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Mononuclear tungsten(VI) complexes with bis(phenolato) ligands: syntheses, characterisations and activity in ROMP reaction




AuthorsLehtonen A, Sillanpaa R

PublisherPERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD

Publication year2002

Journal:Polyhedron

Journal name in sourcePOLYHEDRON

Journal acronymPOLYHEDRON

Volume21

Issue9-10

First page 1017

Last page1022

Number of pages6

ISSN0277-5387

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1016/S0277-5387(02)00897-5


Abstract
The reaction of bulky ligand precursor 2,2-methylenebis(4-methyl-6-tert-butylphenol) (H(2)mbp) or 2,2'-ethylidenebis(4,6-di-tertbutylphenol) (H(2)ebp) with trisdiolatotungsten(VI) complex [W(eg)(3)] 1 (eg = ethanediolate dianion) provides heteroleptic complexes [W(mbp)(eg)(2)] 2 or [W(ebp)(eg)(2)] 3, respectively. Sterically less hindered 2,2'-dihydroxy-1,1'-dinaphtylmethane (H(2)dinap) forms heteroleptic disubstituted complex [W(dinap)(2)(eg)] 4. The X-ray crystal structure determinations confirmed that the isolated compounds are made of monomeric tris(diolato)tungsten(VI) molecules in which the central tungsten atom is bonded to six oxygen atoms forming a distorted octahedral coordination sphere around the metal ion. Complexes 2 and 3 catalyse the ring opening metathesis reaction of norbornene when activated by Et2AlCl. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.



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