An Unusual Exchange between Alkylidyne Alkyl and Bis(alkylidene) Tungsten Complexes Promoted by Phosphine Coordination: Kinetic, Thermodynamic, and Theoretical Studies
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Abstract
d0 Tungsten alkylidyne alkyl complex (Me3SiCH2)3W(CSiMe3)(PMe3) (4a) was found to undergo a rare, PMe3-promoted exchange with its bis(alkylidene) tautomer (Me3SiCH2)2W(=CHSiMe3)2(PMe3) (4b). Thermodynamic studies of the exchange showed that 4b is favored and gave Keq and the enthalpy and entropy of the equilibrium: DeltaH degrees = -1.8(0.5) kcal/mol and DeltaS degrees = -1.5(1.7) eu. Kinetic studies of the alpha-H migration between 4a and 4b by variable-temperature NMR gave rate constants k1 and k-1 for the reversible reactions and activation enthalpies and entropies: DeltaH1 = 16.2(1.2) kcal/mol and DeltaS1 = -22.3(4.0) eu for the forward reaction (4a --> 4b); DeltaH2 = 18.0(1.3) kcal/mol and DeltaS2 = -20.9(4.3) eu for the reverse reaction (4b --> 4a). Ab initio calculations at the B3LYP level revealed that PMe3 binds with the bis(alkylidene) tautomer relatively more strongly than with the alkylidyne tautomer and thus stabilizes the bis(alkylidene) tautomer.
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