F. Quignard et al., FROM SYNTHESIS TO CHEMICAL-REACTIVITY OF SUPPORTED D(0) COMPLEXES .1.AN IN-SITU INFRARED SPECTROSCOPIC STUDY OF SILICA-ANCHORED ZIRCONIUM HYDRIDES, Journal of the Chemical Society. Dalton transactions, (7), 1994, pp. 1153-1158
Silica-anchored zirconium hydride complexes have been synthesized by c
ontrolled hydrogenolysis of a tris(neopentyl)zirconium surface complex
. They have been characterized spectroscopically and their chemical re
activity compared to related molecular analogues. The mechanism of the
ir formation is discussed. High reactivity and thermal stability seem
to be correlated to the presence around Zr of the 'solid' ligand; its
influence is discussed in terms of electronic and immobilizing effects
.