Photochemical reactions of fluorinated pyridines at half-sandwich rhodium complexes: Competing pathways of reaction

Procacci, Barbara, Blagg, Robin J., Perutz, Robin N., Rendon, Nuria and Whitwood, Adrian C. (2014) Photochemical reactions of fluorinated pyridines at half-sandwich rhodium complexes: Competing pathways of reaction. Organometallics, 33 (1). pp. 45-52. ISSN 0276-7333

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Abstract

Irradiation of CpRh(PMe3)(C2H4) (1; Cp = η5-C5H5) in the presence of pentafluoropyridine in hexane solution at low temperature yields an isolable η2-C,C-coordinated pentafluoropyridine complex, CpRh(PMe3)(η2-C,C-C5NF4) (2). The molecular structure of 2 was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, showing coordination by C3–C4, unlike previous structures of pentafluoropyridine complexes that show N-coordination. Corresponding experiments with 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoropyridine yield the C–H oxidative addition product CpRh(PMe3)(C5NF4)H (3). In contrast, UV irradiation of 1 in hexane, in the presence of 4-substituted tetrafluoropyridines C5NF4X, where X = NMe2, OMe, results in elimination of C2H4 and HF to form the metallacycles CpRh(PMe3)(κ2-C,C-CH2N(CH3)C5NF3) (4) and CpRh(PMe3)(κ2-C,C-CH2OC5NF3) (5), respectively. The X-ray structure of 4 shows a planar RhCCNC-five-membered ring. Complexes 2–5 may also be formed by thermal reaction of CpRh(PMe3)(Ph)H with the respective pyridines at 50 °C.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Chemistry
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	14 Mar 2014 12:16
Last Modified:	31 Oct 2023 01:43
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/48124
DOI:	10.1021/om400552r

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