Effects of the Nature of Transition Metal on the Composition and Structure of Reaction Products of M[(OOCC5H4)Mn(CO)3]2[O(H)Me]4 (De = Cu(II), Ni(II), Co(II), or Mn(II)) with 1,10-Phenanthroline

Reactions of M[(OOCC5H4)Mn(CO)(3)](2)[O(H)Me](4) (M = Ni(II), Co(II), or Mn(II)) adducts with 1,10-phenanthroline in chloroform at room temperature are found to yield complexes Phen (n) M[(OOCC5H4) Mn(CO)(3)](2) (Co(II) or Mn(II), n = 2; M = Ni(II), n = 3). A similar reaction of dimeric Cu-2[mu-(OOCC5H4) Mn(CO)(3)](4)[O(H)Me](2) yields mononuclear PhenCu[(OOCC5H4)Mn(CO)(3)][O(H)Me] center dot MeOH. The resulting complexes are isolated in high yields and characterized by chemical analysis, IR spectroscopy, and X-ray crystallography.