Journal article
Measurement of Diphosphine σ‑Donor and π-Acceptor Properties in d0 Titanium Complexes Using Ligand K‑Edge XAS and TDDFT
Inorganic chemistry, Vol.57(16), pp.10277-10286
08/20/2018
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b01511
Abstract
Diphosphines are highly versatile ancillary ligands in coordination chemistry and catalysis because their structures and donor–acceptor properties can vary widely depending on the substituents attached to phosphorus. Experimental and theoretical methods have been developed to quantify differences in phosphine and diphosphine ligand field strength, but experimentally measuring individual σ-donor and π-acceptor contributions to metal–phosphorus bonding remains a formidable challenge. Here we report P and Cl K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), density functional theory (DFT), and time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) studies of a series of [Ph2P(CH2) n PPh2]TiCl4 complexes, where n = 1, 2, or 3. The d0 metal complexes (Ti4+) revealed both P 1s → Ti–P π and P 1s → Ti–P σ* transitions in the P K-edge XAS spectra, which allowed spectral changes associated with Ti–P σ-bonding and π-backbonding to be evaluated as a function of diphosphine alkane length. DFT and TDDFT calculations were used to assign and quantify changes in Ti–P σ-bonding and π-backbonding. The calculated results for [Ph2P(CH2)2PPh2]TiCl4 were subsequently compared to electronic structure calculations and simulated spectra for [R2P(CH2)2PR2]TiCl4, where R = cyclohexyl or CF3, to evaluate spectral changes as a function of diphosphine ligand field strength. Collectively, our results demonstrate how P K-edge XAS can be used to experimentally measure M-P π-backbonding with a d0 metal and corroborate earlier studies showing that relative changes in covalent M-P σ bonding do not depend solely on changes in diphosphine bite angle.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Measurement of Diphosphine σ‑Donor and π-Acceptor Properties in d0 Titanium Complexes Using Ligand K‑Edge XAS and TDDFT
- Creators
- Kyounghoon Lee - The University of IowaHaochuan Wei - Department of ChemistryAnastasia V Blake - The University of IowaCourtney M Donahue - The University of IowaJason M Keith - Department of ChemistryScott R Daly - The University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Inorganic chemistry, Vol.57(16), pp.10277-10286
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society
- DOI
- 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b01511
- ISSN
- 0020-1669
- eISSN
- 1520-510X
- Grant note
- DOI: 10.13039/100000138, name: U.S. Department of Education; DOI: 10.13039/100006770, name: American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund, award: 55989-DNI3
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/20/2018
- Academic Unit
- Chemistry
- Record Identifier
- 9984216613802771
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