The reaction of[(
5-C
5Me
5)ZrF
3]and[(
5-C
5Me
5)HfF
3]with Me
3SiOCOCF
3 yields the dinuclearcomplexes[{(
5-C
5Me
5)ZrF(OCOCF
3)
2}
2](
1) and[{(
5-C
5Me
5)HfF(OCOCF
3)
2}
2](
2), regardless of the molar ratio employed.[(
5-C
5Me
5)
2ZrF
2]reacts with 1 and 2 equiv of Me
3SiOCOCF
3to form the mononuclear compounds[(
5-C
5Me
5)
2Zr(OCOCF
3)
2] (
3) and[(
5-C
5Me
5)
2ZrF(OCOCF
3)](
4), respectively. The molecular structures of
1 and
3 havebeen determined by single-crystal X-ray analysis:
1,triclinic,
P,
a = 9.508(3) Å,
b = 11.002(4) Å,
c =17.528(3)Å,
= 78.55(4),
= 76.80(2),
=87.51(2)
,
V = 1750(1) Å
3,
Z = 2,
R = 0.0378;
3, monoclinic,
C2/
c,
a =18.553(4) Å,
b = 9.110(2) Å,
c =16.323(3) Å,
= 114.88(3)
,
V =2503(1) Å
3,
Z = 4,
R =0.0457. Compound
1 shows bridging bidentate and chelating carboxylate ligandsas well as bridging fluorine atoms. The zirconiumatoms are seven coordinated and have an 18-electron configuration.X-ray studies of
3 reveal two structuralcomponents where the carboxylate ligands coordinate in a monodentate(major component) and a chelating manner(minor component).