R. Wyrwa et al., SYNTHESIS AND X-RAY CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE OF A NOVEL ZINC ATE COMPLEX, [LI(TMEDA)]ZN-2(CH(2)SIME(2)SIME(2)CH(2))(2), Organometallics, 15(12), 1996, pp. 2833-2835
[Li(TMEDA)]Zn-2(CH(2)SiMe(2)SiMe(2)CH(2))(2) (6) (TMEDA = (CH3)(2)NCH2
CH2N(CH3)(2)) was obtained in 70% yield by a one-pot reaction of ClCH(
2)SiMe(2)SiMe(2)CH(2)Cl, ZnCl2, and lithium sodium alloy in diethyl et
her. DTA investigations of the complex showed that thermal decompositi
on takes place at 148 degrees C; the molecular structure of 6 has been
established by X-ray structure analysis.