Synthesis, structure, and catalytic activity of organolanthanide complexes with chiral biaryl Schiff-base ligands
摘要:
A new series of organolanthanide complexes have been prepared by silylamine elimination in good yields from Ln[N(SiMe3)(2)](3) and chiral biaryl Schiff-base NO2 ligands, 1H(2)-4H(2), which are derived from (S)-2-amino-2'-hydroxy-1,1'-binaphthyl or (S)-2-amino-2'-hydroxy-6,6'-dimethyl-1,1'-biphenyl, respectively. However, the formation of the organolanthanide complexes is strongly influenced by the solvent used in the synthesis. For example, treatment of ligand 1H(2) or 2H(2) with 1 equiv of Ln[N(SiMe3)213 in DME or THF gives the mononuclear complexes (1)Ln[N(SiMe3)21(DME) (Sm (5), Y (6), Yb (7)) and (2)Y [N(SiMe3)21(THF)2 (8), respectively. While reaction of 2H2, 3H(2) or 4H(2) with 1 equiv of Ln[N(SiMe3)213 in toluene gives the binuclear complexes {(2)Ln[N(SiMe3)2112 (Ln = Sm (9), Yb (10)), {(3)Yb[N(SiMe3)2112 (11) and {(4)Ln[N(SiMe3)2112 (Ln = Y (12), Yb (13)), respectively. Complexes 5-13 have been characterized by various spectroscopic techniques, elemental analyses, and X-ray diffraction analyses. The complexes 5-13 are active catalysts for the polymerization of rac-lactide, leading to the isotactic-rich polylactides. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.