Synthesis, structures, and reactivities of iron, cobalt, and manganese complexes bearing a pincer ligand with two protic pyrazole arms

摘要

This paper describes systematic synthesis of iron, cobalt, and manganese complexes with a pincer-type ligand featuring two ionizable pyrazole NH groups, 2,6-bis(5-tert-butyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)pyridine (LH_2) and derivatization of these complexes. Treatment of LH_2 with divalent cobalt and manganese chlorides resulted in the formation of the dichlorido complexes [MCl_2(LH_2)] (1b, M = Co; 1c, M = Mn). The cobalt complex 1b as well as the iron analogue [FeCl_2(MeOH)(LH_2)] (1a0) reacted with silver triflate to afford the high-spin di(triflato) complexes [M(OTf)_2(MeCN)(LH_2)] (2a, M = Fe; 2b, M = Co; OTf = OSO_2CF3), which were further converted to the low-spin phosphine complexes [M(MeCN)(PMe_3)_2(LH_2)](OTf)_2 (4a, M = Fe; 4b, M = Co) by the reactions with trimethylphosphine in acetonitrile. The nitrile ligand in 4 was replaced by carbon monoxide to yield the carbonyl complexes [M(CO)(PMe_3)_2(LH_2)](OTf)_2 (5a, M = Fe; 5b, M = Co). In addition, the (triflato)iron complex 2a reacted with dioxygen to give the oxobridged dinuclear iron(III) complex [{Fe(OTf)_2(LH_2)}_2(μ-O)] (3). Detailed structures of 1c·2EtOH, 2a, 2b, 3·2CH2Cl2, 4b, 5a, and 5b have been determined by X-ray crystallography.