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Agostic Interactions in d 0 Metal Alkyl Complexes
Author(s) -
Scherer Wolfgang,
McGrady G. Sean
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200200548
Subject(s) - agostic interaction , alkyl , chemistry , transition metal , metal , valence (chemistry) , chemical physics , crystallography , valence electron , charge density , computational chemistry , physics , electron , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , catalysis
The phenomenon of agostic interactions is reviewed and the nature of the interaction is revisited. A historical perspective is followed by an overview of experimental techniques used to diagnose agostic behavior, and previous interpretations of agostic bonding are presented. A series of simple metal alkyl complexes is considered and a new model for the phenomenon in d 0 systems is developed which sets them apart from agostic late‐transition‐metal complexes. Factors such as the valence electron count and coordination number of the metal center are revealed to be unimportant in facilitating the interaction in most d 0 systems. The charge density distribution in several transition‐metal alkyl complexes is explored by experimental and theoretical techniques, including the powerful “Atoms in Molecules” approach. Local charge concentrations are shown to play an important role in the agostic interaction. Finally, we demonstrate for the first time a way to manipulate and control the magnitude and disposition of such local charge concentrations, and hence the strength of agostic interactions in d 0 metal alkyl complexes.