Density Functional Theory Calculations of Ti−TEMPO Complexes: Influence of Ancillary Ligation on the Strength of the Ti−O Bond
摘要:
A series of mono(cyclopentadienyl) titanium TEMPO (2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-N-oxyl) complexes were investigated by density functional theory (DFT) calculations to study the influence of the ligands on the Ti-O bond energies. Mono-Cp complexes with pendant amino groups were found to possess significantly weaker Ti-O bonds than those lacking pendant donor ligands. On the basis of DFT predictions, a novel mono-Cp pendant dimethylamino complex, (CpTiCl2)-Ti-N(TEMPO) (12; Cp-N = C5H4CH2CH2N( CH3)(2)), was identified as a mono-Cp titanium TEMPO complex with a weak Ti-O bond (25 kcal/mol). The calculated bond energy of this complex is comparable to that of Cp2TiCl(TEMPO) (3; 17 kcal/mol). Thermolysis of 12 in the presence of CCl4 at 100 degrees C resulted in the formation of (CpTiCl3)-Ti-N, consistent with the predicted low Ti-O bond energy.
Density Functional Theory Calculations of Ti−TEMPO Complexes: Influence of Ancillary Ligation on the Strength of the Ti−O Bond
摘要:
A series of mono(cyclopentadienyl) titanium TEMPO (2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-N-oxyl) complexes were investigated by density functional theory (DFT) calculations to study the influence of the ligands on the Ti-O bond energies. Mono-Cp complexes with pendant amino groups were found to possess significantly weaker Ti-O bonds than those lacking pendant donor ligands. On the basis of DFT predictions, a novel mono-Cp pendant dimethylamino complex, (CpTiCl2)-Ti-N(TEMPO) (12; Cp-N = C5H4CH2CH2N( CH3)(2)), was identified as a mono-Cp titanium TEMPO complex with a weak Ti-O bond (25 kcal/mol). The calculated bond energy of this complex is comparable to that of Cp2TiCl(TEMPO) (3; 17 kcal/mol). Thermolysis of 12 in the presence of CCl4 at 100 degrees C resulted in the formation of (CpTiCl3)-Ti-N, consistent with the predicted low Ti-O bond energy.