Facile formation of five-membered N-heterocyclic zirconacycloallenoids

Dalton Trans. 2012 Sep 21;41(35):10811-6. doi: 10.1039/c2dt31343j. Epub 2012 Aug 2.

Abstract

The reaction of η(2)-iminozirconocene chloride complexes with trimethylsilylethynyl lithium leads to rapid C-C coupling at room temperature to yield the corresponding five-membered aza-zirconacycloallenoids. Such compounds were also obtained by trapping of in situ generated zirconocene with alkynyl imines.