Abstract
Comparison of the chemistry of [Me2Si(C5Me4)2]ZrPh2 and Cp2ZrPh2 demonstrates that incorporation of a [Me2Si] ansa bridge reduces the barrier for both (i) rotation about the Zr-Ph bond and (ii) elimination of benzene to generate a benzyne intermediate; furthermore, the [Me2Si] ansa bridge promotes the reaction of two equivalents of MeCN with the benzyne intermediate {[Me2Si(C5Me4)2]Zr(η 2-C6H4)}, whereas insertion of only one equivalent is observed with [Cp*2Zr(η2-C6H4)].
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4490-4493 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of the Chemical Society. Dalton Transactions |
Issue number | 24 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2000 |