Synthesis of Rare-Earth-Metal Iminopyrrolyl Complexes from Alkyl Precursors: Ln→Al N-Ancillary Ligand Transfer
摘要:
Protonolysis of [YMe3](n) with 2-{(N-2,6-dialkylphenyl)iminomethyl)}pyrroles (alkyl = iPr (L-1), Me (L-2)) gave homoleptic iminopyrrolyl complexes YL31 and YL32 as well as the complex [(LYL2,Me)-Y-2](2) containing a dianionic pyrrolaldiminato ligand, formed via methylation of the imino backbone. Treatment of the half-sandwich complex [(C5Me5)YMe2](3) and yttrocene (C5Me5)(2)YMe(THF) with either 2 or 1 equiv of HL afforded the monomeric complexes (C5Me5)YL2 and (C5Me5)(2)YL, respectively. The complex (C5Me5)YL22 readily underwent Ln-->Al iminopyrrolyl ligand transfer in the presence of trimethylaluminum, producing the known (C5Me5)Y(AlMe4)(2). Salt metatheses of homoleptic Ln(AlMe4)(3) (Ln = Y, La) with KL gave complicated reaction mixtures from which the eta(5)/eta(1):kappa(1) pyrrolaldiminato-bridged complex [(LLa)-La-1,Me(AlMe4)](2) and bis(tetramethylaluminate) complex (LY)-Y-2(AlMe4)(2) could be isolated and crystallographically characterized. Moreover, the solid-state structures of YL32, [(LYL2,Me)-Y-2](2), (C5Me5)YL21, (C5Me5)YL1, and (LAlMe2)-Al-2 are presented.