posted on 2000-05-31, 00:00authored byAaron J. Hoskin, Douglas W. Stephan
The reactions of [(C<sub>5</sub>Me<sub>5</sub>)<sub>2</sub>ZrH<sub>3</sub>Li]<sub>3</sub> (<b>1</b>) with
2,6-diisopropylphenol, aniline, and <i>o</i>-methoxyaniline
gave Cp*<sub>2</sub>ZrH(OC<sub>6</sub>H<sub>3</sub>(2,6-<i>i</i>-Pr<sub>2</sub>)) (<b>2</b>), Cp<sub>2</sub>*Zr(NHPh)<sub>2</sub> (<b>3</b>),
and Cp<sub>2</sub>*Zr(NH(C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>OMe))<sub>2</sub> (<b>4</b>), respectively. In contrast, reaction of <b>1</b> with thiophenol afforded [(Cp*<sub>2</sub>ZrH<sub>3</sub>)(LiTHF)]<sub>2</sub>(LiSPh) (<b>5</b>). The implications of these results
are considered. Crystallographic data for <b>3</b>−<b>5</b> are reported.