Some new aluminium complexes bearing bidentate monoanionic 2-anilinotroponate ligands have been synthesized and characterized. Reaction of 2-(2,6-diisopropylanilino) tropone or 2-(perfluoroanilino)tropone with AlMe3 (1 equiv.) gave, by methane elimination, compounds [2-(2,6-diisopropylanilino) tropone]AlMe2 (1) and [2-(perfluoroanilino)- tropone]AlMe2 (2), respectively, as yellow solids. Reaction of 1 with 1 equiv. of the ligand furnished, by protodealumination of a second Al−CH3 bond, the [2-(2,6-diisopropylanilino) tropone]2AlMe derivative 3. The structure of 3 has been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, showing a five-coordinate aluminium atom with a distorted trigonal-bipyramidal geometry. Compounds 1 and 3 underwent methyl abstraction reactions with B(C6F5)3; the resulting cationic species was trapped in the presence of THF in dichloromethane solution. The reactivity of the synthesized compounds in ethylene polymerisation has also been explored
Neutral and cationic methylaluminium complexes of 2-anilinotropone ligands: synthesis, characterization and reactivity toward ethylene.
MAZZEO, Mina;TEDESCO, Consiglia;PELLECCHIA, Claudio
2004-01-01
Abstract
Some new aluminium complexes bearing bidentate monoanionic 2-anilinotroponate ligands have been synthesized and characterized. Reaction of 2-(2,6-diisopropylanilino) tropone or 2-(perfluoroanilino)tropone with AlMe3 (1 equiv.) gave, by methane elimination, compounds [2-(2,6-diisopropylanilino) tropone]AlMe2 (1) and [2-(perfluoroanilino)- tropone]AlMe2 (2), respectively, as yellow solids. Reaction of 1 with 1 equiv. of the ligand furnished, by protodealumination of a second Al−CH3 bond, the [2-(2,6-diisopropylanilino) tropone]2AlMe derivative 3. The structure of 3 has been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, showing a five-coordinate aluminium atom with a distorted trigonal-bipyramidal geometry. Compounds 1 and 3 underwent methyl abstraction reactions with B(C6F5)3; the resulting cationic species was trapped in the presence of THF in dichloromethane solution. The reactivity of the synthesized compounds in ethylene polymerisation has also been exploredI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.