Abstract
The reaction and coordination chemistry of chiral ferrocenylaminophosphines such as 2-(diphenylphosphino)-1-(N,N-dimethylaminoethyl) ferrocene (PPFA), and 1',2-bis(diphenylphosphino)-l-(N,N-dimethylaminoe thyl) ferrocene (BPPFA), with various iron carbonyls have been investigated. PPFA reacted with iron carbonyls, Fe$(CO)_5$, $Fe_2(CO)_9$, or $Fe_3(CO)_{12}$ to give an iron complex of the type (${\eta}^1$-PPFA-P)Fe$(CO)_4$ (1) as a single product regardless the choice of the iron carbonyls. The bisphosphine ligand BPPFA afforded two products (${\eta}^1$-BPPFA-P)Fe$(CO)_4$ (2) and (${\mu}$,${\eta}^1$-BPPFA-P,P)$Fe_2(CO)_8$ (3) in which BPPFA acts as a monodentate and a bridging ligand, respectively. In all cases coordination to the -Fe$(CO)_4$ moiety is made through the phosphine rather than the amino group and, in the case of 2, the coordination is made through the phosphine substituted at the $C_5H_4$ ring to reduce the steric congestion.