Remarkable stability of metallocenes with superbulky ligands: spontaneous reduction of Sm(III) to Sm(II).
Remarkable stability of metallocenes with superbulky ligands: spontaneous reduction of Sm(III) to Sm(II).
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10.1002/anie.200705001
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2008-02
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通讯作者:
Christian Ruspic;J. R. Moss;M. Schürmann;S. Harder
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作者:
Christian Ruspic;J. R. Moss;M. Schürmann;S. Harder
Complexes containing extremely bulky ligands such as the perphenylated cyclopentadienyl ligand (Ph5C5) have shown unique properties or coordination geometries.[1] For example, the typical bent structures of the carbene analogue decamethylstannocene ([Cp* 2SnII], Cp*= C5Me5) can be linearized by use of Ph5C5 ligands.[2] Surprisingly, the nickelocene complex [(Ph5C5) 2Ni], prepared by reaction of the Ph5C5C radical with a Ni0 derivative, is diamagnetic.[3] The existence of [(Ph5C5) 2Fe] was long disputed on the basis of its short ring–ring distance.[4] Today, two linkage isomers are known: the more sterically relaxed zwitterionic η5, η6-complex 1 [5] and the sterically congested (η5, η5)-metallocene 2.[6]First reports on the use of the Ph5C5 ligand in catalysis show that it greatly enhances stereoselectivity in asymmetric syntheses.[7] Moreover, the bulk of the ligand increases the activity and selectivity in chromium-catalyzed ethylene oligomerization.[8] As half-sandwich complexes of alkaline-earth and lanthanide metals are effective and promising catalysts for a wide variety of applications,[9] we pursued the introduction of superbulky cyclopentadienyl ligands in these compound classes. Our surprising initial results show that instead