Investigations into the preparation of sila-β-diketones via 2-trimethylsilyl-1,3-dithianes: structural characterization of a second polymorph of bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-2-sila-3,5-heptanedionato)copper(II)

The sila-β-diketone, 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-2-silaheptane-3,5-dione (tmshdH), was synthesized by the condensation of the anion of 2-trimethylsilyl-1,3-dithiane with 1-bromo-3,3-dimethylbutan-2-one, followed by unmasking of the latent carbonyl moiety with HgO/HgCl₂. A monoclinic polymorph of the known copper(II) complex, Cu(tmshd)₂, was crystallized and studied by X-ray diffraction methods and found to be disordered like the orthorhombic one. Attempts to synthesize the disilylated β-diketone, 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-2,6-disilaheptane-3,5-dione and monosilylated 4,4-dimethyl-4-sila-3-oxo-pentanal using the dithiane method were not successful. However, the 1,3-dithianyl precursors, along with the impurity 2,2^′-bis(trimethylsilyl)-2,2^′-bi-1,3-dithiane, were studied crystallographically. Large stereoelectronic and steric effects on the solid-state bonding parameters were observed for these molecules.     

Synthesis,molecular and crystal structures,and characteristic features of electronic structures of salicylamide-based B,Si-containing chelates

The reaction of 4-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-2,6-disilamorpholine with BF₃Et₂O afforded (O-B)-chelate 4-[2-(difluoroboroxy)benzoyl]-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-2,6-disilamorpholine. Treatment of the latter with BF₃Et₂O or SOCl₂ gave rise to products of the disilamorpholine ring opening, viz., (O-B) chelate 2-(difluoroboroxy)-N,N-bis(dimethylfluorosilylmethyl)benzamide or 2-(difluoroboroxy)-N, N-bis(dimethylchlorosilylmethyl)benzamide, respectively. The structures of the compounds synthesized were confirmed by X-ray diffraction analysis and ¹H, ¹³C, and ²⁹Si NMR spectroscopy. High-precision X-ray diffraction study and quantum-chemical calculations demonstrated that the coordination OSi bond is absent in the two last-mentioned compounds.Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1846–1853, September, 2004.     

Etude par RMN de derives phosphores : Etude de diazaphospholanes-1,3.2

The NMR Spectra of six 2-R-1,2-dimethyl-1,3,2-diazaphospholane (R = Cl, F, Me, Ph, OMe, N(Me)₂) have been analyzed in terms of AA′BB′X systems.     

Synthesis and hydrazinolysis of β-(1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)pyridines

Cyclization of the hydrazide of 5-ethoxycarbonyl-2,6-dimethylpyridine-3-carboxylic acid by acylation with aromatic or aliphatic acid chlorides with subsequent boiling in POCl₃ or heating in orthoformic acid gave the corresponding ethyl 2,6-dimethyl-5-(5-R-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)pyridine-3-carboxylate. The cyclization of the reaction products with hydrazine hydrate has been studied. Cyclization of the dihydrazide of 2,6-dimethyl-3,5-pyridinedicarboxylic acid under analogous conditions gave only 3,5-bis-(5-R-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)-2,6-dimethylpyridines, containing R = 2-FC₆H₄, H.     

Reaction of Zinc Enolates of Alkyl Esters of Substituted 4-Bromo-3-Oxoalkanoic Acids with Aldehydes

Zinc enolates formed from ethyl 4-bromo-2,2,4-trimethyl-3-oxopentanoate react under the conditions of one- of two-stage synthesis with aliphatic, unsaturated, or aromatic aldehydes to form 6-R-2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-2,3,5,6-tetrahydropyran-2,4-diones. Zinc enolates obtained from ethyl 4-bromo-2,2-dimethyl-3-oxopentanoate, -hexanoate, and -2,2,5-trimethyl-3-oxohexanoate under the similar conditions react with aliphatic or aromatic aldehydes to give mainly 5-R¹-6-R²-3,3-dimethyl-2,3,5,6-tetrahydropyran-2,4-diones as E or Z isomers or their mixtures. Zinc enolates generated from the ethyl 4-bromo-2,2-diethyl- or 2-benzyl-2-ethyl-3-oxobutanoates react with aromatic aldehydes to give ethyl 5-R-2-R-2-ethyl-3-oxo-4-pentenoates as E isomers.     

N-(Chlorodimethylsilyl)methyl anilides: synthesis and structure

N-(Chlorodimethylsilyl)methyl anilides of formula RC(O)N(C₆H₄X)CH₂SiMe₂Cl (R = Me, Ph; X = H, Me, Cl) were obtained by the reaction of N-TMS-containing anilides with ClCH₂Si(Hal)Me₂ (Hal = F, Cl). The silicon atom in these compounds is pentacoordinate according to the results of NMR and X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Über Fluoride des zweiwertigen Eisens: Cs7Fe4F15

Concerning the Cleavage of Si? C Bonds in Si-methylated Carbosilanes The chances for the cleavage of Si? Me bonds (Me ? CH₃) and Si? C? Si bonds in their molecular skeletons using ICl or ICl/AlBr₃ are examined in 13 carbosilanes; i. e. (Me₂Si? CH₂)₃ 1 , 1,3,5,7-tetramethyl-1,3,5,7-tetrasilaadamantane 2 , (Me₃Si? CH₂)₂SiMe₂ 3 , HC(SiMe₃)₃ 4 , the 1,3,5,7-tetrasilaadamantane. carrying bhe ? CH₂? SiMe, group at one Si atom 5 , the 1,3,5-trisilacyclohexane, carrying the ? CH₂? SiNe₃ group 6 , three derivatives of the 1,3,5-trisilacyclohexane, carrying SiMe₃ groups at skeletal C atoms 7 , 8 , 9 , three derivatives of the 1,3,5-trisilacyclohexane, carrying CH₃, groups at skeletal C atoms 10 10, 11 , 12 and 13 , derived from (Me₂Si? CH₂)₃ having one ?CBr₂ group. Using ICl one Me group at each Si atom in 1 can be split off successively, finally yielding (ClMeSi? CH₂)₃. 2 is transformed to the Si-chlorinated 1,3,5,7-tetrasilaadamantane. 3 , treated with ICl yields (ClMeSi? CH₂)₂SiMeCl, as 4 forms HC(SiMe₂Cl)₃. Higher chlorinated compounds can be obtained by using ICl and AlBr₃ in catalytic amounts. Thus 1 leads to (Cl₂Si? CH₂)₃, no ring-opening is observed. However, in the reaction of 1 with HBr/AlBr₃ bromination at the Si atoms and ring-opening (ratio 1:1) proceed coincidently. The reaction of either 3 or (ClMe₂Si? CH₂)₂SiMeCl with ICl/AlBr₃ leads to (Cl₂MeSi? CH₂)₂SiCl₂, and (Me₃Si)₂CH₃ forms (Cl₂MeSi? )₂CH₂ similarly. The ? CH₂? SiMe₃ group in 5 and 6 is not cleaved off by ICl; the introduction of a Cl group at each Si atom is observed instead. Furthermore, 6 undergoes cleavage (≈8%) of the Si? C ring adjacent to the chain-substituted Si atom [formation of ClMe₂Si? (CH₂? SiMeCl)₂CH₂? SiMe₂? CH₂Cl]. 7 , 8 , 9 (having the ? SiMe₃ group at the C atoms) react with ICl by splitting off one Si? Me group from each Si atom. In 7 we also observe the ring-opening to an amount of ≈25% [formation of (ClMe₂Si)CH₂? SiMeCl? CH₂? SiMe₂? CH₂Cl]. In ₈ (having two CH(SiMe₃) groups the ring-opening reaction is reduced to about 5% [formation of ClMe₂? CH(SiMe₂Cl)? SiMeCl? CH(SiMe₂Cl)? SiMe₂? CH₂Cl], while in 9 (having three CH(SiMe₃) groups) it is not found at all. In 10 , 11 , 12 (having the CH₃ group at the C atoms) ICl substitutes one Me group (formation of SiCl) at each Si atom (no ring-opening). The CBr₂ group reduces the reactivity of 13 towards ICl. Only the split-off of one Me group at the Si atom in para-position to the CBr₂ group is observed. Using ICl/AlBr₃ higher chlorinated derivatives are obtained (no ring-opening). Most of the mentioned compounds were identified via their Si? H-containing derivatives, thus facilitating the chromatographic separation as well as the ¹H-NMR-spectroscopic investigations.     

Silicon‐ and Tin‐Containing Open‐Chain and Eight‐Membered‐Ring Compounds as Bicentric Lewis Acids toward Anions

Herein, we report the syntheses of silicon‐ and tin‐containing open‐chain and eight‐membered‐ring compounds Me₂Si(CH₂SnMe₂X)₂ ( 2 , X=Me; 3 , X=Cl; 4 , X=F), CH₂(SnMe₂CH₂I)₂ ( 7 ), CH₂(SnMe₂CH₂Cl)₂ ( 8 ), cyclo‐Me₂Sn(CH₂SnMe₂CH₂)₂SiMe₂ ( 6 ), cyclo‐(Me₂SnCH₂)₄ ( 9 ), cyclo‐Me_(2?n)X_nSn(CH₂SiMe₂CH₂)₂SnX_nMe_(2?n) ( 5 , n=0; 10 , n = 1, X= Cl; 11 , n=1, X= F; 12 , n=2, X= Cl), and the chloride and fluoride complexes NEt₄[cyclo‐ Me(Cl)Sn(CH₂SiMe₂CH₂)₂Sn(Cl)Me?F] ( 13 ), PPh₄[cyclo‐Me(Cl)Sn(CH₂SiMe₂CH₂)₂Sn(Cl)Me?Cl] ( 14 ), NEt₄[cyclo‐Me(F)Sn(CH₂SiMe₂CH₂)₂Sn(F)Me?F] ( 15 ), [NEt₄]₂[cyclo‐Cl₂Sn(CH₂SiMe₂CH₂)₂SnCl₂?2 Cl] ( 16 ), M[Me₂Si(CH₂Sn(Cl)Me₂)₂?Cl] ( 17 a , M=PPh₄; 17 b , M=NEt₄), NEt₄[Me₂Si(CH₂Sn(Cl)Me₂)₂?F] ( 18 ), NEt₄[Me₂Si(CH₂Sn(F)Me₂)₂?F] ( 19 ), and PPh₄[Me₂Si(CH₂Sn(Cl)Me₂)₂?Br] ( 20 ). The compounds were characterised by electrospray mass‐spectrometric, IR and ¹H, ¹³C, ¹⁹F, ²⁹Si, and ¹¹⁹Sn NMR spectroscopic analysis, and, except for 15 and 18 , single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction studies.     

Insertions of nitriles and pyridine into the ZrSi bond of (η5-C5H5)(η5-C5Me5)Zr[Si(SiMe3)3]Me

The zirconium silyl complex CpCpZr[Si(SiMe₃)₃]Me (1; Cp = η⁵-C₅H₅; Cp = η⁵-C₅Me₅) reacts with nitriles RCN (R = Me, CHCH₂, Ph) to form the azomethine derivatives CpCpZr[NC(R)Si(SiMe₃)₃]Me (2, R = Me; 3, R = CHCH₂; 4, R = Ph). Pyridine reacts with 1 to give a 75% yield of CpCpZr[NC₅H₅Si(SiMe₃)₃]Me (5), which results from 1,2-addition of the ZrSi bond of 1 to pyridine. These reactions provide the first examples of nitrile and pyridine insertions into a transition metal-silicon bond. The related silyl complexes Cp₂Zr[Si(SiMe₃)₃]Me and CpCpZr[Si(SiMe₃)₃]Cl are much less reactive toward nitriles and pyridine.     

Isocyanide insertion reactivity of dinuclear niobium and tantalum imido complexes: X-ray crystal structure of [{Nb(η-C5H4SiMe3)(CH2Ph)2}2(μ-1,4-NC6H4N)]

The reactivity of dinuclear niobium and tantalum imido complexes with the isocyanide compound 2,6-Me₂C₆H₃NC has been studied. The trialkyl complexes [{NbR₃(CH₃CN)}₂(μ-1,3-NC₆H₄N)], [{NbR₃(CH₃CN)}₂(μ-1,4-NC₆H₄N)] and [{TaR₃(CH₃CN)}₂(μ-1,4-NC₆H₄N)] (R=CH₂SiMe₃) gave [{Nb(η²-RCNAr)₂R}₂(μ-1,3-NC₆H₄N)] (1), [{Nb(η²-RCNAr)₂R}₂(μ-1,4-NC₆H₄N)] (2) and [{Ta(η²-RCNAr)₂R}₂(μ-1,4-NC₆H₄N)] (3) (R=CH₂SiMe₃; Ar=2,6-Me₂C₆H₃), from the isocyanide insertion in two of the metal alkyl carbon bonds. The reaction of the isocyanide reagent with the di-alkyl mono-cyclopentadienyl derivatives [{Nb(η⁵-C₅H₄SiMe₃)R₂}₂(μ-1,3-NC₆H₄N)] (R=Me, CH₂Ph, CH₂SiMe₃), [{Nb(η⁵-C₅H₄SiMe₃)R₂}₂(μ-1,4-NC₆H₄N)] (R=Me, CH₂Ph (4), CH₂SiMe₃) and [{Ta(η⁵-C₅Me₅)(CH₂SiMe₃)₂}₂(μ-1,4-NC₆H₄N)] yielded [{Nb(η⁵-C₅H₄SiMe₃)(η²-RCNAr)R}₂(μ-1,3-NC₆H₄N)] (R=Me (5), CH₂Ph (6), CH₂SiMe₃ (7)), [{Nb(η⁵-C₅H₄SiMe₃)(η²-RCNAr)R}₂(μ-1,4-NC₆H₄N)] (R=Me (8), CH₂Ph (9), CH₂SiMe₃ (10)) and [{Ta(η⁵-C₅Me₅)(η²-Me₃SiCH₂CNAr)CH₂SiMe₃}₂(μ-1,4-NC₆H₄N)] (11) (Ar=2,6-Me₂C₆H₃), respectively, from a single insertion process. The reaction with the mono-alkyl complex [{Nb(η⁵-C₅H₄SiMe₃)(Me)Cl}₂(μ-1,4-NC₆H₄N)] gave [{Nb(η⁵-C₅H₄SiMe₃)(η²-MeCNAr)Cl}₂(μ-1,4-NC₆H₄N)] (12), produced from the isocyanide insertion in the metal-alkyl carbon bond. The alkyl-amido complex [{Nb(η⁵-C₅H₄SiMe₃)(Me)NMe₂}₂(μ-1,4-NC₆H₄N)] gave, from the preferential isocyanide insertion in the metal-amide nitrogen bond, [{Nb(η⁵-C₅H₄SiMe₃)(η²-Me₂NCNAr)Me}₂(μ-1,4-NC₆H₄N)] (13). The molecular structure of one of the alkyl precursors, [{Nb(η⁵-C₅H₄SiMe₃)(CH₂Ph)₂}₂(μ-1,4-NC₆H₄N)] (4), has been determined.     

Synthesis of 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-oxyl-4-piperidyloxy-tert-butylperoxyalkylsilanes

2,2,6,6-Tetramethyl-1-oxyl-4-piperidyloxy-tert-butylperoxyalkylsilanes were obtained by condensation of 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-hydroxypiperidine-1-oxyl with organosilicon chloroperoxides ClR₂SiOOR' (R = Me, Et; R' = Bu^t) in ether at 0–5 °C in the presence of a tertiary amine as an HCl acceptor.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 984–985, May, 1995.     

Synthesis and structure of the first representative of pentacoordinate C,O-chelates with a dipeptide fragment,the fluorosilane Ts—Gly—(S)-Pro—N(Me)CH2SiMe2F

A reaction of bicyclic 2-sila-5-piperazinone, 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,4-diaza-2-silabicyclo-[4.3.0]nonan-5-one containing a proline moiety, and N-tosylglycine acyl chloride with subsequent hydrolysis of the primary unstable product to the intermediate disiloxane and its treatment with BF₃?OEt₂ furnished a first representative of pentacoordinate C,O-chelate halosilanes with a dipeptide fragment, namely, Ts—Gly—(S)-Pro—N(Me)CH₂SiMe₂F.

     

Scheme of hydrolysis of five-coordinate chlorosilanes by X-ray diffraction data

Hydrolysis of monochelate five-coordinate chlorosilanes MeC(O)N(Me)CH₂SiMe₂Cl (Ia), L⁷CH₂SiMe₂Cl (Ib), L⁸CH₂SiMe₂Cl (Ic), PhtImCH₂SiMe₂Cl (Id), MeC(O)N(Me)CH₂SiMePhCl (IIa), and Im₅CH₂SiMePhCl (IIe), containing a monoanionic C,O-chelating ligand LCH₂ [L is an amide, n-membered lactam (L ⁿ ), imide (Im ⁿ ), or phthalimide (PhtIm) residue]. The structures of the starting chlorides and their hydrolysis products were established by means of X-ray diffraction analysis. Based on experimental and published data, a general scheme of hydrolysis of mono-C,O-chelate chlorosilanes was suggested, including initial formation of silyloxonium chlorides III and subsequent formation of disiloxane dihydrochlorides IV.     

Molecular Cage Assembly by Sn−O−Sn Bridging of Di-, Tri- and Tetranuclear Organotin Tectons: Extending the Spacing in Double Ladder Structures

Hydrolysis reactions of di- and trinuclear organotin halides yielded large novel cage compounds containing Sn−O−Sn bridges. The molecular structures of two octanuclear tetraorganodistannoxanes showing double-ladder motifs, viz., [{Me₃SiCH₂(Cl)SnCH₂YCH₂Sn(OH)CH₂SiMe₃}₂(μ-O)₂]₂ [ 1 , Y=p-(Me)₂SiC₆H₄-C₆H₄Si(Me)₂] and [{Me₃SiCH₂(I)SnCH₂YCH₂Sn(OH)CH₂SiMe₃}₂(μ-O)₂]₂ ⋅ 0.48 I₂ [ 2⋅ 0.48 I₂, Y=p-(Me)₂SiC₆H₄-C₆H₄Si(Me)₂], and the hexanuclear cage-compound 1,3,6-C₆H₃(p-C₆H₄Si(Me)₂CH₂Sn(R)₂OSn(R)₂CH₂Si(Me)₂C₆H₄-p)₃C₆H₃-1,3,6 ( 3 , R=CH₂SiMe₃) are reported. Of these, the co-crystal 2⋅ 0.48 I₂ exhibits the largest spacing of 16.7 Å reported to date for distannoxane-based double ladders. DFT calculations for the hexanuclear cage and a related octanuclear congener accompany the experimental work.     

Donor-stabilized five-coordinate cationic chelate silicon compounds with two (O→Si)-coordinating ligands

Cationic O→Si-coordinated bis-C,O-chelate silicon complexes [(LCH₂)₂Si(F)]BF₄, containing monoanionic AcN(Me)CH₂, 2-oxoperhydroazepinomethyl, 2,2-dimethyl-4-oxobenzo[1,3]oxazin-3-ylmethyl, and 4-methyl-2-oxoquinolinomethyl C,O-coordinating ligands were synthesized by the reaction of trimethylsilyl derivatives of amides, lactams, and related compounds with (ClCH₂)₂SiCl₂ in a 2:1 ratio. The synthesized complexes were reacted with KF to obtain six-coordinate bis-C,O-chelates [(LCH₂)₂SiF₂] which were then converted into the starting tetrafluoroborates by treatment with BF₃·Et₂O. First representatives of cationic bis-O,O′-chelate silicon complexes with a 2-hydroxyacid amide fragment {XSi[OCH(R)C(O)NMe₂]₂}Y (X = Cl, Me, t-Bu, Ph, BrCH₂; R = H, Me; Y - Cl^?, ClHCl^?, HgBr ₃ ^? ) were synthesized by the reaction of XSiCl₃ with O→SiMe₃ derivatives of dimethylamides of (S)-lactic and glycolic acids in a 1:2 ratio or by transesterification of XSi(OMe)₃ with glycolic acid dimethylamide followed by addition of acetyl bromide (ratio 1:3:1). The structure of the resulting chelates was proved by X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Reactions of [LiC(SiMe2H)3]·2THF: Sterically hindered tris(dimethylsilyl)methane derivatives and their hydrosilylation

Treatment of LiC(SiMe₂H)₃]·2THF (1) with alkeny1chlorosilanes produced sterically hindered alkenylsilanes (4–10) of structure H₂C=CH---(CH₂)_nSiRR′C(SiMe₂H)₃ (R=Me; R′=Me or Cl; n=0, 1, or 4). The Peterson reaction of 1 with carbonyl compounds gave sterically hindered olefins R(R′)C=C(SiMe₂H)₂. Pt or Rh catalyzed intramolecular hydrosilylation of H₂C=CHSiMe₂C(SiMe₂H)₃ (4) occurred to produce a new 1,3-disilacyclobutane derivative 15. Intermolecular hydrosilylation was favored for 5, 8, and 10, producing oligomeric products.     

New synthesis of 5,5-dimethyl-3-oxo-4,5-dihydro-3<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-pyrrole 1-oxide

A procedure has been developed for the synthesis of 5,5-dimethyl-3-oxo-4,5-dihydro-3H-pyrrole 1-oxide via oxidation of 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-oxopiperidine 1-oxyl with chlorine in aqueous sodium perchlorate and subsequent ring contraction in the resulting 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1,4-dioxopiperidinium perchlorate in dilute perchloric acid. The relative rates of proton exchange between the CH₂ and CH groups in the title compound were determined by ¹H NMR spectroscopy in D₂O, and the acidity constant was estimated on the basis of the dependence of the UV spectrum upon pH (pK _a = 13.2).     

1,1-Dimethyl-1-(trialkoxysilylmethyl)hydrazinium and 1,1-Dimethyl-1-(silatranylmethyl)hydrazinium Halides

Formerly unknown 1,1-dimethyl-1-(trialkoxysilylmethyl)- and 1,1-dimethyl-1-(silatranylmethyl)hydrazinium halides were prepared by reaction of 1,1-dimethylhydrazine with (halomethyl)trialkoxysilanes XCH₂Si(OR)₃ (X = Cl, I; R=Me, Et) and 1-(halomethyl)silatranes XCH₂Si(OCH₂CH₂)₃N (X = Cl, Br). 1,1-Dimethyl-1-(silatranylmethyl)hydrazinium chloride and iodide were also obtained by transetherification of corresponding 1,1-dimethyl-1-(trimethoxysilylmethyl)hydrazinium halides with tris(2-hydroxyethyl)amine.__________Translated from Zhurnal Obshchei Khimii, Vol. 75, No. 6, 2005, pp. 915–919.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Sorokin, Voronkov.     

Alkyl- und Arylkomplexe des Iridiums und Rhodiums. XIX. Reaktion von Carbonsäuren mit ausgewählten Organoverbindungen von Ir(I) und Rh(I): Bildung von Arylhydrido-, Carboxylatohydrido- und Carboxylato-Derivaten

Alkyl and Aryl Complexes of Iridium and Rhodium. XIX. Reaction of Carboxylic Acids with Selected Organo Compounds of Ir(I) and Rh(I): Formation of Arylhydrido, Carboxylatohydrido, and Carboxylato Derivatives cis-Arylhydridoiridium(III) complexes IrH(Ar)(O₂CR)(CO)(PPh₃)₂ (R = Me: Ar = C₆H₅, 4-MeC₆H₄; R = Et: Ar = 4-MeC₆H₄, 2,4-Me₂C₆H₃) could be prepared by oxidative addition of carboxylic acids to aryliridium(I) compounds Ir(Ar)(CO)(PPh₃)₂. Reaction of aliphatic carboxylic acids with alkyliridium(I) derivatives Ir(Alk)(CO)(PPh₃)₂ and Ir(Alk)[PhP(CH₂CH₂CH₂PPh₂)₂] (Alk = CH₂CMe₃, CH₂SiMe₃) lead to dicarboxylatoiridium(III) hydrides IrH(O₂CR)₂(CO)(PPh₃)₂ (R = Me, Et, i-Pr) and IrH(O₂CR)₂[PhP(CH₂CH₂CH₂PPh₂)₂] (R = Me, Et). Ir(4-MeC₆H₄CO₂)(CO)(PPh₃)₂ was obtained from Ir(CH₂SiMe₃)(CO)(PPh₃)₂ and 4-MeC₆H₄CO₂H. Interaction of organorhodium complexes Rh(R′)(CO)(PPh₃)₂ (R′ = CH₂SiMe₃, 4-MeC₆H₄) and Rh(R′)[PhP(CH₂CH₂CH₂PPh₂)₂] (R′ = CH₂CMe₃, 4-MeC₆H₄) with aliphatic and aromatic carboxylic acids yielded carboxylatorhodium(I) compounds Rh(O₂CR)(CO)(PPh₃)₂ (R = Me, t-Bu, 4-MeC₆H₄) and Rh(O₂CR)[PhP(CH₂CH₂CH₂PPh₂)₂] (R = Me, 4-MeC₆H₄).     

Synthese der Silatetraphospholane (tBuP)4SiMe2, (tBuP)4SiCl2 und (tBuP)4Si(Cl)SiCl3 Molekül- und Kristallstruktur von (tBuP)4SiCl2

Synthesis of the Silatetraphospholanes (tBuP)₄SiMe₂, (tBuP)₄SiCl₂, and (tBuP)₄Si(Cl)SiCl₃ Molecular and Crystal Structure of (tBuP)₄SiCl₂ The reaction of the diphosphide K₂[(tBuP)₄] 7 with the halogenosilanes Me₂SiCl₂, SiCl₄ or Si₂Cl₆ in a molar ratio of 1:1 leads via a [4 + 1]-cyclocondensation reaction to the silatetraphospholanes (tBuP)₄SiMe₂ 1,1-dimethyl-1-sila-2,3,4,5-tetra-t-butyl-2,3,4,5-tetraphospholane, 1 , (tBuP)₄SiCl₂, 1,1-dichloro-1-sila-2,3,4,5-tetra-t-butyl-2,3,4,5-tetraphospholane, 2 , and (tBuP)₄Si(Cl)SiCl₃, 1-chloro-1-trichlorsilyl-1-sila-2,3,4,5-tetra-t-butyl-2,3,4,5-tetraphospholane, 3 , respectively, with the 5-membered P₄Si ring system. The reaction leading to 1 is accompanied with the formation of the by-product Me₂(Cl)-Si–(tBuP)₄–Si(Cl)Me₂ 1a (5:1), which has a chain structure. On warming to 100°C 1a decomposes to 1 and Me₂SiCl₂. The compounds 2 and 3 do not react further with an excess of 7 due to strong steric shielding of the ring Si atoms by the t-butyl groups. 1, 2 and 3 could be obtained in a pure form and characterized NMR spectroscopically; 2 was also characterized by a single crystal structure analysis. 1a was identified by NMR spectroscopy only.