Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 1992, Vol. 8 ›› Issue (1): 15-20.

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Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Benzyl-and Cyclopentyl-Cyclopentadienyl Sodium Tetrahydrofuranate Complexes

Zhang Bin1, Jin Zhongsheng2, Wang Yuling2, Wei Gecheng2, Chen Wenqi2   

  1. 1. Department of Chemistry, Heilongjiang University, Haerbin;
    2. Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese. Academy of Sciences, Changchun
  • Received:1991-01-03 Online:1992-01-24 Published:2011-09-09

Abstract: The present paper covers syntheses and crystal structures of benzyl- and cy-clopentyl-cyclopentadienyl sodium tetrahydrofuranate complexes C6H5CH2C5H4Na·THF (1) and C5H9C5H4Na°THF (2). X-ray diffraction data of the title compounds were collected at a low temperature (about 210K). Structures of both the crystals belong to monoclinic space group P21/n with α=0. 9316(3) nm, b=1. 5161(4) nm, c=0.9791(3) nm, β=91. 06(3)°Z=4 for (1) and α=1. 6120(7) nm, b=0. 9370(3) nm, c=1. 8475(7) nm, β=109.52(3)°Z =8 for (2). Both structures were solved by using direct methods and refined by block-matrix least-squares to final values of R =0. 044 for 520 observed reflections (1) and R =0. 067 for 921 observed reflections (2). In the crystals the tetrahydrofuranate complexes C6H5CH2C5H4Na·THF and C5H9C5H4Na·THF adopt a puckered chain structure with η5-(C6H5CH2)C5H4 and η5-(C5H9)C5H4 rings connected by a bridge Na (THF) unit.

Key words: Benzylcyclopentadiene, Cyclopentylcyclopentadiene, Cyclopen-tadienylsodium, Synthsis, Crystal structure