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Concise access to iminophosphonamide stabilized heteroleptic germylenes: chemical reactivity and structural
Billa Prashanth1, Sanjay Singh
1Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali, Knowledge City, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Mohali 140306, Punjab, India. sanjaysingh@iisermohali.ac.in.
Abstract:
The influence of a sterically demanding iminophosphonamide ligand, [(2,6-iPr2C6H3N)P(Ph2)(NtBu)]H (LH), on the synthesis and stability of a heteroleptic germylene monochloride, [(2,6-iPr2C6H3N)P(Ph2)(NtBu)]GeCl (1), and its reaction chemistry has been discussed. Complex 1 behaves as a Lewis base to form an adduct with Fe(CO)4, namely [(2,6-iPr2C6H3N)P(Ph2)(NtBu)]Ge(Cl)Fe(CO)4 (2). Reaction of 1 with KOtBu or AgOSO2CF3 affords Ge(ii) compounds, [(2,6-iPr2C6H3N)P(Ph2)(NtBu)]GeR (R = OtBu (3), OSO2CF3 (4)). Treatment of complex 1 with elemental sulfur or selenium leads to heavier analogues of germaacid chlorides, [(2,6-iPr2C6H3N)P(Ph2)(NtBu)]Ge(E)Cl (E = S (5), Se (6)). Similarly, compound 3 on reaction with elemental sulfur or selenium produces heavier analogues of germaesters, [(2,6-iPr2C6H3N)P(Ph2)(NtBu)]Ge(E)OtBu (E = S (7), Se (8)). Complexes 1-8 were characterized using multinuclear NMR and EI-MS, and solid state structures of complexes 1-3, 5 and 8 have been elucidated using single crystal X-ray diffraction.
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