摘要:
First, the reactivity of molybdocene dihydride toward bismuth siloxides was studied. Depending on the stoichiometry, compounds of the type [Cp2Mo{Bi(OR)(2)] (R = SiMe2'/Bu, 1, R = SiPh3, 3) or [Cp2Mo(mu-BiOR)(2)MoCp2] (R = SiMe2'Bu, 2(t), R = SiPh3, 4(t)) were obtained. Apart from 4 all of these compounds were characterized via single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses, which revealed for the compound 2(t) a trans orientation of the two silanolate groups, similar to that found in case of the corresponding tert-butoxide derivatives. In contrast to those, however, the silanolates 2(t) and 4(t) proved to be stable in solution with respect to subsequent intramolecular silanol eliminations, which allowed for detailed NMR spectroscopic investigation. These studies revealed that on dissolution of 2(t) and 4(t), they slowly enter into an equilibrium with isomers containing the two silanolate ligands in a cis configuration, 2(c) and 4(c). However, the cis isomers cannot be isolated from the isomeric mixtures, as the trans isomer always precipitates first. Due to the thermodynamic stability of 2 and 4, these complexes can also be obtained starting from [(eta(5)-Cp)Mo(mu(2)-eta(5):eta(1)-C5H4)Bi](2), which contains bent Bi-C bonds and is formed from the tert-butoxide derivative of 2 and 4, [CP2MO{Bi(O'Bu)}(2), IIH, by further alcohol elimination as the thermodynamically most favored product in that system: Reacting this compound with the silanols HOSiMe2'Bu and HOSiPh3 provides 21 and 4, respectively, which underlines that these complexes represent the thermodynamic holes within these corresponding systems.