| Abstract: | Homoleptic Amides of Zinc, Cadmium, and Mercury ZnCl2, CdCl2 and HgCl2 react with the lithium salts ( 1 a–5 a ) of the sterically demanding secundary amines HN(SiMe3)Ph ( 1 ), HN(SiMe3)C6H3Me2‐2,6 ( 2 ), HN(SiMe3)C6H3iPr2‐2,6 ( 3 ), HN(SiMe3)C6H3tBu2‐2,5 ( 4 ), and HN(SiMe2NMe2)C6H3iPr2‐2,6 ( 5 ) yielding the corresponding homoleptic metal amides Zn[N(SiMe2R′)R]2 ( 1 b–5 b ), Cd[N(SiMe2R′)R]2 ( 1 c , 5 c ), and Hg[N(SiMe2R′)R]2 ( 1 d–5 d ), respectively. Except the dimeric {Zn[N(SiMe3)Ph]2}2 ( 1 b ), all complexes are monomeric. The compounds were characterized by elemental analyses, molecular weight determinations, NMR and mass spectra. Furthermore, the zinc amides ( 1 b–5 b ) and the mercury amides 1 d–3 d and 5 d were characterized by single crystal X‐ray structure analysis. Except 1 b and 5 b , they show a linear N–M–N arrangement. |
