Molecular design approach to a highly soluble and volatile bimetallic alkoxide of late transition metal and zirconium. Synthesis, X-ray single crystal and mass-spectral study of NiZr2(acac)((OPr)-Pr-i)(9)

Abstract

Heterometallic alkoxide complexes possessing a triangular M-3(mu-OR)(2)(mu-OR)(3) core are usually highly soluble in organic solvents and often display relatively high stability on transition into gas phase. Each metal atom is connected to four ligands within the core and needs two more donor atoms from the terminal ligands to complete octahedral coordination. This can be achieved for Ni(II), for example, by application of a bidentate chelating ligand such as the acetylacetonate one. Interaction of Ni(acac)2 with 1.5 eq. of [Zr((OPr)-Pr-i)(4)((PrOH)-Pr-i)](2) in toluene offers quantitatively [Zr((OPr)-Pr-i)(3)(acac)(2)] together with the bimetallic complex NiZr2(acac)((OPr)-Pr-i)(9) (1), possessing the desired structure and physical properties. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved

Keywords

Heterometallic complex; Bimetallic Ni–Zr alkoxide; Polymerization catalysis; Sol–gel; MOCVD

Published in

Inorganic Chemistry Communications
2007, volume: 10, number: 1, pages: 94-96
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV

SLU Authors

• Seisenbaeva, Gulaim

  • Department of Molecular Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Gohil, Suresh

  • Department of Molecular Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Kessler, Vadim

  • Department of Molecular Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Inorganic Chemistry

Publication identifier

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inoche.2006.09.027

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