A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
On the reactions of bisdiolatotungsten(VI) phenoxides. Syntheses, characterizations, and molecular structures of trans-[WCl2(diol)(OAr)(2)]
Authors: Lehtonen A, Sillanpaa R
Publisher: AMER CHEMICAL SOC
Publication year: 2001
Journal:Inorganic Chemistry
Journal name in sourceINORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Journal acronym: INORG CHEM
Volume: 40
Issue: 23
First page : 6047
Last page: 6051
Number of pages: 5
ISSN: 0020-1669
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/ic010583t
 Abstract 
Coordinated phenoxide groups in [W(eg)(2)(mephe)(2)] (2a) and [W(eg)(2)(prphe)(2)] (2c) (eg = ethanediolate dianion; mephe = OC6H3Me2-2,6; prphe = OC6H3Pr2-2,6) undergo reaction, with Br-2, leading to substitution at the para position of the phenyl rings and formation of the complexes [W(eg)(2)(OC6H2R2-2,6-Br-4)(2)] (2b, R = Me; 2d, R = Pr-i). The reaction of complexes 2a-2d and [W(eg)(2)(buphe)(2)] (2e) (buphe = OC(6)H(3)tBu(2)-2,4) with HCl leads to the displacement of one bidentate diolato ligand from the complex unit and formation of the corresponding trans dichloro diolato bis(phenoxide) tungsten(VI) complex [WCl2(eg)(OAr)(2)] (3). The X-ray crystal structure determinations of these compounds confirmed that all complexes 3 have a similar gross structure in which the chloro ligands are arranged at trans positions.
Coordinated phenoxide groups in [W(eg)(2)(mephe)(2)] (2a) and [W(eg)(2)(prphe)(2)] (2c) (eg = ethanediolate dianion; mephe = OC6H3Me2-2,6; prphe = OC6H3Pr2-2,6) undergo reaction, with Br-2, leading to substitution at the para position of the phenyl rings and formation of the complexes [W(eg)(2)(OC6H2R2-2,6-Br-4)(2)] (2b, R = Me; 2d, R = Pr-i). The reaction of complexes 2a-2d and [W(eg)(2)(buphe)(2)] (2e) (buphe = OC(6)H(3)tBu(2)-2,4) with HCl leads to the displacement of one bidentate diolato ligand from the complex unit and formation of the corresponding trans dichloro diolato bis(phenoxide) tungsten(VI) complex [WCl2(eg)(OAr)(2)] (3). The X-ray crystal structure determinations of these compounds confirmed that all complexes 3 have a similar gross structure in which the chloro ligands are arranged at trans positions.
