Different donor binding modes of the pincer ligand 2,6-bis[(diethylamino)-methyl]phenyl: intermolecularly chelating in Li[2,6-(NEt2CH2)2C6H3 ] and both mono- and bi-dentate in BCl2{2-[BCl3(NEt2CH2)]-6 -(NEt2CH2)C6H3}
Abstract
The reaction of dimeric
Li[2,6-(NEt
2
CH
2
)
2
C
6
H
3
] 1 with BCl
3
yields
BCl
2
{2-[BCl
3
(NEt
2
CH
2
)]-6
-(NEt
2
CH
2
)C
6
H
3
} 2,
independent of the stoichiometric ratio (1:1 or 1:2) or reaction
conditions (0 °C or boiling hexane).
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