Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.47, No.14, 6541-6550, 2008
Spectroscopic characterization of molybdenum dinitrogen complexes containing a combination of Di- and triphosphine coligands: P-31 NMR analysis of five-spin systems
The three molybdenum-N-2 complexes [Mo(N-2)(dpepp)(depe)] (1), [Mo(N-2)(dpepp)(dppe)] (2), and [Mo(N-2)(dpepp)(1,2-dppp)] (3), all of which contain a combination of a bi- and a tridentate phosphine ligand, were prepared and investigated by vibrational and P-31 NMR spectroscopy. As a tridentate ligand bis(2-diphenylphosphinoethyl)phenylphosphine (dpepp) has been employed. The three different bidentate ligands are 1,2-bis(diethylphosphino)ethane (depe), 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane (dppe), and R-(+)-1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane (1,2-dppp). N-N as well as metal-N vibrations of 1-3 are identified and interpreted in terms of the geometric and electronic structures of the complexes. P-31 NMR spectra are recorded and fully analyzed. Moreover, correlation spectroscopy (COSY)-45 measurements are performed to determine the relative signs of coupling constants. Special attention is directed to a detection of different isomers and their P-31 NMR, as well as vibrational spectroscopic properties. The implications of the results for the area of synthetic nitrogen fixation with phosphine complexes are discussed.