文摘
Synthetic protocols for a pyrrolide-centered ONO3鈥?/sup> trianionic pincer-type ligand are presented. Treating (tBuO)3W鈮tBu with the proligand [pyr-ONO]H3 (2) results in the formation of the trianionic pincer alkylidene complex [pyr-ONO]W鈺怌HtBu(OtBu) (3). Addition of a mild base to complex 3 provides the trianionic pincer alkylidyne complex {MePPh3}{[pyr-ONO]W鈮tBu(OtBu)} (4). All new compounds were characterized by NMR spectroscopy, combustion analysis, and, in the case of complex 4, single-crystal X-ray crystallography. DFT calculations performed on 4 provide insight into its electronic structure and indicate that the HOMO is ligand-based and localized on the pyrrolide 蟺 orbitals.