The reactivity of the
imido-nitrido trinuclear complex [{Ti(
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5-C
5Me
5)(
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3(
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3-N)] (
1) towardalkyl derivatives of group 13 and 14 elements has been investigated. Treatment of
1 with trialkyl derivativesof aluminum, gallium, or indium at room temperature afforded the adducts [R
3M{(
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3-NH)
3Ti
3(
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5-C
5Me
5)
3(
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3-N)}] (R = CH
2SiMe
3, M = Al (
3), Ga (
4), In (
5); R = CH
2C
6H
5, M = Ga (
6), In (
7)). Theanalogous reaction of
1 with [AlMe
3] at 90
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3-N)
2(
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3-NH)Ti
3(
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5-C
5Me
5)
3(
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3-N)}] (
8) via methane el
imination. Complexes
3 and
6 at this temperature gavealso monoalkyl complexes [RM{(
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3-N)
2(
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3-NH)Ti
3(
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5-C
5Me
5)
3(
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3-N)}] (M = Al, R = CH
2SiMe
3 (
9);M = Ga, R = CH
2C
6H
5 (
11)), whereas the indium derivative
7 led to the indium(I) complex [In{(
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3-N)(
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3-NH)
2Ti
3(
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5-C
5Me
5)
3(
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3-N)}] (
12) and bibenzyl. Analogous chloromethylaluminum adducts [Me
nCl
3-nAl{(
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3-NH)
3Ti
3(
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5-C
5Me
5)
3(
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3-N)}] (
n = 1 (
13), 2 (
14)) were obtained by treatment of
1 with[AlCl
3-nMe
n]. Reaction of the lithium reagent [Li(
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4-N)(
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3-NH)
2{Ti
3(
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5-C
5Me
5)
3(
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3-N)}]
2 with tin,germanium, and silicon chloroalkyl derivatives [MClMe
3] gave the group 14 alkyl complexes [Me
3M{(
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3-N)Ti
3(
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5-C
5Me
5)
3(
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2(
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3-N)}] (M = Sn (
15), Ge (
16), Si (
17)). The X-ray crystal structures of
6,
7,
9,
13,
15, and
16 have been determined.