A Trimetallic compound containing Zn-Zr bonds: Cp2Zr(ZnR) 2 (Cp = C5H5; R = C6H 3-2,6-(2,4,6-i-Pr3C6H2)2)

Yuzhong Wang, Brandon Quillian, Chaitanya S. Wannere, Pingrong Wei, Paul V.R. Schleyer, Gregory H. Robinson

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Abstract

m-Terphenylzinc iodides RZnl2Li(OEt2)2 (1) and RZnI (2) (R = C6H3-2,6-(2,4,6-i-Pr3C 6H2)2) were prepared and structurally characterized. The sodium metal reduction of Cp2-ZrCl2 with 2 afforded Cp2Zr(ZnR)2 (3) as the first structurally characterized compound containing a Zn-Zr bond. The nature of the unique Zn-Zr bond for 3 was further probed by DFT computations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3054-3056
Number of pages3
JournalOrganometallics
Volume26
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 4 2007

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