Abstract
Deprotonation of dimethyl(pyrrolidylmethyl)silylpentadiene (5) and bis(2-methoxyethyl)aminomethyl(dimethyl)silylpentadiene (7) with <sup>n</sup>BuLi/tmeda and <sup>n</sup>BuLi, respectively, results in their corresponding lithium complexes, 6 and 8. The lithium cation in 6 is coordinated by an η<sup>1</sup>-pentadienyl ligand via the α-carbon and by the pendant pyrrolidyl group. The lithium cation in 8 is η<sup>2</sup> coordinated by the pentadienyl α- and β-carbons and by the bis(methoxyethyl)amino group. The structure of 6 is retained in benzene solution, but in thf the tmeda coligand is displaced by the solvent. A 3.5:1 mixture of the W- and S-conformations of the pentadienyl carbons was observed for 8 in benzene. DFT calculations of NBO charges for the pentadienyl carbons in 6 and 8 show that lithium polarizes the electron density toward the α-carbon, although a series of electrophile quenching reactions with 6 show that regioselectivity does not depend on the electronic structure of the pentadienyl carbanion.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2348-2355 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Organometallics |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 11 |
Early online date | 14 Jan 2015 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 8 Jun 2015 |