A monomeric, heterobimetallic complex with an unsupported Mg−Fe bond

The phosphinimine, trimethylsilyl-substituted BIPM ligand [BIPM = bis(iminophosphorano)methanide] has been used to stabilise CH(Ph2PNSiMe3)2MgFe(η5-C5H5)(CO)2 (1), which is a structurally authenticated complex exhibiting a direct, unsupported bond between an alkaline earth metal and a transition met...

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Main Authors: Birchall, Christopher, Moxey, Graeme J., McMaster, Jonathan, Blake, Alexander J., Lewis, William, Kays, Deborah L.
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author Birchall, Christopher
Moxey, Graeme J.
McMaster, Jonathan
Blake, Alexander J.
Lewis, William
Kays, Deborah L.
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Moxey, Graeme J.
McMaster, Jonathan
Blake, Alexander J.
Lewis, William
Kays, Deborah L.
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description The phosphinimine, trimethylsilyl-substituted BIPM ligand [BIPM = bis(iminophosphorano)methanide] has been used to stabilise CH(Ph2PNSiMe3)2MgFe(η5-C5H5)(CO)2 (1), which is a structurally authenticated complex exhibiting a direct, unsupported bond between an alkaline earth metal and a transition metal. The FTIR-measured carbonyl stretching frequencies for this complex suggest that there is a polarisation of charge from the transition metal fragment to the magnesium centre. The presence of a polar metal-metal bond in 1 is confirmed by DFT calculations, which suggest that the Mg−Fe bond is predominantly ionic in nature.
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spelling nottingham-408502020-05-04T18:38:57Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/40850/ A monomeric, heterobimetallic complex with an unsupported Mg−Fe bond Birchall, Christopher Moxey, Graeme J. McMaster, Jonathan Blake, Alexander J. Lewis, William Kays, Deborah L. The phosphinimine, trimethylsilyl-substituted BIPM ligand [BIPM = bis(iminophosphorano)methanide] has been used to stabilise CH(Ph2PNSiMe3)2MgFe(η5-C5H5)(CO)2 (1), which is a structurally authenticated complex exhibiting a direct, unsupported bond between an alkaline earth metal and a transition metal. The FTIR-measured carbonyl stretching frequencies for this complex suggest that there is a polarisation of charge from the transition metal fragment to the magnesium centre. The presence of a polar metal-metal bond in 1 is confirmed by DFT calculations, which suggest that the Mg−Fe bond is predominantly ionic in nature. Elsevier 2017-03-24 Article PeerReviewed Birchall, Christopher, Moxey, Graeme J., McMaster, Jonathan, Blake, Alexander J., Lewis, William and Kays, Deborah L. (2017) A monomeric, heterobimetallic complex with an unsupported Mg−Fe bond. Inorganica Chimica Acta, 458 . pp. 97-100. ISSN 0020-1693 Magnesium; Iron; Metal-metal interactions; N ligands; Density functional calculations http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020169316306934 doi:10.1016/j.ica.2016.12.029 doi:10.1016/j.ica.2016.12.029
spellingShingle Magnesium; Iron; Metal-metal interactions; N ligands; Density functional calculations
Birchall, Christopher
Moxey, Graeme J.
McMaster, Jonathan
Blake, Alexander J.
Lewis, William
Kays, Deborah L.
A monomeric, heterobimetallic complex with an unsupported Mg−Fe bond
title A monomeric, heterobimetallic complex with an unsupported Mg−Fe bond
title_full A monomeric, heterobimetallic complex with an unsupported Mg−Fe bond
title_fullStr A monomeric, heterobimetallic complex with an unsupported Mg−Fe bond
title_full_unstemmed A monomeric, heterobimetallic complex with an unsupported Mg−Fe bond
title_short A monomeric, heterobimetallic complex with an unsupported Mg−Fe bond
title_sort monomeric, heterobimetallic complex with an unsupported mg−fe bond
topic Magnesium; Iron; Metal-metal interactions; N ligands; Density functional calculations
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