Alkyl Complexes of Rare-Earth Metal Centers Supported by Chelating 1,1′-Diamidoferrocene Ligands: Synthesis, Structure, and Application in Methacrylate Polymerization
摘要:
Conversion of 1,1'-dianilinoferrocenes of the composition [3,4-R2C5H2(NHPh)](2)Fe (R = H, Ph) with 1 equiv of the rare-earth metal alkyl precursors Ln(THF)(2)(CH2SiMe3)(3) (Ln = Lu, Y) affords [R(4)Fc(NPh)(2)]Ln(THF)(2)CH2SiMe3 (1a-2b) in yields of 73-83%. The steric bulk of the ferrocene moiety induces a pronounced stabilization of the complexes in comparison to alkyl-bridged analogues. Correspondingly, the complexes 1a-2b are stable in solution at room temperature and were characterized by multinuclear NMR spectroscopy and elemental analysis. A single-crystal X-ray diffraction study was performed for complex 2b. The synthesized rare-earth metal alkyls embedded into a 1,1'-diamidoferrocene framework effectively initiate the polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) at room temperature, producing isotactic enriched poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA). The properties of the produced PMMAs are mainly governed by the substitution patterns of the ferrocenyl backbone.
Synthesis of substituted 1,1′-diaminoferrocenes from cyclo-2-pentene imines
摘要:
Condensation of anilines and primary aliphatic amines with 3,4-diphenylcyclo-2-pentenone leads to the corresponding diphenylcyclopentene imines in good yields of 72-90%. Deprotonation of these aminocyclopentadiene tautomers and reaction with FeCl2 leads to the synthesis of the respective 1,1'-diamino-3,3',4,4'-tetraphenylferrocenes. Yields increase from 33% to 65% with a decrease in the steric bulk of the amine substituent. The observation that a successful conversion requires two equivalents of base is conceived on the basis of the discussed reaction mechanism. The molecular structure of 1,1'-dianilino-3,30,4,40-tetraphenylferrocene ( 3a), which was determined by single crystal X-ray analysis reveals a trans coordination of the two amine moieties with respect to the central Cp-Fe-Cp axis of the ferrocenyl backbone. (C) 2007 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.