Synthesis of Tris(1,2-dimethoxyethane-O,O‘)barium Bis(2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-2,5-disilaphospholanide) and the Monomer−Dimer Equilibrium in Toluene Solution

Abstract

(1,2-Dimethoxyethane-O,O')lithium phosphanide (dme)LiPH(2) reacts with 1,2-bis(chloro-dimethylsilyl)ethane to give 2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-2,5-disilaphospholane, 1, as well as 1,1,4,4-tetramethyl-1,4-bis(2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-2,5-disilaphospholanyl)-1,4-disilabutane, 2 (P(2)Si(6)C(18)H(48), space group P&onemacr;, a = 943.3(2) pm, b = 1278.3(3) pm, c = 1413.3(2) pm, alpha = 72.45(1) degrees, beta = 78.13(1) degrees, gamma = 70.83(1) degrees, d = 1.081 g cm(-)(3), Z = 2, wR2 = 0.1553 at 6548 F(2) values). The reaction of 2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-2,5-disilaphospholane 1 and barium bis[bis(trimethylsilyl)amide] in 1,2-dimethoxyethane yields nearly quantitatively tris(1,2-dimethoxyethane-O,O')barium bis(2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-2,5-disilaphospholanide), 3A, which crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2/c (BaP(2)Si(4)O(6)C(24)H(62), a = 2152.3(1) pm, b = 1381.5(1) pm, c = 1459.7(1) pm, beta = 113.73(1) degrees, d(calc) = 1.268 g cm(-)(3), Z = 4, wR2 = 0.0989 at 5220 F(2) values). Due to the high coordination number of eight of the barium center, rather long Ba-P distances of 333 pm are observed. With loss of the complexating ether solvent this compound forms a dimer 3B of the type R(dme)Ba(&mgr;-R)(3)Ba(dme)(2) in toluene or benzene solution as can be proven by (31)P{(1)H}-NMR spectroscopy ((2)J(P-P) = 6.7 Hz) and by X-ray structure analysis (Ba(2)P(4)Si(8)O(6)C(48)H(106), space group P2(1)/n, a = 1256.3(2) pm, b = 2000.0(3) pm, c = 2986.9(2) pm, beta = 98.929(9) degrees, d(calc) = 1.257 g cm(-)(3), Z = 4, wR2 = 0.1334 at 11580 F(2) values). The Ba-P bond lengths vary between 318 and 338 pm.