名称:
Synthesis, characterization and reactivity of tetracyclopentadienylniobium(IV), a precursor to organometallic derivatives of niobium(IV)
摘要:
In toluene as medium, tetra(cyclopentadienyl)niobium(IV), NbC4, has been prepared in satisfactory yields from the reaction of NaCp with: (a) Nb2Cl10, (b) NbCl4(THF)(2), or (c) NbCp2Cl2. Tetracyclopentadienylniobium(IV) has been characterized by X-ray diffraction. Crystal data: C20H20Nb, M=353.29 g mol(-1), hexagonal, space group P6(5) (no. 170), a=b=9.396(2), c = 31.23(3) Angstrom, V = 2388(2) Angstrom (3), Z = 6, d(calc) = 1.48 g cm(-3), lambda (Cu-K-alpha) = 1.54184 Angstrom, T = 291 K, mu = 62.04 cm(-1), F(000) = 1686. Two of the four cyclopentadienyl ligands are bonded to niobium. in a pentahapto fashion, the other two being monohapto. NbCp4 undergoes cyclopentadiene elimination in the presence of species containing active protons such as Ph3SiOH or strong acids, the products being tris- or biscyclopentadienyl compounds depending on the molar ratio of the reagents. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science BN. AM rights reserved.