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Soluble mono(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium hydrides: X-ray structure of (C sub 5 Me sub 5 ) sub 2 Zr sub 2 (. mu. -H) sub 3 Cl sub 3 (PMe sub 3 )

Journal Article · · Organometallics; (USA)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/om00116a039· OSTI ID:7246291
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  1. Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Nijenborgh (Netherlands)

The 14-electron alkyl complex Cp*Zr-((CH{sub 2}){sub 3}NMe{sub 2})Cl{sub 2} (Cp* = {eta}{sup 5}-C{sub 5}Me{sub 5}), containing a chelating (dimethylamino)propyl ligand, reacts with H{sub 2} to form a soluble crystallizable mono-Cp zirconium hydride with a complicated stoichiometry, tentatively formulated as Cp*{sub 3}Zr{sub 3}H{sub 4}Cl{sub 5}. Reaction of this compound with PMe{sub 3} induces disporportionation, in which Cp ZrCl{sub 3}(PMe{sub 3}) and Cp*{sub 2}Zr{sub 2}({mu}-H){sub 3}Cl{sub 3}(PMe{sub 3}), the first early-transition-metal ({mu}-H){sub 3}-bridged dimer, are formed. An X-ray structure determination of this compound (space grouped P2{sub 1}/c, a = 15.599 (3) {angstrom}, b = 11.203 (3) {angstrom}, c = 16.682 (4) {angstrom}, {beta} = 103.27 (2){degree} at 130 K, Z = 4) showed that one Cp*ZrCl(PMe{sub 3})- and one Cp*ZrCl{sub 2}- moiety are bridged by three hydride ligands, with Zr-H distances ranging from 1.92 (3) to 2.35 (5) {angstrom} and Zr-H-Zr angles from 85.9 (17) to 104.1 (19){degree}.

OSTI ID:
7246291
Journal Information:
Organometallics; (USA), Journal Name: Organometallics; (USA) Vol. 9:2; ISSN 0276-7333; ISSN ORGND
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English