ANSA-NIOBOCENE COMPLEXES - SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NOVEL COMPLEXES [ME(2)SI(ETA(5)-C5H4)(2)]NBCL2 AND [ME(2)SI(ETA(5)-C5H4)(2)]NBCL(RC-CR) (R=ME,PH) - X-RAY CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE OF [ME(2)SI(ETA(5)-C5H4)(2)]NBCL(MEC-CME)
A. Antinolo et al., ANSA-NIOBOCENE COMPLEXES - SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NOVEL COMPLEXES [ME(2)SI(ETA(5)-C5H4)(2)]NBCL2 AND [ME(2)SI(ETA(5)-C5H4)(2)]NBCL(RC-CR) (R=ME,PH) - X-RAY CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE OF [ME(2)SI(ETA(5)-C5H4)(2)]NBCL(MEC-CME), Organometallics, 15(15), 1996, pp. 3241-3243
The ansa-niobocene(IV) dichloride complex [Me(2)Si(eta(5)-C5H4)(2)]NbC
l2 (1) has been prepared by the reaction of NbCl4(THF)(2) and [Me(2)Si
(C5H4)(2)]Tl-2 in THF. The reduction of 1 by sodium amalgam in the pre
sence of an alkyne (2-butyne or diphenylacetylene) yielded the ansa-ni
obocene(III) monochloride alkyne complexes [Me(2)Si(eta(5)-C5H4)(2)]Nb
Cl(RC=CR) (R = Me (2), Ph (3)). Compounds 1-3 were characterized by IR
, ESR, and NMR spectroscopy. In addition, the structure of 2 was deter
mined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.