Complexes of the methyl tris(3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-yl) gallate ligand, MeGa(N2C5H7)3−, and its hydroxy derivative, MeGa(N2C5H7)2(OH)−. Crystal and molecular structure of [MeGa(N2C5H7)2(OH)]Mo(CO)2(η3-C4H7)

Abstract
The synthesis and coordinating properties of the tridentate tris-chelating ligand, methyl tris(3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-yl)gallate, MeGa(N2C5H7)3, are described. Carbonyl and nitrosyl carbonyl compounds of manganese, molybdenum, and tungsten incorporating this ligand are detailed. The ready conversion of the above ligand to the less sterically demanding tris-chelating 'hydroxy' ligand [MeGa(N2C5H7)2(OH)] occurs in attempted syntheses of the 'η3-allyl' complexes, [MeGa(N2C5H7)3]M(CO)23-allyl', (where M = Mo or W, 'η3-allyl' = η3-C3H5, η3-C4H7). The tridentate chelating nature of this 'hydroxy' ligand is conclusively demonstrated in the crystal structure determination of the complex, [MeGa(N2C5H7)2(OH)]-Mo(CO)23-C4H7). Crystals of this complex are monoclinic, a = 14.020(4), b = 10.110(1), c = 15.493(7) Å, β = 111.58(3)°, Z = 4, space group P21/n. The structure was solved by Patterson and Fourier syntheses and was refined by full-matrix least-squares procedures to a final R of 0.40 and Rw of 0.043 for 3374 reflections with I ≥ 3.5σ(I).

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