A three-coordinate and quadruply bonded Mo-Mo complex

J Am Chem Soc. 2006 Nov 1;128(43):13980-1. doi: 10.1021/ja0635884.

Abstract

Reaction of MoCl3(THF)3 with [Me2Si{NLi(Dipp)}2]2 (Dipp = 2,6-i-PrC6H3) afforded a triply bonded dimolybdenum complex 1,2-Mo2Cl2[Me2Si(NDipp)2]2 1, spanned by two Me2Si[N(Dipp)]2 ligands, thus resulting in a syn conformation. The air- and moisture-sensitive compound 1 was characterized by NMR spectroscopic, elemental, and single-crystal X-ray crystallographic analysis. Reduction of 1 by Na/Hg yielded the quadruply bonded dimeric complex Mo2[Me2Si(NDipp)2]2 2, which was also characterized by the aforementioned analytical methods. The Mo-Mo bond was determined to be 2.1784(12) A, which is considered a long quadruple bond. In addition, density functional theory (DFT) computations on compound 2 provided insight into the intriguing Mo-Mo quadruple bond.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Crystallography
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molybdenum / chemistry*
  • Spectrum Analysis, Raman

Substances

  • Molybdenum