title: A reactivity change of a strontium monohydroxide by umpolung to an acid.
abstract: Controlled hydrolysis of strontium amide LSrN(SiMe 3) 2(thf) (L = CH(CMe2,6- i-Pr 2C 6H 3N) 2) ( 1) gave an unprecedented example of a hydrocarbon-soluble strontium hydroxide, [LSr(thf)(mu-OH) 2Sr(thf) 2L] ( 2). In compound 2, the tetrahydrofuran (THF) molecules can easily replaced by benzophenone and triphenylphosphine oxide to yield [LSr(mu-OH)(OCPh 2)] 2 ( 3) and [LSr(mu-OH)(OPPh 3)] 2 ( 4) compounds. Among the two strontium atoms of 2, one is coordinated to a single THF molecule, while the other is coordinated to two THF molecules. Interestingly, strontium hydroxide complex 2 behaves as an acid in its reaction with Zr(NMe 2) 4 and results in a heterobimetallic oxide, [LSr(mu-O)Zr(NMe 2) 3] 2 ( 5). Compound 5 is dimeric in the solid state and contains a Sr 2Zr 2O 2 core.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Göttingen, Tammannstrasse 4, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Sankaranarayanapillai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sarish
authors.forename: Sharanappa
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authors.lastname: Nembenna
authors.forename: Selvarajan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nagendran
authors.forename: Herbert W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Roesky
authors.forename: Aritra
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authors.lastname: Pal
authors.forename: Regine
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authors.lastname: Herbst-Irmer
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authors.lastname: Ringe
authors.forename: Jörg
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authors.lastname: Magull