title: Silicon-Carbon bond cleavage reactions of Ansa tungstenocene compounds: the [Me2Si] bridge as a site for metallocene functionalization.
abstract: [Me(2)Si(Cp(Me(2)))(2)]W(H)Cl is obtained via reaction of WCl(6) with a mixture of [Me(2)Si(Cp(Me(2)))(2)]Li(2) and NaBH(4), from which the dichloride [Me(2)Si(Cp(Me(2)))(2)]WCl(2) is obtained via treatment with CHCl(3). [Me(2)Si(Cp(Me(2)))(2)]WCl(2) provides a means to access other ansa tungstenocene compounds, such as [Me(2)Si(Cp(Me(2)))(2)]WH(2), [Me(2)Si(Cp(Me(2)))(2)]WMe(2), and [Me(2)Si(Cp(Me(2)))(2)]WCO. Of most interest, the reactions of [Me(2)Si(Cp(Me(2)))(2)]W(H)Cl with organolithium reagents do not yield simple ansa tungstenocene derivatives. Specifically, the reactions of [Me(2)Si(Cp(Me(2)))(2)]W(H)Cl with MeLi, Bu(n)Li, or PhLi result in the formation of mixed-ring tungstenocene compounds resulting from C-Si cleavage and functionalization of the ansa bridge, namely (Cp(Me(2)))(eta(5),kappa(1)-C(5)H(2)Me(2)SiMe(2)CH(2))WH, (Cp(Me(2)))[eta(5),kappa(1)-C(5)H(2)Me(2)Si(Me)(Bu(n))CH(2)]WH, and (Cp(Me(2)))[eta(5),kappa(1)-C(5)H(2)Me(2)SiMe(2)(C(6)H(4))]WH, respectively. In contrast to the C-Si cleavage achieved by MeLi, Bu(n)Li, and PhLi, the ansa bridge of [Me(2)Si(Cp(Me(2)))(2)]W(H)Cl is inert to Bu(t)Li and the product obtained is the fulvene ("tuck-in") complex [Me(2)Si(Cp(Me(2)))(eta(6)-C(5)MeH(2)CH(2))]WH derived from dehydrohalogenation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.
authors.forename: Cary E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Zachmanoglou
authors.forename: Hyosun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Seung Ho
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.forename: Keliang
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.forename: Gerard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Parkin
mesh_terms: D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry*; D012825:Silicon / Q000737:chemistry*; D017655:Silicon Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D008670:Metals; D017655:Silicon Compounds; D002244:Carbon; D012825:Silicon