Syntheses and structures of highly hindered N-functionalised alkyl-group 2 metal complexes [M{NC5H4C(SiMe3) 2-2}2] (M = Mg, Zn, Cd, or Hg)

Mark J. Henderson, Rocco I. Papasergio, Colin L. Raston, Allan H. White, Michael F. Lappert

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Abstract

The complexes [M{NC5H4C(SiMe3) 2-2}2] [M=Mg (1), Zn (2), Cd (3), or Hg (4)], accessible either by metallation of NC5H4{CH(SiMe3) 2}-2 (≡RH) [for (1), using MgBunBus], or from LiR(thf)n (thf=tetrahydrofuran) [for (2)-(4), using MCl 2], are mononuclear metal(II) alkyls in which the dative metal-nitrogen interactions progressively weaken and C-M-C angles become more open in the sequence (1)→(4) [<M-N>, <C-M-C>: 2.13 Å, 157°, (1); 2.30 Å, 164°, (2); 2.49 Å, 174°, (3); 2.78 Å, 180°, (4); corresponding mean M-C distances are 2.22; 2.07; 2.27; 2.16 Å].

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)672-674
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1986
Externally publishedYes

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