Binuclear siloxyalu
minu
m methyl co
mplexes of the type Me
2Al(
mages/entities/
mgr.gif">-OSiR
3)
2AlMe
2 react withprotonated
N,
N-di
methylaniliniu
m tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate, with release of CH
4,to for
m the di
methylaniline (DMA)-stabilized siloxyalu
minu
m methyl cations Me
2Al(
mages/entities/
mgr.gif">-OSiR
3)
2AlMe(NMe
2(C
6H
5)
+. These cations abstract a Cl
- ligand fro
m (C
5H
5)
2ZrCl
2, to givethe dinuclear cation {(C
5H
5)
2ZrCl}
2(
mages/entities/
mgr.gif">-Cl)
+, and a CH
3- ligand fro
m (C
5H
5)
2Zr(CH
3)
2, to giveby way of the DMA-stabilized cation (C
5H
5)
2Zr(CH
3)NMe
2(C
6H
5)
+ the CH-activation product(C
5H
5)
2ZrCH
2NMe(C
6H
5)
+; reaction with Me
2Si(ind)
2ZrMe
2 in toluene solution yields a
moderately active catalyst for ethene poly
merization. This reactivity of siloxyalu
minu
mmethyl cations is qualitatively si
milar to, although substantially lower than, that of a silicagel surface treated with tri
methylalu
minu
m and a cationizing agent.