Evidence for correlated rotation and diastereoisomer discrimination in (η4-diene)Fe(CO)2L complexes: the crystal and solution structures of (cyclohexadiene)Fe(CO)2P(o-tolyl)3 and (cycloheptadiene)Fe(CO)2(+)-PPh2(neomenthyl)

James A.S. Howell, Michael G. Palin, Marie Claire Tirvengadum, Desmond Cunningham, Patrick McArdle, Zeev Goldschmidt, Hugo E. Gottlieb

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Abstract

The solid state structure of (cyclohexadiene)Fe(CO)2P(o-tolyl)3 reveals an exo2 conformation for the phosphine. In solution, arene ring exchange in the phosphine and exchange of phosphine between equivalent basal positions of the square pyramid occur at equal rates. In solution, (cycloheptadiene)Fe(CO)2(+)-PPh2(neomenthyl) exhibits a diastereoselection between basal isomers, and crystallizes as a single diastereoisomer which has been structurally characterized.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)269-286
Number of pages18
JournalJournal of Organometallic Chemistry
Volume413
Issue number1-3
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 Aug 1991

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