Cyclopentadienylindium(I)
Names
Other names
indium cyclopentadienyl, cyclopentadienyl indium
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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  • InChI=1S/C5H5.In/c1-2-4-5-3-1;/h1-5H;
    Key: JZPXQBRKWFVPAE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [CH]1[CH][CH][CH][CH]1.[In]
Properties
C5H5In
Molar mass 179.913 g/mol
Appearance off-white solid
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS02: FlammableGHS07: Exclamation mark
Warning
H228, H302, H315, H319, H335
P210, P240, P241, P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+P312, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P330, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P370+P378, P403+P233, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Cyclopentadienylindium(I), C5H5In, is an organoindium compound containing indium in the +1 oxidation state. Commonly abbreviated to CpIn, it is a cyclopentadienyl complex with a half-sandwich structure. It was the first (1957[1]) low-valent organoindium compound reported.

Preparation and chemistry

CpIn can be readily prepared by reacting indium(I) chloride with cyclopentadienyllithium:[2]

InCl + CpLi → CpIn + LiCl

InCp reacts with BF3, BCl3, BBr3, BI3 and trimethylborane B(CH3)3 to form adducts,[3] e.g.:

CpIn + BF3 → CpIn·BF3

In these adducts the bonding of the Cp ligand to the indium atom changes from η5 (π complexing) to η1 (σ bonding).

Salts containing the InX2− anion containing indium in the +1 oxidation state have been prepared from cyclopentadieneindium; for example:[4]

CpIn + HCl + N(Et4)Cl → N(Et4)InCl2+ C5H6

Structure and bonding

Solid CpIn is polymeric consisting of zigzag chains of alternating indium atoms and C5H5 units. Two indium atoms interact with the opposite faces of each C5H5− ring, nearly perpendicularly to the ring plane, and two rings interact with each indium atom, forming an angle of about 128°.[5] In the CpIn monomer present in the vapour phase the indium atom sits on the central axis of the aromatic cyclopentadienyl anion, C5H5−.

Bonding studies have shown that the aromatic ring electrons of the cyclopentadienyl anion interact with the indium 5s and 5p atomic orbitals, and that the lone pair on the indium atom is a dominant feature.[6]

Ball-and-stick and space-filling models of CpIn chains
in the crystal structure of cyclopentadienylindium(I)

References

  1. ^ Fischer E.O.; Hofmann H.P. (1957). "Metall-cyclopentadienyle des Indiums". Angew. Chem. 69 (20): 639. doi:10.1002/ange.19570692008.
  2. ^ Peppe C.; Tuck D.G.; Victoriano L. (1981). "A simple synthesis of cyclopentadienylindium(I)". J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. 69 (12): 2592. doi:10.1039/DT9810002592.
  3. ^ Contreras J. G.; Tuck D. G. (1973). "Coordination compounds of indium. XXIII. Adducts of cyclopentadienylindium(I) with boron trihalides or trimethylboron". Inorganic Chemistry. 12 (11): 2596–2599. doi:10.1021/ic50129a021.
  4. ^ Habeeb J.J.; Tuck D.G. (1976). "Co-ordination compounds of indium. Part XXXI. Further studies of anionic complexes of indium(I)". J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. (10): 866–869. doi:10.1039/DT9760000866.
  5. ^ Beachley O. T.; Pazik J. C.; Glassman T. E.; Churchill M. R.; Fettinger J.C.; Blom R. (1988). "Synthesis, characterization and structural studies of In(C5H4Me) by x-ray diffraction and electron diffraction techniques and a reinvestigation of the crystalline state of In(C5H5) by x-ray diffraction studies". Organometallics. 7 (5): 1051–1059. doi:10.1021/om00095a007.
  6. ^ Lin C.S.; Tuck D.G. (1982). "The electronic structure of cyclopentadienylindium". Can. J. Chem. 60 (6): 699–702. doi:10.1139/v82-103.
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