W. Evans, M. Ansari, J. Ziller
1998
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Polyhedron
Abstract
Abstract Although zirconium acetylacetonate, Zr[CH3C(O)CHC(O)CH3]4, 1, does not react with phenol, 4-methylphenol, or 2,6-dimethylphenol at reflux temperature in toluene or THF, it does react with p-nitrophenol in THF at room temperature to form (acac)3Zr(OC6H4NO2-4), 2, in 70% yield. 1 also reacts with 1,4-dihydroxybenzene to form bimetallic [(acac)3Zr]2(μOC6H4O-4), 3, in 90% yield. 2 crystallizes from THF to form a capped trigonal prismatic geometry around zirconium with the aryloxide ligand in the capping position. 3 crystallizes from THF/C6H6 to form a structure similar to that of 2 except that the aryloxide ligand occupies a trigonal prismatic vertex in the square face which is capped.