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Papers by Isabel Salcedo

Organometallics, 2004

ABSTRACT The cationic complexes [Ni(η3-CH2C(R)CH2)(P)2][BPh4] (R = Me, H; (P)2 = (PMeiPr2)2, (PPh... more ABSTRACT The cationic complexes [Ni(η3-CH2C(R)CH2)(P)2][BPh4] (R = Me, H; (P)2 = (PMeiPr2)2, (PPhiPr2)2, 1,2-bis(diisopropylphosphino)ethane (dippe)) and [Ni(η-2-MeInd)(P)2][BPh4] (2-MeInd = 2-methylindenyl; (P)2 = (PMeiPr2)2, (PPhiPr2)2, dippe) have been prepared and characterized. These materials are catalyst precursors for the nonliving polymerization of styrene to polystyrene without the need of a cocatalyst such as methylaluminoxane. The polymerization reactions are carried out in refluxing 1,2-dichloroethane, using a 1:1000 catalyst to styrene ratio, yielding essentially atactic polystyrenes with Mn in the range 14 500−155 000 Da and polydispersities between 1.89 and 9.70. The mass properties of the polymers and the overall yield depend much on the nature of the catalyst precursor.

Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 1998

A range of hydride complexes of osmium(II) and osmium(IV) containing the bulky chelating phosphin... more A range of hydride complexes of osmium(II) and osmium(IV) containing the bulky chelating phosphine dippe have been prepared and characterized. The cationic dichlorohydridoosmium(IV) [OsHCl 2 (dippe) 2 ][BPh 4 ] 1 was obtained by reaction of five-coordinate [OsCl(dippe) 2 ][BPh 4 ] with HCl in dichloromethane, whereas the trihydride [OsH 3 (dippe) 2 ][BPh 4 ] 2 was prepared by reaction of cis-[OsCl 2 (dippe) 2 ] with NaBH 4 /NaBPh 4 in ethanol. This compound has shown to be a 'classical' trihydride Os IV complex rather than an Os II hydrido(dihydrogen) derivative, being reversibly deprotonated by KOBu t to yield the neutral dihydride cis-[OsH 2 (dippe) 2 ] 3. cis-[OsCl 2 (dippe) 2 ] reacted with Li[HBEt 3 ] in THF affording the chlorohydride trans-[OsH-Cl(dippe) 2 ] 4. This species dissociates chloride furnishing the 16-electron cationic monohydride [OsH(dippe) 2 ] + , which was detected in solution, but not isolated due to its great tendency to react with traces of oxygen to yield the hydrido(dioxygen) complex trans-[OsH(O 2 )(dippe) 2 ][BPh 4 ] 5, which was fully characterized.

Dalton Transactions, 2009

The cationic complexes [Ni(h 3 -CH 2 C(R)CH 2 )(SbPh 3 ) 3 ][BAr¢ 4 ] (R = CH 3 1a, H 1b; [BAr¢ 4... more The cationic complexes [Ni(h 3 -CH 2 C(R)CH 2 )(SbPh 3 ) 3 ][BAr¢ 4 ] (R = CH 3 1a, H 1b; [BAr¢ 4 ] (L = SbPh 3 3, AsPh 3 4), and the neutral derivatives [Ni(h 3 -CH 2 C(R)CH 2 )Br(L)] (L = SbPh 3 , R = CH 3 5a, H 5b; L = AsPh 3 , R = CH 3 6a, H 6b) have been prepared and characterized. The X-ray crystal structures of 1a-b, 2b, 3, 5a and 6b have been determined. These complexes are very active catalyst precursors for the low-molecular weight oligomerization of RC 6 H 4 CH=CH 2 to mainly dimers and trimers of styrene (R = H) or 4-methylstyrene (R = CH 3 ). They also catalyse the oligomerization of a-methylstyrene to dimers and trimers, or to higher oligomers depending upon the reaction conditions (solvent and temperature). The oligomerization reactions were carried out at 25 • C in most cases, in dichloromethane, 1,2-dichloroethane or fluorobenzene, using a olefin/catalyst ratio equal to 2000. The oligomerization products were characterised by means of GPC/SEC.

Journal of The Chemical Society-dalton Transactions, 2001

A novel high-yield, convenient synthetic method for the complex [Ni(COD) 2 ] has been developed b... more A novel high-yield, convenient synthetic method for the complex [Ni(COD) 2 ] has been developed based upon the use of dibutylmagnesium as reducing agent. The cationic complexes

[ Research paper thumbnail of Synthesis and properties of five-co-ordinate complexes of ruthenium and osmium containing the bulky phosphine 1,2-bis(diisopropylphosphino)ethane (dippe). Crystal structure of [Ru(SPh)(dippe)2][BPh4](https://attachments.academia-assets.com/47943713/thumbnails/1.jpg)

Journal of The Chemical Society-dalton Transactions, 1997

The reaction of [RuCl 2 (dippe) 2 ] [dippe = 1,2-bis(diisopropylphosphino)ethane] with NaBPh 4 in... more The reaction of [RuCl 2 (dippe) 2 ] [dippe = 1,2-bis(diisopropylphosphino)ethane] with NaBPh 4 in MeOH afforded the red-brown five-co-ordinate complex [RuCl(dippe) 2 ][BPh 4 ] 1. In analogous fashion, the complex cis-[OsCl 2 (dippe) 2 ] 2, prepared by reaction of [NH 4 ] 2 [OsCl 6 ] with dippe in refluxing 2-methoxyethanol, yielded the corresponding five-co-ordinate species [OsCl(dippe) 2 ][BPh 4 ] 3 upon treatment with NaBPh 4 in MeOH. Both complexes 1 and 3 react with PhSH furnishing the five-co-ordinate benzenethiolato derivatives [Ru(SPh)(dippe) 2 ][BPh 4 ] 4 and [Os(SPh)(dippe) 2 ][BPh 4 ] 5 respectively. The crystal structure of 4 has been determined, and shows that the complex cation adopts a distorted trigonal-bipyramidal geometry. With the exception of 4, which is rigid on the NMR time-scale, the other five-co-ordinate complexes are stereochemically non-rigid, and in some instances undergo dynamic processes in solution which have been ascribed to interactions with the solvent. Whereas complexes 1 and 5 do not react with H 2 , addition of H 2 to 3 yields the dihydrogen complex trans-[OsCl(H 2 )(dippe) 2 ][BPh 4 ] 6. The reaction of 4 with H 2 afforded the known five-co-ordinate hydride complex [RuH(dippe) 2 ][BPh 4 ], formed presumably by elimination of HSPh from an unstable thiolate-dihydrogen (or

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Chemical Communications, 2003

Organometallics, 2004