Preparation and Crystal Structures of Low-Valent Zirconocene Complexes Containing Tetramethyl(phenyl)cyclopentadienyl Ligands
2007 ◽
Vol 72
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pp. 679-696
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Zirconocene complex [ZrCl2(η5-C5Me4Ph)2] (1) prepared by metathesis of the appropriate lithium cyclopentadienide and ZrCl4 was reduced with magnesium in tetrahydrofuran in the presence of excess bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene, yielding the low-valent complex [Zr(η5-C5Me4Ph)2- (η2-Me3SiC≡CSiMe3)] (2). However, in addition to 2, the reduction afforded an unexpected Zr(II) complex [Zr(η5-C5Me4Ph)2(s-trans-η4-buta-1,3-diene)] (3). Compounds 1-3 were characterized by spectroscopic methods and by X-ray single-crystal diffraction.
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