TY - JOUR
T1 - Experimental and theoretical study of a tungsten dihydride silyl complex
T2 - New insight into its bonding nature and fluxional behavior
AU - Ray, Mausumi
AU - Nakao, Yoshihide
AU - Sato, Hirofumi
AU - Sakaki, Shigeyoshi
AU - Watanabe, Takahito
AU - Hashimoto, Hisako
AU - Tobita, Hiromi
PY - 2010/12/13
Y1 - 2010/12/13
N2 - Tungsten dihydride silyl complex Cp*(CO)2W(H) 2[SiH(OMe){C(SiMe3)3}] (R1) was synthesized by the reaction of silylene complex Cp*(CO)2(H)W=Si(H){C(SiMe 3)3} (R2) with MeOH. Complex R1 was characterized by spectroscopic data as well as elemental analysis, and its geometry was supported by X-ray crystallography. Interestingly, the variable-temperature 1H NMR spectroscopy revealed that R1 shows highly fluxional behavior, in which two diastereotopic hydrides rapidly exchange their positions in the NMR time scale. The DFT-optimized geometry of Cp(CO)2W(H)2[SiH(OMe) {C(SiH3)3}] (1a), which was employed as a model of R1, indicates the presence of a W-silyl and two W-hydride bonds in addition to two weak Si - -H interactions. Based on the analyses of molecular orbitals and electron populations, a theoretical understanding of 1a is presented, as follows: (i) 1a is neither a pure dihydride silyl complex of W(IV) bearing d2 electron configuration nor a pure silicate complex of W(II) bearing d4 electron configuration, (ii) the W center takes a +II oxidation state rather than a +IV oxidation state, (iii) the {(H) 2[SiH(OMe){C(SiH3)3}]} moiety has a negative charge like silicate, but its two Si-H interactions are very weak and nonclassical, and (iv) the W center takes eight-coordination structure including one W-Si and two W-H bonds. Also, theoretical investigations reveal that 1a exhibits fluxional behavior via two processes: (1) Up-down position change of the [SiH(OMe){C(SiH3)3}] group with respect to the WHH plane easily occurs with a very small activation barrier of 2.9/3.8 kcal/mol through a new transition state, where the DFT-calculated activation barrier and activation free energy change are given before and after the slash, respectively. The silicate character of the {(H)2[SiH(OMe){C(SiH 3)3}]} moiety increases when going from 1a to the transition state, though it is not a pure silicate in both. (2) Two hydrides easily exchange their positions with a moderate activation barrier of 7.6/5.5 kcal/mol through a new transition state, in which neither a silane nor a dihydrogen is involved. The reasons for the moderate activation barrier are discussed in terms of the bonding interaction in detail.
AB - Tungsten dihydride silyl complex Cp*(CO)2W(H) 2[SiH(OMe){C(SiMe3)3}] (R1) was synthesized by the reaction of silylene complex Cp*(CO)2(H)W=Si(H){C(SiMe 3)3} (R2) with MeOH. Complex R1 was characterized by spectroscopic data as well as elemental analysis, and its geometry was supported by X-ray crystallography. Interestingly, the variable-temperature 1H NMR spectroscopy revealed that R1 shows highly fluxional behavior, in which two diastereotopic hydrides rapidly exchange their positions in the NMR time scale. The DFT-optimized geometry of Cp(CO)2W(H)2[SiH(OMe) {C(SiH3)3}] (1a), which was employed as a model of R1, indicates the presence of a W-silyl and two W-hydride bonds in addition to two weak Si - -H interactions. Based on the analyses of molecular orbitals and electron populations, a theoretical understanding of 1a is presented, as follows: (i) 1a is neither a pure dihydride silyl complex of W(IV) bearing d2 electron configuration nor a pure silicate complex of W(II) bearing d4 electron configuration, (ii) the W center takes a +II oxidation state rather than a +IV oxidation state, (iii) the {(H) 2[SiH(OMe){C(SiH3)3}]} moiety has a negative charge like silicate, but its two Si-H interactions are very weak and nonclassical, and (iv) the W center takes eight-coordination structure including one W-Si and two W-H bonds. Also, theoretical investigations reveal that 1a exhibits fluxional behavior via two processes: (1) Up-down position change of the [SiH(OMe){C(SiH3)3}] group with respect to the WHH plane easily occurs with a very small activation barrier of 2.9/3.8 kcal/mol through a new transition state, where the DFT-calculated activation barrier and activation free energy change are given before and after the slash, respectively. The silicate character of the {(H)2[SiH(OMe){C(SiH 3)3}]} moiety increases when going from 1a to the transition state, though it is not a pure silicate in both. (2) Two hydrides easily exchange their positions with a moderate activation barrier of 7.6/5.5 kcal/mol through a new transition state, in which neither a silane nor a dihydrogen is involved. The reasons for the moderate activation barrier are discussed in terms of the bonding interaction in detail.
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U2 - 10.1021/om100653v
DO - 10.1021/om100653v
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84962425727
SN - 0276-7333
VL - 29
SP - 6267
EP - 6281
JO - Organometallics
JF - Organometallics
IS - 23
ER -