TY - JOUR
T1 - Manipulation of Organoactinide Coordinative Unsaturation. Synthesis, Structures, and Reactivity of Thorium Hydrocarbyls and Hydrides with Chelating Bis(tetramethylcyclopentadienyl) Ancillary Ligands
AU - Fendrick, Carol M.
AU - Schertz, Larry D.
AU - Marks, Tobin J.
AU - Day, Victor W.
PY - 1988/8
Y1 - 1988/8
N2 - This contribution describes thorium hydrocarbyl and hydride chemistry based upon the chelating (CH3)2Si[(CH3)4C5]22-ligand (Me2SiCp“22~). Precursor Me2Si(Cp“H)2 can be prepared by reaction of SiCl4with 2 equiv of Li(CH3)4C5, followed by methylation (CH3Li) and methanolic workup. Subsequent reaction with n-C4HgLi in 1, 2-dimethoxyethane yields Me2Si(Cp“Li)2-2DME. The dilithium salt undergoes reaction with ThCl4to yield Me2SiCp”2ThCl2-2LiCl.2DME, which, in turn, can be alkylated with lithium reagents to produce crystalline, thermally stable Me2SiCp“2ThR2complexes where R = CH2Si(CH3)3, CH2C(CH3)3, C6H6, M-c4H9, and CHoC6H5. The Me2SiCp”2Th[CH2Si(CH3)3]2 complex crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21/m—C2/lwith two molecules in a unit cell of dimensions (20 ± 1 °C) a = 11.960 (5) Å, b = 11.270 (5) Å, c = 12.395 (6) Å, and β= 99.32 (4)°. Least-squares refinement led to a value for the conventional R index (on F) of 0.076 for 2586 independent reflections having I > 3σ(I). The molecular structure consists of monomeric Me2SiCp”2Th[CH2Si(CH3)3]2 units with η5-Cp” coordination and ∠(ring centroid)-Th-(ring centroid) = 118.4°. There is considerable dispersion in the Th-C(ring) distances. The Th[CH2Si(CH3)3]2 ligation is highly distorted, with Th-C-Si angles of 123.7 (14)° and 149.5 (12)°, accompanied by corresponding Th-C distances of 2.54 (2) and 2.48 (2) A, respectively. The thorium coordination sphere is more “open” than that in Cp'2Th[CH2Si(CH3)3]2. Hydrogenolysis of the dialkyl yields the dimeric hydride Me2SiCp''2Th(M-H)4ThCp“2SiMe2, which crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21/n with four molecules in a unit cell of dimensions (20 ± 1 °C) a = 10.965 (2) Å, b = 19.843 (5) Å, c = 18.759 (3) Å, and β = 90.39 (2)°. Least-squares refinement led to a value for the conventional R index (on F) of 0.075 for 3298 independent reflections having I > 3σ(I). The dimer exhibits approximate C2symmetry with (ring centroid)-Th-(ring centroid) angles of 118.1° and 117.7°. The Th-Th distance is 3.632 (2) A which suggests, in combination with infrared spectral data, a Th(μ-H)4Th structure. The above hydride catalyzes the hydrogenation of 1-hexene at a rate ca. 103 faster than (Cp'2ThH2)2. For trans-2-hexene, hydrogenation catalyzed by the ring-bridged hydride is ca. 30 times more rapid than by (Cp2'ThH2)2.
AB - This contribution describes thorium hydrocarbyl and hydride chemistry based upon the chelating (CH3)2Si[(CH3)4C5]22-ligand (Me2SiCp“22~). Precursor Me2Si(Cp“H)2 can be prepared by reaction of SiCl4with 2 equiv of Li(CH3)4C5, followed by methylation (CH3Li) and methanolic workup. Subsequent reaction with n-C4HgLi in 1, 2-dimethoxyethane yields Me2Si(Cp“Li)2-2DME. The dilithium salt undergoes reaction with ThCl4to yield Me2SiCp”2ThCl2-2LiCl.2DME, which, in turn, can be alkylated with lithium reagents to produce crystalline, thermally stable Me2SiCp“2ThR2complexes where R = CH2Si(CH3)3, CH2C(CH3)3, C6H6, M-c4H9, and CHoC6H5. The Me2SiCp”2Th[CH2Si(CH3)3]2 complex crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21/m—C2/lwith two molecules in a unit cell of dimensions (20 ± 1 °C) a = 11.960 (5) Å, b = 11.270 (5) Å, c = 12.395 (6) Å, and β= 99.32 (4)°. Least-squares refinement led to a value for the conventional R index (on F) of 0.076 for 2586 independent reflections having I > 3σ(I). The molecular structure consists of monomeric Me2SiCp”2Th[CH2Si(CH3)3]2 units with η5-Cp” coordination and ∠(ring centroid)-Th-(ring centroid) = 118.4°. There is considerable dispersion in the Th-C(ring) distances. The Th[CH2Si(CH3)3]2 ligation is highly distorted, with Th-C-Si angles of 123.7 (14)° and 149.5 (12)°, accompanied by corresponding Th-C distances of 2.54 (2) and 2.48 (2) A, respectively. The thorium coordination sphere is more “open” than that in Cp'2Th[CH2Si(CH3)3]2. Hydrogenolysis of the dialkyl yields the dimeric hydride Me2SiCp''2Th(M-H)4ThCp“2SiMe2, which crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21/n with four molecules in a unit cell of dimensions (20 ± 1 °C) a = 10.965 (2) Å, b = 19.843 (5) Å, c = 18.759 (3) Å, and β = 90.39 (2)°. Least-squares refinement led to a value for the conventional R index (on F) of 0.075 for 3298 independent reflections having I > 3σ(I). The dimer exhibits approximate C2symmetry with (ring centroid)-Th-(ring centroid) angles of 118.1° and 117.7°. The Th-Th distance is 3.632 (2) A which suggests, in combination with infrared spectral data, a Th(μ-H)4Th structure. The above hydride catalyzes the hydrogenation of 1-hexene at a rate ca. 103 faster than (Cp'2ThH2)2. For trans-2-hexene, hydrogenation catalyzed by the ring-bridged hydride is ca. 30 times more rapid than by (Cp2'ThH2)2.
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U2 - 10.1021/om00098a021
DO - 10.1021/om00098a021
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33845280501
SN - 0276-7333
VL - 7
SP - 1828
EP - 1838
JO - Organometallics
JF - Organometallics
IS - 8
ER -