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Carroll, Patrick J.

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DOE OSTI2024

Realization of Organocerium-Based Fullerene Molecular Materials Showing Mott Insulator-Type Behavior

Abstract Electron-rich organocerium complexes (C 5 Me 4 H) 3 Ce and [(C 5 Me 5 ) 2 Ce(ortho-oxa)], with redox potentials E 1/2 = –0.82 V and E 1/2 = –0.86 V versus Fc/Fc + respectively, were reacted with fullerene (C 60 ) in different stoichiometries to obtain molecular materials. Structurally characterized co-crystals: [(C 5 Me 4 H) 3 Ce] 2 •C 60 (1) and [(C 5 Me 5 ) 2 Ce(ortho-oxa)] 3 •C 60 (2) of C 60 with cerium-based rare earth molecular precursors are reported for the first time. The extent of charge transfer in 1 and 2 was evaluated using a series of physical measurements: FT-IR, Raman, solidstate UV-vis-NIR spectroscopy, X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy, and magnetic susceptibility measurements. The physical measurements indicate that 1 and 2 comprise the cerium(III) oxidation state with formally neutral C 60 as a co-crystal in both cases. Pressure-dependent periodic density functional theory calculations were performed to study the electronic structure of 1. Inclusion of a Hubbard-U parameter removes Ce f states from the Fermi level, opens up a band gap, and stabilizes FM/AFM magnetic solutions that are isoenergetic because of the large distances between the Ce(III) cations. Furthermore, the electronic structure of this strongly correlated Mott insulator-type system is reminiscent of the well-studied Ce 2 O 3 .

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DOE OSTI2023

Iron‐Catalyzed Intermolecular C−H Amination Assisted by an Isolated Iron‐Imido Radical Intermediate

Here we report the use of a base metal complex [( tBu pyrpyrr 2 )Fe(OEt 2 )] (1-OEt 2 ) ( tBu pyrpyrr 2 2− =3,5-tBu 2 -bis(pyrrolyl)pyridine) as a catalyst for intermolecular amination of C sp3 −H bonds of 9,10-dihydroanthracene (2 a) using 2,4,6-trimethyl phenyl azide (3 a) as the nitrene source. The reaction is complete within one hour at 80 °C using as low as 2 mol % 1-OEt 2 with control in selectivity for single C−H amination versus double C−H amination. Catalytic C−H amination reactions can be extended to other substrates such as cyclohexadiene and xanthene derivatives and can tolerate a variety of aryl azides having methyl groups in both ortho positions. Under stoichiometric conditions the imido radical species [( tBu pyrpyrr 2 )Fe{=N(2,6-Me 2 -4-tBu-C 6 H 2 )] (1-imido) can be isolated in 56 % yield, and spectroscopic, magnetometric, and computational studies confirmed it to be an S = 1 Fe IV complex. Complex 1-imido reacts with 2 a to produce the ferrous aniline adduct [( tBu pyrpyrr 2 )Fe{NH(2,6-Me 2 -4-tBu-C 6 H 2 )(C 14 H 11 )}] (1-aniline) in 45 % yield. Lastly, it was found that complexes 1-imido and 1-aniline are both competent intermediates in catalytic intermolecular C−H amination.

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DOE OSTI2023

Mediating Photochemical Reaction Rates at Lewis Acidic Rare Earths by Selective Energy Loss to 4f-Electron States

Manifesting chemical differences in individual rare earth (RE) element complexes is challenging due to the similar sizes of the tripositive cations and the corelike 4f shell. In this work, we disclose a new strategy for differentiating between similarly sized Dy 3+ and Y 3+ ions through a tailored photochemical reaction of their isostructural complexes in which the f-electron states of Dy 3+ act as an energy sink. Complexes RE(hfac) 3 (NMMO) 2 (RE = Dy (2-Dy) and Y (2-Y), hfac = hexafluoroacetylacetonate, and NMMO = N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide) showed variable rates of oxygen atom transfer (OAT) to triphenylphosphine under ultraviolet (UV) irradiation, as monitored by 1 H and 19 F NMR spectroscopies. Ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy (TAS) identified the excited state(s) responsible for the photochemical OAT reaction or lack thereof. Competing sensitization pathways leading to excited-state deactivation in 2-Dy through energy transfer to the 4f electron manifold ultimately slows the OAT reaction at this metal cation. The measured rate differences between the open-shell Dy 3+ and closed-shell Y 3+ complexes demonstrate that using established principles of 4f ion sensitization may deliver new, selective modalities for differentiating the RE elements that do not depend on cation size.

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DOE OSTI2023

Isostructural bridging diferrous chalcogenide cores [Fe II (μ-E)Fe II ] (E = O, S, Se, Te) with decreasing antiferromagnetic coupling down the chalcogenide series

Iron compounds containing a bridging oxo or sulfido moiety are ubiquitous in biological systems, but substitution with the heavier chalcogenides selenium and tellurium, however, is much rarer, with only a few examples reported to date. Here we show that treatment of the ferrous starting material [( tBu pyrpyrr 2 )Fe(OEt 2 )] (1-OEt 2 ) ( tBu pyrpyrr 2 = 3,5- t Bu 2 -bis(pyrrolyl)pyridine) with phosphine chalcogenide reagents E = PR 3 results in the neutral phosphine chalcogenide adduct series [( tBu pyrpyrr 2 )Fe(EPR 3 )] (E = O, S, Se; R = Ph; E = Te; R = t Bu) (1-E) without any electron transfer, whereas treatment of the anionic starting material [K] 2 [( tBu pyrpyrr 2 )Fe 2 (μ-N 2 )] (2-N 2 ) with the appropriate chalcogenide transfer source yields cleanly the isostructural ferrous bridging mono-chalcogenide ate complexes [K] 2 [( tBu pyrpyrr 2 )Fe 2 (μ-E)] (2-E) (E = O, S, Se, and Te) having significant deviation in the Fe–E–Fe bridge from linear in the case of E = O to more acute for the heaviest chalcogenide. All bridging chalcogenide complexes were analyzed using a variety of spectroscopic techniques, including 1 H NMR, UV-Vis electronic absorbtion, and 57 Fe Mössbauer. The spin-state and degree of communication between the two ferrous ions were probed via SQUID magnetometry, where it was found that all iron centers were high-spin (S = 2) Fe II , with magnetic exchange coupling between the Fe II ions. Magnetic studies established that antiferromagnetic coupling between the ferrous ions decreases as the identity of the chalcogen is tuned from O to the heaviest congener Te.

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DOE OSTI2023

Silica Supported Organometallic Ir I Complexes Enable Efficient Catalytic Methane Borylation

Catalytic C–H borylation is an attractive method for the conversion of the most abundant hydrocarbon, methane (CH 4 ), to a mild nucleophilic building block. However, existing CH 4 borylation catalysts often suffer from low turnover numbers and conversions, which is hypothesized to result from inactive metal hydride agglomerates. Herein we report that the heterogenization of a bisphosphine molecular precatalyst, [(dmpe)Ir(cod)CH 3 ], onto amorphous silica dramatically enhances its performance, yielding a catalyst that is 12-times more efficient than the current standard for CH 4 borylation. The catalyst affords over 2000 turnovers at 150 °C in 16 h with a selectivity of 91.5% for mono- vs diborylation. Higher catalyst loadings improve yield and selectivity for the monoborylated product (H 3 CBpin) with 82.8% yield and >99% selectivity being achieved with 1255 turnovers. X-ray absorption and dynamic nuclear polarization-enhanced solid-state NMR spectroscopic studies identify the supported precatalyst as an Ir I species, and indicate that upon completion of catalysis, multinuclear Ir polyhydrides are not formed. This is consistent with the hypothesis that immobilization of the organometallic Ir species on a surface prevents bimolecular decomposition pathways. Importantly, immobilization of the homogeneous Ir I fragment onto amorphous silica represents a unique and simple strategy to improve the TON and longevity of a CH 4 borylation catalyst.

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DOE OSTI2023

Synthesis and Characterization of a Bridging Cerium(IV) Nitride Complex

Complexes featuring lanthanide–ligand multiple bonds are rare and highly reactive. They are important synthetic targets to understand 4f/5d-bonding in comparison to d-block and actinide congeners. Herein, the isolation and characterization of a bridging cerium(IV)-nitride complex: [(TriNOx)Ce(Li 2 μ-N)Ce(TriNOx)][BAr F 4 ] is reported, the first example of a molecular cerium-nitride. The compound was isolated by deprotonating a monometallic cerium(IV)-ammonia complex: [Ce IV (NH 3 )(TriNOx)][BAr F 4 ]. The average Ce=N bond length of [(TriNOx)Ce(Li 2 μ-N)Ce(TriNOx)][BAr F 4 ] was 2.117(3) Å. Vibrational studies of the 15 N-isotopomer exhibited a shift of the Ce=N=Ce asymmetric stretch from ν = 644 cm –1 to 640 cm –1 , and X-ray spectroscopic studies confirm the +4 oxidation state of cerium. Furthermore, computational analyses showed strong involvement of the cerium 4f shell in bonding with overall 16% and 11% cerium weight in the σ- and π-bonds of the Ce=N=Ce fragment, respectively.

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DOE OSTI2022

Tale of Three Molecular Nitrides: Mononuclear Vanadium (V) and (IV) Nitrides As Well As a Mixed-Valence Trivanadium Nitride Having a V 3 N 4 Double-Diamond Core

Here, transmetallation of [VCl 3 (THF) 3 ] and [TlTp tBu,Me ] afforded [(Tp tBu,Me )VCl 2 ] (1, Tp tBu,Me = hydro-tris(3-tert-butyl-5-methylpyrazol-1-yl)borate), which was reduced with KC 8 to form a $C_{3v}$ symmetric V II complex, [(Tp tBu,Me )VCl] (2). Complex 1 has a high-spin ($\textit{S}$ = 1) ground state and displays rhombic high-frequency and -field electron paramagnetic resonance (HFEPR) spectra, while complex 2 has an $\textit{S}$ = 3/2 4 A 2 ground state observable by conventional EPR spectroscopy. Complex 1 reacts with NaN 3 to form the V V nitride-azide complex [(Tp tBu,Me )V≡N(N 3 )] (3). A likely V III azide intermediate en route to 3, [(Tp tBu,Me )VCl(N 3 )] (4), was isolated by reacting 1 with N 3 SiMe 3 . Complex 4 is thermally stable but reacts with NaN3 to form 3, implying a bis-azide intermediate, [(Tp tBu,Me )V(N 3 ) 2 ] (A), leading to 3. Reduction of 3 with KC 8 furnishes a trinuclear and mixed-valent nitride, [{(Tp tBu,Me )V} 2 ($μ_{4-}$VN 4 )] (5), conforming to a Robin–Day class I description. Complex 5 features a central vanadium ion supported only by bridging nitride ligands. Contrary to 1, complex 2 reacts with NaN 3 to produce an azide-bridged dimer, [{(Tp tBu,Me )V} 2 (1,3-$μ_2$-N 3 ) 2 ] (6), with two antiferromagnetically coupled high-spin V II ions. Complex 5 could be independently produced along with [($κ_2$-Tp tBu,Me ) 2 V] upon photolysis of 6 in arene solvents. The putative {V IV ≡N} intermediate, [(Tp tBu,Me )V≡N] (B), was intercepted by photolyzing 6 in a coordinating solvent, such as tetrahydrofuran (THF), yielding [(Tp tBu,Me )V≡N(THF)] (B-THF). In arene solvents, B-THF expels THF to afford 5 and [($κ_2$-Tp tBu,Me ) 2 V]. A more stable adduct (B-OPPh 3 ) was prepared by reacting B-THF with OPPh 3 . These adducts of B are the first neutral and mononuclear V IV nitride complexes to be isolated.

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DOE OSTI2021

Phosphorus-Atom Transfer from Phosphaethynolate to an Alkylidyne

A low-spin and mononuclear vanadium complex, ( Me nacnac)V(CO)(η 2 -P≡C t Bu) ( 2 ) ( Me nacnac - =[ArNC(CH 3 )] 2 CH, Ar=2,6- i Pr 2 C 6 H 3 ), was prepared upon treatment of the vanadium neopentylidyne complex ( Me nacnac)V≡C t Bu(OTf) ( 1 ) with Na(OCP)(diox) 2.5 (diox=1,4-dioxane), while the isoelectronic ate-complex [Na(15-crown-5)]{([ArNC(CH 2 )]CH[C(CH 3 )NAr])V(CO)(η 2 -P≡C t Bu)} ( 4 ), was obtained via the reaction of Na(OCP)(diox) 2.5 and ([ArNC(CH 2 )]CH[C(CH 3 )NAr])V≡C t Bu(OEt 2 ) ( 3 ) in the presence of crown-ether. Computational studies suggest that the P-atom transfer proceeds by [2+2]-cycloaddition of the P≡C bond across the V≡C t Bu moiety, followed by a reductive decarbonylation to form the V-C≡O linkage. Additionally, the nature of the electronic ground state in diamagnetic complexes, 2 and 4 , was further investigated both theoretically and experimentally, using a combination of density functional theory (DFT) calculations, UV/Vis and NMR spectroscopies, cyclic voltammetry, X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) measurements, and comparison of salient bond metrics derived from X-ray single-crystal structural characterization. In combination, these data are consistent with a low-valent vanadium ion in complexes 2 and 4 . This study represents the first example of a metathesis reaction between the P-atom of [PCO] - and an alkylidyne ligand.

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DOE OSTI2021

Photocatalytic C–H activation and the subtle role of chlorine radical complexation in reactivity

A complex role for chlorine radicals Radicals are atoms or molecules that are highly reactive because they have an unpaired electron. A common means of investigating whether they are involved in a particular reaction is to try to trap them with an acceptor compound. Yang et al. reinvestigated a photoinduced alkane oxidation reaction for which a trapping study had previously implicated alkoxy radicals. Their spectroscopic, kinetic, and isotopic labeling studies revealed that chlorine, rather than alkoxy, was the key radical intermediate; the prior trapping results had stemmed from its complexation with alcohols. Science , abd8408, this issue p. 847

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