Photoinduced Se-C insertion following photolysis of (η5- C4H4Se)Cr(CO)3. A picosecond and nanosecond time-resolved infrared, matrix isolation, and DFT investigation

Peter Brennan, Michael W. George, Omar S. Jina, Conor Long, Jennifer McKenna, Mary T. Pryce, Xue Zhong Sun, Khuong Q. Vuong

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Abstract

The photochemistry of (η5;-C4H 4Se)Cr(CO)3 was investigated by matrix isolation, time-resolved infrared spectroscopy, and steady-state photochemical methods. Density functional theory (DFT) was used to assist in the identification of the photoproducts. Irradiation (λexc= 406 nm) of (η5-C4H4Se)Cr(CO)3 in either an Ar or CH4 matrix at 20 K produced the selenophene ring-opened insertion product (C,Se-C4H4Se)Cr(CO)3. Further irradiation of this matrix produced the CO-loss species (C,Se-C 4H4Se)Cr(CO)2. Pulsed irradiation at 400 nm produced the CO-loss species (η5-C4H 4Se)Cr(CO)2(S) in n-heptane (S) along with the insertion products (C,Se-C4H4Se)Cr(CO)3 and (C,Se-C 4H4Se)Cr(CO)2, both of which may have triplet character. Time-resolved measurements on the microsecond time scale confirmed that the CO-loss species (η5-C4H4Se)Cr(CO) 2(S) reacts with CO (k2 = 5.8 × 106 dm3 mol-1 s-1 at 298 K), while (C,Se-C4H 4Se)Cr(CO)3 and (C,Se-C4H4Se)Cr(CO) 2 do not react on this time scale. DFT calculations provide an explanation of the stability of the triplet (C,Se-C4H 4Se)Cr(CO)3 species in terms of a chromaselanabenzene structure, which is consistent with previously observed metal insertion into coordinated selenophene ligands.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3671-3680
Number of pages10
JournalOrganometallics
Volume27
Issue number15
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 11 Aug 2008
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry

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