Metal-Metal Multiply Bonded Complexes of Technetium. 5.(1) Tris and Tetrakis(formamidinato) Complexes of Ditechnetium

F. Albert Cotton; Steven C. Haefner; Alfred P. Sattelberger

doi:10.1021/ic960535m

Metal-Metal Multiply Bonded Complexes of Technetium. 5.(1) Tris and Tetrakis(formamidinato) Complexes of Ditechnetium

Inorg Chem. 1996 Dec 4;35(25):7350-7357. doi: 10.1021/ic960535m.

Authors

F. Albert Cotton¹, Steven C. Haefner, Alfred P. Sattelberger

Affiliation

¹ Chemical Science and Technology Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, and the Laboratory for Molecular Structure and Bonding, Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843.

PMID: 11666928
DOI: 10.1021/ic960535m

Abstract

Compounds of the type Tc(2)Cl(4)(PR(3))(4) (PR(3) = PEt(3), PMe(2)Ph, PMePh(2)) react with the molten formamidines HDPhF (HDPhF = diphenylformamidine) and HDTolF (HDTolF = di-p-tolylformamidine) to produce mixtures of tris- and tetrakis-bridged formamidinate complexes of ditechnetium. The displacement of chloride and phosphine by [DPhF](-) was accompanied by the oxidation of the dimetal core to produce the mixed-valent complexes Tc(2)(DPhF)(3)Cl(2) (1) and Tc(2)(DPhF)(4)Cl (2) in modest yield. The solid-state structures of the di-p-tolyl analog of 1, Tc(2)(DTolF)(3)Cl(2) (1a), and Tc(2)(DPhF)(4)Cl.C(7)H(8) (2.C(7)H(8)) have been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction studies and are described in detail. The structure of 1a consists of three formamidinate ligands spanning the two technetium atoms. The two chloride ligands, which complete the coordination sphere, are bound equatorially at distances of 2.357(1) and 2.346(2) Å from the metals. Though possessing no crystallographic symmetry, 1a approximates C(2)(v)() symmetry. The metal-metal bond length of 2.0937(6) Å ranks among the shortest reported for technetium and is indicative of a Tc-Tc multiple bond. Compound 2 crystallizes with the Tc atoms colinear with a crystallographic 4-fold axis. The four bridging formamidinate ligands are arranged in a lantern geometry about the dimetal unit. The chloride is bonded in an axial position at a distance of 2.450(4) Å. The Tc-Tc bond length of 2.119(2) Å is also consistent with the presence of a high order Tc-Tc bond. The electronic structures of 1 and 2 were investigated by means of SCF-Xalpha-SW molecular orbital calculations using the model compounds Tc(2)(HNCHNH)(3)Cl(2) and Tc(2)(HNCHNH)(4)Cl. The results support the presence of a sigma(2)pi(4)delta(2)delta ground state configuration giving rise to a formal bond order of 3.5. The LUMO in both cases is a low-lying pi orbital. The formamidinate complexes 1 and 2 have been further characterized by IR spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry. The crystallographic parameters for 1a and 2.C(7)H(8) are as follows: Tc(2)(DTolF)(3)Cl(2) (1a), monoclinic space group P2(1)/n (No. 14) with a = 16.185(2) Å, b = 15.637(2) Å, c = 17.812(1) Å, beta = 110.142(5) degrees, V = 4232.3(6) Å(3) and Z = 4; Tc(2)(DPhF)(4)Cl.C(7)H(8) (2.C(7)H(8)), tetragonal space group P4/ncc (No. 130) with a = 15.245(2) Å, c = 21.832(3) Å, V = 5074.1(9) Å(3) and Z = 4.