title: Isolation and ring-opening of new 1-sila-3-metallacyclobutanes (eta 5-C5H4Fe)(CO)2CH2SiR2 leading to a new class of organometallic polymer.
abstract: Treatment of FpCH2SiR2Cl [Fp = (eta5-C5H5)Fe(CO)2] with lithium diisopropylamide leads to the formation of new metallacycle complexes. When R2 = Me2 and MenBu, these ring-open to form a new class of organometallic polymer. When R2 = nBu2, the metallacycle resists ring-opening and may be structurally characterized as the Ph3P-substituted species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968-0513, USA.
authors.forename: Hemant K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cervantes-Lee
authors.forename: Keith H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Pannell
mesh_terms: D003500:Cyclization; D003503:Cyclobutanes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D058085:Iron Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D012821:Silanes / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D003503:Cyclobutanes; D058085:Iron Compounds; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D011108:Polymers; D012821:Silanes