名称:
Reactivity of Me3M (M=Al, Ga, In) with benzylamine to form the dimers, [Me2MN(H)CH2Ph]2, and the hexamers, [MeAlNCH2Ph]6 and [MeGaNCH2Ph]6: molecular structures of trans-[Me2MN(H)CH2Ph]2 and [MeAlNCH2Ph]6
摘要:
1:1 Equimolar mixtures of Me3Al, Me3Ga, or Me3In and benzylamine, when heated to 90-120 degreesC in toluene solution, undergo methane elimination to yield the respective dimers, [Me2MN(H)CH2Ph](2) where M = Al, Ga, or In. These dimers exist as 1:1 mixtures of cis and trans isomers in toluene-d(8) solution, over the temperature range 30-90 degreesC, consistent with the results of Beachley [1] for the aluminum derivative. However, single-crystal X-ray data indicate the dimers each crystallize in the trans form. The structure of each dimer exhibits a center of symmetry and each M2N2 core has a slightly distorted square planar geometry. The H-1- and C-13-NMR chemical shift assignments were made for the cis and trans isomers of the three compounds using a combination of 1D- and 2D-NMR techniques. Thermolysis of the 1: 1 mixtures at higher temperatures (120-180 degreesC) generates the more condensed hexameric species, [MeAlNCH2Ph](6) and (MeGaNCHPh](6), [MeAlNCH2Ph](6) crystallizes in a rhombohedral structure where the Al-N cage consists of two six-membered (AlN)3 rings linked together by six transverse Al-N bonds, The results of these thermolyses involving benzylamine are compared with the results of analogous reactions employing dibenzylamine, where an orthometalated product. [MeMN(CH2Ph)-mu-(CH2C6H4)](2), (M = Al, Ga), is obtained. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.