Cyclopentadienyl Ring Metathesis with Organocalcium and Organopotassium Compounds

Abstract

Cyclopentadienyl ring metathesis occurs between [Ca(C5Me5)2] and [Ln(C5H5)3] complexes in toluene to generate the mixed ring compounds [Ln(C5Me5)2(C2H5)] (Ln1-La, 1-Nd). 1-Nd has been characterized with X-ray diffraction as a sterically crowded monomer. Only one ring is exchanged between [Ca(C5Me5)2(thf)x] and [La(C5H5)3(thf)x] in toluene to yield [La(C5Me5)C5H5)2 (thf)] (2). In reaction with [M(C5H5)2] (MSn, Pb, Mn), [Ca(C5M5)2(thf)x] yields the corresponding [M(C5Me5)2] complexes. K[C5Me5] reacts with [La(C5H5)3(thf)], [Sn(C5H5)2] and [Pb[C5H5)2] in toluene to yield the ring-exchanged products 2, [Sn(C5Me5)2], and [Pb(C5Me5)2], respectively.