Metal nitrosyl complex

Metal nitrosyl complex

Metal nitrosyl complexes are complexes that contain nitric oxide, NO, bonded to a transition metal.[1] Many kinds of nitrosyl complexes are known, which vary both in structure and coligand.

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Bonding and structure

(Top) the HOMO and LUMO of CO. (Middle) Sigma bond. (Bottom) Back-bond.

Most complexes containing the NO ligand can be viewed as derivatives of the nitrosyl cation, NO+. The nitrosyl cation is isoelectronic with carbon monoxide, thus the bonding between a nitrosyl ligand and a metal follows the same principles as the bonding in carbonyl complexes. The nitrosyl cation serves as a two-electron donor to the metal and accepts electrons from the metal via back-bonding. The compounds Co(NO)(CO)3 and Ni(CO)4 illustrate the analogy between NO+ and CO. Similarly, two NO groups are isoelectronic with three CO groups. This trend is illustrated by the isoelectronic pair Fe(CO)2(NO)2 and [Ni(CO)4].[2] These complexes are isoelectronic and, incidentally, both obey the 18-electron rule. The formal description of nitric oxide as NO+ does not match certain measureable and calculated properties. In an alternative description, nitric oxide serves as a 3-electron donor, and the metal-nitrogen interaction is a triple bond.

linear and bent M-NO bonds

Linear vs bent nitrosyl ligands

The M-N-O unit in nitrosyl complexes is usually linear, or no more than 15° from linear. In some complexes, however, especially when back-bonding is less important, the M-N-O angle can strongly deviate from 180°. In such cases, the NO ligand is sometimes described as the anion, NO-. Prototypes for such compounds are the organic nitroso compounds, such as nitrosobenzene. A complex with a bent NO ligand is trans-[Co(en)2(NO)Cl]+. Trends in structure and bonding are usually analyzed using the Enemark-Feltham approach.[3] In their framework, the factor that determines the bent vs linear NO ligands in octahedral complexes is the sum of electrons of pi-symmetry. Complexes with "pi-electrons" in excess of 6 tend to have bent NO ligands. Thus, [Co(en)2(NO)Cl]+ with seven electrons of pi-symmetry (six in t2g orbitals and one on NO), adopts a bent NO ligand whereas [Fe(CN)5(NO)]3- with six electrons of pi-symmetry, adopts a linear nitrosyl.

Linear and bent NO ligands can be distinguished using Infrared spectroscopy. Linear M-N-O groups absorb in the range 1650–1900 cm−1, whereas bent nitrosyls absorb in the range 1525–1690 cm−1. The differing vibrational frequencies reflect the differing N-O bond orders for linear (triple bond) and bent NO (double bond).

Bridging nitrosyl ligands

Nitric oxide can also serve as a bridging ligand. In the compound [Mn35C5H5)32-NO)33-NO)], three NO groups bridge two metal centres and one NO group bridge to all three.[2]

Representative classes of compounds

Homoleptic nitrosyl complexes

Metal complexes containing only nitrosyl ligands are called isoleptic nitrosyls. They are rare, the premier member being Cr(NO)4.[4] Even trinitrosyl complexes are uncommon, whereas polycarbonyl complexes are routine.

Roussin Red and Black Salts

One of the earliest examples of a nitrosyl complex to be synthesized is Roussin's Red Salt, which is a sodium salt of the anion [Fe2(NO)4S2]2−. The structure of the anion can be viewed as consisting of two tetrahedra sharing an edge. Each iron atom is bonded linearly to two NO+ ligands and shares two bridging sulfido ligands with the other iron atom. Roussin's black salt has a more complex cluster structure. The anion in this species has the formula [Fe4(NO)7S3]-. It has C3v symmetry. It consists of a tetrahedron of iron atoms with sufide ions on three faces of the tetrahedron. Three iron atoms are bonded to two nitrosyl groups. The iron atom on the threefold symmetry axis has a single nitrosyl group which also lies on that axis.

The anion in Roussin's Red Salt, [Fe2S2(NO)4]2-.  
The anion in Roussin's black salt, [Fe4S3(NO)7]-.  
The nitroprusside anion, [Fe(CN)5NO]3-, an octahedral complex containing a "linear NO" ligand.  
Trans-[Co(en)2(NO)Cl]+, an octahedral complex containing a "bent NO" ligand.  

Preparation

Nitrosyl complexes can be prepared by many routes. Direct formation from nitric oxide is common. The nitrosylation of cobalt carbonyl is illustrative:

Co2(CO)8 + 2 NO → 2 CoNO(CO)3 + 2 CO

In such approaches one must guard against the tendency of nitric oxide to be oxidized by air. Replacement of ligands by the nitrosyl cation may be accomplished using nitrosyl tetrafluoroborate, [NO][BF4]. Other indirect methods are indirect with the NO group deriving from some other species, often accompanied by oxidation and reduction reactions. A classic example is provided by the brown ring test in which the nitrate ion is the source of a nitric oxide ligand. Nitrosyl chloride is also useful, being applicable to [Mo(NO)2Cl2]n.

Reactions

An important reaction is the acid/base equilibrium:

[LnMNO]2+ + 2OH- is in equilibrium with LnMNO2 + H2O

This equilibrium serves to confirm that the linear nitrosyl ligand is, formally, NO+, with nitrogen in the oxidation state +3

NO+ + 2 OH- is in equilibrium with NO2- + H2O

Since nitrogen is more electronegative than carbon, metal-nitrosyl complexes tend to be more electrophilic than related metal carbonyl complexes. Nucleophiles often add to the nitrogen.[1] The nitrogen atom in bent metal nitrosyls is basic, thus can be oxidized, alkylated, and protonated, e.g.:

(Ph3P)2(CO)ClOsNO + HCl → (Ph3P)2(CO)ClOsN(H)O

In rare cases, NO is cleaved by metal centers:

Cp2NbMe2 + NO → Cp2(Me)Nb(O)NMe
2 Cp2(Me)Nb(O)NMe → 2 Cp2Nb(O)Me + ½MeN=NMe

Applications

Metal-catalyzed reactions of NO are not commonly synthetically useful. Nitric oxide is however an important signalling molecule in nature and this fact is the basis of the most important applications of metal nitrosyls. The nitroprusside anion,[Fe(CN)5NO]2−, a mixed nitrosyl cyano complex, has pharmaceutical applications as a slow release agent for NO. The signalling function of NO is effected via its complexation to haeme proteins, where it binds in the bent geometry.

References

  1. ^ a b Hayton, T. W.; Legzdins, P.; Sharp, W. B. (2002). "Coordination and Organometallic Chemistry of Metal-NO Complexes". Chem. Rev. 102 (1): 935–991. doi:10.1021/cr000074t. 
  2. ^ a b Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann. pp. 447-453. ISBN 0080379419. 
  3. ^ J. H. Enemark, R. D. Feltham, "Principles of structure, bonding, and reactivity for metal nitrosyl complexes" Coord. Chem. Rev. 1974, 13, 339-406. doi:10.1016/S0010-8545(00)80259-3
  4. ^ Max Herberhold, Abbas Razavi "Tetranitrosylchromium [Cr(NO)4]" Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English, 1972, Volume 11, pages 1092–1094. doi:10.1002/anie.197210921

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