Early transition metal derivatives stabilised by the phenylenediamido 1,2-C6H4(NCH2tBu)2 ligand: Synthesis, characterisation and reactivity studies: Crystal structures of [Ta{1,2-C6H4(NCH2tBu)2}2Cl] and [Zr{(1,2-C6H4(NCH2tBu)2}(NMe2)(μ-NMe2)]2
Abstract Li 2 [1,2-C 6 H 4 (NCH 2 t Bu) 2 ] reacts with one equiv of [TiCl 4 (THF) 2 ] in refluxing toluene to give the chelate compound [Ti{1,2-C 6 H 4 (NCH 2 t Bu) 2 }Cl 2 (THF)] ( 1 ), isolated as a black product, while the reaction of the dilithio diamido salt with one equiv of [ZrCl 4 (THF) 2 ] in refluxing toluene affords the dinuclear zirconium derivative [Zr{1,2-C 6 H 4 (NCH 2 t Bu) 2 }Cl(THF)(μ-Cl)] 2 ( 2 ), obtained as an orange solid. Treatment of the dilithio diamido salt with TaCl 5 in a 2:1 molar ratio in toluene yields [Ta{1,2-C 6 H 4 (NCH 2 t Bu) 2 } 2 Cl] ( 3 ) as a red product. The reaction of 1,2-C 6 H 4 (NHCH 2 t Bu) 2 with [Zr(NMe 2 ) 4 ] in toluene at room temperature …
Cationic Cyclopentadienyl Phenylenediamido Titanium Species Generated by Reaction of TiCpR[1,2-C6H4(NCH2t-Bu)2]R (CpR = η5-C5H5, η5-C5Me5; R = CH3, CH2Ph) with B(C6F5)3. X-ray Molecular Structure of Ti(η5-C5Me5)[1,2-C6H4(NCH2t-Bu)2][μ-MeB(C6F5)3]
The reaction of TiCpR[1,2-C6H4(NNp)2]R with the Lewis acid B(C6F5)3 in noncoordinating solvent affords the new zwitterionic species TiCpR[1,2-C6H4(NNp)2)][μ-RB(C6F5)3]. When the reaction is performed in dichloromethane, the [μ-RB(C6F5)3]- anion is displaced by solvent molecules, giving ionic products in which the anion is not coordinated. The cyclopentadienyl zwitterionic complexes TiCp[1,2-C6H4(NNp)2)[μ-RB(C6F5)3] decompose via ligand scrambling between boron and titanium to give the neutral titanium complex TiCp[1,2-C6H4(NNp)2](C6F5) along with the byproduct RB(C6F5)2. In contrast, the pentamethylcyclopentadienyl analogues TiCp*[1,2-C6H4(NNp)2][μ-RB(C6F5)3] evolve through C−H activation t…