title: Beryllium derivatives of a phenyl-substituted β-diketiminate: a well-defined ring opening reaction of tetrahydrofuran.
abstract: The phenyl-substituted β-diketiminate ligand precursor (Ph)LH, [(Dipp)NC(Ph)CHC(Ph)NH(Dipp)] (Dipp = 2,6-di-isopropylphenyl) and its lithium and beryllium halide derivatives [(Ph)LLi(OEt2)], [(Ph)LBeCl] and [(Ph)LBeI] have been synthesised and characterised by NMR and X-ray structural analysis. The iodoberyllium complex [(Ph)LBeI] reacts with THF in a well-defined ring-opening insertion reaction to form the 4-iodo-n-butoxide complex [(Ph)LBeO(CH2)4I].
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK.
authors.forename: Merle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arrowsmith
authors.forename: Mark R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Crimmin
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: Gabriele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kociok-Köhn
mesh_terms: D001608:Beryllium / Q000737:chemistry*; D005663:Furans / Q000737:chemistry*; D007097:Imines / Q000737:chemistry*; D008094:Lithium / Q000737:chemistry; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005663:Furans; D007097:Imines; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; C018674:tetrahydrofuran; D008094:Lithium; D001608:Beryllium