Access to the Bis-benzene Cobalt(I) Sandwich Cation and its Derivatives: Synthons for a “Naked” Cobalt(I) Source?

Stefan C. Meier, Albina Holz, Jan Kulenkampff, Alexei Schmidt, Daniel Kratzert, Daniel Himmel, Dominik Schmitz, Ernst Wilhelm Scheidt, Wolfgang Scherer, Christine Bülow, Martin Timm, Rebecka Lindblad, Scott T. Akin, Vicente Zamudio-Bayer, Bernd von Issendorff, Michael A. Duncan, J. Tobias Lau, Ingo Krossing

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Abstract

The synthesis and structural characterization of the hitherto unknown parent Co(bz)2 + (bz=benzene) complex and several of its derivatives are described. Their synthesis starts either from a CoCO5 + salt, or directly from Co2(CO)8 and a Ag+ salt. Stability and solubility of these complexes was achieved by using the weakly coordinating anions (WCAs) [Al(ORF)4] and [F{Al(ORF)3}2] {RF=C(CF3)3} and the solvent ortho-difluorobenzene (o-DFB). The magnetic properties of Co(bz)2 + were measured and compared in the condensed and gas phases. The weakly bound Co(o-dfb)2 + salts are of particular interest for the preparation of further CoI salts, for example, the structurally characterized low-coordinate 12 valence electron Co(PtBu3)2 + and Co(NHC)2 + salts.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)9310-9314
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume57
Issue number30
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018 Jul 20

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Chemical Sciences

Free keywords

  • arene ligands
  • cobalt
  • magnetic properties
  • sandwich complexes
  • weakly coordinating anion

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