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Triphenylphosphane 1, its oxide 2 and sulfide 3 undergo one-electron reduction at a mercury cathode in DMF to yield the corresponding radical anions. ESE analysis of the paramagnetic species is facilitated by deuteration and suggests a pyramidal geometry of the radicals. Reduction with potassium metal in DME at low temperature yields also radical anions for 2 and 3. The phosphane 1, however, reacts under phenyl cleavage and potassiumphenyl-assisted ring closure to the dianion of 5H-dibenzophosphole 4. This radical 4· ⊖⊖ is also obtainod by alkali metal reduction of P-phenyldibenzophosphole o, and its spin distribution is compared to iso-.-π-electronic radicals containing CH, N, O, S, or Se links instead of the phosphorus atom.
Coordination of substitutionally inert [Ru(bpy)2]2+ fragments (bpy: 2,2′-bipyridine) to the a-iminoketone chelate ligands pyrazine-2-dimethylcarboxamide (4) and 4,7-phenanthroline-5,6-dione (5) yields the complexes [(N,O-4)Ru(bpy)2]2⊕, [(O,O′-5⊖)Ru(bpy)2]⊕ and {(N,O; N′,O′-5)[Ru(bpy)2]2}4⊕ which exhibit a rich electrochemistry. The distinctly different electronic structures of the complexes are evident from the ESR behaviour of paramagnetic intermediates: N.O-coordinated complexes have the unpaired electron residing in the ligand n system upon reduction, albeit with g<2 for the binuclear complex of 5. The paramagnetic O,O′-coordinated mononuclear complex with 5 has its redox potentials shifted positively relative to that of the binuclear system. These results are particularly noteworthy because 4 and 5 can be regarded as model compounds for the flavin and methoxatin dehydrogenase cofactors.
Crystal and molecular structure analysis of the electron rich title compound exhibits an undistorted, yet sterically shielded tetra(primary alkyl)-substituted double bond system with alternating anti-periplanar CH2SiMe3 substituents. The diastereotopic methylene protons have been located and their position correlated to the 1HNMR data and to the ESR hyperfine coupling constants of the corresponding radical cation. In contrast to the highly inert all-carbon derivative, tetraneopentylethene, the more electron-rich and more flexible organosilicon title compound reacts with bromine. Close to orthogonal arrangement between the C-C(H2)-Si planes and the ethene plane ensures effective, fourfold σ/π-hyperconjugation.
Crystal and molecular structure analysis of the title compound 1, a most electron rich carbosilane, exhibits a shallow boat conformation for the cyclohexadiene ring which is shielded by four bulky Me3Si groups. Multiple hyperconjugative interaction occurs between the two non-conjugated olefinic π systems and the four rather long (192 pm) carbon-silicon o bonds which form an angle of about 34° with the assumed π axis. The HOMO destabilization caused by this unique structural arrangement explains the energetically facile formation and subsequent reactivity of the cation radical 1+ which was found to undergo oxidative desilylation to the aromatic 1,4-bis(trimethylsilyl) benzene precursor in the single electron transfer reaction with TCNE.
Das Reduktionsverhalten von Pentacarbonylpyridin-Komplexen des Chroms, Molybdäns und Wolframs
(1984)
The reduction of group VIB metal pentacarbonyl complexes and of iodomethylates of 4- trimethylsilyl-, 4-acetyl- and 4-cyanopyridine has been investigated. Informations on the dissociation of the complexes and on the potential and reversibility of the one-electron reduction were obtained by cyclic voltammetry in DMF, whereas electron spin resonance (ESR) studies of the primary reduction products in the 4-acetylpyridine series revealed the distribution of the unpaired electron. The results suggest that the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) is a ligand centered π*-orbital in the 4-acetyl- and 4-cyanopyridine complexes, thus confirming assignments from photochemistry. The results allow an assessment of both N-coordination and substituent effects at the heterocyclic ligand.
The compounds ;p-Me2P(X)-C6H4-P(X)Me2, X = O, S, Se, NPh undergo one-electron reduction at a mercury cathode or on reaction with solvated electrons in a K/18-crown-6/THF mixture. The radical anions formed are persistent and have been characterized by ESR. They may be described as complexes of the spin-bearing moiety p-Me2P-C6H4-PMe2 · with the coordinated groups X.
The 1:2 molecular complexes formed from 1,4-phenylenebis(dimethylphosphane) and boranes, trialkyl-aluminum and -gallium have been reduced by potassium in THF in the presence of a K+- complexing crown ether. The bis(borane) complex anion radicals proved to be quite persistent, whereas corresponding aluminum radical complexes could only be observed below 240 K. The bis(trimethylgallium) complex gave gallium metal on reduction with potassium. An ESR spectroscopic comparison with the anion radicals of the free ligand, of corresponding chalcogenides, imines and phosphonium salts demonstrates negligible effects of P-complexation on the π spin distribution but high sensitivity of the 31P coupling constant towards coordination of electrophiles at the basic P(III) centers
The alkyls MR3 (M = B, AI, Ga, In) react with pyrazine (Pz) and sodium in THF to yield persistent radical complexes Pz(MR2)2 · +MR4- (1). Use of TIR3 leads to rapid deposition of thallium metal. The formation of these ionic complexes 1 is the result of MR3 dissociation into +MR2 and -MR4 ions. All radicals have been identified and characterized by ESR; the data reveal the influence of back bonding in the boron derivative.
The diphenyls MPh2 (M = Be, Mg, Zn, Cd, Hg) have been reacted with pyrazine (Pz) in tetrahydrofuran. Only the magnesium derivative undergoes electron transfer to yield the 1:1 radical complex [Pz(MgPh)]·. However, in the presence of sodium or potassium persistent 1:2 complexes [Pz(MPh)2]+. are formed with M = Be, Mg, Zn. Use of the higher homologues CdPh2 and HgPh2 leads to reduction to the metals. The 1:2 complexes have been characterized by ESR spectroscopy; metal coupling constants of 9Be, 25Mg and 67Zn could be determined in natural isotopic abundance.