文摘
The C-D activation of bromobenzene-d5 by [Cp*2ZrMe(BrC6D5-κBr)][B(C6F5)4] to form σ-aryl complex [Cp*2Zr(2-BrC6D4-κ2Br,C)][B(C6F5)4] is accelerated when the decamethylzirconocene methyl cation is generated in the presence of tertiary amines. Computational studies suggest that the overall σ-bond metathesis reaction proceeds, in the presence of tertiary amines, via initial deprotonation of bromobenzene in the coordination sphere of the metal center. In a subsequent step, the resulting neutral methyl aryl species, Cp*2ZrMe(2-BrC6D4), reacts with the concurrently generated trialkylammonium cation to generate [Cp*2Zr(2-BrC6D4-κ2Br,C)][B(C6F5)4].