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Synthesis of a Dinuclear μ-(η2-Thioaldehyde)zirconocene Cation Complex

  • Silke Courtenay , Sarah Smith , Emily Hollink , Ulrich Blaschke , Gerald Kehr , Roland Fröhlich , Gerhard Erker and Douglas W. Stephan

Treatment of (butadiene)zirconocene with two molar equivalents of benzylmercaptane results in the formation of Cp2Zr(SCH2Ph)2 (11). Subsequent reaction of 11 with [Cp2ZrCH3+][CH3B(C6F5)3-](12) leads to rapid elimination of methane to yield the dinuclear [μ-(η2-thiobenzaldehyde)(μ-SCH2Ph)(ZrCp2)2+] cation complex 14. A similar reaction is observed upon treatment of Cp2Zr(SC2H5)2 (15) with 12 to yield the thioacetaldehydebridged dinuclear metallocene cation complex Cp2Zr-μ-(η2-MeCHS)-μ-(SEt)ZrCp2 (16).

Received: 2002-7-11
Published Online: 2014-6-2
Published in Print: 2002-10-1

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