Polymerization catalysis with transition metal amidinate and related complexes

Unprecedented formation of polycyclic diazadiborepine derivatives through cage deboronation of m-carborane

An unprecedented deboronation reaction of icosahedral carboranes is described, in which a BH group of m-carborane is detached from the cage and incorporated into an unusual nido-carborane-anellated diazadiborepine ring system.

Novel inorganic heterocycles from dimetalated carboranylamidinates

Mono- and dianionic carboranylamidinates are readily available in one-pot reactions directly from o-carborane (1). In situ-monolithiation of 1 followed by treatment with N,N'-diisopropylcarbodiimide, (i)PrN=C=N(i)Pr, or N,N'-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide, CyN=C=NCy, provided the lithium carboranylamidinates (o-C2B10H10C(NH(i)Pr)(=N(i)Pr)-κ(2)C,N)Li(DME) (2a) and (o-C2B10H10C(NH(i)Cy)(=N(i)Cy)-κ(2)C,N)Li(THF)2 (2b). Controlled hydrolysis of 2a,b afforded the free carboranylamidines o-C2B10H11C(NH(i)R)(=N(i)R) (3a: R = (i)Pr, 3b: R = Cy). The first dimetalated carboranylamidinates, o-C2B10H10C(N(i)Pr)(=N(i)Pr)Li2(DME)2 (4a) (DME = 1,2-dimethoxyethane) and o-C2B10H10C(N(i)Pr)(=N(i)Pr)Li2(THF)4 (4b), were prepared in high yield (83% yield) directly from 1 using a simple one-pot synthetic protocol. Treatment of 4b with 2 equiv. of Me3SiCl afforded the disilylated derivative o-C2B10H10-κ(2)C,N-[C(N(i)PrSiMe3)(=N(i)Pr)]SiMe3 (5). Dianionic 4b also served as an excellent precursor for novel inorganic heterocycles incorporating the closo-1,2-C2B10H10 cage, including the unsymmetrical distannene [o-C2B10H10C(N(i)Pr)(=N(i)Pr)-κ(2)C,N]Sn=Sn[((i)PrN)2C(n)Bu]2 (6) and the azaphosphole derivative [o-C2B10H10C(N(i)Pr)(=N(i)Pr)-κ(2)C,N]PPh (7). Surprisingly, it was found that the synthesis of new inorganic ring systems from dianionic carboranylamidinates can also be achieved by employing only 1 equiv. of n-butyllithium in the generation of the anionic carboranylamidinate intermediates. Using this straightforward one-pot synthetic protocol, the Group 14 metallacycles [o-C2B10H10C(NCy)(=NCy)-κ(2)C,N]SiR2 (R = Cl (8), Me (9), Ph (10)) and [o-C2B10H10C(NCy)([=NCy)-κ(2)C,N]GeCl2 (11) have become accessible. The same synthetic strategy could be successfully adapted to prepare the corresponding Group 4 metallocene derivatives Cp2Ti[o-C2B10H10C(NCy)(=NCy)-κ(2)C,N] (12) and Cp2Zr[o-C2B10H10C(NCy)(=NCy)-κ(2)C,N] (13). The molecular structures of 2b, 3b, 4b, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, and 13 were confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.

Understanding the directed ortho lithiation of (R)-Ph2P(NCO2Me)NHCH(Me)Ph. NMR spectroscopic and computational study of the structure of the N-lithiated species

The multinuclear magnetic resonance and computational study of the structure of N-lithium (R)-Ph₂P(NCO₂Me)NHCH(Me)Ph revealed the origin of its diastereoselective ortho lithiation.

Preparation and Structural Studies of Non-Symmetric Guanidinate-Supported Zirconium Complexes

The new lithium guanidinate salt [Li{μ-κ1,κ2,N,N′-(NEt)(N-t-Bu)CNMe2}(THF)]2 (1) was obtained by the reaction of HNMe2 with n-BuLi and further reaction with the asymmetric carbodiimide EtN=C=N-t-Bu. Guanidinate-supported zirconium complexes [Zr{κ2,N,N′-(NEt)(N-t-Bu)CNMe2}(μ-Cl)Cl2]2 (2), [Zr{κ2,N,N′-(NEt)(N-t-Bu)CNMe2}3Cl] (4), [Zr{κ2,N,N′-(NEt)(N-t-Bu)CNMe2}2(η5-C5H5)Cl] (5) and [Zr{κ2,N,N′-(NEt)(N-t-Bu)CNMe2}(η5-C5H5)2Cl] (6) were prepared. Complexes 2, 4, and 6 were synthesized by the metathesis reaction of ZrCl4 or [ZrCl2(η5-C5H5)2] with 1. The previously described complex [Zr{κ2,N,N′-(NEt)(N-t-Bu)CNMe2}2Cl2] (3), which was prepared by the insertion reaction of EtN=C=N-t-Bu into a metal–amido bond of [Zr(NMe2)2Cl2(THF)2], allowed the new complex 5 to be obtained by reaction with NaC5H5. All of the new complexes were characterized spectroscopically and the molecular structures of 1, 4, and 6 were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.

N-Cyclo-hexyl-3-methyl-benzamidine

The title amidine compound, C₁₄H₂₀N₂, prepared by a one-pot reaction, is asymmetric as only one N atom has an alkyl substituent. The terminal cyclo­hexyl group connected to the amino N atom is located on the other side of the N—C—N skeleton to the 4-methylbenzene ring and has a chair conformation. The dihedral angle between the phenyl ring and the NCN plane is 47.87 (12)°. In the crystal, mol­ecules are linked via N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds, forming chains propagating along the a-axis direction.