| The reaction of M(tBu)3 (M = Al, Ga) and hydroquinone in a non-coordinating solvent yields the metal aryloxide polymer, [{lcub}( tBu)2M{rcub}2(μ-OC6H4O)] n. The gallium aryloxide polymer reacts with pyridines, via both a solution and a solid/vapor reaction, to yield the yellow compound [(tBu) 2Ga(L)]2(μ-OC6H4O) [L = pyridine, 4-Mepy, and 3,5-Me2py] via cleavage of the Ga2O 2 dimeric core. The thermolysis in the solid state results in the loss of the Lewis base and the formation of [{lcub}(tBu)2Ga{rcub} 2(μ-OC6H4O)]n. The ΔH‡ and ΔS‡ for the solid/vapor reactions have been determined. The inter-conversion of polymer to the pyridine complexes, and the reverse reactions, have been followed by 13C CPMAS NMR spectroscopy, TG/DTA, SEM, EDX, and powder XRD. Insight into the solid state mechanism of this polycondensation polymerization reaction may be gained from the single crystal X-ray crystallographic packing diagrams of the pyridine complexes.; The aluminum aryloxide polymer reacts with Lewis bases to yield the compound [(tBu)2Al)L)]2([μ-OC6H 4O) [L = py, 3,5-Me2py, and THF] via cleavage of the Al 2O2 dimeric core. Unlike their gallium-pyridine analogs, these compounds do not undergo a clean dissociation to [{lcub}(tBu) 2Al{rcub}2(μ-OC6H4O)]n in the solid state. But they react by a solid/vapor reaction with solid Lewis bases to form colorful polymers of [{lcub}(tBu)2Al{rcub} 2(μ-OC6H4O)(μ-L)]n, where L = pyrazine, 4,4-bipyridine, and 1,4-benzoquinone. The formation of these compounds has been comfirmed by 13C CPMAS, 27Al MAS, and solution 1H NMR.; The reaction between [(tBu)2Al(μ-OPh)] 2 and 4,4-bipyridine in toluene or CH2Cl2 yields [(tBu)2Al(OPh)]2(μ-4,4-bipy). In CDCl 3, [(tBu)2Al(OPh)]2(μ-4,4-bipy) dissociates forming [(tBu)2Al(OPh)(μ-4,4-bipy)], [(tBu)2Al(μ-OPh)]2, and uncoordinated 4,4-bipyridine. Based on equilibrium data, we have found that for [( tBu)2Al(OPh)]2(μ-4,4-bipy) one aluminum center electronically “communicates” to the second aluminum center by deactivating the nitrogen nine bonds away from the first aluminum center making one Al-N bond stronger than the other.; The reaction of [Ga2(tBu)4(neol-H) 2] (neol-H2 = 2,2-dimethylpropane-1,3-diol) with TiCl 4, ZrCl4, or VCl4 in the presence of proton sponge [C10H6(NMe2)2] yields [( tBu)GaCl3][C10H6(NMe 2)2H]. The reaction of [Ga2(tBu) 4(neol-H)2] with M(NMe2)4 (M = Ti, Zr) yields [(tBu)2Ga(μ-NMe2)] 2 along with multiple transition metal containing products. The reaction of CpTi(NMe2)3 with [(tBu)2Ga(neol-H)] 2 yields [(tBu)2Ga(neol)2TiCp] and [(tBu)2Ga(μ-NMe2)]2. |
