Activation of arene C-H bonds by a cationic hafnium silyl complex possessing an α-agostic Si-H interaction

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Sadow, AD [1 ]
Tilley, TD [1 ]
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[1] Univ Calif Berkeley, Dept Chem, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
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10.1021/ja025940t
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O6 [化学];
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The reaction of Cp2Hf(SiMes2H)Me (1) with B(C6F5)3 produces zwitterionic Cp2Hf(n2-SiHMes2)(μ-Me)B(C6F5)3 (2), which is stable for >8 h at -40 °C in toluene-d8. Spectroscopic data provide evidence for an unusual a-agostic Si-H interaction in 2. At room temperature, 2 reacts with the C-H bonds of aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene and toluene to produce Cp2Hf(Ph)(μ-Me)B(C6F5)3 (3), isomers of Cp2Hf(C6H4Me)(μ-Me)B(C6F5)3 (4-6), and Cp2Hf(CH2Ph)(μ-Me)B(C6F5)3 (7), respectively. The reaction involving benzene is first-order in both 2 and benzene; rate = k[2][C6H6]. Mechanistic data including activation parameters (ΔH = 19(1) kcal/mol; ΔS = -17(3) eu), a large primary isotope effect of 6.9(7), and the experimentally determined rate law are consistent with a mechanism involving a concerted transition state for C-H bond activation. Copyright © 2002 American Chemical Society.
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