Theoretical investigation of the spin crossover transition states of the addition of methane to a series of Group 6 metallocenes using minimum energy crossing points
- 20 March 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans.
- No. 8,p. 1861-1866
- https://doi.org/10.1039/b111257k
Abstract
Density functional calculations are reported on the addition of methane to Group 6 metallocenes, M(η-C5H5)2 (M), M(CH2(η-C5H4)2) (a-M) and M(η-C5Me5)2 (M*) where M = Mo and W. Full geometry optimisations were carried out on the singlet and triplet 16 electron complexes, 1[M] and 3[M], the η2-methane complexes, 1[M(η2-CH4)], and the hydridomethyl adducts, 1[M(CH3)(H)]. The triplet state for [M] was found to be more stable for all six metallocenes, the difference being least in the case of the ansa-bridged system. Formation of the hydridomethyl complexes was exoenergetic for all tungsten systems and for a-Mo, the other two Mo systems being endoenergetic. Minumum energy crossing points (MECPs) between the triplet and singlet surfaces were calculated for Mo, W, a-W and W*. These MECPs formed the barrier to formation of the methane complex. Transition states for insertion of M into the C–H bond and exchange between the coordinated H of the methane complex were also calculated for Mo, W, a-W and W*. For W and W* these were of similar height to the MECP. For a-W the insertion barrier was lower than the MECP while for Mo it was higher. Activation of methane was established as being most favourable for a-W. The calculated results are fully in accord with published experimental data on hydrogen exchange in and thermal stablity of 1[M(CH3)(H)] where M = W, a-W and W*.Keywords
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