title: Synthesis, characterization and ethylene reactivity of 2-diphenylphosphanylbenzamido nickel complexes.
abstract: Addition of primary amines to N-[2-(diphenylphosphanyl)benzoyloxy]succinimide affords 2-diphenylphosphanylbenzamides, Ph2PC6H4C(O)NHR (R = C(CH3)3, 3; R = H, 4; R = CH2CH2CH3, 5; R = CH(CH3)2, 6). Addition of NiCl(eta3-CH2C6H5)(PMe3) to the deprotonated potassium salts of the amides and subsequent treatment of two equivalents of B(C6F5)3 to the resulting products furnishes eta3-benzyl zwitterionic nickel(II) complexes, [Ph2PC6H4C(O)NR-kappa2N,P]Ni(eta3-CH2C6H5) (R = C6H5, 9; R = C(CH3)3, 10; R = H, 11; R = CH2CH2CH3, 12; R = CH(CH3)2, 13). Solid structures of 9, 11, 13 and the intermediate eta1-benzyl nickel(II) complexes, [Ph2PC6H4C(O)NR-kappa2N,P]Ni(eta1-CH2C6H5)(PMe3) (R = C6H5, 7; R = C(CH3)3, 8) were determined by X-ray crystallography. When ethylene is added to the eta3-benzyl zwitterionic nickel(II) complexes, butene is obtained by the complexes 9-12 but complex 13 provides very high molecular-weight branched polyethylene (Mw, approximately 1300000) with excellent activity (up to 5200 kg mol-1 h-1 at 100 psi gauge).
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Suwon, 442-749 Korea.
authors.forename: Heon Yong
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Su Yeon
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Bun Yeoul
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Dong Mok
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Young Keun
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Chung