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Back-Donation in High-Valent d0 Metal Complexes: Does It Exist? The Case of NbV.

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In the last years, some N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes of high-valent d0 transition-metal halides have been structurally characterized, showing a significant short distance between the carbene carbon and the cis-halide… Click to show full abstract

In the last years, some N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes of high-valent d0 transition-metal halides have been structurally characterized, showing a significant short distance between the carbene carbon and the cis-halide ligands (Clax). Some authors attributed this arrangement to a halide → Ccarbene unusual "back-donation", whereas, according to others, the M-carbene bond is purely σ. More, in general, the ability of d0 metal centers to provide back-donation to suitable ligands is still debated, and detailed bond analyses for this class of systems are missing in the literature. In this contribution, we analyze in detail the NbV-L bond within neutral, cationic, and anionic derivatives of NbCl5, with L = NHC, CO, CNH, and CN-. In [NbVCl6-x(NHC)x]x-1 complexes, with NHC being either a model carbene (1,3-dimethylimidazol-2-ylidene, IMe) or a realistic one [1,3-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene, IPr], we demonstrate that the metal center is really capable of back-donation to the carbene ligand by a charge flux that involves the chloride in the trans position and, directly, the metal. In this case, a direct interaction between Clax and Ccarbene can be excluded, while if different π-acceptor ligands, such as CO or CNH, are used (instead of NHC), the direct Clax → L interligand interaction becomes predominant.

Keywords: back donation; case; metal; carbene; high valent

Journal Title: Inorganic chemistry
Year Published: 2017

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