Synthesis, structures of (aminopyridine)nickel complexes and their use for catalytic ethylene polymerization†‡
Abstract
A series of α-aminopyridines in the form of (2,6-C6H3N)(R1)(CHR2NR3R4) (R1 = R2 = H R3 = H R4 = iPr (L1a), R4 = tBu (L1b), R4 = Ph (L1c), R4 = 2,6-Me2C6H3 (L1d), R4 = 2,6-iPr2C6H3 (L1e), R1 = R2 = H R3 = R4 = Et (L1f), R1 = H R2 = Me R3 = H R4 = iPr (L2a), R4 = Ph (L2c), R4 = 2,6-Me2C6H3 (L2d), R4 = 2,6-iPr2C6H3 (L2e), R1 = Me R2 = H R3 = H R4 = 2,6-iPr2C6H3 (L3e)) and β-aminopyridines in the form of (2-C6H4N)(CH2CH2NR1R2) (R1 = H R2 = iPr (4a), R2 = tBu (L4b), R1 = R2 = Et (L4f)) have been prepared. Their corresponding halonickel complexes 1a–4f are synthesized by