Cyclopentadienyl–metal bond cleavage and stereospecific bromination. The structure of (η-C5H5)2Ti(OOCPh)2 and its reactions with bromine

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The 13C and 1H nmr spectra as well as the X-ray structure determination for (η-C5H5)2Ti(OOCPh)2 are described. The compound crystallizes in space group P21212I with a = 7.5135, b = 12.5166, c = 21.1416 Å, Z = 4, dcalcd = 1.40 g cm−3 (MoKα1, λ = 0.70932 Å). The structure was solved with MULTAN using data collected at 115 K and refined to the final R = 0.059 for 1500 significant reflections. The molecule has two different carboxylate ligands, one of which has a Ti—O—C angle of 135.4(6)° and longer Ti—O (1.976(5) Å) and O—C (1.300(10) Å) bonds while the other has a Ti—O—C angle of 157.0(7)° with shorter Ti—O (1.913(6) Å) and O—C (1.267(10) Å) bonds. With bromine, ring cleavage occurs giving C5H5Br3 or C5H5Br5 in which bromination has occurred stereospecifically. The same reaction occurs with chlorine but not with iodine or iodine monochloride. Related reactions have been observed with (η-C5H5)2MCl2 (M = Ti, Zr, and V). A non-radical mechanism is proposed in which the LUMO and HOMO of Br2 interact simultaneously with one cyclopentadienyl ring and with the metal. This interaction is a consequence of the structure of (η-C5H5)2M(OOCPh)2.

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