Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl Complexes
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Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl Complexes
1,2,3,4,5-Pentamethylcyclopentadiene is a cyclic diene with the formula , often written , where Me is . It is a colorless liquid. 1,2,3,4,5-Pentamethylcyclopentadiene is the precursor to the ligand ''1,2,3,4,5-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl'', which is often denoted Cp* () and read as "C P star", the "star" signifying the five methyl groups radiating from the core of the ligand. Thus, the 1,2,3,4,5-pentamethylcyclopentadiene's formula is also written Cp*H. In contrast to less-substituted cyclopentadiene derivatives, Cp*H is not prone to dimerization. Synthesis Pentamethylcyclopentadiene is commercially available. It was first prepared from tiglaldehyde and 2-butenyllithium, via 2,3,4,5-tetramethylcyclopent-2-enone, with a Nazarov cyclization reaction as a key step. : Alternatively, 2-butenyllithium adds to ethyl acetate followed by acid-catalyzed dehydrocyclization: : : Organometallic derivatives Cp*H is a precursor to organometallic compounds containing the ligand, common ...
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Flammable
A combustible material is a material that can burn (i.e., sustain a flame) in air under certain conditions. A material is flammable if it ignites easily at ambient temperatures. In other words, a combustible material ignites with some effort and a flammable material catches fire immediately on exposure to flame. The degree of flammability in air depends largely upon the volatility of the material this is related to its composition-specific vapour pressure, which is temperature dependent. The quantity of vapour produced can be enhanced by increasing the surface area of the material forming a mist or dust. Take wood as an example. Finely divided wood dust can undergo explosive flames and produce a blast wave. A piece of paper (made from pulp) catches on fire quite easily. A heavy oak desk is much harder to ignite, even though the wood fibre is the same in all three materials. Common sense (and indeed scientific consensus until the mid-1700s) would seem to suggest that mate ...
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Iron Pentacarbonyl
Iron pentacarbonyl, also known as iron carbonyl, is the compound with formula . Under standard conditions Fe( CO)5 is a free-flowing, straw-colored liquid with a pungent odour. Older samples appear darker. This compound is a common precursor to diverse iron compounds, including many that are useful in small scale organic synthesis. Properties Iron pentacarbonyl is a homoleptic metal carbonyl, where carbon monoxide is the only ligand complexed with a metal. Other examples include octahedral chromium hexacarbonyl (Cr(CO)6) and tetrahedral nickel carbonyl (Ni(CO)4). Most metal carbonyls have 18 valence electrons, and Fe(CO)5 fits this pattern with 8 valence electrons on Fe and five pairs of electrons provided by the CO ligands. Reflecting its symmetrical structure and charge neutrality, Fe(CO)5 is volatile; it is one of the most frequently encountered liquid metal complexes. Fe(CO)5 adopts a trigonal bipyramidal structure with the Fe atom surrounded by five CO ligands: thr ...
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Bulky Cyclopentadienyl Ligands
In the area of organometallic chemistry, a bulky cyclopentadienyl ligand is jargon for a ligand of the type where R is a branched alkyl and ''n'' = 3 or 4. Representative examples are the tetraisopropyl derivative and the tris( ''tert''-butyl) derivative . These ligands are so large that their complexes behave differently from the pentamethylcyclopentadienyl analogues. Because they cannot closely approach the metal, these bulky ligands stabilize high spin complexes, such as (C5H2''t''Bu3)2Fe2I2. These large ligands stabilize highly unsaturated derivatives such as (C5H2''t''Bu3)2Fe2N2. Synthesis and reactions The (''tert''-butyl)cyclopentadiene is prepared by alkylation of cyclopentadiene with ''tert''-butyl bromide in the presence of sodium hydride and dibenzo-18-crown-6. The intermediate in this synthesis is di-''tert''-butylcyclopentadiene. This compound is conveniently prepared by alkylation of cyclobutadiene with tert-butyl bromide under phase-transfer conditi ...
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Tuck-in Complex
In organometallic chemistry, a tuck-in complex usually refers to derivatives of Cp* ligands wherein a methyl group is deprotonated and the resulting methylene attaches to the metal. The C5–CH2–M angle is acute. The term "tucked in" was coined to describe derivatives of organotungsten complexes. Although most "tucked-in" complexes are derived from Cp* ligands, other pi-bonded rings undergo similar reactions. Scope and bonding The "tuck-in" process is related to ortho-metalation in the sense that it is an intramolecular cyclometalation. Tuck-in complexes derived from Cp* ligands are derivatives of tetramethylfulvene, sometimes abbreviated Me4Fv. A variety of complexes are known for Me4Fv and related ligands. In these complexes, the Fv can serve as a 4-electron or as a 6-electron ligand. Examples The original example proceeded via sequential loss of two equivalents of H2 from decamethyltungstocene dihydride, Cp*2WH2. The first dehydrogenation step affords a simple tuck ...
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Rhodium(III) Chloride
Rhodium is a chemical element; it has symbol Rh and atomic number 45. It is a very rare, silvery-white, hard, corrosion-resistant transition metal. It is a noble metal and a member of the platinum group. It has only one naturally occurring isotope, which is 103Rh. Naturally occurring rhodium is usually found as a free metal or as an alloy with similar metals and rarely as a chemical compound in minerals such as bowieite and rhodplumsite. It is one of the rarest and most valuable precious metals. Rhodium is a group 9 element (cobalt group). Rhodium is found in platinum or nickel ores with the other members of the platinum group metals. It was discovered in 1803 by William Hyde Wollaston in one such ore, and named for the rose color of one of its chlorine compounds. The element's major use (consuming about 80% of world rhodium production) is as one of the catalysts in the three-way catalytic converters in automobiles. Because rhodium metal is inert against corrosion an ...
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Chemical Communications
''ChemComm'' (or ''Chemical Communications''), formerly known as ''Journal of the Chemical Society D: Chemical Communications'' (1969–1971), ''Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications'' (1972–1995), is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Royal Society of Chemistry. It covers all aspects of chemistry. In January 2012, the journal moved to publishing 100 issues per year. The current chair of the editorial board is Douglas Stephan (University of Toronto, Canada), while the executive editor is Richard Kelly. Abstracting and indexing The journal is abstracted and indexed in: * Chemical Abstracts * Science Citation Index * Current Contents/Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences * Scopus * Index Medicus/MEDLINE/PubMed According to the ''Journal Citation Reports'', the journal has a 2023 impact factor of 4.3. See also * '' New Journal of Chemistry'' * ''Chemical Society Reviews ''Chemical Society Reviews'' is a biweekly peer-reviewed scientific journa ...
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Iridium(III) Chloride
Iridium(III) chloride is the inorganic compound with the formula IrCl3. The anhydrous compound is relatively rare, but the related hydrate is much more commonly encountered. The anhydrous salt has two polymorphs, α and β, which are brown and red colored respectively. More commonly encountered is the hygroscopic dark green trihydrate IrCl3(H2O)3 which is a common starting point for iridium chemistry. Preparation Iridium is separated from the other platinum group metals as crystalline ammonium hexachloroiridate, (NH4)2 rCl6 which can be reduced to iridium metal in a stream of hydrogen. The spongy Ir thus produced reacts with chlorine at 650 °C to give iridium(III) chloride. Hydrated iridium trichloride is obtained by heating hydrated iridium(III) oxide with hydrochloric acid. Structure Like the related rhodium compound, IrCl3 adopts the structure seen for aluminium chloride. This is the monoclinic α polymorph. A rhombohedral β polymorph also exists. Both polymorphs h ...
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Tetrahedron Letters
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