Abstract: | An entirely new class of heterobimetallic homoleptic glycolate complexes of the type Nb(OGO)3{Ta(OGO)2} [where G=CMe2CH2CH2CMe2 (G1) (3); CMe2CH2 CHMe(G2) (4); CHMeCHMe (G3) (5); CH2CMe2CH2 (G4) (6); CMe2CMe2(G5) (7); CH2CHMeCH2 (G6) (8); CH2CEt2CH2 (G7) (9); CH2CMe(Prn)CH2 (G8) (10)] have been prepared by the reactions of Nb(OGO)2(OGOH) [G=G1 (1a); G2 (1b); G3 (1c); G4 (1d); G5 (1e); G6 (1f); G7 (1g); G8 (1h)] with Ta(OGO)2 (OPri) (G=G1 (2a); G2 (2b); G3 (2c); G4 (2d); G5 (2e) G6 (2f); G7 (2g); G8 (2h). In addition to the novel derivatives (2)–(10), our earlier investigations on heterobimetallic glycolate-alkoxide derivatives have been extended to derivatives of the type Nb(OGO) [where M=A1 n=3, G=G3 (11);G4 (12); G6 (13) G7 (14); Gs (15); G9=CH2CH2CH2 (16) and M=Ti (n=4, G=G4) (17), Zr(n=4,G=G4) (18)], which are conveniently prepared by the reactions of metalloligands Nb(OGO)2(OGOH) [G=G3 (1c); G4 (1d); G6 (1f); G7 (1g); G8 (1h); G9 (1i)] with different metal alkoxides. All of these new complexes have been characterized by elemental analyses, molecular weight determinations, and spectroscopic (I.r. and 1H, 27Al-n.m.r.) studies. Structural features of the new derivatives have been elucidated on the basis of molecular weight and spectroscopic data. |