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Sterically Demanding Iminopyridine Ligands
Author(s) -
Irrgang Torsten,
Keller Sandra,
Maisel Heidi,
Kretschmer Winfried,
Kempe Rhett
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.200700322
Subject(s) - chemistry , steric effects , dimethoxyethane , methylaluminoxane , ethylene , amine gas treating , polymer chemistry , medicinal chemistry , selectivity , polymerization , cyclooctadiene , organometallic chemistry , organic chemistry , photochemistry , crystal structure , catalysis , polymer , metallocene , electrode , electrolyte
Two sterically demanding iminopyridine ligands, (2,6‐diisopropylphenyl)[6‐(2,4,6‐triisopropylphenyl)pyridin‐2‐ylmethylene]amine and (2,6‐diisopropylphenyl)[6‐(2,6‐dimethylphenyl)pyridin‐2‐ylmethylene]amine, were prepared by a two‐step process: first, condensation of 6‐bromopyridine‐2‐carbaldehyde with an equimolecular amount of 2,6‐diisopropylaniline, and second, Kumada‐type coupling of in‐situ‐formed Grignard compounds of 1‐bromo‐2,6‐dimethylphenyl and 1‐bromo‐2,4,6‐triisopropylphenyl. Dichlorido complexes of the ligands were synthesized starting from FeCl 2 , [PdCl 2 (cod)], [NiCl 2 (dme)], and CoCl 2 (cod = 1,5‐cyclooctadiene, dme = dimethoxyethane). X‐ray crystal structure analyses of a Fe, Pd, and Co complex were determined. Ethylene polymerization/oligomerization behavior of the dichlorido complexes after activation with methylaluminoxane or triethylaluminum was studied. Ethylene dimerization selectivity greater than 95 % was observed.(© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2007)