The metathesis reactions of (thf)
4Ca(Ph)I with the correspondin
g potassium compounds KR yield theheteroleptic arylcalcium derivatives (thf)
3Ca(Ph)[N(SiMe
3)
2] (
1) and (thf)
4Ca(Ph)PPh
2 (
2), due to theinsolubility of KI in common or
ganic solvents. However, the reaction of KCp and KOC
6H
2-2,6-
tBu-4-Me with (thf)
4Ca(Ph)I
give the homoleptic compounds (thf)
2CaCp
2 (
3) and (dme)CaCp
2 (
4) (dependin
gon the solvent) as well as (thf)
3Ca(OC
6H
2-2,6-
tBu-4-Me)
2 (
5). Diphenylcalcium decomposed under thesereaction conditions. The reaction of K[(Me
3SiN)
2CPh] with (thf)
4Ca(Ph)I yields [{(thf)
3Ca}
2{4,4-Ph
2-2,6-(C
6H
4)
2C
3N
3}(
ges/entities/m
gr.
gif">-I)] (
6). This dihydrotriazine derivative forms due to a slow liberation of benzonitrilefrom the startin
g N,
N'-bis(trimethylsilyl)benzamidinate. A solvent chan
ge in order to shift the Schlenkequilibrium (2 PhCaI=CaPh
2 + CaI
2) toward the homoleptic diphenylcalcium leads immediately to ethercleava
ge reactions and the formation of [{(Et
2O)CaPh
2}
4·(Et
2O)CaO] (
7), which precipitates from diethylether. This ca
ge compound contains an oxy
gen-centered Ca
5 square pyramid with the phenyl
groupsbrid
gin
g all Ca···Ca ed
ges.