Synthesis and spectroscopic studies of homo- and heteroleptic N-arylsalicylaldiminates of titanium(IV), zirconium(IV) and chromium(III)

Homo- and heteroleptic N-arylsalicylaldiminate derivatives of Ti^IV and Zr^IV of the type, MX_4–x (OC₆H₄CH=NAr) _x (X = OPrⁱ, x = 2,3; X = Cl, x = 1,2,3,4; Ar = C₆H₃Me₂-2,6, C₆H₃Et₂-2,6) have been prepared by reactions in the desired molar ratios of: (i) Ti(OPrⁱ)₄/Zr(OPrⁱ)₄·PrⁱOH with N-arylsalicylaldimines in benzene, and (ii) MCl₄ (M = Ti, Zr) with Me₃SiOC₆H₄CH=NAr or HOC₆H₄CH=NAr in the presence of Et₃N as a base or the potassium salt of N-arylsalicylaldimines in benzene. The three homoleptic derivatives of Cr^III, Cr(OC₆H₄CH=NAr)₃ (Ar = C₆H₂Me₃-2,4,6, C₆H₃Et₂-2,6, C₆H₃Prⁱ ₂-2,6) have also been prepared by salt-elimination. All of these new derivatives have been characterized by elemental analyses, spectroscopic i.r., ¹H and ¹³C-n.m.r. (Ti and Zr complexes), and electronic (for Cr complexes)] studies, as well as molecular weight measurements.