Substituted metal carbonyls XIII. Fe(CO)4(η1-dppf) [where dppf = (Ph2PC5H4)2Fe]: a convenient building block for heterometallic complexes

Abstract

The potential of Fe(CO)4(η1-dppf) (dppf = 1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene) as a precursor for heterometallic species is fully expanded in the synthesis of (OC)4Fe(μ-dppf)Cr(CO)5, (OC)4Fe(μ-dppf)W(CO)5, and (OC)4Fe(μ-dppf)Mn2(CO)9, all of which have been characterized by IR, NMR (1H and 31P) and elemental analyses. The low energy requirement of TMNO (Me3NO · 2H2O)decarbonylation allows the formation of monosubstituted Mn2(CO)10 as the major product. This aspect is further substantiated by the isolation of Mn4(CO)18(μ-dppf) in which the single bridging of a diphosphine group between two Mn2(CO)9 moieties is unprecedented. © 1990.