TY - JOUR AB - Metallodiphosphenes (eta5-C5R5) (CO)2M-P=P-Mes* (C5R5 = C5Me5, C5Me4Et, 1,2,4-iPr3CrH2, 1,3-tBu2C5H3,1,3-(Me3Si)2C5H3; M = Fe,Ru) undergo reaction with anhydrous hexafluoroacetone to afford either the five-membered metallaheterocycles (eta5-C5R5)(CO)M-P(=PMes*)OC-(CF3)2C(O) or metalated 1-oxa-2,3-diphosphetanes (eta5-C5R5)(CO)2M-P-P(Mes*)OC(CF3)2. It is demonstrated that the l-oxa-2,3-diphosphetanes result from an intramolecular rearrangement of the metallaheterocycles. The course of the reaction and the nature of the products is largely influenced by the basicity of the cyclopentadienylmetal fragment. The molecular structures of (eta5-C5Me5) (CO)Fe-P(=PMes*)OC(CF3)2C(O) (9a) (P2(1)/c, a = 21.809(4) angstrom, b = 10.066(2) angstrom, c = 16.250(3) angstrom, beta = 95.87(1)-degrees, (eta5-C5Me5)(CO)Ru-P=P(Mes*)OC(CF3)2C(O) (10a) (P2(1)/c, a = 22.308(8) angstrom, b = 10.174(4) angstrom, c = 16.014(10) angstrom, beta = 96.62(4)-degrees), (eta5-1,2,4-iPr3C6H2)(CO)Ru-P-(=PMes*)OC(CF3)2C(O) (10c) (P1BAR, a = 9.416(5) angstrom, b = 9.784(6) angstrom, c = 24.40(2) angstrom, alpha = 92.74(5)-degrees, beta = 98.42(5)-degrees, gamma = 117.37(4)-degrees), and (eta5-C5Me5)(CO)2Fe-P-P(Mes*)OC(CF3)2 (11a) (C2/c, a = 46.79(3) angstrom, b = 9.316(5) angstrom, c = 16.611(5) angstrom, beta = 101.52(3)-degrees) were determined by single-crystal X-ray analyses. DA - 1994 DO - 10.1021/om00018a012 LA - eng IS - 6 M2 - 2194 PY - 1994 SN - 0276-7333 SP - 2194-2204 T2 - Organometallics TI - Studies on the Reactivity of Metallodiphosphenes (η5-C5R5)(CO)2M-P=P-Mes* of Iron and Ruthenium towards Hexafluoroacetone. X-ray Structure Analyses of (η5-C5Me5)(CO)M-P(=PMes*)OC(CF3)2C(O) (M = Fe, Ru), (η5-1,2,4-iPr3C5H2)(CO)Ru-P(=PMes*)OC(CF3)2C(O), and (η5-C5Me5)(CO)2Fe-P-P(Mes*)OC(CF3)2 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0070-pub-17746930 Y2 - 2024-11-22T07:20:09 ER -