Progress in Inorganic Ghernistrg Volume 22 Advisory Board THEODORE L. BROWN UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA, ILLINOIS JAMES P. COLLMAN STANFORD UNIVERSITY, STANFORD, CALIFORNIA F. ALBERT COTTON TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS RONALD J. GILLESPIE McMASTER UNIVERSITY, HAMILTON, ONTALIO, CANADA GEOFFREY WILKINSON IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, LONDON, ENGLAND PROGRESS IN INORGANIC CHEMISTRY Edited by STEPHEN J. LIPPARD DEPARTMEOFN CTH EMISTRY COLUMBUIAN IVERSITY NEWY ORKN, EWY ORK VOLUME 22 AN INTERSCIENCEE PUBLICATION - - JOHN WILEY & SONS, New York . London Sydney Toronto An Interscience@P ublication Copyright 0 1977 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Published simultaneously in Canada. No part of this book may be reproduced by any means, nor transmitted, nor translated into a machine language without the written permission of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 59-13035 ISBN W71-54092-7 Printed in the United States of America 109 8 7 6 543 2 1 Contents The Coordination and Bioinorganic Chemistry of Molybdenum BY EDWARDI. STIEFELC,. F. Kettering Research Laboratory, Yellow Springs, Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The Derivation and Application of Normalized Spherical Harmonic Hamiltonians BY J. C. DONINAI ND B. R. HOLLEBONDEe,p artment of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Albertu, Canada; and A. B. P. LEVERD, epartment of Chemistry, York University, Downsview (Toronto), Ontario, Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22S Chemical Applications of Magnetic Anisotropy Studies on Transition Metal Complexes BY S. MITRAC, hemical Physics Group, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay, India . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 Oxidatively Induced Cleavage of Transition Metal-Carbon Bonds BY G. WILLIADMA UBD, epartment of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,409 Subject Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42S Cumulative Index, Volumes 1-22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -435 Progress in Inorganic Chemistrg Volume 22 Progvess in Inorganic Chemistry; Volume 22 Edited by Stephen J. Lippard Copyright © 1977 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. The Coordination and Bioinorganic Chemistry of Molybdenum . by EDWARD I STIEFEL C. F . Kettering Reseurch Laboratory . Yellow Springs Ohio (Contribution No. 539) Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1 . Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 A . Scope and Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 B . Previous Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 C . Bioinorganic Aspects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 I1 . Molybdenum in Biological Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 A . Molydbenum Enzymes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 1. Nitrogenase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 2 . Nitrate Keductase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 3 . Xanthine Oxidase and Xanthine Dehydrogenase . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6 . Aldehyde Oxidase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 4 5 . SulfiteOxidase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 6 . Other Enzymes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 B . TheMoCofactor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 C . Substrate Half Reactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 111 . The Chemistry of Molybdenum (VI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 A . Structural Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 1 . Monomeric Coniplexes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 2 . Dimeric Complexes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 3 . Peroxo Complexes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 . Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 4 B . Molybdates and Thiomolybdates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 C. Halo and Oxohalo Compounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 7 D . MoO,L, Complexes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 E . Reactions and Other Complexes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 IV . The Chemistry of Molybdenum (V) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 5 A . Structural Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 I . Mononuclear Complexes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 2 . Dinuclear Complexes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 a . Mo,CI,, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 1 . 2 EDWARD I STIEFEL b . Structures Containing the Linear Mo-0-Mo Bridge . . . . . . . . 4 8 c . Structures Containing the Mo.0. Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 d . Structures Containing the MoS. Mo Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . 5 3 e. Triply Bridged Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 f . Tetrameric Mixed-Valence Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 B. Mononuclear Complexes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 1 . Monomers Containing the Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7 2 . Nonoxo Mononuclear Mo(V) Complexes . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 5 C . EPR Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 D . Dinuclear Complexes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 1 . Complexes Containing the Mo, 0:4 Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4 2. Complexes Containing the Mo, O:Z Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 3 . Complexes Containing the p-Sulfido Linkage . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 4 . Other Bridged Structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 E . Reactions and Interconversions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 1 . Reactions of Halides and Pseudohalides. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 2 . Interaction of Cysteine and Glutathione with Mo(V) . . . . . . . . . 9 5 a . Cysteine with Mo(V) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 b . Complex of Mo and Glutathione . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 9 V. The Chemistry of Molybdenum(1V) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 0 A . 0x0 Complexes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 B . Mo(IV) in Aqueous Solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 C . Halide and Pseudohalide Complexes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 0 D . Eight-Coordinate Complexes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 E . Cyclopentadienyl Compounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 F . Unusual Sulfur-Donor Complexes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 0 VI . The Chemistry of Molybdenum(II1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 A . Molybdenum(II1) Trihalides and Related Species . . . . . . . . . . . .12 2 B . Mononuclear Complexes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 1 . Structural Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 2 . Preparation and Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 3 . Magnetic and EPR Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 4 . Electronic Spectral Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 5 . The Hexaaquomolybdenum(III) Ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 36 C . Dinuclear and Polynuclear Complexes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 7 VII . The Chemistry of MoIybdenum(I1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 A . Monomeric Mo(1l) Complexes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 B . Dimeric Mo(1I) Complexes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 VIII . Molybdenum Tris(dithio1ene) and Related Compounds . . . . . . . . . . . 1 54 IX. Molybdenum Nitrogen Chemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 A . Complexes of Dinitrogen and Their Reactions . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 1 1 . Trans-Mo(N,),(dppe), and Related Species. . . . . . . . . . . . .16 1 a . Synthesis and Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 b . Reactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 (1) Adduct Formation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 (2) Formation of Mo(1) Complexes . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 4 (3) Ligand Substitution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 COORDINATION AND BIOINORGANIC CHEMISTRY OF Mo 3 (4) Intermolecular Ligand-Exchange Reactions . . . . . . . . .16 7 (5) Reduction of Coordinated Dinitrogen . . . . . . . . . . . .1 68 2. (Ar) Mo(PR.).N. and Related Complexes . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 1 3 . M'-N=N-Mo Complexes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 3 4 . Molybdocene Derivatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 5 . Dinitrogen Reduction in Other Mo Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 76 B . Arylazo and Alkylazo Complexes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 77 C . Complexes of Hydrazines. Diimines. and Related N Donors . . . . . . .1 80 D . Mo Nitrido Complexes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 E . Nitrosyl Complexes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 1 . Mo(NO),X, Compounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 2 . Ncutral Complexes of Mo(NO),L,X, and Mo(NO), (LI.) X, . . . . . .1 89 3. Mo(NO)CI, and Dcrivativcs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 92 4 . Mo(NO),(R,dtc), and MoNO(R,dtc), . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 92 5 . Anionic Molybdenum Nitrosyls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 93 6 . Cationic Molybdenum Nitrosyls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 93 7. General Considerations and the Catalyzed Olefin Disproportionation React ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 F . Mo Hydrides and Zerovalent Compounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 97 G . Catalyzed Amine Oxidation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Acknowledgment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 .............. .......A.B.B..R.E.V..IA TIONS acac- . acacen-2 I (CH3COCHC(CH3) 2.bis(acetylacetoneimino)ethane NCH.CH. NCCH3CHCOCHy2) l-ala I-alanine (CH.CH(NH. )COOH) ATP adenosine-5'-triphosphate ADP adenosine-5'-diphosphate arphos 1 -diphenylphosphino-2-diphenylarsinoethane (Ph2PCHZCH2AsPh. ) ha1 2. 3-dimercaptopropanol bigH biguanide (NH.C(NH)NHC(NH)NH. ) CGHsbigH pheny lbiguani de NH2C(N P1i)N HC( N H)NH2 biPY 2.2 '-bipyridyl (C5H4N)x 4 EDWARD I. STIEFEL Bu butyl (C4H9) I-cysteine (NSCH2CHNH2COOH) CYS 0-Mecys I-cysteine methyl ester (HSCH2CHNH2COOCH3) CYt cytochrome dbm- dibenzoylmethide (PhCOCHCOPh-) diars 1 (ASM~~)~) ,2-bis(dimethylarsino)benzene(C6H4 dien diethylenetriamine (NH2CH2CH2NCH2CHzNH2) dma N,N-dimethylacetamide ((CH3)2NCOCH3) dmf N,N-dimethylformamide ((CH3),NCHO) dmpe ((CH3)2PCH2CH2P- 1,2-bis(dimethylphosphino)ethane (CH3)2) dmpm ((CH3)2PCH2P(CH3)2) bis(dimethy1phosphino)methane dmso dimethylsulfoxide (CH3SOCH3) dpae 1,2-bis(diphenyIarsino) ethane (Ph2AsCH2CH2AsPh,) dpam bis(diphenylarsin0) methane (Ph2AsCHZCH2AsPh2) dpm- dipivaloylmethide (t-C4HgCOCHCO)-t-C4H;) dPPe 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane (Ph2PCH2CH2PPh2) dPPm bis(dipheny1phosphino)methane (Ph2PCH2PPh2) dPPP 1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane (Ph2PCHZCHZCH2PPh2) Rzdtc- (RzNCS,) N,N-dialkyldithiocarbamate dtd 4,7-dithiadecane (CH3CHZCH2SCH2CH2SCH2CH2CHs) dth 2,5-dithiahexane (CH3SCH2CH2SCH3) dtdd 5,8-dithiadodecane (n-C4H@CH2CH2S-n-C4Hg) Rzdtp- dialkyldithiophosphate ((RO)ZPS:) edtap4 ethylenediaminetetracetate ((-OOCCHZ)~NCH~CH~N- (CH2C00-)2) en ethylenediamine (NHzCHzCH2NH2) EPR electron paramagnetic resonance Et ethyl (C2H5) FAD flavin adenine dinucleotide d Y glycinc (CH2NH2COOHj HB(Pz); tris(2-pyrazolyl)hydroborate hfa hexafluoroacetylacetonate (CF,COCHCOCFy) his I-histidine ((C3H3N2)CH2CHNH2COOH) Me methyl (CH3) mida-2 methyliminodiacetate CH3N(CH2COO-)2 mnt-2 maleonitriledithiolate (1,2-dicyanoethylene-l, 2-dithiolatej (SzC2(CN, 2> i-mnt 2 2,2-dicyanoethylene-1 ,1- dithiolate (SZC~(CN),~) NADH nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide NADPH nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate