摘要:
Neutral rare-earth metal tri(aryl) complexes [Ln(C6H4-P-R)(3)(THF)(2)] (Ln = Lu, Sc; R = H, Me, Et), synthesized by reacting anhydrous metal trichloride with 3 equiv of the corresponding aryllithium, react with 1 or 2 equiv of [NR'H-3][BPh4] (R' = Et; R'(3) = PhMe2) to yield monocationic di(aryl) complexes [Ln(C6H4-p-R)(2)(THF)(4)](+)[BPh4](-) and dicationic mono(aryl) complexes [Ln(C6H4-P-R)(THF)5](2+) [BPh4](2)(-), respectively. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies of the mono- and dicationic compounds [SC(C6H5)(2)(THF)(4)](+)[BPh4](-) and [Lu(C6H5)(THF)(5)](2+) [BPh4](2)(-) show distorted octahedral coordination geometry around the metal center in the cation. Kinetic studies for the reaction of the dicationic complex [Lu(C6H4-P-Me)(THF)(5)](2+) [BPh4](2)(-) with pyridine suggest competition between C-H bond activation and insertion reactions.