The synthesis of (C5H4)(SiMeCl2)(SiMe3) is described. The reaction of a dichloromethane solution of this compound with one equivalent of titanium tetrachloride leads to the monocyclopentadienyl complex [TiCl3{eta(5)-C5H4(SiMeCl2)}]. Treatment of this complex with the lithium amides LiN(SiMe3)(2) and LiNH'Bu affords [TiCl2{N(SiMe3)2}{eta(5)-C5H4(SiMeCl2)}] and [TiCl2{eta(5)-C5H4[SiMeCl(eta-N'Bu)]}], respectively. Alkylation of the trichlorotitanium derivative with 1.5 equivalents of Mg(CH2C6H5)(2)(THF)(2) leads to the tribenzyl derivative [TI(CH2C6H5)(3){eta(5)-C5H4(SiMeCl2)}]. Hydrolysis of the trichloro-and tribenzyl-complexes leads to the mu-oxo dititanium compounds [TiX2 mu-{eta(5)-C5H4(eta-OSiMeCl)}](2) (X = CI, CH2Ph). All of the new complexes were characterized by elemental analysis and NMR spectroscopy. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science S.A.
The synthesis of (C5H4)(SiMeCl2)(SiMe3) is described. The reaction of a dichloromethane solution of this compound with one equivalent of titanium tetrachloride leads to the monocyclopentadienyl complex [TiCl3{eta(5)-C5H4(SiMeCl2)}]. Treatment of this complex with the lithium amides LiN(SiMe3)(2) and LiNH'Bu affords [TiCl2{N(SiMe3)2}{eta(5)-C5H4(SiMeCl2)}] and [TiCl2{eta(5)-C5H4[SiMeCl(eta-N'Bu)]}], respectively. Alkylation of the trichlorotitanium derivative with 1.5 equivalents of Mg(CH2C6H5)(2)(THF)(2) leads to the tribenzyl derivative [TI(CH2C6H5)(3){eta(5)-C5H4(SiMeCl2)}]. Hydrolysis of the trichloro-and tribenzyl-complexes leads to the mu-oxo dititanium compounds [TiX2 mu-{eta(5)-C5H4(eta-OSiMeCl)}](2) (X = CI, CH2Ph). All of the new complexes were characterized by elemental analysis and NMR spectroscopy. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science S.A.