π Groups in ion pair bonding: the structural effects of reduction on the olefinic bond as observed in the molecular structure of Δ9,9′-bifluorenyl bis(lithium tetramethylethylenediamine)

Autor: Michael Walczak, Galen D. Stucky
Rok vydání: 1975
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Zdroj: Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 97:313-323
ISSN: 0022-328X
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-328x(00)89301-8
Popis: The reaction of 9,9′-bifluorene with n-butyllithium in the presence of tetramethylethylenediamine (TMEDA) results in the formation of Δ9,9′-bifluorenyl bis-(lithium tetramethylethylenediamine). In the molecular structure of this material, which formally can be considered to be the dianion of the olefin Δ9,9′-bifluorene, two TMEDALi groups are closely associated with the 9,9′ bond. The fluorenyl groups are twisted relative to each other by an angle of 48.0(5)°, as compared to 42° in the parent olefin. The 9,9′ bond length is increased from 1.39(2) A in Δ9,9′-bifluorene to 1.487(5)A in the dianion. Single crystal X-ray diffraction techniques were used and resulted in a final discrepancy factor of Rw = 0.064 for 2426 observations. The crystal system is monoclinic (C2/c) with a = 10.814(3), b = 16.717(6) and c = 19.766(6) A, β = 102.55(2)°; ϱobs = 1.10(3) g cm−3; ϱcalc = 1.095 g cm−3 for four molecules per unit cell.
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