TY - JOUR
T1 - Crystal structures of organometallic compounds of lithium and magnesium containing the bulky ligands C(SiMe3)2(SiMe2X) X=Me, Ph, NMe2, or C5H4N-2
AU - Al-Juaid, Salih S.
AU - Avent, Anthony G.
AU - Eaborn, Colin
AU - El-Hamruni, Salima M.
AU - Hawkes, Simon A.
AU - Hill, Michael S.
AU - Hopman, Martijn
AU - Hitchcock, Peter B.
AU - Smith, J. David
PY - 2001/8/10
Y1 - 2001/8/10
N2 - 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].
AB - 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].
KW - Bulky ligands
KW - Lithium
KW - Magnesium
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U2 - 10.1016/S0022-328X(01)01032-4
DO - 10.1016/S0022-328X(01)01032-4
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0002604312
SN - 0022-328X
VL - 631
SP - 76
EP - 86
JO - Journal of Organometallic Chemistry
JF - Journal of Organometallic Chemistry
IS - 1-2
ER -