LaAl3Et12: a homoleptic ethyllanthanum complex.
LaAl3Et12: a homoleptic ethyllanthanum complex.
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LaAl3Et12:均配乙基镧配合物
DOI:
10.1002/anie.201105251
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发表时间:
2011
影响因子:
--
通讯作者:
R. Anwander
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作者:
H. M. Dietrich;K. W. Törnroos;R. Anwander
“By any criterion, simple transition metal alkyls are very unstable”.[1] This very general statement by Parshall and Mrowca in 1968 certainly does not differentiate between thermodynamic and kinetic factors, but it holds true nonetheless. Specifically referring to the simplest alkyl ligands methyl and ethyl, late-transition-metal complexes of the latter are considered exceedingly unstable owing to their propensity to decompose by β-H elimination.[2] In contrast, d0 complexes seem to be kinetically stabilized with respect to β-H elimination, which is of major importance in early-transition-metal-based Ziegler–Natta polymerization catalysis.[3] In this regard, ethylaluminum reagents play a major role as cocatalysts by activating the transition-metal center by ethylgroup transfer.[4] Compared to their methyl congeners ethylaluminum reagents are considered beneficial 1) because of their relatively cost-effective synthesis, 2) because they imply higher solubility, and 3) therefore often enhance polymerization activity.[5] Unfortunately, ethyl complexes of the early transition metals, including the rare-earth metals, engage in further degradation reactions, as shown for α-and β-hydrogen abstraction as well as β-alkyl transfer, particularly in the absence of stabilizing ancillary ligands.[6] To date, only a small number of rare-earth homometallic ethyl complexes has been authenticated by X-ray structure analysis, while methyl derivatives clearly dominate the field of Ln–Al bimetallic Ziegler catalysis.[7] For scandium, N-donating ancillary ligands were shown to stabilize diethyl complexes such as [{ArNC-(tBu) CHC (tBu) NAr} ScEt2](Ar= C6H3iPr2-2, 6)[8] and [{N (SiMe2CH2PiPr2) 2} ScEt2],[9] while ethyl Grignard reagents were employed in salt metathesis protocols. The monoethyl complexes [(dadmb) YEt (thf) 2](dadmb= 2, 2’-bis-[(tert-butyldimethylsilyl) amido]-6, 6’-dimethylbiphenyl)[10] and [Lu (μ-Et)(μ-H){μ-Et2Si (C5H4)(C5Me4)} 2Lu][11] were obtained from the hydrido derivatives by ethylene insertion. Tetraethylaluminate (AlEt4) À groups seem to be rather stable when bonded to divalent rare-earth-metal cations, as shown for the homoleptic complexes [Ln (AlEt4) 2] n (Ln= Eu, Sm, Yb),[12] which readily form monomeric donor adducts, for example,[Ln (AlEt4) 2 (thf) 2](Ln= Yb, Sm).[13] LnIII tetraethylaluminate complexes are scarce, probably because they display reactivity behavior reminiscent of [LnEt (AlEt3)](“ethyl in disguise”), bearing close resemblance to the intrinsically unstable Group 4 congeners.[14] Only the heteroleptic metallocene complexes [(C5Me5) 2Sm (AlEt4)],[15][(C5Me5) 2Sm-(AlEt4)(thf)],[16] and rac-[{Me2Si-(2-Me-C9H5) 2} Y-(AlEt3Me)][17] and the lanthanum carboxylate [(2, 4, 6-iPrC6H2CO2AlEt3) 2La (AlEt4)][18] were analyzed by X-ray diffraction.Herein we present the solid-state structure of homoleptic lanthanum (III) tetraethylaluminate 1 and elaborate on its thermal decomposition in solution by β-H transfer and ethane formation, as detected by NMR spectroscopy. A previous attempt to X-ray crystallographically analyze [La (AlEt4) 3](1) produced only a connectivity structure [19] owing to the low quality of the crystals that resulted from an unoptimized reaction protocol and partial decomposition of 1. We have now reinvestigated the synthesis of 1, treating [La (NMe2) 3-(LiCl) 3] instead of [La {N (SiHMe2) 2} 3 (thf) 2] with excess AlEt3, which enabled facile separation of byproduct [(Et2AlNMe2) 2] thus allowing isolation of pure material in good yield. Highly twinned crystals of complex 1 with a featherlike morphology could be harvested from hexane at À408C. Under the same conditions, these crystals transformed into ordered clear blocks in the course of …
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影响因子:
4.3
作者:
Gerber, Laura C. H.;Le Roux, Erwan;Anwander, Reiner
通讯作者:
Anwander, Reiner
DOI:
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发表时间:
1976
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影响因子:
--
作者:
E. Weissberger;P. Laszlo
通讯作者:
P. Laszlo
影响因子:
18.3
作者:
P. Davidson;M. Lappert;R. Pearce
通讯作者:
R. Pearce
影响因子:
4.9
作者:
M. G. Schrems;H. Dietrich;K. Törnroos;R. Anwander
通讯作者:
R. Anwander
影响因子:
2.8
作者:
BUSCH, MA;HARLOW, R;WATSON, PL
通讯作者:
WATSON, PL