Abstract
A small difference in diamine bis(phenolato) ligands, namely an additional single methylene unit, directs formation of dinuclear Ti(IV) complexes rather than mononuclear ones as characterized by X-ray crystallography. Varying steric bulk of the ligand affects the coordination number in the dinuclear complexes and the ligand to metal ratio. A ligand with reduced steric bulk leads to a L2Ti2(OiPr)4 type complex featuring two octahedral metal centers bridged only by the two phenolato ligands, whereas a bulky ligand leads to a Ti2(μ-L1)(μ-OiPr)2(OiPr)4 type complex with a single chelating ligand, two bridging isopropoxo ligands, and two terminal isopropoxo groups on each of the two metal centers, which are of trigonal bi-pyramidal geometry.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3947-3950 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Organometallic Chemistry |
Volume | 693 |
Issue number | 26 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 15 Dec 2008 |
Keywords
- Coordination modes
- Dinuclear compounds
- O ligands
- Titanium(IV)