scholarly journals Preparation of Pincer Hafnium Complexes for Olefin Polymerization

Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (9) ◽  
pp. 1676 ◽  
Author(s):  
Su Jin Kwon ◽  
Jun Won Baek ◽  
Hyun Ju Lee ◽  
Tae Jin Kim ◽  
Ji Yeon Ryu ◽  
...  

Pincer-type [Cnaphthyl, Npyridine, Namido]HfMe2 complex is a flagship among the post-metallocene catalysts. In this work, various pincer-type Hf-complexes were prepared for olefin polymerization. Pincer-type [Namido, Npyridine, Namido]HfMe2 complexes were prepared by reacting in situ generated HfMe4 with the corresponding ligand precursors, and the structure of a complex bearing 2,6-Et2C6H3Namido moieties was confirmed by X-ray crystallography. When the ligand precursors of [(CH3)R2Si-C5H3N-C(H)PhN(H)Ar (R = Me or Ph, Ar = 2,6-diisopropylphenyl) were treated with in situ generated HfMe4, pincer-type [Csilylmethyl, Npyridine, Namido]HfMe2 complexes were afforded by formation of Hf-CH2Si bond. Pincer-type [Cnaphthyl, Sthiophene, Namido]HfMe2 complex, where the pyridine moiety in the flagship catalyst was replaced with a thiophene unit, was not generated when the corresponding ligand precursor was treated with HfMe4. Instead, the [Sthiophene, Namido]HfMe3-type complex was obtained with no formation of the Hf-Cnaphthyl bond. A series of pincer-type [Cnaphthyl, Npyridine, Nalkylamido]HfMe2 complexes was prepared where the arylamido moiety in the flagship catalyst was replaced with alkylamido moieties (alkyl = iPr, cyclohexyl, tBu, adamantyl). Structures of the complexes bearing isopropylamido and adamantylamido moieties were confirmed by X-ray crystallography. Most of the complexes cleanly generated the desired ion-pair complexes when treated with an equivalent amount of [(C18H37)2N(H)Me]+[B(C6F5)4]−, which showed negligible activity in olefin polymerization. Some complexes bearing bulky substituents showed moderate activities, even though the desired ion-pair complexes were not cleanly afforded.

Polymers ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1093 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Won Baek ◽  
Su Jin Kwon ◽  
Hyun Ju Lee ◽  
Tae Jin Kim ◽  
Ji Yeon Ryu ◽  
...  

Hafnium complexes have drawn attention for their application as post-metallocene catalysts with unique performance in olefin polymerization. In this work, a series of half-metallocene HfMe2 complexes, bearing a tetrahydroquinoline framework, as well as a series of [Namido,N,Caryl]HfMe2-type post-metallocene complexes, bearing a tetrahydrophenanthroline framework, were prepared; the structures of the prepared Hf complexes were unambiguously confirmed by X-ray crystallography. When the prepared complexes were reacted with anhydrous [(C18H37)2N(H)Me]+[B(C6F5)4]−, desired ion-pair complexes, in which (C18H37)2NMe coordinated to the Hf center, were cleanly afforded. The activated complexes generated from the half-metallocene complexes were inactive for the copolymerization of ethylene/propylene, while those generated from post-metallocene complexes were active. Complex bearing bulky isopropyl substituents (12) exhibited the highest activity. However, the activity was approximately half that of the prototype pyridylamido-Hf Dow catalyst. The comonomer incorporation capability was also inferior to that of the pyridylamido-Hf Dow catalyst. However, 12 performed well in the coordinative chain transfer polymerization performed in the presence of (octyl)2Zn, converting all the fed (octyl)2Zn to (polyolefinyl)2Zn with controlled lengths of the polyolefinyl chain.


2021 ◽  
pp. 174751982198965
Author(s):  
Guoqi Zhang

( E)-4-[2-(Pyridin-4-yl)vinyl]benzaldehyde, containing both a 4-vinylpyridine and an aldehyde functionality, is utilized to develop new, highly conjugated chalcone compounds and a bis-Schiff base azine compound. The chalcone-containing compounds are further explored for their protonation, methylation and silver(I) coordination chemistry using the pyridine moiety. In parallel, a cyano-containing analogue, ( E)-4-[2-(pyridin-4-yl)vinyl]benzonitrile is also synthesized and studied for its silver(I) coordination chemistry. These new compounds are fully characterized by mass spectrometry, elemental analysis and spectroscopic techniques. The methylated product of ( E)-1-(9-anthryl)-3-{4-[2-(pyridin-4-yl)vinyl]phenyl}prop-2-en-1-one and a silver complex of ( E)-4-[2-(pyridin-4-yl)vinyl]benzonitrile are structurally determined by X-ray crystallography.


Author(s):  
Shabana Noor ◽  
Richard Goddard ◽  
Fehmeeda Khatoon ◽  
Sarvendra Kumar ◽  
Rüdiger W. Seidel

AbstractSynthesis and structural characterization of two heterodinuclear ZnII-LnIII complexes with the formula [ZnLn(HL)(µ-OAc)(NO3)2(H2O)x(MeOH)1-x]NO3 · n H2O · n MeOH [Ln = Pr (1), Nd (2)] and the crystal and molecular structure of [ZnNd(HL)(µ-OAc)(NO3)2(H2O)] [ZnNd(HL)(OAc)(NO3)2(H2O)](NO3)2 · n H2O · n MeOH (3) are reported. The asymmetrical compartmental ligand (E)-2-(1-(2-((2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzylidene)amino)-ethyl)imidazolidin-2-yl)-6-methoxyphenol (H2L) is formed from N1,N3-bis(3-methoxysalicylidene)diethylenetriamine (H2valdien) through intramolecular aminal formation, resulting in a peripheral imidazoline ring. The structures of 1–3 were revealed by X-ray crystallography. The smaller ZnII ion occupies the inner N2O2 compartment of the ligand, whereas the larger and more oxophilic LnIII ions are found in the outer O2O2’ site. Graphic Abstract Synthesis and structural characterization of two heterodinuclear ZnII-LnIII complexes (Ln = Pr, Nd) bearing an asymmetrical compartmental ligand formed in situ from N1,N3-bis(3-methoxysalicylidene)diethylenetriamine (H2valdien) through intramolecular aminal formation are reported.


1996 ◽  
Vol 74 (9) ◽  
pp. 1696-1703 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Mu ◽  
Warren E. Piers ◽  
Donald C. MacQuarrie ◽  
Michael J. Zaworotko

Zirconium complexes of the multidentate ligand CpHNMeSiN(H)R (SiNR = -SiMe2N-t-butyl; NMe = -CH2CH2NMe2, 1) were prepared and characterized via amine and alkane elimination procedures. Reaction of 1 with Zr(NMe2)4 gave a mixture of bis-amido complexes 2 in which the ligand was 1,2 and 1,3 substituted. This mixture was converted to the analogous dichlorides 3 using Me2NH•HCl and 1,3-3 was purified at this stage; alternatively, 1,3-3 was obtained in one pot from 1 and Zr(NMe2)4 in ≈70% yield. Conversion of 1,3-3 to dimethyl compound (CpNMeSiNR)Zr(CH3)2, 1,3-4, was accomplished via reaction of the dichloride with methyllithium; methide abstraction with the Lewis acids B(C6F5)3 and [Ph3C]+[B(C6F5)4]− generated the cationic alkyls [(CpNMeSiNR)Zr(CH3)]+[R′B(C6F5)3]− (R′ = CH3, 6a; C6F6, 6b), which were characterized by NMR spectroscopy. Zirconium complexes containing 1 ligated as its 1,2 isomer were obtained from alkane elimination reactions between 1 and in situ prepared RnZrCl4−n (R = CH3, n = 3; R = CH2SiMe3, n = 2). 1,2-3 and the methyl chloride complex 1,2-(CpNMeSiNR)Zr(CH3)Cl, 5, were obtained in 18 and 30% yield, respectively. Complex 5 was characterized by X-ray crystallography (monoclinic, space group P21/a, a = 9.6951(10) Å, b = 14.3794(16) Å, c = 14.364(3) Å, V = 1990.3(5) Å3, Z = 4, R = 0.046, Rw = 0.041.) Key words: amine elimination, Cp-amido, zirconium complexes.


2018 ◽  
Vol 73 (12) ◽  
pp. 1029-1032
Author(s):  
Peter Mayer ◽  
Hans-Christian Böttcher

AbstractTreatment of THF solutions containing the rhodium(II) complex trans-[RhCl2(PtBu2Ph)2] (1) with [Fe2(CO)9] in the same solvent resulted in the formation of the Vaska-type complex trans-[RhCl(CO)(PtBu2Ph)2] (2) in high yield. The title complex 2 was obtained as pale yellow crystals, characterized by NMR and IR spectroscopy, as well as by microanalyses. Additionally, the molecular structure of 2 has been established by X-ray crystallography. As often reported for similar constituted compounds, the chlorido and carbonyl ligands in crystals of 2 are strongly disordered.


2010 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 709-712 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julien Monot ◽  
Louis Fensterbank ◽  
Max Malacria ◽  
Emmanuel Lacôte ◽  
Steven J Geib ◽  
...  

In situ formation of two cyclic (alkyl) (amino) carbenes (CAACs) followed by addition of BF3•Et2O provided the first two examples of CAAC–BF3 complexes: 1-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-3,5,5-trimethyl-3-phenylpyrrolidin-2-ylidene trifluoroborane, and 2-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-3,3-dimethyl-2-azaspiro[4.5]decan-1-ylidene trifluoroborane. These CAAC–BF3 complexes are robust compounds that are stable to ambient laboratory conditions and silica gel chromatography. They were characterized by spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography. In contrast, a CAAC complex with borane (BH3) was readily formed in situ according to 1H and 11B NMR analysis, but did not survive the workup conditions. These results set the stage for further studies of the chemistry of CAAC boranes.


2021 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Semën Gorfman ◽  
David Spirito ◽  
Netanela Cohen ◽  
Peter Siffalovic ◽  
Peter Nadazdy ◽  
...  

Laboratory X-ray diffractometers play a crucial role in X-ray crystallography and materials science. Such instruments still vastly outnumber synchrotron facilities and are responsible for most of the X-ray characterization of materials around the world. The efforts to enhance the design and performance of in-house X-ray diffraction instruments benefit a broad research community. Here, the realization of a custom-built multipurpose four-circle diffractometer in the laboratory for X-ray crystallography of functional materials at Tel Aviv University, Israel, is reported. The instrument is equipped with a microfocus Cu-based X-ray source, collimating X-ray optics, four-bounce monochromator, four-circle goniometer, large (PILATUS3 R 1M) pixel area detector, analyser crystal and scintillating counter. It is suitable for a broad range of tasks in X-ray crystallography/structure analysis and materials science. All the relevant X-ray beam parameters (total flux, flux density, beam divergence, monochromaticity) are reported and several applications such as determination of the crystal orientation matrix and high-resolution reciprocal-space mapping are demonstrated. The diffractometer is suitable for measuring X-ray diffraction in situ under an external electric field, as demonstrated by the measurement of electric-field-dependent rocking curves of a quartz single crystal. The diffractometer can be used as an independent research instrument, but also as a training platform and for preparation for synchrotron experiments.


2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shweta Varshney ◽  
Hua-Xing Wei ◽  
Frank Batista ◽  
Mohd Nauman ◽  
Subha Sundaram ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Mouse NOTCH1 carries a highly conserved O-fucose glycan at Thr466 in epidermal growth factor-like repeat 12 (EGF12) of the extracellular domain. O-Fucose at this site has been shown by X-ray crystallography to be recognized by both DLL4 and JAG1 Notch ligands. We previously showed that a Notch1 Thr466Ala mutant exhibits very little ligand-induced NOTCH1 signaling in a reporter assay, whereas a Thr466Ser mutation enables the transfer of O-fucose and reverts the NOTCH1 signaling defect. We subsequently generated a mutant mouse with the Thr466Ala mutation termed Notch1[12f](Notch1tm2Pst). Surprisingly, homozygous Notch1[12f/12f] mutants on a mixed background were viable and fertile. Results We now report that after backcrossing to C57BL/6 J mice for 11–15 generations, few homozygous Notch1[12f/12f] embryos were born. Timed mating showed that embryonic lethality occurred by embryonic day (E) ~E11.5, somewhat delayed compared to mice lacking Notch1 or Pofut1 (the O-fucosyltransferase that adds O-fucose to Notch receptors), which die at ~E9.5. The phenotype of C57BL/6 J Notch1[12f/12f] embryos was milder than mutants affected by loss of a canonical Notch pathway member, but disorganized vasculogenesis in the yolk sac, delayed somitogenesis and development were characteristic. In situ hybridization of Notch target genes Uncx4.1 and Dll3 or western blot analysis of NOTCH1 cleavage did not reveal significant differences at E9.5. However, qRT-PCR of head cDNA showed increased expression of Dll3, Uncx4.1 and Notch1 in E9.5 Notch1[12f/12f] embryos. Sequencing of cDNA from Notch1[12f/12f] embryo heads and Southern analysis showed that the Notch1[12f] locus was intact following backcrossing. We therefore looked for evidence of modifying gene(s) by crossing C57BL/6 J Notch1 [12f/+] mice to 129S2/SvPasCrl mice. Intercrosses of the F1 progeny gave viable F2 Notch1[12f/12f] mice. Conclusion We conclude that the 129S2/SvPasCrl genome contains a dominant modifying gene that rescues the functions of NOTCH1[12f] in signaling. Identification of the modifying gene has the potential to illuminate novel factor(s) that promote Notch signaling when an O-fucose glycan is absent from EGF12 of NOTCH1.


2006 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glen D. Dennis ◽  
David Edwards-Davis ◽  
Leslie D. Field ◽  
Anthony F. Masters ◽  
Thomas Maschmeyer ◽  
...  

The photochemical reaction of 1,3-diphenylcyclopenta[l]phenanthrene-2-one 5 (phencyclone) with oxygen in acetone leads to the formation of 1,2,3-trihydro-1,2,3-triphenylcyclo-penta[l]phenanthrene 7 (9,10-dibenzoylphenanthrene) along with a trace of the lactone 1,4-diphenylcyclo-3-pyran[l]phenanthrene-2-one 8. An independent synthesis of 8 was achieved by the reaction of 5 with FeCl3 in CHCl3. The treatment of 5 with phenyllithium yields 1,2,3-triphenylcyclopenta[l]phenanthrene-2-ol 9-OH in good yield. Subsequent reaction of 9-OH with SOCl2 or SOBr2 in pyridine leads to the formation of the halo-analogues 1-chloro-1,2,3-triphenylcyclopenta[l]phenanthrene 9-Cl and 1-bromo-1,2,3-triphenylcyclopenta[l]phenanthrene 9-Br, respectively. Treatment of 9-OH with HBr in acetic acid affords the rearranged product 1,1,3-triphenylcyclopenta[l]phenanthrene-2-one 10 with a trace of 9-Br. Treatment of 9-Cl or 9-Br with zinc in acetic acid affords 1,2,3-tri-phenyl-1H-cyclopenta[l]phenanthrene 9-H. 9,10-Phenanthrenediylbis(phenyl)methanone 7 is formed in good yield upon treatment of 9-OH with HI in acetic acid followed by heating with H2PO4. Compounds 7, 8, 9-Cl, 9-Br, and 10 have been structurally characterized using X-ray crystallography.


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