The first [1]m
oly
bdaren
ophanes were synthesized and structurally characterized. The aluminumand gallium c
omp
ounds [(Me
2Ntsi)Al(
6-C
6H
5)
2M
o] (
2a) and [(Me
2Ntsi)Ga(
6-C
6H
5)
2M
o] (
2b) [Me
2Ntsi =C(SiMe
3)
2(SiMe
2NMe
2)] were
obtained fr
om [M
o(LiC
6H
5)
2]·TMEDA and (Me
2Ntsi)ECl
2 [E = Al, Ga] inanalytical pure f
orm with is
olated yields
of 74% (
2a) and 52% (
2b). The silic
on-
bridged species [Ph
2Si(
6-C
6H
5)
2M
o] (
2c) was synthesized fr
om [M
o(LiC
6H
5)
2]·TMEDA and Ph
2SiCl
2. C
omp
ound
2c was is
olatedas a crystalline material in an appr
oximately 90%
overall purity, fr
om which a single crystal was used f
orX-ray analysis. The m
olecular structures
of all three [1]m
oly
bdaren
ophanes
2a-
c were determined
by single-crystal X-ray analysis. The ring-tilt angle
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was f
ound t
o be 18.28(17), 21.24(10), and 20.23(29)
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f
or
2a,
2b, and
2c, respectively. Varia
ble temperature NMR measurements
of
2a and
2b (-80 t
o 80
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C; 500MHz) sh
owed a dynamic
behavi
or
of the gallium species
2b but n
ot
of c
omp
ound
2a. The dynamic
behavi
or
of
2b was rati
onalized
by assuming that the Ga-N d
on
or
bond
breaks, inversi
on at the nitr
ogen at
om
occurs, and a r
otati
on
of the Me
2Ntsi ligand takes place f
oll
owed
by a re-f
ormati
on
of the Ga-N
bond
onthe
other side
of the gallium at
om. The analysis
of the signals
of meta and
orth
o pr
ot
ons
of
2b gaveappr
oximate values
of
G
of 59.6 and 59.1 kJ m
ol
-1, respectively. C
omp
ound
2b reacted with [Pt(PEt
3)
3]t
o give the ring-
open pr
oduct [(
6-C
6H
6)M
o{
6-C
6H
5[GaPh(Me
2Ntsi)]}] (
3b). The m
olecular structure
of
3bwas deduced fr
om a single-crystal X-ray determinati
on. The f
ormati
on
of the unexpected platinum-freepr
oduct
3b can
be rati
onalized
by assuming that
benzene reacted with
2b in a 1:1 rati
o. Thr
ough aseries
of
1H NMR experiments with
2b it was sh
own that small am
ounts
of d
on
or m
olecules (e.g., THF) in
benzene are needed t
o f
orm
3b; in the a
bsence
of a d
on
or m
olecule,
2b is thermally sta
ble.