Synthesis and Characterization of Group 4 Amide Chloride and Amide Imide Complexes...

Group 4 amide chloride complexes (Me2N)(2)Ht[N(SiMe3)(2)]Cl (1b), [(Me3Si)(2)N](2)MCl2Li(THF)(3)Cl (M = Zr, 2a; Hf, 2b), and [(Me3Si)(2)MCl2MCl2(THF) (M = Zr, 3a; Hf, 3b) and their X-ray crystal structures are reported. An improved synthesis of {[(Me3Si)(2)N]Ti(mu-NSiMe3)Cl}(2) (4) and its use to prepare amide imide {[(Me3Si)(2)N]Ti(mu-NSiMe3)(NMe2}(2) (5) are also presented. X-ray crystal structures of 5 and previously reported complexes (Me2N)(2)Zr[N(SiMe3)(2)]Cl (1a), [(Me3Si)(2)N](2)TiCl2 (6), and [(Me3Si)(2)N]ZrCl3(THF)(2) (7) have been determined. Both 1a and 1b are dimers {[(Me3Si)(2)N](2)TiCl2 (M = Zr, Hf) in the solid state.