[Cp
2ZrCl(PHCy)] (
1; Cp
=
5-C
5EtMe
4, Cy = cyclohexyl) and [Cp'
2ZrCl{PH(TRIP)}] (
2;Cp' =
5-C
5MeH
4,TRIP = 2,4,6-Pr
i3C
6H
2) readily insert RNCX (R = Ph, X = S, O; R = Pr
i,X = O) to give [Cp
2ZrCl{
2-XC(PHCy)NR}] (X = S, R = Ph (
3); X = O, R = Ph (
4); X = O,R = Pr
i (
5)) and [Cp'
2ZrCl{
2-XC{PH(TRIP)}NR}] (X = S, R = Ph (
6); X = O, R = Ph (
7);X = O, R = Pr
i (
8)).
3-
8 were characterized spectroscopically (IR, NMR, MS), and crystalstructure determinations on
4-
6 showed an
2 bonding mode (X,N) of the XC(PHR')NR(R' = Cy, TRIP) ligands. Of the two possible coordination modes of the ligand,
4 and
5 areobtained exclusively as the
endo isomer, in which the NR group is adjacent to the Zr-Clbond, while for
6-
8, both isomers (
endo and
exo) are formed (1:8 (
6), 1:30 (
7) and 1:5 (
8)),whereby the
exo isomer is favored. The
exo isomer of
6 was structurally characterized.