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Stabilisation of High Oxidation-State Niobium Using 'Electron-Rich' Bicyclic-Guanidinates

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posted on 2023-06-08, 06:39 authored by Delia B Soria, Joanna Grundy, Martyn P Coles, Peter B Hitchcock
Synthetic procedures to high oxidation-state complexes of niobium incorporating the bicyclic guanidinate 1,3,4,6,7,8-hexahydro-2H-pyrimido[1,2-a]pyrimidinate, [hpp]¿, are described. The ligand source was either the N-trimethylsilylated guanidine or the lithium guanidinate and the reaction proceeded via elimination of trimethylsilylchloride or transmetallation from NbCl5, respectively. A 1:1 ratio of reagents afforded the mono-ligand product, Nb(hpp)Cl4 (1) and crystallisation from acetonitrile afforded the solvated species Nb(hpp)Cl4(MeCN) (1a), demonstrating the ability of the metal centre in 1 to bind small substrate molecules. A 2:1 ratio of lithium guanidinate to NbCl5 resulted in formation of the seven-coordinate, bis-ligand compound, Nb(hpp)2Cl3 (2). These products represent the first examples of guanidinate compounds in which niobium is stable in the +5 oxidation-state, believed to result from enhanced electron donation caused by the bicyclic framework of the ligand. The molecular structures of 1, 1a and 2 are reported, presenting for the first time an opportunity to describe bonding parameters within compounds of this type.

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  • Published

Journal

Journal of Organometallic Chemistry

ISSN

0022-328X

Publisher

Elsevier

Issue

9

Volume

690

Page range

2278 - 2284

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  • Chemistry Publications

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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