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Synthesis and Structure of the Formaldehyde Complex [(tmeda)Ni(C 2 H 4 )(H 2 CO)]
Author(s) -
Schröder Wolfgang,
Pörschke Klaus R.,
Tsay YiHung,
Krüger Carl
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.198709191
Subject(s) - formaldehyde , paraformaldehyde , chemistry , nickel , crystal structure , bond length , medicinal chemistry , crystallography , organic chemistry
The title complex 1 containing ethene and formaldehyde can be obtained in up to 35% yield in the form of orange‐red crystals that are stable up to −15°C by reaction of tris(ethene)nickel, paraformaldehyde, and N , N , N ′, N ′‐tetramethylethylenediamine (TMEDA). Unlike formaldehyde complexes of strongly oxophilic metals, in 1 the NiC bond is shorter than the NiO bond (1.936(2) and 1.966(1) Å, resp.). 1 is of interest as a model compound for intermediates of the Fischer‐Tropsch synthesis.