文摘
New analogues of Cp鈥?sub>3b>Ln (Cp鈥?= Cb>5b>Hb>4b>SiMeb>3b>, Ln = rare earth) complexes have been synthesized with the largest and smallest lanthanides, La and Lu. Due to the smaller size of Lu, the reaction of LuClb>3b> with 3 equiv of KCp鈥?produced only traces of Cp鈥?sub>3b>Lu, yielding [Cp鈥?sub>2b>Lu(渭-Cl)]b>2b> as the major product. An alternative route was developed in which [Cp鈥?sub>2b>Lu(渭-Cl)]b>2b> reacts with (Cb>3b>Hb>5b>)MgCl to form the tetrameric allyl complex [Cp鈥?sub>2b>Lu(渭-畏1:畏1-Cb>3b>Hb>5b>)]b>4b>. The allyl complex reacts with [HNEtb>3b>][BPhb>4b>] to generate [Cp鈥?sub>2b>Lu(THF)b>2b>][BPhb>4b>], which reacts with KCp鈥?to produce Cp鈥?sub>3b>Lu in good yield. The reaction of LaClb>3b> with 3 equiv of KCp鈥?in Etb>2b>O gave the unsolvated Cp鈥?sub>3b>La, while the same reaction in rigorously dry THF gave solvated Cp鈥?sub>3b>La(THF). The reaction of LaClb>3b> and KCp鈥?in improperly dried THF gave the mixed-ligand complex Cp鈥?sub>2b>CpLa(THF) (Cp = Cb>5b>Hb>5b>), rather than the expected hydrolysis product, [Cp鈥?sub>2b>La(渭-OH)]b>2b>.