The reactions of platinum(O) and palladium(O) tertiary phosphine complexes with phenyl dicyanooxiranes

Robert B. Osborne*, James A. Ibers

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Abstract

The phenyldicyanooxiranes, trans-2,3-dicyano-2,3-diphenyloxirane, 2,2-dicyano-3,3-diphenyloxirane, and 2,2-dicyano-3-phenyloxirane, are cleaved by platinum(O) tertiary phosphine complexes to afford zerovalent metal-olefin complexes and phosphine oxides. The π-olefin products were characterized by 1H and 31P 1H NMR spectroscopy and by an X-ray structure determination of Pt[trans-Ph(CN)CC(CN)Ph](PPh3)2·CH3OH. Deoxygenation of the ring proceeds with retention of configuration in the final two-carbon olefin fragment. The π-complex Pt[Ph2CC(CN)2](PPh3)2 is isolable, but the olefin dissociates in the presence of alternative ligands. While Pd[Ph(H)CC(CN)2](PPh3)2 may be isolated, the analogous complex with Ph2CC(CN)2 cannot be.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)371-385
Number of pages15
JournalJournal of Organometallic Chemistry
Volume232
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 6 1982

Funding

We are gratefui to Dr. T.H. Tulip for his initial work in this area and for crystals of Pt[ trans-Ph(CN)CC(CN)Ph] (PPh& - MeOH. We also thank Dr. G.B. Jameson for his help. This work was supported by the National Science Foun-daticon (CHESO-09671). We thank Johnson-Matthey, Inc. of Malvern, Pennsylvania for the loan of platinum and palladium starting materials.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

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