文摘
A new chelating N,N ligand family incorporating an anilido-phosphinimine donor set hasbeen designed and an example prepared in multigram quantities in three steps using aconvenient, modular synthetic approach. The ligand 1-(NHAr)-2-(PPh2=NAr')C6H4 (1·H; Ar= 2,6-iPr2-C6H3; Ar' = 2,4,5-Me3C6H2) was prepared in three steps in a 30-35% overall yieldand was fully characterized in its protio form as well as in the form of its lithium salt, 1·Li.In both compounds, the donor array assumes a conformation in which the P=N moiety dipsout of the plane formed by the four atoms in the rigid ortho-disubstituted aryl ring of theligand backbone. The coordinating properties of the new ligand were demonstrated by thesynthesis of some organoaluminum derivatives. The monomeric compounds LAlMe2 (2) andLAlH2 (3) were prepared by the reaction of 1·H with AlMe3 and AlH3·NMe3, respectively,and were fully characterized by NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography. Cationicderivatives were formed by activation of 2 and 3 with either B(C6F5)3 or [Ph3C]+[B(C6F5)4]-.All of the neutral and cationic compounds qualitatively exhibited high levels of stability incomparison to related organoaluminum compounds, illustrating the exemplary steric andelectronic properties of the new ligand system.