RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Neutral and Cationic [Bis(η1-amidosilyl)-η5-cyclopentadienyl]titanium and -zirconium complexes: synthesis, X-ray molecular structures and DFT calculations A1 Cano Sierra, Jesús A1 Royo Gracia, Pascual A1 Jacobsen, Heiko A1 Blacque, Olivier A1 Berke, Heinz A1 Herdtweck, Eberhardt K1 Cations K1 Cyclopentadienyl ligands K1 Density functional calculations K1 Nitrogen ligands K1 Titanium K1 Zirconium K1 Ciencia K1 Química inorgánica K1 Science K1 Chemistry, inorganic AB Treatment of LiNHtBu with THF solutions of C5H4(SiMe2Cl)2 gave C5H4(SiMe2NHtBu)2 (1). Deprotonation of 1 with M(NMe2)4 (M = Ti, Zr) under different conditions provided the monocyclopentadienyl complexes [M{η5-C5H3- [SiMe2(NHtBu)]2}(NMe2)3] [M = Ti (2), Zr (3)] and the single (η-amidosilyl)cyclopentadienyl compounds [M{η5-C5H3[SiMe2(NHtBu)][SiMe2(η1-NtBu)]}(NMe2)2] [M = Ti (4), Zr (5)]. The related dibenzyl compounds [M{η5-C5H3[SiMe2- (NHtBu)][SiMe2(η1-NtBu)]}(CH2Ph)2] [M = Ti (6), Zr (7)] resulted from treatment of 1 with M(CH2C6H5)4 (M = Ti, Zr). Further deprotonation of the amido complexes 4 and 5 and the benzyl complexes 6 and 7 by heating in toluene solution gave the bis(η-amidosilyl)cyclopentadienyl complexes [M{η5-C5H3[SiMe2(η1-NtBu)]2}(NMe2)] [M = Ti (8), Zr (9)] and [M{η5-C5H3[SiMe2(η1-NtBu)]2}(CH2Ph)] [M = Ti (10), Zr (11)], respectively. Treatment of the monobenzyl complexes 10 and 11 with B(C6F5)3 yielded the cationic compounds [M{η5-C5H3[SiMe2(η1-NtBu)]2}]+ as [(CH2Ph)B(C6F5)3] − [M = Ti (12), Zr (13)] salts. All new compounds were characterized by NMR spectroscopy, and the crystal structures of 10 and 13 were studied by diffraction methods. DFT calculations for the neutral and cationic species are described and provide an explanation for the unusual η1 coordination of a phenyl ring to a group-4 metal cation PB John Wiley & Sons SN 1434-1948 YR 2003 FD 2003 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10017/4188 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10017/4188 LA eng NO The authors acknowledge the MCyT (project MAT2001-1309) forfinancial support and the EC (project COST-D12/0016/98). J. C.acknowledges CAM for a fellowship. DS MINDS@UW RD 25-abr-2024