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2-Tetrahydrofurfuroxo-vanadium-(III) and -(IV) complexes. Synthesis, structures and reactivities of [V2Mg2(μ3,δ2-thffo)2(μ,δ2-thffo)4Cl4]· 2CH2Cl2 and [V2(μ,δ2-thffo)2Cl2O2] †

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Vanadium complexes of 2-tetrahydrofurfuroxide (2-tetrahydrofurylmethoxide) (thffo) with the metal in oxidation state III and IV have been prepared and characterized. The reaction of [VCl3(thf)3] with 1.5 equivalents of [Mg(thffo)2] in tetrahydrofuran (thf) or CH2Cl2 led to the formation of [V2Mg2(µ3,η2-thffo)2(µ,η2-thffo)4Cl4]· 2CH2Cl21. Its structure consists of centrosymmetric tetranuclear molecules and CH2Cl2 of crystallization. Two Mg and two V atoms have distorted octahedral geometry and form a nearly regular Mg2V2 rhombus. The V · · · V distance is 3.266(2) A. The reaction of [VOCl2(thf)2] with Na(thffo) in thf yielded [V2(µ,η2-thffo)2Cl2O2] 2. Two VOCl units are linked by alkoxide oxygen bridges. The V · · · V distance is 3.070(1) A. Compounds 1 and 2 are very effective procatalysts for the polymerization of ethylene.