Conversion between Doubly and Triply Carboxylate Bridged Bis(ethylzinc) Complexes and Formation of the (μ-Oxo)tetrazinc Carboxylate [Zn4O(ArTolCO2)6]
摘要:
Ethylzinc 2,6-bis(p-toly)benzoate converts between two forms in solution. Through NMR spectroscopic techniques and X-ray crystallography, the species in equilibrium were identified as [Zn-2((ArCO2)-C-Tol)(2)(Et)(2)] (1) [Zn-2((ArCO2)-C-Tol)(3()Et)(THF)] (2), and diethylzinc (Ar-Tol = 2,6-bis(p-tolyl)phenyl). The equilibrium provides a model for understanding the speciation between doubly and triply m-terphenylcarboxylate bridged diiron(II) and mononuclear iron(II) complexes. Evidence is presented for the occurrence of coordinatively unsaturated trigonal zinc species in solution. Both 1 and 2 decompose in air to form the T-symmetric oxozinc carboxylate [Zn4O ((ArCO2)-C-Tol)(6)] (3).
Conversion between Doubly and Triply Carboxylate Bridged Bis(ethylzinc) Complexes and Formation of the (μ-Oxo)tetrazinc Carboxylate [Zn4O(ArTolCO2)6]
摘要:
Ethylzinc 2,6-bis(p-toly)benzoate converts between two forms in solution. Through NMR spectroscopic techniques and X-ray crystallography, the species in equilibrium were identified as [Zn-2((ArCO2)-C-Tol)(2)(Et)(2)] (1) [Zn-2((ArCO2)-C-Tol)(3()Et)(THF)] (2), and diethylzinc (Ar-Tol = 2,6-bis(p-tolyl)phenyl). The equilibrium provides a model for understanding the speciation between doubly and triply m-terphenylcarboxylate bridged diiron(II) and mononuclear iron(II) complexes. Evidence is presented for the occurrence of coordinatively unsaturated trigonal zinc species in solution. Both 1 and 2 decompose in air to form the T-symmetric oxozinc carboxylate [Zn4O ((ArCO2)-C-Tol)(6)] (3).