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Sjoerd Harder1, Jan Spielmann, Briac Tobey
1Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen, The Netherlands. s.harder@rug.nl
Abstract:
Hydrocarbon-soluble model systems for the calcium-amidoborane-ammine complex Ca(NH(2)BH(3))(2)⋅(NH(3))(2) were prepared and structurally characterized. The following complexes were obtained by the reaction of RNH(2)BH(3) (R = H, Me, iPr, DIPP; DIPP = 2,6-diisopropylphenyl) with Ca(DIPP-nacnac)(NH(2))⋅(NH(3))(2) (DIPP-nacnac = DIPP-NC(Me)CHC(Me)N-DIPP): Ca(DIPP-nacnac)(NH(2)BH(3))⋅(NH(3))(2), Ca(DIPP-nacnac)(NH(2)BH(3))⋅(NH(3))(3), Ca(DIPP-nacnac)[NH(Me)BH(3)]⋅(NH(3))(2), Ca(DIPP-nacnac)[NH(iPr)BH(3)]⋅(NH(3))(2), and Ca(DIPP-nacnac)[NH(DIPP)BH(3)]⋅NH(3). The crystal structure of Ca(DIPP-nacnac)(NH(2)BH(3))⋅(NH(3)(3) showed a NH(2)BH(3)(-) unit that was fully embedded in a network of BH⋅⋅⋅HN interactions (range: 1.97(4)-2.39(4) Å) that were mainly found between NH(3) ligands and BH(3) groups. In addition, there were N-H⋅⋅⋅C interactions between NH(3) ligands and the central carbon atom in the ligand. Solutions of these calcium-amidoborane-ammine complexes in benzene were heated stepwise to 60 °C and thermally decomposed. The following main conclusions can be drawn: 1) Competing protonation of the DIPP-nacnac anion by NH(3) was observed; 2) The NH(3) ligands were bound loosely to the Ca(2+) ions and were partially eliminated upon heating. Crystal structures of [Ca(DIPP-nacnac)(NH(2)BH(3))⋅(NH(3))](∞), Ca(DIPP-nacnac)(NH(2)BH(3))⋅(NH(3))⋅(THF), and [Ca(DIPP-nacnac){NH(iPr)BH(3)}](2) were obtained. 3) Independent of the nature of the substituent R in NH(R)BH(3), the formation of H(2) was observed at around 50 °C. 4) In all cases, the complex [Ca(DIPP-nacnac)(NH(2))](2) was formed as a major product of thermal decomposition, and its dimeric nature was confirmed by single-crystal analysis. We proposed that thermal decomposition of calcium-amidoborane-ammine complexes goes through an intermediate calcium-hydride-ammine complex which eliminates hydrogen and [Ca(DIPP-nacnac)(NH(2))](2). It is likely that the formation of metal amides is also an important reaction pathway for the decomposition of metal-amidoborane-ammine complexes in the solid state.
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