Abstract
A series of amido phosphinoxide and amido phosphinimine ligands that are electronic variations of monoanionic N,O- and N,N-ketiminates have been prepared and employed to examine the coordination chemistry of aluminium. Oxidation of the previously established N-(2-diphenylphosphinophenyl)-2,6-dialkylaniline in the presence of H2O2 or organic azides RN3 (R = 2,6-C6H3iPr2, SiMe3) led to phosphinoxides (H[NO] 1a-b) and phosphinimines (H[NN] 1c-d), respectively. Alkane elimination reactions of these protio-ligand precursors with trialkylaluminium in toluene or pentane solutions afforded cleanly the corresponding organoaluminium complexes, including dimethyl 2a-d, diethyl 3a-d and diisobutyl derivatives 4a-b and 4d. Solution NMR studies revealed Cs symmetry for these organoaluminium species, in which the α-hydrogen atoms are all diastereotopic. The correlation between the steric congestion of these molecules and the degree of resolution of the multiplet signals corresponding to the diastereotopic α-hydrogen atoms observed by the 1H NMR spectroscopy is of particular interest. Dichloroaluminium complexes 5c-d were prepared in high yields by protonolysis of MeAlCl2 with 1c-d. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses of 2c-d, 3a, 3d, 4a, and 4d elucidated a mononuclear, distorted tetrahedral core for all of these aluminium species. Interestingly, complexes 2c-d are active initiators for catalytic ring-opening oligomerization of ε-caprolactone, whereas 2a-b are rather inactive, highlighting the significance of the steric hindrance imposed by the amido phosphinimine ligands, as compared to that imposed by the phosphinoxide counterparts.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 9941-9951 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Dalton Transactions |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue number | 41 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 Nov 7 |
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Aluminium complexes of bidentate N,O- and N,N-ligands derived from oxidative functionalization of amido phosphines : Synthesis, structure and reactivity. / Liang, Lan Chang; Chen, Feng Yi; Huang, Mei Hui; Cheng, Liang Chien; Li, Chun Wei; Lee, Hon Man.
In: Dalton Transactions, Vol. 39, No. 41, 07.11.2010, p. 9941-9951.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Aluminium complexes of bidentate N,O- and N,N-ligands derived from oxidative functionalization of amido phosphines
T2 - Synthesis, structure and reactivity
AU - Liang, Lan Chang
AU - Chen, Feng Yi
AU - Huang, Mei Hui
AU - Cheng, Liang Chien
AU - Li, Chun Wei
AU - Lee, Hon Man
PY - 2010/11/7
Y1 - 2010/11/7
N2 - A series of amido phosphinoxide and amido phosphinimine ligands that are electronic variations of monoanionic N,O- and N,N-ketiminates have been prepared and employed to examine the coordination chemistry of aluminium. Oxidation of the previously established N-(2-diphenylphosphinophenyl)-2,6-dialkylaniline in the presence of H2O2 or organic azides RN3 (R = 2,6-C6H3iPr2, SiMe3) led to phosphinoxides (H[NO] 1a-b) and phosphinimines (H[NN] 1c-d), respectively. Alkane elimination reactions of these protio-ligand precursors with trialkylaluminium in toluene or pentane solutions afforded cleanly the corresponding organoaluminium complexes, including dimethyl 2a-d, diethyl 3a-d and diisobutyl derivatives 4a-b and 4d. Solution NMR studies revealed Cs symmetry for these organoaluminium species, in which the α-hydrogen atoms are all diastereotopic. The correlation between the steric congestion of these molecules and the degree of resolution of the multiplet signals corresponding to the diastereotopic α-hydrogen atoms observed by the 1H NMR spectroscopy is of particular interest. Dichloroaluminium complexes 5c-d were prepared in high yields by protonolysis of MeAlCl2 with 1c-d. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses of 2c-d, 3a, 3d, 4a, and 4d elucidated a mononuclear, distorted tetrahedral core for all of these aluminium species. Interestingly, complexes 2c-d are active initiators for catalytic ring-opening oligomerization of ε-caprolactone, whereas 2a-b are rather inactive, highlighting the significance of the steric hindrance imposed by the amido phosphinimine ligands, as compared to that imposed by the phosphinoxide counterparts.
AB - A series of amido phosphinoxide and amido phosphinimine ligands that are electronic variations of monoanionic N,O- and N,N-ketiminates have been prepared and employed to examine the coordination chemistry of aluminium. Oxidation of the previously established N-(2-diphenylphosphinophenyl)-2,6-dialkylaniline in the presence of H2O2 or organic azides RN3 (R = 2,6-C6H3iPr2, SiMe3) led to phosphinoxides (H[NO] 1a-b) and phosphinimines (H[NN] 1c-d), respectively. Alkane elimination reactions of these protio-ligand precursors with trialkylaluminium in toluene or pentane solutions afforded cleanly the corresponding organoaluminium complexes, including dimethyl 2a-d, diethyl 3a-d and diisobutyl derivatives 4a-b and 4d. Solution NMR studies revealed Cs symmetry for these organoaluminium species, in which the α-hydrogen atoms are all diastereotopic. The correlation between the steric congestion of these molecules and the degree of resolution of the multiplet signals corresponding to the diastereotopic α-hydrogen atoms observed by the 1H NMR spectroscopy is of particular interest. Dichloroaluminium complexes 5c-d were prepared in high yields by protonolysis of MeAlCl2 with 1c-d. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses of 2c-d, 3a, 3d, 4a, and 4d elucidated a mononuclear, distorted tetrahedral core for all of these aluminium species. Interestingly, complexes 2c-d are active initiators for catalytic ring-opening oligomerization of ε-caprolactone, whereas 2a-b are rather inactive, highlighting the significance of the steric hindrance imposed by the amido phosphinimine ligands, as compared to that imposed by the phosphinoxide counterparts.
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U2 - 10.1039/c0dt00418a
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