Abstract
The complex [Li(TMEDA){C(SiMe3)2SiMe2NMe2}] (1) (TMEDA=N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylethane-1,2,-diamine) was found to crystallise with an internally coordinated structure like that of [Li(THF)2{C(SiMe3)2SiMe2NMe 2}] (THF=tetrahydrfuran). In contrast, the compound with Ph in place of NMe2 crystallised as a dialkyllithate [Li(TMEDA)2][Li{C(SiMe3)2(SiMe 2Ph)}2] (4). The reaction of 4 with MgBr2 gave the doubly bromide-bridged lithium-magnesium complex [Li(TMEDA)(μ-Br)2Mg{C(SiMe3)2(SiMe 2Ph)}(THF)] (6), and that of [Li(THF){C(SiMe3)2(SiMe2C5H 4N-2)}] gave the singly bridged compound [Li(THF)3(μ-Br)MgBr{C(SiMe3)2(SiMe 2C5H4N-2)] (8). The Grignard reagents [Mg{C(SiMe3)3}I(OEt2)]2 (10) and [Mg{C(SiMe3)2 (SiMe2Ph)}I(OEt2)]2 (11) were obtained from the reactions between (Me3Si)3CI and (Me2Ph)(Me3Si)CI, respectively, with magnesium metal and shown to have halide-bridged structures. The unsymmetrical dialkylmagnesium [MgBu{C(SiMe3)2(SiMe2NMe2)}(THF)] (13), was prepared from a mixture of LiBu, 1 and [MgBr2 (OEt2)2].
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 76-86 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Journal of Organometallic Chemistry |
Volume | 631 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 10 Aug 2001 |
Funding
We thank the EPSRC and the EU for financial support and the Governments of Saudi Arabia and Libya, respectively, for granting study leave to S.S.Al-J. and S.M.El-H.
Keywords
- Bulky ligands
- Lithium
- Magnesium
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Materials Chemistry