Reactivity of [ReOX3(PPh3)2] and [ReOX3(AsPh3)2] towards 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-1H-benzimidazole: Synthesis, X-ray studies, spectroscopic characterization and DFT calculations for [ReOX2(hpb)(EPh3)] and [ReO(OMe)(hpb)2]·MeCN

Isomers in chlorido and alkoxido-substituted oxidorhenium(v) complexes: effects on catalytic epoxidation activity

The syntheses and characterizations of oxidorhenium(v) complexes trans-dichlorido [ReOCl2(PPh3)(L1a)] (trans-2a), cis-dichlorido [ReOCl2(PPh3)(L1b)] (cis-2b) and ethoxido-complex [ReO(OEt)(L1b)2] (4b), ligated with the dimethyloxazoline-phenol ligands HL1a and HL1b are described. The bidentate ligand HL1a (2-(4,4-dimethyl-4,5-dihydro-1,3-oxazol-2-yl)-phenol) is unsubstituted on the phenol ring; ligand HL1b (2-(4,4-dimethyl-4,5-dihydro-1,3-oxazol-2-yl)-4-nitrophenol) contains a nitro group in para-position to the hydroxy group. In the reaction of precursor complex [ReOCl3(PPh3)2] and HL1a the two stereoisomers cis/trans-2a, with respect to chlorido ligands, are formed. The solid state structures of both isomers cis- and trans-2a were determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. In contrast, with ligand HL1b, only the cis-isomer cis-2b was obtained. Ethoxido-complex 4b is exclusively obtained when precursor [ReOCl3(OPPh3)(SMe2)] is reacted with 2 equiv. of HL1b in ethanol in the presence of the base 2,6-dimethylpyridine (lutidine). If no lutidine is added, chlorido-complex [ReOCl(L1b)2] (3b) is obtained. Complexes [ReOCl2(PPh3)(L1a)] (cis/trans-2a), [ReOCl2(PPh3)(L1b)] (cis-2b), [ReO(OMe)(L1a)2] (4a) and [ReO(OEt)(L1b)2] (4b) were tested as homogeneous catalysts in the benchmark reaction of cyclooctene epoxidation. The influence of isomerism and effects of ligand substitutions on catalytic activity was investigated. Based on the time-conversion plots it can be concluded that cis/trans-isomerism does not influence catalytic activity, but electron-withdrawing substituents, as in cis-2b, 3b and 4b, show a beneficial effect.

Rhenium(V)-oxo complexes [ReOX2(N∩O)(EPh3)] (X=Cl, Br, I; E=P, As) – synthesis, structure, spectroscopy, and catalytic properties

The present review aims to give a comprehensive survey about the chemistry of rhenium(V)-oxo complexes of general formula [ReOX2(N∩O)(EPh3)], where X=Cl, Br, I, E=P, As, and N∩O stands for uninegative chelating N∩O-ligand, carried out within the last four decades. In addition to the synthesis aspects, the available structural data as well as the results issued from techniques such as infrared and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopies are collected and discussed. Furthermore, a brief description of the applications of these compounds in catalysis is included.

Electronic spectra of oxocomplexes of Re(V) with thiolato ligands

The electronic spectra of monooxo complexes of rhenium(V) with 1,2-benzenedithiolato (bdt(2-)), 3,4-toluenenedithiolato (tdt(2-)), maleonitriledithiolato (mnt(2-)), and 1,2-dithiooxalato (dto(2-)) ligands were investigated at the TD-DFT level employing several functionals and basis sets. The most important transitions are due to ligand-to-metal charge transfer (LMCT) with some minor contribution of ligand-to-metal-ligand charge transfer (LMLCT). However, for [ReO(dto)(2)](-) this statement does not hold because the transitions are due to metal-ligand-to-metal-ligand charge transfer (MLMLCT). This observation arises from the presence of the oxalate groups. These substituents increase the flexibility of this complex with respect to the complexes containing bdt(2-), mnt(2-) and tdt(2-). In these complexes, the C-C backbone imposes a rigid geometry, which leads to the occupied rhenium-orbitals lying energetically below the sulfur-based orbitals. For the complexes [ReO(bdt)(2)](-), [ReO(mnt)(2)](-) and [ReO(tdt)(2)](-), the HOMO is a sulfur-based out-of-plane molecular orbital. However, the HOMO of [ReO(dto)(2)](-) shows a high contribution of the rhenium d(x)(2)(-y)(2) and in-plane sulfur-centered orbitals. The comparison of the results obtained with several functionals clearly point to the PBE1PBE/LANL2DZ method as the best TD-DFT method to investigate the electronic spectra of monooxo complexes of Re(V) with thiolato ligands. The results obtained with larger basis sets suggest that the agreement between experiment and theory was due to an error cancellation between basis set incompleteness and deficiencies in the DFT methods.