Tetrahydrofuran‐Soluble Magnesium Dihydride by Catalytic Hydrogenation of Magnesium*)
- 1 May 1991
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
- Vol. 124 (5) , 1041-1050
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cber.19911240510
Abstract
Upon hydrogenation of magnesium in THF using homogeneous magnesium‐anthracene transition‐metal halide catalysts in the presence of small amounts of MgCl2 and solubilizing agents L, a dissolved form of magnesium hydride (MgH'2) is produced. The preferred L's are quinuclidine (QC) or organomagnesium compounds; however, organoaluminium and ‐boron compounds can also be used. The fraction n of magnesium hydride produced in the dissolved form and the stability of the MgH'2 solutions are investigated as a function of the kind and the amount of solubilizing agents and catalysts. The optimized method for the preparation of MgH'2 is described. The magnesium hydride dissolved in THF is characterized by IR spectroscopy. In order to elucidate the role of the solubilizing agents, THF‐soluble MgCl2‐containing stoichiometric MgH2 · QC model complexes are also prepared and characterized by IR spectra. Advantages and disadvantages of using MgH'2 for synthetic purposes instead of catalytically prepared suspensions of magnesium hydride (MgH2) are discussed.Keywords
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