| Abstract: | Deprotonation Reactions of Silylated Amido Complexes of Rare Earth Elements The deprotonation of the rare earth element-tris(bistrimethylsilyl)amides LnN(SiMe3)2]3 of scandium, ytterbium, and lutetium with sodium-bis(trimethylsilyl)amide in THF leads to the complexes Na(THF)3LnCH2SiMe2NSiMe3{N(SiMe3)2}2] Ln = Sc ( 1 ), Yb ( 2 ), and Lu ( 3 )]. According to crystal structure analyses of 1 and 2 the metal atoms Sc and Yb are constituents of planar LnCSiN four-membered rings. At the same time, the C atom of the CH2 group is coordinated with the sodium ion in a linear axis Ln–C–Na; the sodium ion obtains a distorted tetrahedral arrangement by three THF molecules. The equatorial positions of the methylene-C atom, which is coordinated in a trigonal bipyramidal fashion, are occupied by the two H atoms and the Si atom of the four-membered ring. 2.6-dimethylbenzoisonitrile can be inserted into the Yb–CH2 bond of 2 and the new five-membered heterocylce YbNCSiN originates, the exocyclic CH2 group of which enters into a C–C coupling with the centrosymmetric dimer 4 while the ytterbium undergoes reduction. At the same time, sodium-7-methyl indolate is formed, which together with NaN(SiMe3)2(THF)2] forms the centrosymmetric dimeric molecular aggregate NaN(SiMe3)2(THF)2Na(C9H16N)]2 ( 5 ). 1 : Space group P21/n, Z = 8, lattice dimensions at –80 °C: a = 2941.4(2), b = 1205.5(1), c = 2952.4(3) pm; β = 113.455(8)°; R1 = 0.0625. 2 : Space group P21/n, Z = 8, lattice dimensions at –80 °C: a = 2943.9(1), b = 1219.5(1), c = 2944.3(1) pm; β = 113.372(4)°; R1 = 0.0361. 4 : Space group P 1, Z = 4, lattice dimensions at –80 °C: a = 1117.0(1), b = 1207.5(1), c = 1614.3(2) pm; α = 73.634(10)°, β = 82.091(10)°, γ = 74.391(10)°; R1 = 0.0525. 5 : Space group P21/n, Z = 2, lattice dimensions at –80 °C: a = 1126.7(1), b = 1459.3(1), c = 1741.1(1) pm; β = 96.461(8)°; R1 = 0.0458. Quantum chemical DFT calculations of the scandium model compound Na(Me2O)3ScCH2SiMe2NSiH3{N(SiH3)2}2] ( 1 M ) give a very large negative charge at the pentacoordinated carbon atom of the four-membered ring that is concentrated in a lone-pair orbital which has mainly p character. The carbon atom interacts with the positively charged scandium atom mainly by Coulombic interactions. |
