Investigation of PNP-Manganese complexes and their reactivity

INOR 661

Deborha Bacciu, dbacciu@brandeis.edu, Chun-Hsing Chen, Bruce M. Foxman, and Oleg V. Ozerov, ozerov@brandeis.edu. Department of Chemistry, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02454
Pincer ligands offer a valuable pathway to construct robust metal ligand units and to control coordination geometry and shape in their metal complexes. The coordination properties of pincer ligands with Mn have not been significantly explored. Consequently, we have chosen to study Mn(PNP) complexes. The reaction of PNP (1) with Mn2(CO)10 produces (PNP)Mn(CO)3(2), that has been characterized by multinuclear NMR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. Synthesis of (PNP)Mn(CO)(X)2 X = olefin, H, halogen and a detailed examination of the possible applications in catalytic reactions will be reported.

 

Characterization and Applications of Coordination Compounds
7:00 PM-10:00 PM, Tuesday, August 21, 2007 BCEC -- Exhibit Hall - B2, Poster

Division of Inorganic Chemistry

The 234th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, August 19-23, 2007