe 3-nPh n) 2]BF 4 (dtc = N,N-dimethyldithiocarbamate; n = 0, 1, 2 or 3) and cis-[Co(dtc) 2(PMe 3 or PMe 2Ph) 2](BF 4 or PF 6) have been prepared and their crystal structures and spectroscopic properties have been investigated. It is found that the Co-S bond lengths vary with steric and electronic factors of the P-ligands; i.e. (1) the intramolecular π-π stacking interaction between the dtc plane and the phenyl ring of the P-ligand, and (2) the electronic trans influence of the trans-positioned P-ligand. The strength of electronic trans influence decreases as PMe 3 > PMe 2Ph > P(OCH 2) 3CEt in accordance with the order of σ-donicity strengths. In the series of trans-isomers, the electronic trans influence is competitive with the steric requirement of the phosphine to elongate the mutually trans Co-P bonds. The steric trans influence via the equatorial dtc ligands for such an elongation of the Co-P bonds seems to be negligible, which is in sharp contrast to the situation for via pentane-2,4-dionate (acac) ligands in the analogous complexes, trans-[Co(acac) 2 (PMe 3-nPh n) 2]PF 6. This is probably due to the compactness of dtc and the resulting open space at the Co atom. The fact that the Co-P bond lengths in the dtc complexes are shorter than those in the acac complexes is reflected in the larger stability toward hydrolysis of the dtc complexes. In the UV-vis absorption spectra, the degenerate splitting component (a 1E g) of the first d-d transition band of trans-[Co(dtc) 2 (PMe 3-nPh n) 2] + is observed at almost the same position (within 300 cm -1) as that of the corresponding acac complexes, while the transition energies of the P-to-Co LMCT of these two series of complexes are rather different (at least 2700 cm -1) from each other. Furthermore, the first and the second d-d transition bands of cis-[Co(dtc) 2(PMe 3 or PMe 2Ph) 2] + are observed at lower energy than those of cis-[Co(dtc) 2{P(OMe) 3} 2 + in spite of a weaker σ-donor of phosphite. The separation of the first and the second d-d transition bands of the P(OMe) 3 complex is remarkably smaller than the separation of the bands of the PMe 3 one, being indicative of a further reduction of the interelectronic repulsion in the P(OMe) 3 complex.
AB - A series of new cobalt(III) phosphine complexes of trans-[Co(dtc) 2 (PMe 3-nPh n) 2]BF 4 (dtc = N,N-dimethyldithiocarbamate; n = 0, 1, 2 or 3) and cis-[Co(dtc) 2(PMe 3 or PMe 2Ph) 2](BF 4 or PF 6) have been prepared and their crystal structures and spectroscopic properties have been investigated. It is found that the Co-S bond lengths vary with steric and electronic factors of the P-ligands; i.e. (1) the intramolecular π-π stacking interaction between the dtc plane and the phenyl ring of the P-ligand, and (2) the electronic trans influence of the trans-positioned P-ligand. The strength of electronic trans influence decreases as PMe 3 > PMe 2Ph > P(OCH 2) 3CEt in accordance with the order of σ-donicity strengths. In the series of trans-isomers, the electronic trans influence is competitive with the steric requirement of the phosphine to elongate the mutually trans Co-P bonds. The steric trans influence via the equatorial dtc ligands for such an elongation of the Co-P bonds seems to be negligible, which is in sharp contrast to the situation for via pentane-2,4-dionate (acac) ligands in the analogous complexes, trans-[Co(acac) 2 (PMe 3-nPh n) 2]PF 6. This is probably due to the compactness of dtc and the resulting open space at the Co atom. The fact that the Co-P bond lengths in the dtc complexes are shorter than those in the acac complexes is reflected in the larger stability toward hydrolysis of the dtc complexes. In the UV-vis absorption spectra, the degenerate splitting component (a 1E g) of the first d-d transition band of trans-[Co(dtc) 2 (PMe 3-nPh n) 2] + is observed at almost the same position (within 300 cm -1) as that of the corresponding acac complexes, while the transition energies of the P-to-Co LMCT of these two series of complexes are rather different (at least 2700 cm -1) from each other. Furthermore, the first and the second d-d transition bands of cis-[Co(dtc) 2(PMe 3 or PMe 2Ph) 2] + are observed at lower energy than those of cis-[Co(dtc) 2{P(OMe) 3} 2 + in spite of a weaker σ-donor of phosphite. The separation of the first and the second d-d transition bands of the P(OMe) 3 complex is remarkably smaller than the separation of the bands of the PMe 3 one, being indicative of a further reduction of the interelectronic repulsion in the P(OMe) 3 complex.
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U2 - 10.1246/bcsj.74.2349
DO - 10.1246/bcsj.74.2349
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0035691064
SN - 0009-2673
VL - 74
SP - 2349
EP - 2359
JO - Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan
JF - Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan
IS - 12
ER -