The Influence of the Ligands Cp*(η5‐C5Me5) and Cp(η5‐C5H5) on the Stability and Reactivity of Titanocene and Zirconocene Complexes: Reactions of the Bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene Permethylmetallocene Complexes (η5‐C5Me5)2M(η2‐Me3SiC2SiMe3), M = Ti,Zr, with H2O and CO2 |
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Authors: | Paul‐Michael Pellny Vladimir V Burlakov Wolfgang Baumann Anke Spannenberg Uwe Rosenthal |
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Abstract: | The reactions of the bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene permethylmetallocene complexes CpM(η2‐Me3SiC2SiMe3) (M = Ti ( 1 ), M = Zr ( 2 )) with H2O and CO2 were studied and compared to those of the corresponding metallocene complexes Cp2M(L)(η2‐Me3SiC2SiMe3) (M = Ti ( 3 ), L = – ; M = Zr, L = THF ( 4 )) to understand the influence of the ligands Cp(η5‐C5H5) and Cp*(η5‐C5Me5) as well as the metals titanium and zirconium on the reaction pathways and the obtained products. In the reaction of the permethyltitanocene complex 1 with water the dihydroxy complex CpTi(OH)2 ( 5 ) was formed. This product differs from the well‐known titanoxane Cp2TiOTiCp2 which was obtained by the reaction of the corresponding titanocene complex 3 with water. The reaction of the permethylzirconocene complex 2 with water gives the mononuclear alkenyl zirconocene hydroxide 6 . An analogous product was assumed as the first step in the reaction of the corresponding zirconocene complex 4 with water which ends up in a dinuclear zirconoxane. In the conversion of the permethylzirconocene complex 2 with carbon dioxide the mononuclear insertion product 7 was formed by coupling of carbon dioxide and the acetylene. In contrast, the corresponding zirconocene complex 4 affords, by an analogous reaction, a dinuclear complex. In additional experiments the known complex CpZr(η2‐PhC2SiMe3) ( 8 ) was prepared, starting from CpZrCl2 and Mg in the presence of PhC≡CSiMe3. This complex reacts with carbon dioxide resulting in a mixture of the regioisomeric zirconafuranones 9 a and 9 b . From these in the complex 9 a , having the SiMe3 group in β‐position to the metal, the Zr–C bond was quickly hydrolyzed by water to give the complex CpZr(OH)OC(=O)–C(SiMe3)=CHPh ( 10 a ) compared to complex ( 9 b ) which gives slowly the complex CpZr(OH)OC(=O)–CPh=CH(SiMe3) ( 10 b ). |
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Keywords: | Permethyltitanocene Permethylzirconocene Titanocene Zirconocene Acetylene Complexes Carbon Dioxide C– C‐Coupling |
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