Abstract
The reaction of [Cp*Mo(H)(CO) 2 {P(NMeCH 2 ) 2 (OMe)}] with TMSOTf (Me 3 SiOSO 2 CF 3 ) afforded [Cp*Mo(CO) 2 (OTf){P(NMeCH 2 ) 2 (OMe)}] ( 2 ), showing preferential hydrido abstraction rather than OMe abstraction at the phosphorus atom. [Cp*Mo(OTf)(CO) 3 ] reacted with P(NMeCH 2 ) 2 (OMe) to afford cationic phosphite complexes [Cp*Mo(CO) 4−n {P(NMeCH 2 ) 2 (OMe)} n ][OTf] [n = 1, 2 ( 6 )] but not to give 2. Structures of 2 and 6 were determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction studies.
Acknowledgments
Dedicated to Professor Marian Mikołajczyk, CBMiM PAN in Łódź, Poland, on the occasion of his 70th birthday.
This work was supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Science Research on Priority Areas (No. 18033044, Chemistry of Coordination Space, and No. 19027047, Synergistic Effect of Elements) from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan.