Issue 18, 2012

The structure and chemistry of tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane protected mononuclear nitridotitanium complexes

Abstract

Treatment of TiCl(NMe2)3 with H3N·B(C6F5)3 results in N–H activation and ligand exchange to yield the structurally characterised salt [TiCl(NMe2)2(NMe2H)2]+[Ti[triple bond, length as m-dash]NB(C6F5)3(Cl)2(NMe2H)2]. Cation exchange with [Me4N]Cl, [Ph4P]Cl and [(PhCH2)Ph3P]Cl yields the respective ammonium and phosphonium salts of the [Ti[triple bond, length as m-dash]NB(C6F5)3(Cl)2(NMe2H)2] anion. X-ray crystallography reveals that the essential trigonal bipyramidal geometry and composition of the anion is retained in each of these salts despite some minor variations in the Ti–N–B angle and the nature of the interionic interactions. Electronic investigation by DFT calculations confirmed the Ti–N triple bond character implied by the experimentally determined bond length, with the HOMO and HOMO-1 having Ti–N π-bonding character. The dimethylamine ligands of the anion resist substitution by moderate bases but can be displaced by pyridine to give a pentacoordinate anion. In contrast, addition of 2,2′-bipyridyl gives a neutral octahedral complex. Treatment of the pyridine complex with TlCp results in the formation of a four coordinate anionic cyclopentadienyl complex.

Graphical abstract: The structure and chemistry of tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane protected mononuclear nitridotitanium complexes

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
09 Jan 2012
Accepted
10 Feb 2012
First published
10 Feb 2012

Dalton Trans., 2012,41, 5599-5609

The structure and chemistry of tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane protected mononuclear nitridotitanium complexes

A. Fuller, D. L. Hughes, G. A. Jones and S. J. Lancaster, Dalton Trans., 2012, 41, 5599 DOI: 10.1039/C2DT00056C

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