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Synthesis and Thermal Rearrangement of 1,2-Di(p-tolyl)-1,2-dimethyldisilanylene Bridged Bis(cyclopentadienyl)tetracarbonyldiiron

SUN Huai-Lin, ZHANG Hui-Li, MA Yu-Xi
  

  1. Department of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
  • Received:2005-11-18 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2006-11-10 Published:2006-11-10
  • Contact: SUN Huai-Lin

Abstract: Cl2MeSiSiMeCl2(1) reacted with C5H5Li and subsequently with p-tolylmagnesium bromide to afford C5H5(p-Tol)MeSiSiMe(p-Tol)C5H5(2). The latter further reacted with Fe(CO)5 gave the title complex [η5, η5-C5H4(p-Tol)MeSiSiMe(p-Tol)C5H4]Fe2(CO)2(μ-CO)2(3). Meanwhile, two mono-silicon bridged by-products [η5, η5-(p-Tol)2MeSiSiMe(C5H4)2]Fe2(CO)2(μ-CO)2(4) and [η5, η5-(p-Tol)Me2SiSiMe(C5H4)2]Fe2(CO)2(μ-CO)2(5) were also obtained. Product 3 contains predominantly the cis isomer(3a), which was isolated inpure form by simple recrystallization. Compound 3a underwent the metathesis rearrangement reaction between Si—Si and Fe—Fe bonds under thermal conditions giving complex [η5-(p-Tol)MeSiC5H4Fe(CO)2]2(6). This product was a mixture of cis and trans isomers with a molar ratio about 4:3, demonstrating that the reaction does not involve a concerted process. The molecular structure of compound 4 was determined by X-ray diffraction method.

Key words: Thermal rearrangement, Silicon-silicon bond, Cyclopentadienyl, Metathesis

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