Synthesis,characterization, and structural investigation of New η5-Cyclopentadienylbis-8-hydroxyquinolinatometal(IV) Complexes

By the interaction of M(η⁵-C₅H₄R)₂Cl₂ (M = Zr, Hf; R = H, Me, SiMe₃) and 8-hydroxyquinoline (oxH) or 5-chloro-8-hydroxyquinoline (ox′H) in dichloromethane solution at 20°C, the compounds M(η⁵-C₅H₄R)Clox₂ and M(η⁵-C₅H₄R)Clox₂′ were prepared respectively. A similar reaction of Ti(η⁵-C₅H₅)Cl₃ with ox′H in acetonitrile solution gave Ti(η⁵-C₅H₅)Clox₂′. All complexes were characterized by elemental microanalysis and by IR and ¹H NMR spectroscopy. X-ray analysis of M(η⁵-C₅H₅R)Clox₂′ (M = Ti, Hf) shows that these molecules may be described in terms of stereochemistry of eight-coordination approximating dodecahedral geometry more closely than octahedral geometry. With respect to octahedral coordination, the nitrogen atoms lie in a cis-configuration and the oxygen atoms in a trans-configuration. Dichloromethane molecules co-crystallize with the hafnium complex and occupy a position on the 2-fold axis. The structural results are compared with those in related compounds.