title: Low-valent chemistry of cobalt amide. Synthesis and structural characterization of cobalt(II) amido, aryloxide, and thiolate compounds.
abstract: The binuclear cobalt(II) amide complex [(CoL2)2-(TMEDA)] (1) [L = N(Si(t)BuMe2)(2-C5H3N-6-Me); TMEDA = Me2NCH2CH2NMe2] has been synthesized by the reaction of anhydrous CoCl2 with 2 equiv of [Li(L)(TMEDA)]. X-ray crystallography revealed that complex 1 consists of two [CoL2] units linked by one TMEDA ligand molecule, which binds in an unusual N,N'-bridging mode. Protolysis of 1 with the bulky phenol Ar(Me)OH (Ar(Me) = 2,6-(t)Bu2-4-MeC6H2) and thiophenol ArSH (Ar = 2,4,6-(t)Bu3C6H2) gives the neutral monomeric cobalt(II) bis(aryloxide) [Co(OAr(Me))2(TMEDA)] (2) and dithiolate [Co(SAr)2(TMEDA)] (3), respectively. Complexes 1-3 have been characterized by mass spectrometry, microanalysis, magnetic moment, and melting-point measurements, in addition to X-ray crystallography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China. hklee@cuhk.edu.hk
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Z Y
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Mak
mesh_terms: D000631:Aminopyridines / Q000737:chemistry*; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000631:Aminopyridines; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; C436498:N,N'-bis(bis(2-methyl-6-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)amino)pyridine)copper(II))-N,N,N',N'-tetramethyl-1,2-ethanediamine; D009942:Organometallic Compounds