Synthesis, structure and catalytic activity of new iminophenolato complexes of scandium and yttrium

Lara-Sanchez, Agustı́n, Rodriguez, Antonio, Hughes, David L., Schormann, Mark and Bochmann, Manfred ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7736-5428 (2002) Synthesis, structure and catalytic activity of new iminophenolato complexes of scandium and yttrium. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 663 (1-2). pp. 63-69.

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Abstract

The reaction of equimolar amounts of 2-(2,4,6-Me3C6H2N=CH)(6-But)C6H3OH (HL1) with M(CH2SiMe3)3(THF)3 (M=Sc or Y) under mild conditions gives M(CH2SiMe3)2(THF)(L1). The trigonal-bipyramidal structure of these dialkyls was confirmed crystallographically for M=Sc. Whereas the scandium complex is stable in solution at room temperature, the yttrium derivative slowly disproportionates to give Y(L1)3 which is also accessible from Y(CH2SiMe3)3(THF)3 and three HL1. The X-ray structure of Y(L1)3 indicates a chiral tris-chelate complex. While the reaction of the related ligand (2-CyN=CH)(6-But)C6H3OH (HL2, Cy=cyclohexyl) with Sc(CH2SiMe3)3(THF)3 gives the expected dialkyl Sc(CH2SiMe3)2(THF)(L2), the reaction with the yttrium analogue affords the six-coordinate monoalkyl product Y(CH2SiMe3)(THF)(L2)2. This product is stable in solution towards disproportionation. The reaction of Y[N(SiMe3)2]3 with (2-C6F5N=CH)(6-But)C6H3OH (HL3) affords Y{N(SiMe3)2}(L3)2 and Y(L3)3. Both complexes are seven-coordinate in the solid state due to Y•••F co-ordination to the C6F5 substituents. The scandium alkyl complexes are efficient catalysts for the ring-opening polymerisation of e-caprolactone.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Chemistry
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Synthetic Chemistry (former - to 2017) Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Chemistry of Light and Energy Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Chemistry of Materials and Catalysis
Depositing User:	Rachel Smith
Date Deposited:	02 Nov 2010 17:48
Last Modified:	24 Oct 2022 03:06
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/10483
DOI:	10.1016/S0022-328X(02)01657-1

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