Transition State Characterization for the Reversible Binding of Dihydrogen to Bis(2,2'-bipyridine)rhodium(I) from Temperature- and Pressure-Dependent Experimental and Theoretical Studies
Abstract
Thermodynamic and kinetic parameters for the oxidative addition of H_2 to [Rh^I(bpy)_2]^+ (bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine) to form [Rh^(III)(H)_2(bpy)_2]^+ were determined from either the UV−vis spectrum of equilibrium mixtures of [Rh^I(bpy)_2]^+ and [Rh^(III)(H)_2(bpy)_2]^+ or from the observed rates of dihydride formation following visible-light irradiation of solutions containing [Rh^(III)(H)_2(bpy)_2]^+ as a function of H_2 concentration, temperature, and pressure in acetone and methanol. The activation enthalpy and entropy in methanol are 10.0 kcal mol^(-1) and −18 cal mol^(-1) K^(-1), respectively. The reaction enthalpy and entropy are −10.3 kcal mol^(-1) and −19 cal mol^(-1) K^(-1), respectively. Similar values were obtained in acetone. Surprisingly, the volumes of activation for dihydride formation (−15 and −16 cm^3 mol^(-1) in methanol and acetone, respectively) are very close to the overall reaction volumes (−15 cm^3 mol^(-1) in both solvents). Thus, the volumes of activation for the reverse reaction, elimination of dihydrogen from the dihydrido complex, are approximately zero. B3LYP hybrid DFT calculations of the transition-state complex in methanol and similar MP2 calculations in the gas phase suggest that the dihydrogen has a short H−H bond (0.823 and 0.810 Å, respectively) and forms only a weak Rh−H bond (1.866 and 1.915 Å, respectively). Equal partial molar volumes of the dihydrogenrhodium(I) transition state and dihydridorhodium(III) can account for the experimental volume profile found for the overall process.
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© 2006 American Chemical Society. Received September 9, 2005. Publication Date (Web): January 5, 2006. We thank Percefoni Doufou, Hideo Konno, and Mohamed S. A. Hamza for obtaining preliminary data. R.v.E. and M.S.A.H. gratefully acknowledge financial support from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. X-ray data collection was performed with help of Dr. Jonathan Hanson at Beam Line X7B of the National Synchrotron Light Source at Brookhaven National Laboratory. This work was performed at BNL, funded under contract DE-AC02-98CH10886 with the U.S. Department of Energy and supported by its Division of Chemical Sciences, Office of Basic Energy Sciences.Attached Files
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- 10.1021/ic0515498
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- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
- Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
- DE-AC02-98CH10886
- Department of Energy (DOE)
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