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Transition-metal allyl complex

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Structure of allylpalladium chloride dimer

Transition-metal allyl complexes are coordination complexes with allyl and its derivatives as ligands. Allyl is the radical with the connectivity CH2CHCH2, although as a ligand it is usually viewed as an allyl anion CH2=CH−CH2−, which is usually described as two equivalent resonance structures.

Examples

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The allyl ligand is commonly found in organometallic chemistry. Most commonly, allyl ligands bind to metals via all three carbon atoms, the η3-binding mode. The η3-allyl group is classified as an LX-type ligand in the Green LXZ ligand classification scheme, serving as a 3e– donor using neutral electron counting and 4e– donor using ionic electron counting. More common are complexes with allyl and other ligands. Examples include (η3-allyl)Mn(CO)4 and CpPd(allyl).

Homoleptic complexes

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Chelating bis(allyl) complexes

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General structure of a chelating bis(allyl) complex of Ru (L = alkene, phosphine)

1,3-Dienes such as butadiene and isoprene dimerize in the coordination spheres of some metals, giving chelating bis(allyl) complexes. Such complexes also arise from ring-opening of divinylcyclobutane. Chelating bis(allyl) complexes are intermediates in the metal-catalyzed dimerization of butadiene to give vinylcyclohexene and cycloocta-1,5-diene.[3]

Allyl σ ligands

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Complexes with η1-allyl ligands (classified as X-type ligands) are also known. One example is CpFe(CO)2(η1-C3H5), in which only the methylene group is attached to the Fe centre (i.e., it has the connectivity [Fe]–CH2–CH=CH2). As is the case for many other η1-allyl complexes, the monohapticity of the allyl ligand in this species is enforced by the 18-electron rule, since CpFe(CO)2(η1-C3H5) is already an 18-electron complex, while an η3-allyl ligand would result in an electron count of 20 and violate the 18-electron rule. Such complexes can convert to the η3-allyl derivatives by dissociation of a neutral (two-electron) ligand L. For CpFe(CO)2(η1-C3H5), dissociation of L = CO occurs under photochemical conditions:[4]

CpFe(CO)2(η1-C3H5) → CpFe(CO)(η3-C3H5) + CO

Synthetic methods

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Allyl complexes are often generated by oxidative addition of allylic halides to low-valent metal complexes. This route is used to prepare (allyl)2Ni2Cl2:[5][6]

2 Ni(CO)4 + 2 ClCH2CH=CH2 → Ni2(μ-Cl)2(η3-C3H5)2 + 8 CO

A similar oxidative addition involves the reaction of allyl bromide to diiron nonacarbonyl.[7] Oxidative addition route has been used for Mo(II) allyl complexes as well:[8]

Mo(CO)3(pyridine)3 + BrCH2CH=CH2 → Mo(CO)2(Cl)(C3H5)(pyridine)2

Other methods of synthesis involve addition of nucleophiles to η4-diene complexes and hydride abstraction from alkene complexes.[2] For example, palladium(II) chloride attacks alkenes to give first an alkene complex, but then abstracts hydrogen to give a dichlorohydridopalladium alkene complex, and then eliminates hydrogen chloride:[9]

PdCl2 + >C=CHCH< → Cl2Pd–(η2-(>CCHCH<)) → Cl2Pd(H)⚟(>CCHC<) → ClPd⚟(>CCHC<) + HCl

One allyl complex can transfer an allyl ligand to another complex.[10] An anionic metal complex can displace a halide, to give an allyl complex. However, if the metal center is coordinated to 6 or more other ligands, the allyl may end up "trapped" as a σ (η1-) ligand. In such circumstances, heating or irradiation can dislocate another ligand to free up space for the alkene-metal bond.[11]

In principle, salt metathesis reactions can adjoin an allyl ligand from an allylmagnesium bromide or related allyl lithium reagent.[2] However, the carbanion salt precursors require careful synthesis, as allyl halides readily undergo Wurtz coupling. Mercury and tin allyl halides appear to avoid this side-reaction.[12]

Benzyl complexes

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Structure of tetrabenzylzirconium with H atoms omitted for clarity.[13]

Benzyl and allyl ligands often exhibit similar chemical properties. Benzyl ligands commonly adopt either η1 or η3 bonding modes. The interconversion reactions parallel those of η1- or η3-allyl ligands:

CpFe(CO)2(η1-CH2Ph) → CpFe(CO)(η3-CH2Ph) + CO

In all bonding modes, the benzylic carbon atom is more strongly attached to the metal as indicated by M-C bond distances, which differ by ca. 0.2 Å in η3-bonded complexes.[14] X-ray crystallography demonstrate that the benzyl ligands in tetrabenzylzirconium are highly flexible. One polymorph features four η2-benzyl ligands, whereas another polymorph has two η1- and two η2-benzyl ligands.[13]

Applications

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In terms of applications, a popular allyl complex is allyl palladium chloride.[15]

The reactivity of allyl ligands depends on the overall complex, although the influence of the metal center can be roughly summarized as[16]

(more reactive) Fe ≫ Pd > Mo > W (less reactive)

Such complexes are usually electrophilic (i.e., react with nucleophiles), but nickel allyl complexes are usually nucleophilic (resp. with electrophiles).[17] In the former case, the addition may occur at unusual locations, and can be useful in organic synthesis.[18]

References

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  4. ^ Fish, R. W.; Giering, W. P.; Marten, D.; Rosenblum, M. (1976-01-27). "Thermal and photochemical interconversions of isomeric monocarbonyl η5-Cyclopentadienyl(η3-allyl)iron complexes". Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 105 (1): 101–118. doi:10.1016/S0022-328X(00)91977-6. ISSN 0022-328X.
  5. ^ Martin F. Semmelhack and Paul M. Helquist (1988). "Reaction of Aryl Halides with π-Allylnickel Halides: Methallylbenzene". Organic Syntheses; Collected Volumes, vol. 6, p. 722.
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  8. ^ Pearson, Anthony J.; Schoffers, Elke (1997). "Tricarbonyltris(pyridine)molybdenum: A Convenient Reagent for the Preparation of (π-Allyl)molybdenum Complexes". Organometallics. 16 (24): 5365–5367. doi:10.1021/om970473n.
  9. ^ Pearson, A. J. (1987). "Transition metal-stabilized carbocations in organic synthesis". In Hartley, Frank R. (ed.). The Chemistry of the Metal–Carbon Bond. Vol. 4. John Wiley & Sons. p. 911. doi:10.1002/9780470771778. ISBN 978-0-470-77177-8.
  10. ^ Powell 1982, p. 328.
  11. ^ Powell 1982, p. 329.
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  13. ^ a b Rong, Yi; Al-Harbi, Ahmed; Parkin, Gerard (2012). "Highly Variable Zr–CH2–Ph Bond Angles in Tetrabenzylzirconium: Analysis of Benzyl Ligand Coordination Modes". Organometallics. 31pages=8208–8217 (23): 8208–8217. doi:10.1021/om300820b.
  14. ^ Trost, Barry M.; Czabaniuk, Lara C. (2014). "Structure and Reactivity of Late Transition Metal η3-Benzyl Complexes". Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 53 (11): 2826–2851. doi:10.1002/anie.201305972. PMID 24554487.
  15. ^ Tatsuno, Y.; Yoshida, T.; Otsuka, S. "(η3-allyl)palladium(II) Complexes" Inorganic Syntheses, 1990, volume 28, pages 342-345. ISBN 0-471-52619-3
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  17. ^ Chiusoli, G. P.; Salerno, G.; Tsuji J.; Sato F. (1985). "Carbon-carbon bond formation using η3-allyl complexes". In Hartley, Frank R.; Patai, Saul (eds.). The Chemistry of the Metal–Carbon Bond. Vol. 3: Carbon-carbon bond formation using organometallic compounds. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 143–205. ISBN 0471905577.
  18. ^ Hartwig, J. F. Organotransition Metal Chemistry, from Bonding to Catalysis; University Science Books: New York, 2010. ISBN 189138953X
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