Abstract
The reactions of InCl3 with two and three equivalents of lithium (2-dimethylaminomethyl)pyrrolate (1) in diethyl ether solutions afford In[C4H3N(CH2NMe2)]2Cl (2) and In[C4H3N(CH2NMe2)]3 (3) in 92% and 50% yield, respectively. Subsequent reactions of 2 with MeLi and Li(CCPh) yield In[C4H3N(CH2NMe 2)]2Me (4) and In[C4H3N(CH 2NMe2)]2(CCPh) (5), respectively. All compounds were confirmed by 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy and compounds 3, 4, and 5 were further characterized by single-crystal X-ray crystallography. Compounds 2, 3, and 4 showed moderate catalytic activity toward the ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 497-504 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Inorganica Chimica Acta |
Volume | 359 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2006 Jan 20 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Materials Chemistry