Abstract
Silicates with five organic groups are conformationally dynamic even with two bidentate ligands. Symmetry breaking by incorporating a single nitrogen or phosphorus atom provides insight into their dynamic behavior. N-containing silicates with bidentate 2-phenylpyridine, biphenyl, and a Me (8), Et (9) or Ph (10) ligand were studied comprehensively by NMR spectroscopy and DFT theory to reveal two isoenergetic conformers with a barrier of ca. 10 kcal mol–1. P-containing silicate 14 with bidentate triphenylphosphane, biphenyl, and Me ligands is subject to multiple Berry pseudorotations, turnstile rotations, and conformational flexibility of the P-center. The stability increased by masking the P-center with a BH3 group (16). DFT and NMR modeling reveal two isoenergetic conformers for 16 with a barrier of ca. 19 kcal‧mol–1 for a complex interconversion pathway. This barrier bodes well for the design of configurationally stable chiral-at-metal transition metal catalysts.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3318-3328 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry |
Volume | 2019 |
Issue number | 28 |
Early online date | 7 Jul 2019 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 31 Jul 2019 |
Funding
This work was supported by The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, Chemical Sciences (NWO-CW). We acknowledge SARA Computing and Networking Services for computer time.
Funders | Funder number |
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Chemical Sciences | |
NWO-CW | |
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation | |
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek |
Keywords
- Berry pseudorotation
- Density functional calculations
- Hypervalent compounds
- Silicates
- Silicon
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CCDC 1901695: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
van der Boon, L. J. P. (Contributor), Hendriks, J. H. (Contributor), Roolvink, D. (Contributor), O'Kennedy, S. J. (Contributor), Lutz, M. (Contributor), Slootweg, J. C. (Contributor), Ehlers, A. W. (Contributor) & Lammertsma, K. (Contributor), Unknown Publisher, 31 Jul 2019
DOI: 10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc21tw0s, http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/services/structure_request?id=doi:10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc21tw0s&sid=DataCite
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CCDC 1901694: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
van der Boon, L. J. P. (Contributor), Hendriks, J. H. (Contributor), Roolvink, D. (Contributor), O'Kennedy, S. J. (Contributor), Lutz, M. (Contributor), Slootweg, J. C. (Contributor), Ehlers, A. W. (Contributor) & Lammertsma, K. (Contributor), Unknown Publisher, 31 Jul 2019
DOI: 10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc21tvzq, http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/services/structure_request?id=doi:10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc21tvzq&sid=DataCite
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CCDC 1901693: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
van der Boon, L. J. P. (Contributor), Hendriks, J. H. (Contributor), Roolvink, D. (Contributor), O'Kennedy, S. J. (Contributor), Lutz, M. (Contributor), Slootweg, J. C. (Contributor), Ehlers, A. W. (Contributor) & Lammertsma, K. (Contributor), Unknown Publisher, 31 Jul 2019
DOI: 10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc21tvyp, http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/services/structure_request?id=doi:10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc21tvyp&sid=DataCite
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