Phosphasilene mediated CO activation and deoxygenative homo coupling of CO molecules in reactions with metal carbonyls

Zohreh Hendi, Renuka Pradhan, Katharina Rachuy, Soheil Mahmoudi, Madhusudan K Pandey, Saroj Kumar Kushvaha, Regine Herbst-Irmer, Upakarasamy Lourderaj (Corresponding author), Dietmar Stalke (Corresponding author), Herbert W Roesky (Corresponding author)

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Abstract

Herein, we report the synthesis of a new sterically demanding hyper-coordinate phosphasilene (Mes*PSi(SiMe3)(PhC(N t Bu)2) (1) and its unprecedented reactivity with metal carbonyls (M = Fe, Mo, W). The reaction of 1 with Fe(CO)5 involves the deoxygenative homocoupling of two CO molecules, forming a rare ketene (μ-CCO) inserted Fe complex 2. Contrastingly, reactions with M(CO)6 (M = Mo, W) entail the deoxygenated activation of one CO molecule, with the second CO molecule being trapped between Si and P atoms. All the compounds including their crystal structures, are thoroughly characterized and potential energy profiles for the reaction mechanisms are also explored.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)18888-18895
Number of pages8
JournalChemical Science
Volume15
Issue number45
Early online date10 Oct 2024
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Oct 2024

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

  • 104003 Inorganic chemistry
  • 204001 Inorganic chemical technology

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