Carbonyliron-Lead Complexes: Multinuclear Magnetic Resonance Study in Solution and X-Ray Structure Determination of [Et2PbFe(CO)4]2
Complexes of the types R3Pb-Fe(CO)2Cp [R=Me (a). Et (1b), iPr (lc), iBu (Id)]. R2Pb[Fe(CO)2Cp]2 [R=Me (2a), Et (2b)], iPr2(Br)Pb-Fe(CO)2Cp (3c) and [R2PbFe(CO)4]2 [R=Me (4a), Et (4b). iPr (4c)], as well as the spiro-complexes Pb[Fe(CO)4PbR2]2 [R = Me (5a). Et (5b). iPr (5c)] and Pb[Fe(CO)4]4 (6) were studied by multinuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H. 13C, 207Pb NMR). For the first time, coupling constants 1J(207Pb57Fe) were determined, covering a range between 33.5 (6) and 117 Hz (4a). The magnitude of the geminal coupling constants ∣2J(207Pb207Pb) ∣ in the spiro-compounds 5 decreases from 1090.0 Hz (5a) to 377.0 Hz (5c). The signs of the coupling constants nJ(207Pb13C(R)) (n = 1, 2) and nJ(207Pb1H(R)) (n = 2, 3) were determined by various 2D NMR experiments. Among all known Pb(IV) compounds the lowest 207Pb nuclear magnetic shielding was found in Pb[Fe(CO)4]4 (6): δ207Pb +3586.6. According to the single crystal X-ray structure determination of 4b (orthorhombic; space group Pbca; a = 967.4, b = 1367.7, c = 1772.4 pm), the Pb2Fe2 ring is planar with bond angles FePbFe = 102.8° and PbFePb = 77.2°, and there is a relatively short transannular distance of 340.8 pm between the two lead atoms.