SYNTHESES AND COORDINATION PROPERTIES OF M(CO)3X(DAB) (M=MN,RE-X=C1,BR,I-DAB=1,4-DIAZABUTADIENE)

M(CO)5X (M = Mn, Re; X = Cl, Br, I) reacts with DAB (1,4-diazabutadiene = R1N=C(R2)C(R2)′=NR′1) to give M(CO)3X(DAB). The 1H, 13C NMR and IR spectra indicate that the facial isomer is formed exclusively. A comparison of the 13C NMR spectra of M(CO)3X(DAB) (M = Mn, Re; X = Cl, Br, I; DAB = glyoxalbis-t-butylimine, glyoxyalbisisopropylimine) and the related M(CO)4DAB complexes (M = Cr, Mo, W) with Fe(CO)3DAB complexes shows that the charge density on the ligands is comparable in both types of d6 metal complexes but is slightly different in the Fe-d8 complexes. The effect of the DAB substituents on the carbonyl stretching frequencies is in agreement with the A′(cis) > A″ (cis) > A′(trans) band ordering. Mn(CO)3Cl(t-BuNCHCHNt-Bu) reacts with AgBF4 under a CO atmosphere yielding [Mn(CO)4(t-BuNCHCHN-t-Bu)]BF4. The cationic complex is isoelectronic with M(CO)4(t-BuNCHCHNt-Bu) (M = Cr, Mo, W). © 1979.