Insertion of lsocyanides into niobium– and tantalum–halogen bonds
- 1 January 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans.
- No. 20,p. 2015-2020
- https://doi.org/10.1039/dt9770002015
Abstract
Isocyanides RNC (R = Me or But) insert into the metal–halogen bond of niobium and tantalum pentahalides or tantalum tribromide oxide to give the complexes [MX4{CX(NR)}(CNR)](A : M = Nb or Ta; X = Cl or Br; R = Me or But), [TaBr2{CBr(NMe)}3(CNMe)], and [TaBr2O{CBr(NMe)}(CNMe)]. The complex [NbCl4{CCl(NMe)}(CNMe)] gives the further insertion products [NbCl3{CCl(NMe)}2L1] on treatment with L1= MeNC or PPh3, but treatment of [MX4{CX(NBut)}(CNBut)] with L2= PPh3, PMe2Ph, or PMePh2, or L3= Ph2PCH2CH2PPh2 or cis-Ph2PCH = CHPPh2 displaces ButNC to give [MX4{CX(NBut)}L2](M = Ta, X = Cl or Br) and [MX3{CX(NBut)}L3]X (M = Ta, X = Br; M = Nb, X = Cl). The complex [TaBr3{CBr(NMe)}(dppe)]Br (dppe = Ph2PCH2CH2PPh2) has also been prepared from [TaBr5(dppe)]. Reaction of [NbCl3{CCl(NMe)}2(CNMe)] with Li[AlH4] gives dimethylamine but no higher amines. Hydrogen or deuterium chloride reacts with [NbCl4{CCl(NMe)}(CNMe)] to give a product with N–H or N–D bonds which could not be purified. The physical properties of these complexes are reported and their structures and possible mechanism of formation are discussed.Keywords
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