Oxidative Addition vs. Ligand-Exchange: Fe(II)-Mixed-Phenylchalcogenolate Complexesfac-[PPN][Fe(CO)3(TePh)n(SePh)3-N] (n = 1, 2)

Heterometallic Complexes with Selenolate Ligands: Crystal Structures of [(CO)(3)Mn(&mgr;-SePh)(3)Co(&mgr;-SePh)(3)Mn(CO)(3)](-), (CO)(4)Mn(&mgr;-SeMe)(2)Co(CO)(&mgr;-SeMe)(3)Mn(CO)(3), and [(CO)(3)Mn(&mgr;-SePh)(3)Mn(CO)(3)](-)

Oxidation of Co(2+) by diphenyl diselenide in the presence of cis-[PPN][Mn(CO)(4)(SePh)(2)], followed by carbonyl shift from Mn(I) to Co(III) and a benzeneselenolate group rearranging to bridge two metals, led directly to the thermally unstable (CO)(4)Mn(&mgr;-SePh)(2)Co(CO)(&mgr;-SePh)(3)Mn(CO)(3). Dropwise addition of [PPN][SePh] to the neutral (CO)(4)Mn(&mgr;-SePh)(2)Co(CO)(&mgr;-SePh)(3)Mn(CO)(3) resulted in formation of a linear trinuclear complex possessing a hexaselenolatecobalt(III) core, [PPN][(CO)(3)Mn(&mgr;-SePh)(3)Co(&mgr;-SePh)(3)Mn(CO)(3)]. This complex crystallized in the triclinic space group P&onemacr; with a = 10.878(1) Å, b = 15.095(2) Å, c = 25.372(4) Å, alpha = 95.04(1) degrees, beta = 95.00(1) degrees, gamma = 91.52(2) degrees, V = 4132(2) Å(3), and Z = 2; final R = 0.042 and R(w) = 0.042. In contrast, the thermally unstable cis-[PPN][Mn(CO)(4)(SeMe)(2)], which was reacted with Co(ClO(4))(2).6H(2)O and (MeSe)(2) in THF under a nitrogen atmosphere, led to the isolation of the stable heterometallic selenolate (CO)(4)Mn(&mgr;-SeMe)(2)Co(CO)(&mgr;-SeMe)(3)Mn(CO)(3). Crystal data: monoclinic space group C2/c, a = 28.413(7) Å, b = 11.091(3) Å, c = 22.849(6) Å, beta = 125.06(3) degrees, V = 5894(3) Å(3), and Z = 8; final R = 0.047 and R(w) = 0.048. The results indicated that the distinct electronic effects between methaneselenolate and benzeneselenolate play a key role in stabilizing the neutral Mn(I)-Co(III)-Mn(I)-selenolate complexes.

An Approach to Heterometallic Complexes with Selenolate and Tellurolate Ligands: Crystal Structures of cis-[Mn(CO)(4)(SePh)(2)](-), [(CO)(3)Mn(&mgr;-SeMe)(3)Mn(CO)(3)](-), (CO)(4)Mn(&mgr;-TePh)(2)Co(CO)(&mgr;-SePh)(3)Mn(CO)(3), and (CO)(3)Mn(&mgr;-SePh)(3)Fe(CO)(3)

Oxidative addition of diorganyl diselenides to the coordinatively unsaturated, low-valent transition-metal-carbonyl fragment [Mn(CO)(5)](-) produced cis-[Mn(CO)(4)(SeR)(2)](-). The complex cis-[PPN][Mn(CO)(4)(SePh)(2)] crystallized in triclinic space group P&onemacr; with a = 10.892(8) Å, b = 10.992(7) Å, c = 27.021(4) Å, alpha = 101.93(4) degrees, beta = 89.79(5) degrees, gamma = 116.94(5) degrees, V = 2807(3) Å(3), and Z = 2; final R = 0.085 and R(w) = 0.094. Thermolytic transformation of cis-[Mn(CO)(4)(SeMe)(2)](-) to [(CO)(3)Mn(&mgr;-SeMe)(3)Mn(CO)(3)](-) was accomplished in high yield in THF at room temperature. Crystal data for [Na-18-crown-6-ether][(CO)(3)Mn(&mgr;-SeMe)(3)Mn(CO)(3)]: trigonal space group R&thremacr;, a = 13.533(3) Å, c = 32.292(8) Å, V = 5122(2) Å(3), Z = 6, R = 0.042, R(w) = 0.041. Oxidation of Co(2+) to Co(3+) by diphenyl diselenide in the presence of chelating metallo ligands cis-[Mn(CO)(4)(SePh)(2)](-) and cis-[Mn(CO)(4)(TePh)(2)](-), followed by a bezenselenolate ligand rearranging to bridge two metals and a labile carbonyl shift from Mn to Co, led directly to [(CO)(4)Mn(&mgr;-TePh)(2)Co(CO)(&mgr;-SePh)(3)Mn(CO)(3)]. Crystal data: triclinic space group P&onemacr;, a = 11.712(3) Å, b = 12.197(3) Å, c = 15.754(3) Å, alpha = 83.56(2) degrees, beta = 76.13(2) degrees, gamma = 72.69(2) degrees, V = 2083.8(7) Å(3), Z = 2, R = 0.040, R(w) = 0.040. Addition of fac-[Fe(CO)(3)(SePh)(3)](-) to fac-[Mn(CO)(3)(CH(3)CN)(3)](+) resulted in formation of (CO)(3)Mn(&mgr;-SePh)(3)Fe(CO)(3). This neutral heterometallic complex crystallized in monoclinic space group P2(1)/n with a = 8.707(2) Å, b = 17.413(4) Å, c = 17.541(4) Å, beta = 99.72(2) degrees, V = 2621(1) Å(3), and Z = 4; final R = 0.033 and R(w) = 0.030.