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ylanilino)(bromo)boryl)-ferrocene)-bis(tricarbonyl-chromium),
[
14]
the C ÀN distance is 1.431 .
ar
The out-of-the plane feature of the amino group in 3b
could be due to the presence of an intramolecular hydrogen
bond N···HÀC of 2.603 . It is also possible that in solution,
ar
the amino group is co-planar with the aromatic ring, therefore,
influencing in the increased stability we have found. Further-
more, the [Cr(CO) ] substituent is strongly electron withdraw-
3
ing, and thus the reduced basicity of the amine is also a poten-
tial factor. Together with our studies on the disproportionation
of the other diamines noted above, this is the subject of fur-
ther experimental and theoretical studies.
The reaction of an excess of 1a with the primary amine
1
13
PhNH , as was monitored by H and C NMR spectroscopy, re-
2
sulted in the formation of the “expected”, but previously unre-
Figure 4. Structure of 4c. Selected bond lengths [] and angles [8]: Mo1ÀC3
ported, triamine Me NCH ÀNPhÀCH NMe (5). However, as
2
2
2
2
2
2
.040(5), Mo1ÀC4 2.041(5), Mo1ÀC1 1.945(5), Mo1ÀC2 1.955(6), Mo1ÀN1
.330(4), Mo1ÀN2 2.313(4); N1-Mo1-N2 62.8(1), C3-Mo1-C4 (ax) 166.4(2), C1-
with the attempted work-up of Me NÀCH ÀNEt , we have been
2
2
2
unable to obtain the new triamine in a purified form due to
secondary chemistry. In this case, there appears to be an elimi-
nation of 2c, and the transient formation of an imine, C H N=
Mo1-C2 (eq) 89.0(2), C5-N1-Mo1 93.8(3), C5-N2-Mo1 94.1(3).
6
5
duced basicity of the ligand. However, the reaction of 1a with
CH , which rapidly trimerizes to form 1,3,5-triphenyltriazine.
2
6
[11]
[
Cr(h -C H )(CO) ]MeNH formed the corresponding diamino-
Such trimerization reactions of imines are reported in the liter-
6
5
3
[
15]
methane (3b) in good yield as a stable material [Eq. (3)]. Com-
plex 3b was readily purified, and we managed to obtain crys-
tals of this complex, and its structure is illustrated in Figure 5.
The geometry around Cr exhibits the usual piano-stool ar-
ature (Scheme 1).
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rangement, with an h interaction with the aromatic ring. The
arylamino group is not coplanar with the aromatic ring by 168
although it is planar (sum of the angles at N is 358.38); howev-
Scheme 1. Formation of 1,3,5-triphenyl-1,3,5-triazine.
er, the C ÀN distance of 1.368(3) shows that there is a conju-
ar
gation of the nitrogen with the aryl p system. The related com-
However, the [Mo(CO) (norbornadiene)] complex was used
4
6
plex, (h -N,N-dimethylaniline)-tricarbonyl-chromium, in which
for isolation of the triamine 5 as the Mo complex 6. The tria-
mine acts as a bidentate ligand by coordination of the two ter-
minal dimethylamino groups, as illustrated in Figure 6, with se-
lected parameters noted in the caption.
the N is coplanar with the aromatic ring, has a C ÀN distance
ar
[
12]
6
of 1.361 ,
whereas (h -N-tert-utyldimethylsilyl-N-methylani-
6
line)-tricarbonylchromium and bis-(h -N,N,-dimethylaniline)
chromium with similar non-planar N-aryl arrangements exhibit
The heteronuclear six-membered ring adopts a chair confor-
mation, and the distances MoÀN, 2.376(3) and 2.389(3) , are
longer than those for the diaminomethane complexes report-
ed above. The 3D lattice structure is held together by hydro-
gen bonds of the type CH···OC ranging from 2.593(5) to
[13]
C ÀN distances of 1.387 and 1.390 , respectively. When all
ar
6
conjugation is lost, as in the case of (bis(m -1,1’-bis(h -N-meth-
2
2
.827(5) . This structure is similar to three triamine complexes
[
10c]
described in the literature, that is, CoCl [(Me NCH ) NMe],
2
2
2 2
[
16a]
and [Co(CO) CuNMe ) NR (R=H and propyl),
together with
4
2 2
a similar biuret iridium complex, Ir(NHÀCOÀNHÀCOÀNH), both
involving bidentate structural motif.
[
16b]
Overall, siloxymethylamines reagents are produced in high
yield, are stable indefinitely in dry O -free environments, and
2
perform facile (low-energy) transfer of the dimethylamino
group to NH-containing compounds. Previously unreported re-
arrangements of the simple new diaminomethanes have been
noted, and their isomers were trapped by metal coordina-
[
17]
tion.
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Figure 5. Structure of [Cr(h -C
6
H
5
)(CO)
3
]MeNCH
2
NMe
2
(3b). Selected bond
Experimental Section
lengths [] and angles [8]: Cr1ÀPhcenter 1.751(2); Cr1-C11 1.840(2), Cr1-C12
1
.832(2), Cr1-C13 1.840(2), C7-N1-C1-C2 4.8(2), C8-N1-C1-C2 159.7(2), C1-N1-
All reactions were performed under N or Ar atmospheres by using
2
C8-N2 86.4(2). C7-N1-C8-N2 À109.0(2).
Schlenk techniques. A typical reaction of 1a is outlined below, and
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