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  • Organometallic chemistry
  • Calcium chemistry
  • Main group chemistry

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  • Dimeric calcium hydride complexes offer unique reactivity.
  • Organometallic compounds with aryl substituents are crucial in synthesis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the reactions of dimeric calcium hydride with tolyl mercuric compounds.
  • To explore the structural diversity and reactivity of resulting calcium-aryl complexes.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of dimeric calcium hydride complexes.
  • Reaction with ortho-, meta-, and para-tolyl mercuric compounds.
  • Structural characterization using X-ray diffraction.
  • Computational analysis using density functional theory (DFT).

Main Results:

  • Formation of hydridoarylcalcium compounds with varying bridging modes (μ2-η1-η1 or μ2-η1-η6).
  • Isomerization of ortho-tolyl derivatives to calcium benzyl analogs.
  • Selective synthesis of unsymmetrical calcium-aryl complexes using sterically hindered substituents.
  • Conversion to biphenyl dianion complexes.

Conclusions:

  • The position of substituents on aryl ligands influences complex structure and reactivity.
  • Unusual reaction mechanisms, including toluene dianion intermediates, were identified.
  • Steric hindrance can direct the formation of specific calcium-aryl complexes.