New polyfunctional silicon-containing amines C6[CH2CH2SiMe(OCH2CH2NR2)2]6 (R = H,Me) and their reactions with cobalt(ii) chloride and dicobalt octacarbonyl

Hexakis[bis(2-aminoethoxy)methylsilylethyl]benzene and hexakis[bis(N,N-dimethyl-2-aminoethoxy)methylsilylethyl]benzene C₆[(NR₂CH₂CH₂O)₂SiMeCH₂CH₂]₆ (4, R = H; 5, R = Me) were prepared from hexakis(methyldichlorosilylethyl)benzene C₆(Cl₂MeSiCH₂CH₂)₆ and 2-aminoethanol or N,N-dimethyl-2-aminoethanol, respectively. Compounds 4 and 5 react with anhydrous cobalt (ii) chloride to give poorly soluble dodecachloro{hexakis[bis(2-aminoethoxy)methylsilylethyl]benzene}hexacobalt and dodecachloro{hexakis[bis(N,N-dimethyl-2-aminoethoxy)methylsilylethyl]benzene}hexacobalt {Co₆[(NR₂CH₂CH₂O)₂SiMeCH₂CH₂]₆C₆}Cl₁₂ (R = H or Me), respectively. Polyfunctional amine 4 reacts with dicobalt octacarbonyl to produce hexakis[bis(2-aminoethoxy)methylsilylethyl]benzenedicobalt(ii) tetrakis(tetracarbonylcobaltate) {Co₂[(NH₂CH₂CH₂O)₂SiMeCH₂CH₂]₆C₆}[Co(CO)₄]₄. N,N-Dimethyl-substituted polyfunctional amine 5 is lowly reactive in the reaction with Co₂(CO)₈, whereas the simplest model of this compound, viz., bis(N,N-dimethyl-2-aminoethoxy)dimethylsilane (NMe₂CH₂CH₂O)₂SiMe₂, slowly reacts with Co₂(CO)₈ to give tris[bis(N,N-dimethyl-2-aminoethoxy)dimethylsilane]cobalt(ii) bis(tetracarbonylcobaltate) {Co[(NMe₂CH₂CH₂O)₂SiMe₂]₃}[Co(CO)₄]₂. Thermal decomposition and transformations of the resulting complexes under the action of oxygen and water were studied.