10.1021/om900046e.s002 Doris Pun Doris Pun Scott M. Leopold Scott M. Leopold Christopher A. Bradley Christopher A. Bradley Emil Lobkovsky Emil Lobkovsky Paul J. Chirik Paul J. Chirik Bis(indenyl)hafnium Chemistry: Ligand-Induced Haptotropic Rearrangement and Fundamental Reactivity Studies at a Reduced Hafnium Center American Chemical Society 2009 zirconocene congeners DMAP THF diethyl ether Fundamental Reactivity Studies Sodium amalgam reduction solvent bi H 2 DME compound 9H hafnocene dicarbonyl derivatives Reduced Hafnium CenterThe chemistry oxidative addition sodium chloride complex isolable source 2009-04-27 00:00:00 Dataset https://acs.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Bis_indenyl_hafnium_Chemistry_Ligand_Induced_Haptotropic_Rearrangement_and_Fundamental_Reactivity_Studies_at_a_Reduced_Hafnium_Center/2861509 The chemistry of reduced bis(indenyl)hafnium compounds has been explored. Sodium amalgam reduction of (η<sup>5</sup>-C<sub>9</sub>H<sub>5</sub>-1,3-(SiMe<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub>HfCl<sub>2</sub> was studied in several different solvents. While reduction in toluene resulted in decomposition, performing the reaction in the presence of THF or 1,2-dimethoxyethane (DME) yielded η<sup>6</sup>,η<sup>5</sup>-bis(indenyl)hafnium solvent (THF or DME) complexes arising from ligand-induced haptotropic rearrangement. Using less coordinating solvents such as diethyl ether or 2,5-dimethyl THF furnished a rare example of a structurally characterized hafnocene(III) complex, (η<sup>5</sup>-C<sub>9</sub>H<sub>5</sub>-1,3-(SiMe<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub>HfCl. An unusual sodium chloride complex of η<sup>6</sup>,η<sup>5</sup>-bis(indenyl)hafnium, [(η<sup>6</sup>-C<sub>9</sub>H<sub>5</sub>-1,3-(SiMe<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>)(η<sup>5</sup>-C<sub>9</sub>H<sub>5</sub>-1,3,-(SiMe<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>)HfCl]<sub>2</sub>Na[Na(DME)<sub>3</sub>], was also isolated and crystallographically characterized as a byproduct from synthesis of the DME compound. The reactivity of the η<sup>6</sup>,η<sup>5</sup>-bis(indenyl)hafnium THF compound as an isolable source of Hf(II) was also evaluated. Addition of H<sub>2</sub> or <i>N</i>,<i>N</i>-dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP) resulted in facile oxidative addition, while C−O cleavage of THF was observed upon mild heating. Preparation of the corresponding hafnocene dicarbonyl derivatives allowed comparison of the electronic properties of the new complexes as compared to their zirconocene congeners.