Synthesis and Characterization of Alkylidene-Bridged Zirconium-Aluminum Complexes

Frederick M. Hartner, Susan M. Clift, Jeffrey Schwartz, Thomas H. Tulip

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Abstract

Examples of the title complexes have been prepared through two complementary routes. Spectral analysis indicate that they are best formulated as Zr analogues of Tebbe's reagent, Cp2TiCH2AlClMe2. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis of Cp2ZrCH(CH2-t-Bu)AlCl(i-Bu)2at -100 °C confirms this result: space group C 52h—F2/n (No. 14), a = 19.779 (3) A, b = 14.055 (3) A, c = 9.086 (2) A, β= 90.12 (2)°, V = 2526 (2) A, and Z = 4. The final conventional and weighted agreement indices on F0for 4306 reflections with F0 2> 3σ(f02) are 0.035 and 0.040. Both Zr and A1 show pseudotetrahedral coordination. The Zr—C bond length, 2.158 (2) A, indicates significant Zr=C bonding.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1346-1350
Number of pages5
JournalOrganometallics
Volume6
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1 1987

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry

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