Inorganic Reacti ons and Methods Volume 4 Inorganic Reactions and Methods Edltor Professor A.P. Hagen Department of Chemistry The University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma 73019 Editorial Advisory Board Professor N. Bartlett Professor A.G. MacDiarmid Department of Chemistry Department of chemistry University of California at Berkeley University of Pennsylvania Berkeley, California 94720 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1917 4 Professor M. Schmidt Professor F.A. Cotton lnstitut fur Anorganische Chemie der Department of Chemistry Universitat Texas A&M University D-8700 Wurzburg College Station, Texas 77840 Am Hubland Federal Republic of Germany Professor E.O. Fischer Anorganisch-chemisches Laboratorium Professor H. Taube der Technischen Universitat Department of Chemistry D-8046 Garching Stanford University Lichtenbergestrasse 4 Stanford, California 94305 Federal Republic of Germany Professor L.M. Venanzi Professor P. Hagenmuller Laboratorium fur Anorganische Chemie Laboratoire de Chemie du Solide du der ETH C.N.R.S. CH-80006 Zurich 351 cours de ia Liberation Universitatsstrasse 5 F-33405 Talence Switzerland France Professor Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson, F.R.S. Professor M.F. Lappert Department of Chemistry The Chemical Laboratory Imperial College University of Sussex South Kensington Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9A3 London, SW7 2AY England England 0 I991 VCH Publishers, Inc., New York I Distribution: VCH Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, P.O. Box 1260/1280, D-6940 Weinheim, Federal Republic of I .. Germany USA and Canada: VCH Publishers, Inc., 303 N.W. 12th Avenue, Deerfield Beach, FL 33442-1705, USA In o rga n ic React ions and Methods Volume 4 The Formation of Bonds to Halogens (Part 2) ~ Founding Editor J.J. Zuckerman Editor A.P. Hagen @3 WILEY-VCH Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Inorganic reactions and methods. Includes bibliographies and indexes. Contents: v. 1. The formation of bonds to hydrogen - pt. v. The formation of the bond to hydrogen - 2, 2. v. 15. Electron-transfer and electrochemical reactions; photochemical and other energized reactions. 1. Chemical reaction, Conditions and laws of - Collected works. Chemistry, Inorganic - Synthesis - 2. Collected works. I. Zuckerman, Jerry J. QD501.1623 1987 541.3’98 5-15 627 (set) ISBN 0-89573-250-0 0 1991 VCH Publishers, Inc. This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically those of translation, reprinting, re-use of illustrations, broadcasting, reproduction by photo- copying machine or similar means, and storage in data banks. 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Int rod uction. 2.6.2. from the Elements. 2.6.3. by Halogenation of the Elements. 2.6.3.1. with Hydrogen Halides. 2.6.3.2. with Carbon-Halogen Compounds. 2.6.3.3. with Other Halides. 2.6.4. from Halogenation of Anionic Group-IIIB Clusters. 7 2.6.4.1. by Elemental Halogens. 7 2.6.4.2. by Other Halides. 9 2.6.5. from Cleavage of Group-IIIB-Hydrogen Bonds. 10 2.6.5.1. by Halogens. 10 2.6.5.2. by Hydrogen Halides. 13 2.6.5.3. with Other Halides. 14 2.6.6. from Cleavage of Group-IIIB-Oxygen Bonds. 16 2.6.6.1. by Halogens. 16 2.6.6.2. by Halogens with Reducing Agents. 17 2.6.6.3. with Hydrogen Halides. 18 2.6.6.4. by Other Halides. 19 2.6.7. from Cleavage of Group-IIIB-Other Gr oup -VI Element Bonds. 21 B 2.6.7.1. by Halogens. 22 V vi Contents of Volume 4 2.6.7.2. by Hydrogen Halides. 23 2.6.7.3. by Other Halides. 24 2.6.8. from Cleavage of Group-IIIB-Nitrogen Bonds. 28 2.6.8.1. by Halogens. 28 2.6.8.2. with Hydrogen Halides. 29 2.6.8.3. with Other Halides. 31 2.6.9. from Cleavage of the Group-IIIB-Other Group-VB Element Bond. 33 2.6.9.1. by Halogens. 33 2.6.9.2. by Hydrogen Halides. 34 2.6.9.3. by Other Halides. 36 2.6.10. Cleavage of Group-IlIB-Carbon Bonds. 38 2.6.10.1 by Halogens. 38 2.6.10.2. by Hydrogen Halides. 39 2.6.10.3. by Other Halides. 40 2.6.11. from Cleavage of the Group-IIIB-Other Group-IVB Element Bond. 42 2.6.1 1.1, by Halogens. 42 2.6.1 1.2. by Hydrogen Halides. 44 2.6.1 1.3. by Other Halides. 46 2.6.12. from Halide-Halide Exchange Reactions (Met at hes is ) 47 2.6.12.1. by Hydrogen Halides. 47 2.6.12.2. by Metal and Nonmetal Halides. 48 2.6.12.3. by Fluorinating Agents. 50 2.6.13. Cleavage of Other G roup -l I IB -Element Bonds. 52 2.6.13.1. by Halogens. 52 2.6.13.2. by Hydrogen Halides. 54 2.6.13.3. by Other Halides. 54 2.6.14. Subvalent Group-IIIB Halides. 56 2.6.14.1. Boron, Aluminium, Gallium, Indium. 56 2.6.14.2. Thallium. 59 2.6.15. from Scrambling Reactions. 60 2.6.16. Miscellaneous Modes of Formation. 64 2.7. The Formation of the Halogen-Group-IA (Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Fr) and Group-IIA (Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ra) Metal Bond 69 2.7.1. Introduction. 69 2.7.2. from the Elements. 71 2.7.3. by Halogenation 74 Contents of Volume 4 vii 2.7.3.1. with Hydrogen Halides. 74 2.7.3.2. with Miscellaneous Halides. 75 2.7.3.2.1. from Group-IA and Group-IIA Metals with Halides (Metal and Nonmetal). 75 2.7.3.2.2. from Alkaline-Earth Metals with Carbon-Halogen Compounds (Formation of Organomagnesium Reagents). 76 2.7.4. from Reaction of Halogens with Hydroxides, Carbonates, etc., of Group- IA and Group-IIA Metals (Formation of Halides by Disproportionation of the Halogen). 78 2.7.5. from Reaction of Hydrogen Halides with Oxides, Hydroxides, Carbonates, etc., of the Group-IA and Group IIA Metals. 81 2.7.6. from Reaction of Oxides with Halogens. 87 2.7.7. from Reactions of Oxides of the Group- IIA Metals with Nonmetal Halides (Excl ud in g Hydrogen Ha I ides) . 88 2.7.8. from Reaction of Carbides of the Elements with Halogen and Hydrogen Halides. 91 2.7.9. from Metathetical Reactions (Anion- Halide Exchange). 92 2.8. The Formation of the Halogen-Group16 (Cu, Ag, Au) or Group46 (Zn, Cd, Hg) Metal Bond 96 2.8.1. Introduction. 96 2.8.2. from the Elements. 96 2.8.3. Synthesis of the Group-IB Trihalides. 99 2.8.3.7. from the Metals. 99 2.8.3.1.1. by Halogenation. 99 2.8.3.1.2. by Nonmetal Halides. 100 2.8.3.1.3. from Lower Valent Compounds. 100 2.8.3.1.4. from Metal Oxides. 101 2.8.3.1 -5. by Halogen Exchange. 101 2.8.4. Synthesis of Complex Halide Derivatives. 101 2.8.4.1. Tetrahalo Derivatives. 101 2.8.4.2. Cyanohalo Derivatives. 105 2.8.5. Synthesis of Organo Group-IB Halides. 106 2.8.6. Synthesis of Complexes of Au Trihalides by the Halogenation of Au(l) Complexes. 109 viii Contents of Volume 4 2.8.6.1. Complexes with Group-VB Donors. 109 2.8.6.2. Complexes with Group-VIB Donors. 111 2.8.7. Synthesis of the Group-IB Dihalides from the Metals. 113 2.8.7.1. by Halogenation Reactions. 113 2.8.7.2. by Hydrohalogenation Reactions. 114 2.8.7.3. by Hydrohalic Acids. 114 2.8.8. Synthesis of Group-IB Dihalides by Other Procedures. 116 2.8.8.1. by Halogenation of Lower Valent Halides. 116 2.8.8.2. by Halogenation of Metal Oxides. 117 2.8.8.3. by Reactions of Metal Oxides with Hydro ha1i c Acids. 118 2.8.9. from Dehydration of Hydrates of the Group-IB Dihalides. 118 2.8.10. Synthesis of Complex Halides Derived from the Dihalides of Group-IB. 120 2.8.11. Synthesis of Group-IB Monohalides. 124 2.8.1 1. I. by Halogenation of the Metals. 124 2.8.1 1.2. by Reduction of Higher Valent Halides. 126 2.8.12. Synthesis of Complex Halides Derived from Monohalides of Group-IB. 127 2.8.13. Synthesis of Ag Subfluoride. 133 2.8.14. Synthesis of the Group-IIB Dihalides from the Metals. 134 2.8.14.1. by Halogenation Reactions. 134 2.8.14.2. by Hydrohalogenation Reactions. 135 2.8.14.3. by Hydrohalic Acids. 136 2.8.14.4. by Nonmetal Halides. 136 2.8.14.5. by Metal Halides. 138 2.8.15. Synthesis of the Group-IIB Dihalides from Metal Oxides. 138 2.8.1 5.1. by Halogenation. 138 2.8.15.2. by Hydrogen Halides and Hydrohalic Acids. 138 2.8.15.3. by Other Halogenating Agents. 139 2.8.16. Synthesis of the Group-IIB Dihalides from Metal Sulfides. 141 2.8.16.1. by Halogenation. 141 2.8.16.2. by Other Halogenating Agents. 141 2.8.17. Synthesis of Group-IIB Halides from Metal Oxy Salts. 142 2.8.17.1. by Hydrogen Halides and Hydrohalic Acids. 142 Contents of Volume 4 ix 2.8.17.2. by Metathesis Reactions. 143 2.8.17.3. by Other Halogenating Agents. 143 2.8.18. Synthesis of the Group-IIB Dihalides by Hal ide-Hal ide Exchange. 144 2.8.19. Synthesis from Dehydration of Hydrates of the Group-IIB Dihalides. 145 2.8.20. Synthesis of Mercury(l1) Halides from Mercury(1) Halides. 147 2.8.20.1. by Halogenation. 147 2.8.20.2. by Disproportionation Reactions. 148 2.8.21. Synthesis of Mercury(1) Halides. 148 2.8.21.1. by Metathesis Reactions of Other Mercury(1) Salts. 148 2.8.21.2. by Reduction of Mercury(l1) Halides. 149 2.8.21 -3. by Oxidation of the Mercury Metal. 151 2.8.22. Synthesis of Complex Halides of Group- IIB. 152 2.8.23. Synthesis of Organo Group-IIB Halides. 158 2.8.23.1. by Oxidative Addition of Alkyl and Aryl Halides to the Metals. 158 2.8.23.2. by Transmetallation Reactions Involving the Metal Halides. 159 2.8.23.3. by Halogenation of Alkyl Mercury Derivatives. 162 2.8.23.4. by Reactions of Dialkyls with Acid Chlorides. 163 2.8.23.5. by Reactions of the Dialkyls and Metal and Nonmetal Halides. 165 2.8.23.6. by Cleavage of the C-H Bond by Mercuric Halides. 165 2.9. Formation of the Halogen-Transition and -Inner-Transition-Metal Bond. 167 2.9.1. Introduction. 167 2.9.2. by Direct Reaction of the Metals with Halogens. 167 2.9.2.1. Synthesis of Metal Fluorides from the Ele me nt s. 167 2.9.2.2. of Metal Chlorides from the Elements. 170 2.9.2.3. of Metal Bromides from the Elements. 173 2.9.2.4. of Metal Iodides from the Elements. 175 2.9.3. Synthesis of Metal Halides from the Metals. 177 2.9.3.1. by Halogenation. 177 X Contents of Volume 4 2.9.3.2. from the Metal and Anhydrous Hydrogen Halides. 177 2.9.3.3. by Hydrohalic Acids. 179 2.9.3.4. by Fluorination with Interhalogens. 180 2.9.3.5. of Transition-Metal Halides by Chlorination of the Metal by Sulfuryl Chloride. 181 2.9.3.6. of Transition-Metal Halides by Halogen at io n with No n-Tr ans it io n- Metal Halides. 181 2.9.3.7. of Transitional-Metal Halides Electrochemically. 182 2.9.3.8. of Transition-Metal by Oxidative Addition by Alkyl Halides. 185 2.9.4. Synthesis of Metal Halides from Metal Oxides. 186 2.9.4.1. by Halogenation. 186 2.9.4.2. and Hydrogen Halide. 187 2.9.4.3. and Hydrohalic Acid. 188 2.9.4.4. by Fluorination by Interhalogens. 189 2.9.4.5. by Chlorination by Thionyl Chloride. 189 2.9.4.6. by Chlorination with CCI, and Other Chlorocarbons. 191 2.9.4.7. by Phosgene Chlorination. 193 2.9.4.8. by Halogenation by Aluminium Halides. 193 2.9.5. Synthesis of Metal Halides from Metal Sulfides. 194 2.9.6. Synthesis of Metal Halides from Metal Carbonyls. 195 2.9.7. Synthesis of Metal Halides from Metal Carboxylates by Reaction with Acetyl Halide or Hydrohalogenation Reactions. 196 2.9.8. Synthesis of Metal Halides from Other Metal Salts. 198 2.9.9. Dehydration of Metal Halide Hydrates. 198 2.9.9.1. by Dehydration of Hydrohalogenation Reactions. 198 2.9.9.2. by Chemical Methods. 199 2.9.10. Synthesis of Complex Halo Anions 200 2.9.10.1. by Reaction of Metal Halides with Non- Transition-Metal and Organic Halides. 200 2.9.10.2. by Reaction of Metal Oxides with Hydrohalic Acids. 208