Oleg A. Filippov

Hydrogen and Dihydrogen Bonds in the Reactions of Metal Hydrides

The dihydrogen bond-an interaction between a transition-metal or main-group hydride (M-H) and a protic hydrogen moiety (H-X)-is arguably the most intriguing type of hydrogen bond. It was discovered in the mid-1990s and has been intensively explored since then. Herein, we collate up-to-date experimental and computational studies of the structural, energetic, and spectroscopic parameters and natures of dihydrogen-bonded complexes of the form M-H···H-X, as such species are now known for a wide variety of hydrido compounds. Being a weak interaction, dihydrogen bonding entails the lengthening of the participating bonds as well as their polarization (repolarization) as a result of electron density redistribution. Thus, the formation of a dihydrogen bond allows for the activation of both the MH and XH bonds in one step, facilitating proton transfer and preparing these bonds for further transformations. The implications of dihydrogen bonding in different stoichiometric and catalytic reactions, such as hydrogen exchange, alcoholysis and aminolysis, hydrogen evolution, hydrogenation, and dehydrogenation, are discussed.

Peculiarities of the Complexation of Copper and Silver Adducts of a 3, 5-Bis (trifluoromethyl) pyrazolate Ligand with Organoiron Compounds

Interaction of the copper, {[3,5-(CF(3))(2)Pz]Cu}(3), and silver, {[3,5-(CF(3))(2)Pz]Ag}(3), macrocycles [3,5-(CF(3))(2)Pz = 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)pyrazolate] with cyclooctatetraeneiron tricarbonyl, (cot)Fe(CO)(3), was investigated by IR and NMR spectroscopy for the first time. The formation of 1:1 complexes was observed at low temperatures in hexane. The composition of the complexes (1:1) and their thermodynamic characteristics in hexane and dichloromethane were determined. The π-electron system of (cot)Fe(CO)(3) was proven to be the sole site of coordination in solution and in the solid state. However, according to the single-crystal X-ray data, the complex has a different (2:1) composition featuring the sandwich structure. The complexes of ferrocene with copper and silver macrocycles have a columnar structure (X-ray data).

Solvent‐Dependent Dihydrogen/Dihydride Stability for [Mo(CO)(Cp*)H2(PMe3)2]+[BF4]− Determined by Multiple Solvent⋅⋅⋅Anion⋅⋅⋅Cation Non‐Covalent Interactions

Low-temperature (200 K) protonation of [Mo(CO)(Cp*)H(PMe(3))(2)] (1) by Et(2)OHBF(4) gives a different result depending on a subtle solvent change: The dihydrogen complex [Mo(CO)(Cp*)(eta(2)-H(2))(PMe(3))(2)](+) (2) is obtained in THF, whereas the tautomeric classical dihydride [Mo(CO)(Cp*)(H)(2)(PMe(3))(2)](+) (3) is the only observable product in dichloromethane. Both products were fully characterised (nu(CO) IR; (1)H, (31)P, (13)C NMR spectroscopies) at low temperature; they lose H(2) upon warming to 230 K at approximately the same rate (ca. 10(-3) s(-1)), with no detection of the non-classical form in CD(2)Cl(2), to generate [Mo(CO)(Cp*)(FBF(3))(PMe(3))(2)] (4). The latter also slowly decomposes at ambient temperature. One of the decomposition products was crystallised and identified by X-ray crystallography as [Mo(CO)(Cp*)(FHFBF(3))(PMe(3))(2)] (5), which features a neutral HF ligand coordinated to the transition metal through the F atom and to the BF(4) (-) anion through a hydrogen bond. The reason for the switch in relative stability between 2 and 3 was probed by DFT calculations based on the B3LYP and M05-2X functionals, with inclusion of anion and solvent effects by the conductor-like polarisable continuum model and by explicit consideration of the solvent molecules. Calculations at the MP4(SDQ) and CCSD(T) levels were also carried out for calibration. The calculations reveal the key role of non-covalent anion-solvent interactions, which modulate the anion-cation interaction ultimately altering the energetic balance between the two isomeric forms.

Dimerization Mechanism of Bis(triphenylphosphine)copper(I) Tetrahydroborate: Proton Transfer via a Dihydrogen Bond

The mechanism of transition-metal tetrahydroborate dimerization was established for the first time on the example of (Ph(3)P)(2)Cu(η(2)-BH(4)) interaction with different proton donors [MeOH, CH(2)FCH(2)OH, CF(3)CH(2)OH, (CF(3))(2)CHOH, (CF(3))(3)CHOH, p-NO(2)C(6)H(4)OH, p-NO(2)C(6)H(4)N═NC(6)H(4)OH, p-NO(2)C(6)H(4)NH(2)] using the combination of experimental (IR, 190-300 K) and quantum-chemical (DFT/M06) methods. The formation of dihydrogen-bonded complexes as the first reaction step was established experimentally. Their structural, electronic, energetic, and spectroscopic features were thoroughly analyzed by means of quantum-chemical calculations. Bifurcate complexes involving both bridging and terminal hydride hydrogen atoms become thermodynamically preferred for strong proton donors. Their formation was found to be a prerequisite for the subsequent proton transfer and dimerization to occur. Reaction kinetics was studied at variable temperature, showing that proton transfer is the rate-determining step. This result is in agreement with the computed potential energy profile of (Ph(3)P)(2)Cu(η(2)-BH(4)) dimerization, yielding [{(Ph(3)P)(2)Cu}(2)(μ,η(4)-BH(4))](+).

Neutral Transition Metal Hydrides as Acids in Hydrogen Bonding and Proton Transfer: Media Polarity and Specific Solvation Effects

Structural, spectroscopic, and electronic features of weak hydrogen-bonded complexes of CpM(CO)(3)H (M = Mo (1a), W (1b)) hydrides with organic bases (phosphine oxides R(3)PO (R = n-C(8)H(17), NMe(2)), amines NMe(3), NEt(3), and pyridine) are determined experimentally (variable temperature IR) and computationally (DFT/M05). The intermediacy of these complexes in reversible proton transfer is shown, and the thermodynamic parameters (DeltaH degrees , DeltaS degrees ) of each reaction step are determined in hexane. Assignment of the product ion pair structure is made with the help of the frequency calculations. The solvent effects were studied experimentally using IR spectroscopy in CH(2)Cl(2), THF, and CH(3)CN and computationally using conductor-like polarizable continuum model (CPCM) calculations. This complementary approach reveals the particular importance of specific solvation for the hydrogen-bond formation step. The strength of the hydrogen bond between hydrides 1 and the model bases is similar to that of the M-H...X hydrogen bond between 1 and THF (X = O) or CH(3)CN (X = N) or between CH(2)Cl(2) and the same bases. The latter competitive weak interactions lower the activities of both the hydrides and the bases in the proton transfer reaction. In this way, these secondary effects shift the proton transfer equilibrium and lead to the counterintuitive hampering of proton transfer upon solvent change from hexane to moderately polar CH(2)Cl(2) or THF.

Proton-Transfer and H2-Elimination Reactions of Trimethylamine Alane: Role of Dihydrogen Bonding and Lewis Acid−Base Interactions

Proton-transfer and H(2)-elimination reactions of aluminum hydride AlH(3)(NMe(3)) (TMAA) with XH acids were studied by means of IR and NMR spectroscopy and DFT calculations. The dihydrogen-bonded (DHB) intermediates in the interaction of the TMAA with XH acids (CH(3)OH, (i)PrOH, CF(3)CH(2)OH, adamantyl acetylene, indole, 2,3,4,5,6-pentafluoroaniline, and 2,3,5,6-tetrachloroaniline) were examined experimentally at low temperatures, and the spectroscopic characteristics, dihydrogen bond strength and structures, and the electronic and energetic characteristics of these complexes were determined by combining experimental and theoretical approaches. The possibility of two different types of DHB complexes with polydentate proton donors (typical monodentate and bidentate coordination with the formation of a symmetrical chelate structure) was shown by DFT calculations and was experimentally proven in solution. The DHB complexes are intermediates of proton-transfer and H(2)-elimination reactions. The extent of this reaction is very dependent on the acid strength and temperature. With temperature increases the elimination of H(2) was observed for OH and NH acids, yielding the reaction products with Al-O and Al-N bonds. The reaction mechanism was computationally studied. Besides the DHB pathway for proton transfer, another pathway starting from a Lewis complex was discovered. Preference for one of the pathways is related to the acid strength and the nucleophilicity of the proton donor. As a consequence of the dual Lewis acid-base nature of neutral aluminum hydride, participation of a second ROH molecule acting as a bifunctional catalyst forming a six-member cycle connecting aluminum and hydride sites notably reduces the reaction barrier. This mechanism could operate for proton transfer from weak OH acids to TMAA in the presence of an excess of proton donor.

Dihydrogen Bonding in Complex (PP3)RuH(η1-BH4) Featuring Two Proton-Accepting Hydride Sites: Experimental and Theoretical Studies

Combining variable-temperature infrared and NMR spectroscopic studies with quantum-chemical calculations (density functional theory (DFT) and natural bond orbital) allowed us to address the problem of competition between MH (M = transition metal) and BH hydrogens as proton-accepting sites in dihydrogen bond (DHB) and to unravel the mechanism of proton transfer to complex (PP3)RuH(η(1)-BH4) (1, PP3 = κ(4)-P(CH2CH2PPh2)3). Interaction of complex 1 with CH3OH, fluorinated alcohols of variable acid strength [CH2FCH2OH, CF3CH2OH, (CF3)2CHOH (HFIP), (CF3)3COH], and CF3COOH leads to the medium-strength DHB complexes involving BH bonds (3-5 kcal/mol), whereas DHB complexes with RuH were not observed experimentally. The two proton-transfer pathways were considered in DFT/M06 calculations. The first one goes via more favorable bifurcate complexes to BHterm and high activation barriers (38.2 and 28.4 kcal/mol in case of HFIP) and leads directly to the thermodynamic product [(PP3)RuHeq(H2)](+)[OR](-). The second pathway starts from the less-favorable complex with RuH ligand but shows a lower activation barrier (23.5 kcal/mol for HFIP) and eventually leads to the final product via the isomerization of intermediate [(PP3)RuHax(H2)](+)[OR](-). The B-Hbr bond breaking is the common key step of all pathways investigated.

Hydrogen bonding to carbonyl hydride complex Cp*Mo(PMe3)2(CO)H and its role in proton transfer

The interaction of the carbonyl hydride complex Cp*Mo(PMe(3))(2)(CO)H with Brønsted (fluorinated alcohols, (CF(3))(n)CH(3-n)OH (n = 1-3), and CF(3)COOH) and Lewis (Hg(C(6)F(5))(2), BF(3).OEt(2)) acids was studied by variable temperature IR and NMR ((1)H, (31)P, (13)C) spectroscopies in combination with DFT/B3LYP calculations. Among the two functionalities potentially capable of the interaction - carbonyl and hydride ligands - the first was found to be the preferential binding site for weak acids, yielding CO...HOR or CO...Hg complexes as well as CO...(HOR)(2) adducts. For stronger proton donors ((CF(3))(3)COH, CF(3)COOH) hydrogen-bonding to the hydride ligand can be revealed as an intermediate of the proton transfer reaction. Whereas proton transfer to the CO ligand is not feasible, protonation of the hydride ligand yields an (eta(2)-H(2)) complex. Above 230 K dihydrogen evolution is observed leading to decomposition. Among the decomposition products compound [Cp*Mo(PMe(3))(3)(CO)](+)[(CF(3))(3)CO.2HOC(CF(3))(3)](-) resulting from a phosphine transfer reaction was characterized by X-ray diffraction. Reaction with BF(3).OEt(2) was found to produce [Cp*Mo(PMe(3))(2)(CO)BF(4)] via initial attack of the hydride ligand.

Umpolung of Methylenephosphonium Ions in Their Manganese Half‐Sandwich Complexes and Application to the Synthesis of Chiral Phosphorus‐Containing Ligand Scaffolds

Half-sandwich manganese methylenephosphonium complexes [Cp(CO)2Mn(η(2)-R2P=C(H)Ph)]BF4 were obtained in high yield through a straightforward reaction sequence involving a classical Fischer-type manganese complex and a secondary phosphine as key starting materials. The addition of various nucleophiles (Nu) to these species took place regioselectively at the double-bonded carbon center of the coordinated methylenephosphonium ligand R2P(+)=C(H)Ph to produce the corresponding chiral phosphine complexes [Cp(CO)2Mn(κ(1)-R2P-C(H)(Ph)Nu)], from which the phosphines were ultimately recovered as free entities upon simple irradiation with visible light. The synthetic potential of this umpolung approach is illustrated herein by the preparation of novel chiral pincer-type phosphine-NHC-phosphine ligand architectures.

Intermolecular HH vibrations of dihydrogen bonded complexes H3EH(-)...HOR in the low-frequency region: theory and IR spectra.

The results of DFT calculations of harmonic and anharmonic frequencies of the dihydrogen bonded (DHB) complexes H 3EH (-)...HOR (E = B, Al, Ga and HOR = CH 3OH, CF 3CH 2OH) in gas phase and in low polar medium (by CPCM model) in comparison with the partners are presented. Normal coordinate analysis of the low-frequency modes was carried out to assign the new vibrations induced by DHB formation by the potential energy distribution values. Among them, the intermolecular H...H stretching vibrations only have individual modes. The influence of central atom mass and isotope and the strength of the proton donor effects were determined. The systems convenient for IR studies were chosen from the calculation predictions. The spectral investigation was made on the BH 4 (-)/ROH complexes (ROH = CH 2FCH 2OH (MFE), CF 3CH 2OH (TFE), (CF 3) 2CHOH (HFIP)). The results of temperature dependence, isotope substitution, and influence of the proton-donor strength studies agree with the theoretical conclusions. Combination of experimental and theoretical approaches allowed determining for the first time the intermolecular stretching mode characterizing intrinsic DHB vibrations.