R. Gopal et al.: [(THF)K(μ-OPr ) Al(μ-OPr ) ] synthesis and characterizationꢂꢁꢀꢀꢀꢂ45
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[
C H O{CH=N(C H )}] Al(μ-OPr ) Al(OPr ) (Sharma et al., with a low-temperature attachment. Data were collected at 150(2)
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K using graphite-monochromated Mo-Kα radiation (λ ꢀ=ꢀ0.71073 Å).
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002). The crystal structure of 2 observed by us (Figure 2)
isvery similar to that reported earlier by Zhaoxiang and
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The strategy for the data collection was evaluated by using the
CrysAlisPro CCD software. The data were collected by the standard
ϕ-ω scan techniques and were scaled and reduced using CrysAlis
Pro RED software. The structure was solved by direct methods using
Wenfeng (2004).
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The above studies suggest that [K{Al(OPr ) }] is not
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only an excellent synthon in common organic solvents but SHELXS-97 and refined by full matrix least squares with SHELXL-97,
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refining on F , giving R and Rw values of 0.0744 and 0.2092, respec-
may also behave differently in coordinating solvents. It
tively. The positions of all the atoms were obtained by direct methods.
can easily catalyze the trimerization of anhydrous CH CN
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All non-hydrogen atoms were refined anisotropically. The remaining
to aminopyramidiene.
hydrogen atoms were placed in geometrically constrained positions
and refined with isotropic temperature factors, generally 1.2ꢀ×ꢀ9 Ueq
of their parent atoms. All the H-bonding interactions, mean plane
analyses, and molecular drawings were obtained using the program
Experimental details
Ortep. Atomic coordinates, bond lengths and angles, and thermal
parameters have been deposited at the Cambridge crystallographic
All the experimental manipulations were carried out under strictly data center (CCDC No. 1547839, 1548137). Symmetry transformations
anhydrous conditions. Solvents and reagents (RANKEM, India) were used to generate equivalent atoms were #1 x, −yꢀ+ꢀ1, zꢀ−ꢀ1/2, #2 x,
dried and purified by conventional methods and distilled/sublimed −yꢀ+ꢀ1, zꢀ+ꢀ1/2.
prior to use (Vogel, 1989). Due precautions were taken to handle
hazardous chemicals like benzene. Aluminum(III) isopropoxide was
The crystal data and refinement are summarized below:
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Crystal data (1): C H Al K O , Mꢀ=ꢀ1498.11, crystal sizeꢀ=ꢀ0.33ꢀ×ꢀ
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synthesized and purified as reported in the literature (Bradley et al., 0.26ꢀ×ꢀ0.21 mm
, monoclinic, space groupꢀ=ꢀC 2/c, Uꢀ=ꢀ9217.6(8),
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001). The H and C NMR data were collected on a Bruker 300 FT aꢀ=ꢀ44.603(3) Å, bꢀ=ꢀ9.7009(3) Å, cꢀ=ꢀ25.9657(14) Å, αꢀ=ꢀ90°, βꢀ=ꢀ124.872°,
NMR spectrometer at 300.1 and 75.45 MHz, respectively, in a solution γꢀ=ꢀ90°, Zꢀ=ꢀ4, tetramer, Dcꢀ=ꢀ1.080 Mg m−3, μ(Mo-Kα)ꢀ=ꢀ0.71073; 30 783
of DMSO-d using TMS as internal standard. ESI mass spectra were reflections collected with 3.12ꢀ<ꢀ2θꢀ<ꢀ25.00° at 150(2) K, of these
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performed on an Agilent 1100 LC/MSD SL quadrupole mass spectro- 30 783 were unique and 8114 which had Fꢀ>ꢀ1.0325 were used in struc-
meter (Agilent LC/MSD API-Electrospray SL G2708DA).
tural analysis.
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Crystal data (2): C H N , Mꢀ=ꢀ246.32, crystal sizeꢀ=ꢀ0.90ꢀ×ꢀ
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.80ꢀ×ꢀ0.60 mm , monoclinic, space groupꢀ=ꢀP2 /n, Uꢀ=ꢀ665.16(8) Å ,
aꢀ=ꢀ7.4018(4) Å, bꢀ=ꢀ7.7991(6) Å, cꢀ=ꢀ11.6748(8), αꢀ=ꢀ90°, βꢀ=ꢀ99.267(6)°,
γꢀ=ꢀ90°, Zꢀ=ꢀ2, Dcꢀ=ꢀ1.230 Mg m , μ(Mo-Kα)ꢀ=ꢀ0.71073; 4533 reflections
collected with 3.8440ꢀ<ꢀ2θꢀ<ꢀ31.20 at 150(2) K, of these 4533 were
unique and 1170 which had Fꢀ>ꢀ1.195 were used in structural analysis.
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Preparation of [K{Al(OPr ) }THF]
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Potassium metal (0.6088 g) was dissolved in dry Pr OH (~50 mL).
When hydrogen evolution had stopped, a solution of Al(OPr )
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3.1785 g in ~30 mL of anhydrous THF) was added. The mixture was
Acknowledgments: We are highly thankful to CSIR and
heated to reflux. After being heated at reflux for 4 h, the mixture was
allowed to cool at room temperature and filtered to remove a small DST-New Delhi for financial support. Ram Gopal thanks
amount of insoluble material. The clear filtrate was distilled to remove UGC for providing a fellowship.
excess amount of azeotrop to about one fourth of its original volume.
The resulting solution was concentrated in vacuo to give a white solid
material (4.66 g, 94%). Re-crystallization of the latter from THF solu-
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tion gave [(THF)K(μ-OPr ) Al(μ-OPr ) ] as colorless crystals.
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H NMR (300.13 MHz, DMSO d , at 25°C, δ ppm): 3.91 (m, O-CH<,
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OPr ); 1.16 (d, CH , OPr ), 4.10 (m, O-CH , THF); 1.91 (m, -CH , THF).
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C: 61.47 (O-CHꢀ<, OPr ); C: 25.38 (CH , OPr ); C: 66.9 (OCH , THF);
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8.38 (CH , THF). MS(ESI), 793 [K Al (OPr ) O(THF) ] , 750.11 [K Al -
2
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2
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2
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(
OPr ) (THF) ] , 720.11 [K Al (OPr ) CHO(THF) ] , 632 [K Al (OPr ) -
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+
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(
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THF) ] , 432.11 [KAl (OPr ) CHO(THF)] , 419 [KAl (OPr ) O(THF)] ,
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33.11 [KAl(OPr ) O(THF)] , 317.11 [KAl(OPr ) (THF)] , 302.11 [KAl(OPr ) C
3 3 2
+ + +
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H CHO(THF)] , 287.11 [KAl(OPr ) CHO(THF)] , 231.11 [KAl(OPr )(THF)] ,
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01.11 [KAl(OPr )CHO(THF)] , 188.11 [KAl(OPr )O(THF)] , 172.11 [K(OPr )
+
+
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(
THF)] , 129.11 [KO(THF)] , 303 [KAl(OPr ) ] , 288 [KAl(OPr ) CH CHO] ,
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29 [KAl(OPr ) CH CHO] , 215 [KAl(OPr )(CH CHO) ] , 187 [KAl(OPr )
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+
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(
CH CHO)O] , 185 [KAl(OPr )(CHCHO)] , 127 [KAl(OPr )] .
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phenoxides (RO ) and 2,4,6-Tris(trifluoromethyl)benzenethi-
−
olates (RS ); [Na(OR)(thf) ] , [K(OR)(thf),(μ-thf)] , [Na(SR)
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The single crystal X-ray diffraction analyses were performed on a CCD-
equipped Agilent Technology supernova diffractometer equipped
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