1,8-Bis(silylamido)naphthalene complexes of magnesium and zinc synthesized through alkane elimination reactions

The reactions between magnesium or zinc alkyls and 1,8-bis(triorganosilyl)diaminonaphthalenes afford the 1,8-bis(triorganosilyl)diamidonaphthalene complexes with elimination of alkanes. The reaction between 1,8-C10H6(NSiMePh2H)2 and one or two equivalents of MgnBu2 affords two complexes with differi...

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Main Authors: Bradley, Mark, Birchall, Christopher, Blake, Alexander J., Lewis, William, Moxey, Graeme J., Kays, Deborah L.
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Published: Royal Society of Chemistry 2017
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author Bradley, Mark
Birchall, Christopher
Blake, Alexander J.
Lewis, William
Moxey, Graeme J.
Kays, Deborah L.
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Birchall, Christopher
Blake, Alexander J.
Lewis, William
Moxey, Graeme J.
Kays, Deborah L.
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description The reactions between magnesium or zinc alkyls and 1,8-bis(triorganosilyl)diaminonaphthalenes afford the 1,8-bis(triorganosilyl)diamidonaphthalene complexes with elimination of alkanes. The reaction between 1,8-C10H6(NSiMePh2H)2 and one or two equivalents of MgnBu2 affords two complexes with differing coordination environments for the magnesium; the reaction between 1,8-C10H6(NSiMePh2H)2 and MgnBu2 in a 1:1 ratio affords 1,8-C10H6(NSiMePh2)2{Mg(THF)2} (1), which features a single magnesium centre bridging both ligand nitrogen donors, whilst treatment of 1,8-C10H6(NSiR3H)2 (R3 = MePh2, iPr3) with two equivalents of MgnBu2 affords the bimetallic complexes 1,8-C10H6(NSiR3)2{nBuMg(THF)}2 (R3 = MePh2 2, R3 = iPr3 3), which feature four-membered Mg2N2 rings. Similarly, 1,8-C10H6(NSiiPr3)2{MeMg(THF)}2 (4) and 1,8-C10H6(NSiMePh2)2{ZnMe}2 (5) are formed through reactions with the proligands and two equivalents of MMe2 (M = Mg, Zn). The reaction between 1,8-C10H6(NSiMePh2H)2 and two equivalents of MeMgX affords the bimetallic complexes 1,8-C10H6(NSiMePh2)2(XMgOEt2)2 (X = Br 6; X = I 7). Very small amounts of [1,8-C10H6(NSiMePh2)2{IMg(OEt2)}]2 (8), formed through the coupling of two diamidonaphthalene ligands at the 4-position with concomitant dearomatisation of one of the naphthyl arene rings, were also isolated from a solution of 7.
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spelling nottingham-415302020-05-04T18:32:12Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/41530/ 1,8-Bis(silylamido)naphthalene complexes of magnesium and zinc synthesized through alkane elimination reactions Bradley, Mark Birchall, Christopher Blake, Alexander J. Lewis, William Moxey, Graeme J. Kays, Deborah L. The reactions between magnesium or zinc alkyls and 1,8-bis(triorganosilyl)diaminonaphthalenes afford the 1,8-bis(triorganosilyl)diamidonaphthalene complexes with elimination of alkanes. The reaction between 1,8-C10H6(NSiMePh2H)2 and one or two equivalents of MgnBu2 affords two complexes with differing coordination environments for the magnesium; the reaction between 1,8-C10H6(NSiMePh2H)2 and MgnBu2 in a 1:1 ratio affords 1,8-C10H6(NSiMePh2)2{Mg(THF)2} (1), which features a single magnesium centre bridging both ligand nitrogen donors, whilst treatment of 1,8-C10H6(NSiR3H)2 (R3 = MePh2, iPr3) with two equivalents of MgnBu2 affords the bimetallic complexes 1,8-C10H6(NSiR3)2{nBuMg(THF)}2 (R3 = MePh2 2, R3 = iPr3 3), which feature four-membered Mg2N2 rings. Similarly, 1,8-C10H6(NSiiPr3)2{MeMg(THF)}2 (4) and 1,8-C10H6(NSiMePh2)2{ZnMe}2 (5) are formed through reactions with the proligands and two equivalents of MMe2 (M = Mg, Zn). The reaction between 1,8-C10H6(NSiMePh2H)2 and two equivalents of MeMgX affords the bimetallic complexes 1,8-C10H6(NSiMePh2)2(XMgOEt2)2 (X = Br 6; X = I 7). Very small amounts of [1,8-C10H6(NSiMePh2)2{IMg(OEt2)}]2 (8), formed through the coupling of two diamidonaphthalene ligands at the 4-position with concomitant dearomatisation of one of the naphthyl arene rings, were also isolated from a solution of 7. Royal Society of Chemistry 2017-03-01 Article PeerReviewed Bradley, Mark, Birchall, Christopher, Blake, Alexander J., Lewis, William, Moxey, Graeme J. and Kays, Deborah L. (2017) 1,8-Bis(silylamido)naphthalene complexes of magnesium and zinc synthesized through alkane elimination reactions. Dalton Transactions, 46 . pp. 4101-4110. ISSN 1477-9234 http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2017/DT/C7DT00471K#!divAbstract doi:10.1039/c7dt00471k doi:10.1039/c7dt00471k
spellingShingle Bradley, Mark
Birchall, Christopher
Blake, Alexander J.
Lewis, William
Moxey, Graeme J.
Kays, Deborah L.
1,8-Bis(silylamido)naphthalene complexes of magnesium and zinc synthesized through alkane elimination reactions
title 1,8-Bis(silylamido)naphthalene complexes of magnesium and zinc synthesized through alkane elimination reactions
title_full 1,8-Bis(silylamido)naphthalene complexes of magnesium and zinc synthesized through alkane elimination reactions
title_fullStr 1,8-Bis(silylamido)naphthalene complexes of magnesium and zinc synthesized through alkane elimination reactions
title_full_unstemmed 1,8-Bis(silylamido)naphthalene complexes of magnesium and zinc synthesized through alkane elimination reactions
title_short 1,8-Bis(silylamido)naphthalene complexes of magnesium and zinc synthesized through alkane elimination reactions
title_sort 1,8-bis(silylamido)naphthalene complexes of magnesium and zinc synthesized through alkane elimination reactions
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