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Article

Synthesis, Characterization, and Catalytic Exploration of Mononuclear Mo(VI) Dioxido Complexes of (Z)-1-R-2-(4′,4′-Dimethyl-2′-oxazolin-2′-yl)-eth-1-en-1-ates †

by
Anna Petrov
1,
Jeanette A. Adjei
1,‡,
Alan J. Lough
2,
R. Stephen Wylie
1 and
Robert A. Gossage
1,*
1
Department of Chemistry & Biology, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, ON M5B 2K3, Canada
2
X-ray Crystallography Laboratory, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3H6, Canada
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
Dedicated to Professor Gerard van Koten on the occasion of his 80th birthday; thanking him for many years of collaboration, fruitful discussions and generous friendship. Ik wens je een gelukkige verjaardag.
‡
Current address: Department of Chemistry, Western University, London, ON N6A 5B7, Canada.
Molecules 2022, 27(4), 1309; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27041309
Submission received: 27 December 2021 / Revised: 9 February 2022 / Accepted: 11 February 2022 / Published: 15 February 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Catalysis and Its Contributions to Society: Theme Issue Honoring Professor Gerard van Koten on His 80th Birthday)
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Abstract

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The coordination chemistry of the title ligands with Mo metal centers was investigated. Thus, the synthesis and characterization (NMR, X-ray diffraction) of four mononuclear formally Mo(6+) complexes of (Z)-1-R-2-(4′,4′-dimethyl-2′-oxazolin-2′-yl)-eth-1-en-1-ates (L: R = –Ph, –Ph-p-NO2, –Ph-p-OMe and –t-Bu), derived from the part enols (LH), is described. The resulting air-stable MoO2L2 complexes (1–4) exist, as shown by single-crystal X-ray diffraction experiments, in the cis-dioxido-trans(N)-κ2-N,O-L conformation in the solid state for all four examples. This situation was further probed using semi-empirical PM6(tm) calculations. Complexes 1–4 represent the first Mo complexes of this ligand class and, indeed, of Group 6 metals in general. Structural and spectroscopic comparisons were made between these and related Mo(6+) compounds. Complex 1 (R = –Ph) was studied for its ability to selectively catalyze the production of poly-norbornene from the monomer in the presence of MAO. This, unfortunately, only resulted in the synthesis of insoluble, presumably highly cross-linked, polymeric and/or oligomeric materials. However, complexes 1–4 were demonstrated to be highly effective for catalyzing benzoin to benzil conversion using DMSO as the O-transfer agent. This catalysis work is likewise put into perspective with respect to analogous Mo(6+) complexes.

1. Introduction

In recent years, we have been investigating the coordination chemistry and catalytic potential of metal and non-metal complexes derived from what we call Tohda’s Ligands (Scheme 1: LH). These ligand precursors were studied from an organic chemistry perspective for some time [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10], particularly in the area of heterocyclic synthesis. The materials themselves can exist in at least three tautomers, i.e., two oxazoline forms, existing as an enol (Scheme 1, left) or keto isomer (Scheme 1: middle) or in the enamine heterocyclic configuration (Scheme 1, right). In the solid state, the latter of these is the predominant isomer [7,9], with the keto isomer sometimes being observed in solution depending on “R”, the solvent(s), and other factors (e.g., protonation at N) [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10].
Our primary interest in these materials stems from their potential to act as ligands, either in a monomeric sense, likely solely via N(oxazoline) binding, or by chelation (or bridging) bonding motifs involving the same N-atom and the non-heterocyclic-O. This latter atom can potentially bind in a neutral sense or anionically following deprotonation of the LH unit. Thus far, we have only observed the κ2-N,O bonding motif following formal H+ loss from LH; hence, metal-bound enolate anions (L−) are found within the metal coordination sphere. This has been shown in the chemistry of Co2+/3+, Cu2+ [9,11], Ni2+ [12], and Ir+/3+ [13], in addition to main group examples [14]. Herein, we detail our exploration into the reactivity of formally Mo6+ metal centers with LH derivatives, as the reactivity of these compounds with Group 6 metals is currently completely unexplored. In this regard, several examples with general formula MoO2(L)2 will be described in addition to some preliminary experiments probing the catalytic potential of these new complexes. This Article is part of a special issue of Molecules in celebration of the 80th birthday of Prof. Gerard van Koten [15].

2. Results

2.1. Synthesis and Characterisation

The synthesis of the (Z)-1-R-2-(4′,4′-dimethyl-2′-oxazolin-2′-yl)-eth-1-en-1-ols used here (L1H: R = –Ph; L2H: R = –Ph-p-NO2; L3H: R = –Ph-p-OMe; L4H: R = –t-Bu: Scheme 2) was carried out as previously described [2,9,16]. The treatment of alcoholic solutions (LnH; n = 1, 2 and 4: MeOH; L3H: 95% aq. EtOH) of LH (~2 equivalents) with cis-MoO2(acac)2 (acac = κ2-O,O’-acetylacetonato) [17,18,19] leads to the facile formation of complexes 1–4, presumably involving the loss of acacH (Scheme 2), in good to moderate yields (see Section 4).
Complexes 1–4 are air- and moisture-stable solids and range in color from yellow-orange to orange to red. Elemental analysis of all four species was consistent with materials having the empirical composition of MoO2(L)2. Spectroscopic characterization (1H and 13C) revealed a situation in which both the methyl and the methylene protons of the oxazoline ring of L were in a non-symmetrical environment, and hence diastereotopic H atoms were noted. This suggested a lack of mirror plane symmetry with respect to these units. Hence, the all-trans isomer and the trans-dioxido-cis-bis-κ2-N,O-L isomers of a hypothetical mononuclear octahedral Mo6+ complex were unlikely structural variants (Scheme 3: I and II). However, the above NMR studies could not confirm either the mononuclear nature of these materials (i.e., [MoO2(L)2]n; n = 1) or the most stable of the cis-MoO2 isomer(s) (Scheme 3: III–V). We therefore approached these isomeric possibilities using a combination of X-ray diffraction studies and semi-empirical PM6(tm) calculations. This latter technique has been found useful for relatively complex systems in terms of approximating the relative stability of various isomeric forms of transition metal complexes [20,21].

2.2. Semi-Empirical PM6(tm) Treatment of Hypothetical Complex 5

A semi-empirical treatment at the PM6(tm) level of theory was initially used to gain some insight into the likely ligand disposition around the MoO2(L)2 unit [21]. For computational simplicity, a hypothetical complex in which R = –CH3 (Scheme 2: complex 5) was used for the five possible structural forms (Scheme 3: I–V). The PM6(tm) results clearly suggested (see Section 4.3) that the two trans-dioxido isomers I and II were indeed energetically unfavorable with respect to the cis-forms, as attempts to model these led to convergence at the cis-isomers. This observation is in agreement with the spectroscopic characterization of the isolated complexes 1–4. Hence, it is likely that 1–4 retain the cis-orientation of the two Mo=O units known to be present in the starting complex MoO2(acac)2 [17,18,19]. Of the cis-dioxido isomers, form III (trans-Nox: ox = oxazoline) was found to be the most stable (relative values of ΔHf = 0.00; +56.8 and +44.5 kJ mol–1 respectively, for III, IV and V). As both the level of theory and the adjusted R group on L may inadvertently skew these results, we took to employing solid-state X-ray diffraction studies of complexes 1–4 to unequivocally solve this isomeric dilemma.

2.3. X-ray Structural Studies

Suitable crystalline material of the complexes described herein were obtained by the solvent layering technique using either CHCl3 (1, 3 and 4) or acetone (2) solutions of the complex that had been thereafter layered with hexanes and then left sealed and undisturbed for several hours or days to induce crystal formation. ORTEP representations [22] of a unit cell molecule of each complex are displayed in Scheme 4. Table 1 below reports the observed crystal parameters for the solid-state characterization of 1–4, and Table 2 presents selected bond lengths and angles for the four complexes [23,24].
These data (Table 1 and Table 2 and Supplementary Information) confirmed the presumed mononuclear nature, i.e., [MoO2(L)2]n: n = 1, of all four complexes described. As anticipated from the computational evaluation, the complexes adopted a distorted octahedral ligand atom arrangement around the Mo center in all cases. A cisoidal orientation of the oxido ligands was observed with trans-spanning imine N-atoms of the oxazoline units, thus requiring a cisoidal positioning of the remaining, formally enolate, O-donor atoms. These results were fully consistent with the PM6(tm) treatment.

2.4. Catalytic Explorations

2.4.1. Norbornene Polymerization

Compound 1 was tested for its potential as a promoter of the ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) of norbornene as the test substrate (Scheme 5: top). Structurally related Mo6+ complexes are known to be effective at such polymerization in the presence of alkyl-aluminum promoters such as methylaluminoxane (MAO). Thus, complex 1 in catalytic proportions (10 mol%) was exposed to a solution of norbornene with excess MAO under typical polymerization conditions (see Section 4.4.1). Although polymerization was noted, the resulting polymeric and/or oligomeric matrix was found to be completely insoluble in any tested solvents. It was assumed that highly cross-linked poly-norbornene was the likely product [25], and thus further attempts to optimize this process were abandoned.

2.4.2. Benzoin Oxidation to Benzil

Complexes 1–4 were also tested for their ability to initiate O-transfer chemistry. The catalytic oxidation of benzoin to benzil is a well-known benchmark reaction for high-valent Group 6 dioxido complexes; dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) is a typical agent used to transfer the oxygen atom [26]. Unlike the polymerization experiments described above, all four catalysts gave clean conversion (Section 4.4.2 [26]) of benzoin to benzil using DMSO at elevated temperatures (Scheme 5: bottom). Somewhat surprisingly, complex 1 (R = –Ph) and 4 (R = –t-Bu) resulted in essentially quantitative conversion; however, 2 and 3, containing the electron-withdrawing –NO2 group or the electron-donating –OMe group, respectively, yielded slightly lower conversions (80–87%) under identical conditions. Note that these reactions were performed as described (Section 4.4.2) to simply explore any potential activity; no attempt was made to optimize these conditions specifically for this system.

3. Discussion

3.1. Synthesis and Structural Investigations

Complexes 1–4 represent the first Group 6 compounds incorporating metal-bound enolates derived from the LH ligand set. The straightforward reaction of readily available cis-MoO2(acac)2 to give the desired air-stable materials occurred in the absence of an added base, a situation that is typically required to produce reaction conditions necessary to coordinate the enolate fragment obtained from LH. Hence, these Mo6+-based materials formed more readily when compared to most of the Ni2+, Co2+, Cu2+, and Ir+ complexes reported previously [9,11,12,13]. Molecular modeling (Section 2.2) suggested that the likely ligand orientation around a mononuclear Mo6+ center was that of isomer III (Scheme 3). A confirmation of that concept was obtained for all four complexes, regardless of the “R” group functionality on the ene-scaffold (Scheme 2), as revealed by the X-ray diffraction studies. The structural results support the notion that the use of relatively simple PM6(tm) semi-empirical calculations to probe relative isomer stability in such systems is effective and quite computationally undemanding [20,21]. Surprisingly, little structural diversity of complexes 1–4 was noted in terms of ligand framework or ligated atoms around each Mo atom (Table 2; Supplementary Information). The cis-orientation of the dioxido unit was confirmed in addition to the presence of trans-spanning N atoms and cis-enolate O-groups. The bond lengths between the metal and these atoms can be compared to structurally related examples and are otherwise typical [23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41]. These data did not show large differences in magnitude throughout the series. The main observed variation involved the N–Mo–N bond angle, which varied from ~166° in 3 to ~158° in 1.

3.2. Catalysis

High-valent Group 6 oxo complexes are well known to be active complexes for the catalytic ROMP of olefins [42,43,44,45,46,47]. Unfortunately, our study of complex 1 in this regard did not yield conclusive results concerning the nature of the polymers derived from norbornene under typical conditions. Indeed, completely insoluble and presumably highly cross-linked products (Section 2.4.1) were isolated [25]. In contrast, complexes 1–4 were useful in oxygen-transfer chemistry (Section 2.4.2), and the activity of these materials parallels similar systems [26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,48] in the benchmark formation of benzil from benzoin (Scheme 5).

4. Materials and Methods

4.1. Synthesis

4.1.1. General Information

All reactions and purifications were performed under ambient conditions. Solvents were dried/purified using an mBraun Solvent Purification System (SPS). All reagent chemicals and solvents used herein were purchased commercially. NMR experiments were performed with a Bruker AV 400 Spectrometer at ambient temperature. All NMR spectral data are reported in values of δ against external TMS (δ = 0.00 ppm: 1H, 13C). Abbreviations for NMR experimental line listings are as follows: s—singlet; d—doublet; m—multiplet. Uncorrected melting points were obtained using a Fisher Scientific melting point apparatus. UV–Vis. spectra were recorded from CH2Cl2 solutions using an Agilent Cary 5000 spectrometer with a 1 cm-path length cuvette. IR spectra were recorded in the solid state using an Agilent Cary 630 FTIR spectrometer. Compounds L1H–L4H were synthesized as previously reported [2,9,16].

4.1.2. Complex 1: MoO2(κ2-N,O-L1)2

A sample of L1H (0.50 g: 2.3 mmol) was dissolved in 5 mL of MeOH. To this solution MoO2(acac)2 (0.36 g; 1.1 mmol) was added, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature (RT) for 6 h. During this time period, a bright orange-colored precipitate formed. This material was filtered off, washed with further MeOH (3 mL), and then allowed to dry under ambient conditions. The yield of this material, complex 1, was 0.49 g (75%). Crystals of 1 suitable for X-ray diffraction were obtained by the slow mixing of a CHCl3 solution of 1 that had been layered with hexanes. Mp = 219–220 °C (decomp.); selected IR (υ): 1524, 961, 881, 758 cm−1; UV-Vis. (λmax [log ε]; 3.45 × 10−2 M): 284 [4.42], 326 [4.27], 393 [3.78] nm; 1H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 1.67 (s, 6H, -CH3), 1.73 (s, 6H, -CH3), 4.05 (d, 2H, J = 8.0 Hz, -CH2), 4.28 (d, 2H, J = 8.0 Hz, -CH2), 5.56 (s, 2H, =CH), 7.24–7.38 and 7.57–7.59 (m, 10H ArH); 13C{1H}-NMR (101 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 26.8, 27.5, 68.9, 79.3, 83.2, 126.8, 128.0, 130.5, 137.2, 171.3, 177.7; elemental analysis calcd (%) for C26H28N2O6Mo (560.42): C 55.72, H 5.04, N 5.00; found: C 55.96, H 5.31, N 4.96.

4.1.3. Complex 2: MoO2(κ2-N,O-L2)2

A sample of L2H (0.50 g: 1.9 mmol) was dissolved in 5 mL of MeOH. To this solution MoO2(acac)2 (0.31 g; 1.0 mmol) was added, and the mixture was heated to reflux temperature for 20 h. During this time period, a yellow-orange-colored precipitate formed. This material was filtered off, washed with further MeOH (3 mL), and then allowed to dry under ambient conditions. The yield of this material, complex 2, was 0.50 g (76%). Crystals of 2 suitable for X-ray diffraction were obtained by the slow mixing of a CHCl3 solution of 2 that had been layered with hexanes. Mp = >230 °C; selected IR (υ): 1512, 971, 747 cm−1; UV-Vis. (λmax [log ε]; 2.63 × 10−2 M): 258 [4.22], 266 [4.57] nm; 1H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 1.66 (s, 6H, -CH3), 1.74 (s, 6H, -CH3), 4.12 (d, 2H, J = 8.0 Hz, -CH2), 4.36 (d, 2H, J = 8.0 Hz, -CH2), 5.58 (s, 2H, =CH), 7.70 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 4H ArH), 8.14 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 4H ArH); 13C{1H}-NMR (101 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 26.7, 27.4, 69.3, 79.6, 85.1, 123.5, 127.4, 142.7, 148.9, 171.1, 174.2; elemental analysis calcd (%) for C26H26N4O10Mo (622.40): C 48.01, H 4.03, N 8.61; found: C 48.14, H 4.05, N 8.54.

4.1.4. Complex 3: MoO2(κ2-N,O-L3)2

A sample of L3H (0.50 g: 2.0 mmol) was dissolved in 5 mL of 95% aq. EtOH. To this solution MoO2(acac)2 (0.33 g; 1.0 mmol) was added, and the mixture was stirred at RT for 20 h. During this time period, a red-colored precipitate had formed. This material was filtered off, washed with further EtOH (3 mL), and then allowed to dry under ambient conditions. The yield of this material, complex 3, was 0.54 g (86%). Crystals of 3 suitable for X-ray diffraction were obtained by the slow mixing of an acetone solution of 3 that had been layered with hexanes. Mp = 201–203 °C; selected IR (υ): 1532, 882, 778 cm−1; UV-Vis. (λmax [log ε]; 3.43 × 10−2 M): 297 [4.52], 313 [4.96], 378 [3.91] nm; 1H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 1.66 (s, 6H, -CH3), 1.72 (s, 6H, -CH3), 3.79 (s, 6H, -OCH3), 4.02 (d, 2H, J = 8.0 Hz, -CH2), 4.28 (d, 2H, J = 8.0 Hz, -CH2), 5.55 (s, 2H, =CH), 6.77 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 4H ArH), 7.55 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 4H ArH); 13C{1H}-NMR (101 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 26.7, 27.4, 55.3, 68.8, 79.2, 82.0, 113.2, 128.6, 129.8, 161.5, 171.2, 177.5; elemental analysis calcd (%) for C28H32N2O8Mo (620.47): C 54.20, H 5.20, N 4.51; found: C 54.38, H 5.15, N 4.46.

4.1.5. Complex 4: MoO2(κ2-N,O-L4)2

A sample of L4H (0.50 g: 2.5 mmol) was dissolved in 5 mL of MeOH. To this solution MoO2(acac)2 (0.41 g; 1.3 mmol) was added, and the mixture was stirred at RT for 3 h. During this time period, an orange-colored precipitate formed. This material was filtered off, washed with further MeOH (3 mL), and then allowed to dry under ambient conditions. The yield of this material, complex 4, was 0.39 g (59%). Crystals of 4 suitable for X-ray diffraction were obtained by the slow mixing of a CHCl3 solution of 4 that had been layered with hexanes. Mp = 180–182 °C; selected IR (υ): 1533, 870, 774 cm−1; UV-Vis. (λmax [log ε]; 3.54 × 10−2 M): 266 [4.28], 308 [3.86], 434 [2.99] nm; 1H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 1.06 (s, 18H, -CH3), 1.57 (s, 6H, -CH3), 1.64 (s, 6H, -CH3), 3.94 (d, 2H, J = 8.0 Hz, -CH2), 4.13 (d, 2H, J = 8.0 Hz, -CH2), 5.10 (s, 2H, =CH); 13C{1H}-NMR (101 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 27.0, 27.6, 27.9, 39.3, 68.6, 79.0, 80.6, 171.3, 192.8; elemental analysis calcd (%) for C22H36N2O6Mo (520.44): C 50.77, H 6.97, N 5.38; found: C 49.35, H 6.43, N 5.08. Note that the obtained C% was found to be outside the typical acceptable limits.

4.2. Semi-Empirical PM6(tm) Calculations

Calculations at the PM6(tm) level of theory were performed using the Gaussian 16.0 suite of software [49]. Vibrational energy calculations revealed no imaginary frequencies, and hence a stable conformation on the potential energy surface was assumed.

4.3. X-ray Diffraction

X-ray diffraction data were collected on a Nonius Kappa CCD diffractometer using Mo Kα radiation (λ = 0.71073 Å) obtained using Collect [50]. Cell refinement and data reduction were performed with Denzo–SMN [51]. The structure solution employed SIR-92 [52], and the structure refinement was carried out with SHELXL [53]. The molecular graphics were obtained using PLATON [54].

4.4. Catalysis

4.4.1. Norbornene Polymerization

Norbornene (5.76 g: 61.2 mmol), toluene (5 mL), and 1 (0.67 g: 1.2 mmol) were mixed together in a flame-dried Schlenk flash under an N2 (g) atmosphere. To the mixture under stirring MAO (2.0 M toluene; 1.2 mL: 2.4 mmol) was added, and the resulting mixture was stirred for 5 h at RT. The color of the mixture gradually changed from orange to brown to eventually a shade of off purple. The solid mass that resulted from this process, which eventually became so viscous that it prevented further stirring, was found to be completely insoluble in all tested solvents.

4.4.2. Benzoin Oxidation

In a typical reaction, 21 mg of benzoin (0.10 mmol), 0.01 mmol of catalyst (10 mol%), and an internal standard (30 mg C6Me6) were dissolved in 0.7 mL of deoxygenated d6-dmso in an NMR tube. The tube was heated to 120 °C for 24 h and then cooled to RT. The mixture was then diluted with 0.7 mL of CDCl3, and the yield of benzin was thereafter determined by 1H NMR spectroscopy [32,33,36,37,40,41,48].

5. Conclusions

The first examples of Group 6 metal complexes of the title ligands were reported, represented by a series of MoO2L2 derivatives. These materials appeared to be active catalysts in O-atom transfer chemistry. Overall, the transition metal chemistry of Tohda’s Ligands, i.e., (Z)-1-R-2-(4′,4′-dimethyl-2′-oxazolin-2′-yl)-eth-1-en-1-ols, continues to yield rich coordination chemistry and catalytic potential. Future studies will continue this exploration including both late and early transition metal chemistry, in addition to the lanthanide elements.

Supplementary Materials

The following are available online, Tables S1–S45: Full X-ray structural datasets for 1–4, relevant .mol files for isomers I–V. CCDC 2131173-2131176 also contains supplementary crystallographic data for this paper. These data can be obtained free of charge from The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre via www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/structures (accessed on 26 December 2021).

Author Contributions

Conceptualization, R.A.G.; methodology, A.P., J.A.A. and R.A.G.; formal analysis, A.P., J.A.A., A.J.L. and R.A.G.; X-ray analysis, A.J.L.; writing—original draft preparation, A.P., J.A.A., A.J.L. and R.A.G.; writing—review and editing, R.A.G.; computational studies, R.S.W.; supervision, R.A.G.; project administration, R.A.G.; funding acquisition, R.A.G. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

This research was funded by Ryerson University (the Dean’s Start-Up Funding, the Dean’s Booster Fund and the Dean’s ad hoc Funding scheme) and by former NSERC operating grants (awarded to PIN 231831).

Institutional Review Board Statement

Not applicable.

Informed Consent Statement

Not applicable.

Data Availability Statement

All data are contained within the article and the Supplementary Materials.

Acknowledgments

The authors are indebted to Kathleen L. May for recording the IR and UV–Vis. spectra of complexes 1–4.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest. The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to publish the results.

Sample Availability

Samples of the compounds are available for purchase from the authors.

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Molecules 27 01309 sch001 550
Scheme 1. Three possible tautomers of Tohda’s Ligands (i.e., LH).
Scheme 1. Three possible tautomers of Tohda’s Ligands (i.e., LH).
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Scheme 2. General synthesis methodology to yield complexes 1–4 (1: R = –Ph; 2: R = –Ph-p-NO2; 3: R = –Ph-p-OMe; 4: R = –t-Bu).
Scheme 2. General synthesis methodology to yield complexes 1–4 (1: R = –Ph; 2: R = –Ph-p-NO2; 3: R = –Ph-p-OMe; 4: R = –t-Bu).
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Scheme 3. The five possible structural isomers of a hypothetical unit of MoO2(L)2.
Scheme 3. The five possible structural isomers of a hypothetical unit of MoO2(L)2.
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Scheme 4. ORTEP representations of unit cell molecules of 1 (top, left), 2 (top, right), 3 (bottom, left), and 4 (bottom, right). Thermal ellipsoids are at the 30% calculated level.
Scheme 4. ORTEP representations of unit cell molecules of 1 (top, left), 2 (top, right), 3 (bottom, left), and 4 (bottom, right). Thermal ellipsoids are at the 30% calculated level.
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Scheme 5. Schematic representations of the ROMP of norbornene to yield poly-norbornene (top) and oxidation of benzoin to benzil (bottom).
Scheme 5. Schematic representations of the ROMP of norbornene to yield poly-norbornene (top) and oxidation of benzoin to benzil (bottom).
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Table
Table 1. Crystallographic parameters for the solid-state characterization of complexes 1–4 a.
Table 1. Crystallographic parameters for the solid-state characterization of complexes 1–4 a.
DataComplex 1Complex 2Complex 3Complex 4
Empirical FormulaC26H38N2O6MoC26H26N4O10MoC28H32N2O8MoC22H36N2O6Mo
Formula Weight (g/mol)560.44650.45620.50520.47
Temperature (K)150(2)150(2)150(2)150(2)
Wavelength (Å)0.710730.710730.710730.71073
Crystal Systemmonoclinicmonoclinicorthorhombictrigonal
Space groupP 21/nC 2/cP b c nP 3 ¯ c1
Unit Cell Dimensions (Å)a = 11.1664(4)a = 20.5793(6)a =11.2202(2)a = 19.9342(10)
(Å)b = 11.1623(4)b = 8.1384(3)b = 12.9081(3)b = 19.9342(10)
(Å)c = 20.4516(4)c = 17.5927(6)c = 18.7510(4)c = 11.5030(4)
(°)α = 90α = 90α = 90α = 90
(°)β = 95.6150(19)β = 113.6580(18)β = 90β = 90
(°)γ = 90γ = 90γ = 90γ = 120
Volume (Å3)2563.91(14)2698.84(16)2715.73(10)3958.6(3)
Z4446
Density (calcd; mg/m3)1.4671.6011.5181.310
Absorp. Coefficient (mm−1)0.5600.5510.5360.532
F(000)1152132812801632
Crystal Size (mm3)0.40 × 0.30 × 0.220.20 × 0.18 × 0.160.18 × 0.14 × 0.120.20 × 0.20 × 0.10
θ range for Data Collection (°)2.59–27.482.58–27.512.64–27.482.70–27.48
Index Ranges−14 ≤ h ≤ 14−26 ≤ h ≤ 23−14 ≤ h ≤ 14−22 ≤ h ≤ 22
−14 ≤ k ≤ 14−10 ≤ k ≤ 10−16 ≤ k ≤ 16−25 ≤ k ≤ 25
−21 ≤ l ≤ 26−22 ≤ l ≤ 22−24 ≤ l ≤ 240 ≤ l ≤ 14
Reflexions Collected16,60612,85819,9943021
Independent Reflexions5765 [R(int) = 0.0492]3089 [R(int) = 0.0391]3120 [R(int) = 0.0455]3021 [R(int) = 0.049]
Completeness to θ = x° (%)x = 25.25 (99.6)x = 27.51 (99.3)x = 27.48 (99.9)x = 27.48 (99.5)
Absorption
Correction		Semi-empirical from equivalentsSemi-empirical from equivalentsSemi-empirical from equivalentsSemi-empirical from equivalents
Max./min. Transmission0.888/0.7520.917/0.8510.770/0.6290.949/0.897
Refinement
Method		Full-matrix least squares on F2Full-matrix least squares on F2Full-matrix least squares on F2Full-matrix least squares on F2
Data/Restraints/Parameters5765/0/3203089/0/1883120/0/1803021/0/146
Goodness of Fit on F21.0691.1071.0711.041
Final R indices [I > 2σ(I)]R1 = 0.0441; wR2 = 0.0917R1 = 0.0404; wR2 = 0.0949R1 = 0.0449; wR2 = 0.1142R1 = 0.0522; wR2 = 0.1352
R indices (all data)R1 = 0.0689; wR2 = 0.1034R1 = 0.0521; wR2 = 0.1022R1 = 0.0702; wR2 = 0.1339R1 = 0.0852; wR2 = 0.1511
Largest diff.
peak and hole (eÅ−3)		1.525 and 0.8161.715 and 0.7842.105 ad 0.9751.437 and −0.742
a Estimated standard deviations for the measured parameters are in parentheses.
Table
Table 2. Selected bond lengths (Å°) and angles (°) for complexes 1–4 a.
Table 2. Selected bond lengths (Å°) and angles (°) for complexes 1–4 a.
Observed DataComplex 1Complex 2Complex 3Complex 4
Mo=O1.705(2); 1.709(2)1.700(2)1.690(3)1.697(3)
Mo-O2.101(2); 2.119(2)2.103(2)2.096(2)2.072(3)
Mo-N2.117(3); 2.135(3)2.150(2)2.138(3)2.147(3)
C=N1.331(4); 1.314(4)1.310(4)1.324(4)1.311(4)
C=C1.369(5); 1.373(5)1.370(4)1.371(5)1.351(5)
O=Mo=O102.10(11)102.39(16)104.3(2)101.5(2)
N-Mo-N158.37(10)159.75(12)166.28(14)162.96(16)
O-Mo-O80.08(9)79.44(13)77.41(19)78.9(2)
a Estimated standard deviations for the measured parameters are in parentheses; C=N refers to the formal C=N bond of the oxazoline group(s); C=C refers to the formal C=C of the C–C=C–O unit.
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