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Define an organometallic compound

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Compounds containing at least one direct metal-carbon bond

Field also contains metal hydrides, amides, and other compounds

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What is the bonding type in organometallics?

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Mostly covalent
Best described using MO theory

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What is hapiticity?

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How many C atoms of a ligand are coordinated to a metal
η^x where x is number of C coordinated

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How can the hapicity of a allyl ligand change?

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How can the hapicity change for an indenyl ligand?

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How are bridging ligands defined?

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μx where x is the number of metal centres bridged

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What is the structure of Co2(CO)8?

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What is the 18 electron rule?

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Kinetically stable organometallic complexes require:
Sum of neutral metal valence e- + sum of e- donated by ligands = 18

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What are the exceptions to the 18 electron rule?

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d8 square planar complexes
They use the 16 e- rule

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Which complexes obey 18 e- rule best?

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dn > 2
Strong π-acceptor ligands

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What is the equation for formal oxidation state?

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Formal oxn state = Charge on complex - sum of charges formally assigned to ligands (on removal from metal)

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What is the equation for dn electron count?

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dn electron count = metal group number - formal oxn state

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What is the e- count and formal ligand charge of a ligand?

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e- count = number of e- donated to ligand in M-L bond
formal ligand charge = change to charge on metal if ligand removed

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What is a Lewis base?

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Both e- in M-L σ bond derived from ligand
Each is a 2e- donor

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What occurs when lewis bases are removed from metals?

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Pair of e- remain with ligand
As donor atoms more electronegative than a metal
Therefore are neutral ligands

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How do 1e- donor ligands change formal charge?

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M-L bond requires one e- from M
So M “loses” an e- to ligand-based M-L bonding MO
Causes oxn state to increase by 1

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How do amide and alkoxide ligands bind to a metal?

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sp2 or sp hybridised so lone pair in low energy 2p orbital
π-donor ligands
Usually 3 or 5 e- donors but 1- ligands

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What occurs to planar cyclic hydrocarbon ligands?

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Donate/receive e- to become aromatic
This effects oxn state of M

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What is a fischer carbene?

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2e- donor CR2
Neutal ligand due to substituents and metal

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What is a Schrock alkylidene?

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2e- donor CH2, 2- ligand
Both donate 2e-, back donation is the difference to Fischer carbene

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How can a NO ligand bonded to a metal?

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How to calculate VE count of a metal complex?

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Group number + e- donated by ligands in neutral forms +/- e- for anionic/cation charges
Then consider M-M bonds if sufficient d e-, by 18e- rule

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How many MOs do TMs have and in a σ-only complex?

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TMs:
9 valence MOs
5 x d, 1 x s, 3 x p

σ-only complex:
where x is number of L
x bonding, and x antibonding
9-x nonbonding with d character

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What are class 1 complexes with reference to 18VE rule?

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12 (d0) - 22 (d10) VE, due to weak field ligands and/or 3d metals.
t2g oritals effectively non-bonding and eg weakly antibonding

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What are class 2 complexes wrt 18VE rule?
Up to and including 18VE (d0 to d6) 4d and 5d metals and/or strong σ-donor ligands eg strongly antibonding, t2g non-bonding and can be used for π backbonding
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What are class 3 complexes wrt 18VE rule?
Obey 18e- rule as long as no steric and/or electrostatic reasons t2g are occupied π bonding and eg strongly antibonding σ*
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What is the 16e- rule?
e- rich d8 complexes Need strong σ donor ligands and/or 4/5d metals 4pz AO is non-bonding by symmetry, so only 8 bonding AOs
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Do early transition metals follow 18VE rule?
Low # of metal VE so difficult to get to 18 without steric conflicts
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What can sterically demanding ligands stabilise?
Otherwise highly reactive low e- complexes or coordination number
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What is oxidative addition?
[M] + A-B <-> A-[M]-B VE increases by 2 Oxn state increases by 2 d e- count decreases by 2
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What is reductive elimination?
A-[M]-B <-> [M] + A-B VE decreases by 2 Oxn state decreases by 2 d e- count increases by 2
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What is migratory insertion?
[M]-A + B <-> [M]-B-A VE, oxn state, and d-e- count constant
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What are the types of migratory insertion?
1,1-insertion: η1 ligands such as CO 1,2-insertion: alkenes
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What is a carbonyl insertion?
1,1-migratory insertion
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What is the alkene insertion?
1,2-migratory insertion of C2H4 with a metal hydride
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What is the stability of TM alkyls?
Thermodynamically stable BUT need to be stabilised kinetically Low activation energies of decomp reactions
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What is proof for the thermo stability of TM alkyls?
BDE is largely similar for all TMs in the same group
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How does the M-C bond change down the M group?
Increases down triad for TM Decreases down group in main group Due to more participation of d orbitals from 3d -> 4d -> 5d
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How does the M-C bond change across a series?
Lowers across the series As d orbital contracts, so less ionic contributions
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How does M-C bond strength change with hydridisation of R?
increasing s character gives stronger bond
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How does M-C bond strength change with branching of alkane?
Primary > secondary > tertiary Due to sterics
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When are briding alkyl/aryls present?
Electron-deficient compounds of main group metals e.g. Li4Me4 or Al3Me6
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What type of bonding is present in bridging alkyl/aryl ligands?
3-centre-2-e- interaction
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What is agostic bonding?
e- deficient metals stabilised by intramolecular chelation
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When are α and β agostic interactions observed?
Intermediates or TS for α and β C-H elimination Includes migratory insertion
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When are α and β agostics more common?
More common up the group as M-L bond strength is lower
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Why is TiEt4 unstable compared to PbEt4?
Ti has low energy vacant 3d AOs Makes concerted bond-breaking/making possible by β-elim
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How can TM alkyls be kinetic stabilised by blocking vacant sites?
For 4-coordinate metal, bidentate donor ligand used Doesn't need to make Ti up to 18 VE, just block sites
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How can TM alkyls be kinetically stabilised by bulky alkyl ligands without β H?
Bulky groups increase stability Also benzyl group stabilises via ipso interactions
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How can you synthesise metal alkyl compounds?
Transmetallation Oxidative addition From carbonylate anion & alkyl halide Insertion into M-H bond
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What is a M-C ipso interaction?
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What is transmetallation?
Alkylation of main group halides Uses: Alkyl lithiums / grignards followed by alkyl aluminium and zinc Alkylating power: RLi > RMgX > AlR3 > ZnR2 Above trend due to covalency of M-C increasing, Zn only used when very oxidising M halides
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What is the mechanism for transmetallation?
Substitution Eliminates MgCl or LiCl
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What is needed for transmetallation of WCl6?
WCl6 is too oxidising to use MeLi/grignards so use AlMe3 is used Product is trigonal prismatic due to JT distortion
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What is oxidative addition?
Alkyl metal synthesis when more e- rich later metals with normally less than 18VE Uses Me-I to attack via SN2 addition and a cationic intermediate (I or Cl as counterion) Alternatively C-H bond activation called ortho-metallation
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What is ortho-metallation?
C-H bond activation reaction Is oxidative addition
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How can metal alkyls be synthesised using a carbonylate and alkyl halide?
Electrophilic attack at e- rich M centre, which are stabilised by π-acceptor CO ligand First reduction with Na, then MeI
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How can metal alkyls be made by insertion into metal-hydride bond?
Hydrides of group 6-10 stable, react with alkene and then 1,2-insertion reaction
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What reactions do metal alkyls react by?
α elimination β-H elimination Reductive elimination Migratory insertion σ bond metathesis reactions
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When does α-elim occur with metal alkyls?
Loses ligand, then α-elim occurs following by Nuc attack Occurs when β-elim cannot Forms Fischer carbene or Schrock alkylidene
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What is the mechanism of α-elimination of a metal alkyl?
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What requirements for metal alkyl reductive elim?
Groups elimited must be cis to each other
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What is the mechanism for metal alkyl reductive elim?
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What are σ-bond metathesis reactions with metal alkyls?
d0 TM compounds or lanthanides where OA cannot take place Requires R-H and via 4-centre TS
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What is the mechanism for σ bond metathesis reactions with metal alkyls?
If R' is H then stable, if an alkyl then could be in eqm
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What are some general features of CO complexes?
CO binds to TM in low oxn states CO complexes almost always obey 18 VE rule Used at starting materials
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What are the coordination modes of CO complexes?
Binds as terminal C-coordinated 2e- donor
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Why is IR used for CO complexes?
v(CO) intrinsically intense due to dipole moment changes and in free region v(CO) sensitive to coordination (terminal or bridging) and electron-richness of M
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What is the structure of carbonyl complexes?
Obey 18VE rule Exceptions such as V(CO)6, which are 17VE If monomeric compounds not achievable then dimers/trimers/clusters with M-M bonds formed M-M stronger down group so less likely to form CO-bridged compound
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What increases the chance of M-M bonds?
Stronger down the group as higher d-d overlap
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How are TM CO compounds made?
Direct with CO If 0-valent bulk metals too unreactive, then reduce using Al/CO/H2
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What is the σ bonding of CO in TM complexes?
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What is the π-bonding of CO in TM complexes?
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What do CO ligands prefer to bond to and why?
Prefers to bond to medium to high d e- π-bonding dominance causes it as e- populate the dπ-CO bonding MOs
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Why do CO complexes of main group metals not occur?
Only np AOs can be π-like in bonding but their interaction with the CO 2π (LUMO) is v poor
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How does IR of M-CO change across the period?
Increases wavenumber As Zeff increases wavenumber increases d-orbital increases in E so better backbonding & weakens CO bond
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What is nitrosyl compounds?
NO compounds
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What is the MO diagram of nitrosyl compounds?
Free NO has (π*)1 antibonding leading to formal 1e- transfer
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How are bridging ligands disruptive of M-M?
Orbitals for M-M used instead for metal-μ-bonding
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What is a case when bridging groups disrupt direct element-element bonding?
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What are the orbitals on N2?
MOs equally distributed on each N Gives poorer M-N overlap for both σ-bonding and π-backbonding
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How does N2 vs CO2 bond to a metal?
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How does N2 bonding change down the group?
Better overlap down the group of metals More bonding and backbonding, so nitrogen-nitrogen triple bond weakened

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