Octaboraneyl Complexes of Nickel: Monomers for Redox‐Active Coordination Polymers

MW Drover, MC Dufour… - … A European Journal, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
MW Drover, MC Dufour, LA Lesperance‐Nantau, RP Noriega, K Levin, RW Schurko
Chemistry–A European Journal, 2020Wiley Online Library
Herein, we establish the preparation, characterization, and reactivity of a new diphosphine
ligand, 1, 2‐bis (di (3‐dicyclohexylboraneyl) propylphosphino) ethane (P2BCy4), a scaffold
that contains four pendant boranes. An entryway into the coordination chemistry of P2BCy4
is established by using nickel, providing the octaboraneyl complex [Ni (P2BCy4) 2]—this
species contains a boron‐rich secondary coordination sphere that reacts readily with Lewis
bases. In the case of 4, 4′‐bipyridine, an air‐sensitive coordination polymer is obtained …
Abstract
Herein, we establish the preparation, characterization, and reactivity of a new diphosphine ligand, 1,2‐bis(di(3‐dicyclohexylboraneyl)propylphosphino)ethane (P2BCy4), a scaffold that contains four pendant boranes. An entryway into the coordination chemistry of P2BCy4 is established by using nickel, providing the octaboraneyl complex [Ni(P2BCy4)2]—this species contains a boron‐rich secondary coordination sphere that reacts readily with Lewis bases. In the case of 4,4′‐bipyridine, an air‐sensitive coordination polymer is obtained. Characterization of this material by solid‐state NMR and EPR spectroscopy reveals the presence of a charge‐transfer polymer, which forms as a function of intramolecular Ni→4,4′‐bpy electron transfer (ET), providing an array of oxidized nickel sites and reduced 4,4′‐bpy radical anion sites. Notably, the related intermolecular reaction between the model fragments [Ni(dnppe)2] (dnppe=1,2‐bis(di‐n‐propylphosphino)ethane) and a bis(boraneyl)‐protected 4,4′‐bpy, provides no ET. Overall, the P2BCy4 fragment provides a unique opportunity for Lewis base activation, in one case allowing for the facile construction of monomers for incorporation into redox‐active macromolecules.
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