Some crown ether chemistry of Ti, Zr and Hf derived from liquid clathrate media

Abstract

The reaction of [Ti(η-C₅H₅)₂Cl₂] with HCl(g) in the presence of 18-crown-6 formed the oxonium ion-containing complex [H₃O⁺·18-crown-6][TiCl₅(H₂O)^–] 1. Its crystal structure shows the oxonium ion resides within the crown ether and has a pyramidal structure. Treatment of [Ti(η-C₅H₅)Cl₃] with AlMe₃ in the presence of 18-crown-6 resulted in the formation of the titanium(III) complex [Ti(η-C₅H₅)Cl⁺·18-crown-6][AlCl₂Me₂] 2. The structure of 2 reveals a cation with a five-co-ordinate Ti where the centroid of the C₅H₅ ring occupies the apex of a square pyramid. The crown ether 18-crown-6 underwent C–O bond scission by treatment with ZrCl₄ in the presence of thf (tetrahydrofuran) to form the ring-opened zirconium(IV) co-ordination complex [ZrCl₂·(OCH₂CH₂)₅OCH₂CH₂Cl⁺][ZrCl₅(thf )^–] 3. The structure of 3 shows the formation of a zirconium alkoxide species formed by the ring-opening reaction. The seven-co-ordinate zirconium center has pentagonal-bipyramidal geometry with two chloride atoms in the axial positions. In an analogous reaction, but in the presence of NaCl, HfCl₄ formed the ionic complex [Na⁺·18-crown-6][HfCl₅(thf )^–] 4, which has a structure similar to that of 1.

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