RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Intramolecular coordination of an alkene to a mixed dicyclopentadienyl benzyl zirconium cation studied by NMR spectroscopy A1 Galakhov, Mikhail V. A1 Heinz, Georg A1 Royo Gracia, Pascual K1 Benzylation K1 NMR spectroscopy K1 Zirconium cation K1 Ciencia K1 Química inorgánica K1 Science K1 Chemistry, inorganic AB Benzylation of [Zr(¿5-C5H5){¿5-C5H4SiMe2(CH2CH:CH2)}Cl2] 1 yields [Zr(¿5-C5H5){¿5-C5H4SiMe2(CH2CH:CH2)}(CH2Ph)2] 2, which reacts with either B(C6F5)3 or [Ph3C][B(C6F5)4] to generate the same 14-electron cationic species, [Zr(¿5-C5H5){¿5-C5H4SiMe2(CH2CH:CH2)}(CH2Ph)]+ 3, which was fully characterized by 1H, 13C NMR and 1H DNMR spectroscopy. 3 Was fluxional in soln. Stabilization of 3 occurs by interaction of the ¿-bonding alkene orbital with the vacant 2a1 zirconium orbital and simultaneous overlapping of the HOMO ¿ alkene orbital with the vacant zirconium orbital of the same symmetry, b2. These interactions result in delocalized electron d. in the Zr-C-C system. PB Royal Society of Chemistry SN 1359-7345 YR 1998 FD 1998 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10017/4972 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10017/4972 LA eng NO Financial support of our work by DGICTY (Project PB- 92/0178-C) and CAM(I+D0034/94) is gratefully acknowledged. G. H. is grateful to the University of Alcala for financial support and the Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung for a fellowship DS MINDS@UW RD 19-abr-2024