Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, m95 [ doi:10.1107/S1600536808041858 ]
The title compound, [Al(CH3)2(C29H39N2O2)], exhibits disorder of one of the tert-butyl groups on the Schiff base ligand, where each methyl group is located over two sites, with occupancy factors of 0.57 (1) and 0.43 (1). The geometry around the AlIII atom is distorted tetrahedral, defined by two methyl groups, one N and one O atom from the Schiff base ligand.
The title aluminium complex was prepared as following. The Schiff base ligand (1 mmol) was dissolved in toluene (20 ml), and then trimethylaluminum (1.2 mmol) in hexane solution (0.6 ml, 2M) was added slowly. The mixture was stirred and refluxed for 5 h. Then volatile materials were removed under vacuum. The residue was recrystallized in toluene to give yellow crystalline solid (yield: 92%, 0.46 g).
H atoms were positioned geometrically and refined using a riding model, with C—H = 0.93 (aromatic), 0.98 (CH), 0.97 (CH2) and 0.96 (CH3) Å and with Uiso(H) = 1.2(1.5 for methyl group)Ueq(C). One of the tert-butyl groups shows a positional disorder over two sites, with occupancy factors of 0.57 (1) and 0.43 (1), respectively.
Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2007); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 2007); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2007); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
| [Al(CH3)2(C29H39N2O2)] | F(000) = 1096 |
| Mr = 504.67 | Dx = 1.085 Mg m−3 |
| Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
| Hall symbol: -P 2yn | Cell parameters from 16999 reflections |
| a = 15.5841 (9) Å | θ = 2.4–25.8° |
| b = 10.4430 (6) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
| c = 20.4534 (12) Å | T = 303 K |
| β = 111.810 (1)° | Block, yellow |
| V = 3090.4 (3) Å3 | 0.32 × 0.30 × 0.25 mm |
| Z = 4 |
| Bruker SMART 1K CCD area-detector diffractometer | 6069 independent reflections |
| Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 4158 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| graphite | Rint = 0.024 |
| φ and ω scans | θmax = 26.0°, θmin = 2.1° |
| Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | h = −18→19 |
| Tmin = 0.968, Tmax = 0.979 | k = −12→12 |
| 16414 measured reflections | l = −25→19 |
| Refinement on F2 | Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
| Least-squares matrix: full | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
| R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.045 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
| wR(F2) = 0.140 | H-atom parameters constrained |
| S = 1.07 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0758P)2 + 0.13P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
| 6069 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
| 353 parameters | Δρmax = 0.21 e Å−3 |
| 0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.23 e Å−3 |
| [Al(CH3)2(C29H39N2O2)] | V = 3090.4 (3) Å3 |
| Mr = 504.67 | Z = 4 |
| Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation |
| a = 15.5841 (9) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
| b = 10.4430 (6) Å | T = 303 K |
| c = 20.4534 (12) Å | 0.32 × 0.30 × 0.25 mm |
| β = 111.810 (1)° |
| Bruker SMART 1K CCD area-detector diffractometer | 6069 independent reflections |
| Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | 4158 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| Tmin = 0.968, Tmax = 0.979 | Rint = 0.024 |
| 16414 measured reflections | θmax = 26.0° |
| R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.045 | H-atom parameters constrained |
| wR(F2) = 0.140 | Δρmax = 0.21 e Å−3 |
| S = 1.07 | Δρmin = −0.23 e Å−3 |
| 6069 reflections | Absolute structure: ? |
| 353 parameters | Flack parameter: ? |
| 0 restraints | Rogers parameter: ? |
| x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | Occ. (<1) | |
| Al1 | 0.15093 (4) | −0.23257 (5) | 1.01539 (3) | 0.05346 (17) | |
| N1 | 0.16403 (9) | −0.06832 (12) | 1.06560 (7) | 0.0453 (3) | |
| N2 | 0.33233 (10) | 0.04471 (14) | 1.15816 (8) | 0.0548 (4) | |
| O1 | 0.13324 (10) | −0.16488 (11) | 0.93314 (6) | 0.0679 (4) | |
| O2 | 0.54897 (11) | −0.04008 (19) | 1.10861 (9) | 0.0930 (5) | |
| C1 | 0.13070 (12) | −0.04527 (15) | 0.91126 (9) | 0.0484 (4) | |
| C2 | 0.10964 (11) | −0.01667 (16) | 0.83927 (8) | 0.0467 (4) | |
| C3 | 0.08400 (13) | −0.12465 (17) | 0.78423 (9) | 0.0578 (5) | |
| C4 | −0.00146 (15) | −0.1966 (2) | 0.78482 (12) | 0.0797 (6) | |
| H4A | −0.0522 | −0.1379 | 0.7747 | 0.120* | |
| H4B | 0.0118 | −0.2341 | 0.8304 | 0.120* | |
| H4C | −0.0175 | −0.2628 | 0.7498 | 0.120* | |
| C5 | 0.16522 (16) | −0.2184 (2) | 0.80022 (12) | 0.0764 (6) | |
| H5A | 0.2185 | −0.1733 | 0.7995 | 0.115* | |
| H5B | 0.1490 | −0.2848 | 0.7653 | 0.115* | |
| H5C | 0.1789 | −0.2558 | 0.8459 | 0.115* | |
| C6 | 0.06099 (19) | −0.0726 (2) | 0.70960 (11) | 0.0845 (7) | |
| H6A | 0.0100 | −0.0141 | 0.6982 | 0.127* | |
| H6B | 0.0447 | −0.1423 | 0.6767 | 0.127* | |
| H6C | 0.1139 | −0.0288 | 0.7072 | 0.127* | |
| C7 | 0.11354 (11) | 0.11049 (16) | 0.82141 (8) | 0.0473 (4) | |
| H7A | 0.1002 | 0.1293 | 0.7742 | 0.057* | |
| C8 | 0.13610 (11) | 0.21307 (15) | 0.86906 (8) | 0.0443 (4) | |
| C9 | 0.14072 (12) | 0.35157 (16) | 0.84619 (9) | 0.0514 (4) | |
| C10 | 0.2401 (4) | 0.4026 (6) | 0.8825 (5) | 0.103 (3) | 0.567 (11) |
| H10A | 0.2818 | 0.3511 | 0.8690 | 0.155* | 0.567 (11) |
| H10B | 0.2573 | 0.3987 | 0.9327 | 0.155* | 0.567 (11) |
| H10C | 0.2429 | 0.4897 | 0.8685 | 0.155* | 0.567 (11) |
| C11 | 0.1165 (8) | 0.3676 (7) | 0.7679 (3) | 0.126 (4) | 0.567 (11) |
| H11A | 0.1560 | 0.3140 | 0.7531 | 0.189* | 0.567 (11) |
| H11B | 0.1250 | 0.4554 | 0.7578 | 0.189* | 0.567 (11) |
| H11C | 0.0532 | 0.3435 | 0.7431 | 0.189* | 0.567 (11) |
| C12 | 0.0790 (6) | 0.4378 (5) | 0.8707 (6) | 0.115 (4) | 0.567 (11) |
| H12A | 0.0933 | 0.4249 | 0.9201 | 0.173* | 0.567 (11) |
| H12B | 0.0154 | 0.4168 | 0.8449 | 0.173* | 0.567 (11) |
| H12C | 0.0897 | 0.5258 | 0.8623 | 0.173* | 0.567 (11) |
| C10' | 0.0423 (4) | 0.3982 (7) | 0.8113 (7) | 0.091 (3) | 0.433 (11) |
| H10D | 0.0158 | 0.3635 | 0.7646 | 0.137* | 0.433 (11) |
| H10E | 0.0417 | 0.4900 | 0.8089 | 0.137* | 0.433 (11) |
| H10F | 0.0067 | 0.3706 | 0.8383 | 0.137* | 0.433 (11) |
| C11' | 0.1909 (10) | 0.4354 (7) | 0.9073 (4) | 0.128 (6) | 0.433 (11) |
| H11D | 0.2562 | 0.4205 | 0.9220 | 0.191* | 0.433 (11) |
| H11E | 0.1712 | 0.4162 | 0.9455 | 0.191* | 0.433 (11) |
| H11F | 0.1778 | 0.5235 | 0.8939 | 0.191* | 0.433 (11) |
| C12' | 0.1836 (8) | 0.3528 (8) | 0.7914 (7) | 0.105 (4) | 0.433 (11) |
| H12D | 0.2182 | 0.2754 | 0.7947 | 0.157* | 0.433 (11) |
| H12E | 0.2241 | 0.4252 | 0.7990 | 0.157* | 0.433 (11) |
| H12F | 0.1358 | 0.3585 | 0.7454 | 0.157* | 0.433 (11) |
| C13 | 0.15151 (11) | 0.18289 (16) | 0.93786 (8) | 0.0472 (4) | |
| H13A | 0.1647 | 0.2484 | 0.9709 | 0.057* | |
| C14 | 0.14805 (11) | 0.05669 (15) | 0.95983 (8) | 0.0458 (4) | |
| C15 | 0.16173 (12) | 0.03794 (16) | 1.03283 (9) | 0.0484 (4) | |
| H15A | 0.1700 | 0.1119 | 1.0598 | 0.058* | |
| C16 | 0.18522 (11) | −0.05630 (16) | 1.14241 (8) | 0.0476 (4) | |
| H16A | 0.1626 | 0.0273 | 1.1508 | 0.057* | |
| C17 | 0.13655 (13) | −0.15877 (18) | 1.16847 (9) | 0.0590 (5) | |
| H17A | 0.1552 | −0.2426 | 1.1582 | 0.071* | |
| H17B | 0.0703 | −0.1510 | 1.1437 | 0.071* | |
| C18 | 0.15928 (14) | −0.1471 (2) | 1.24726 (10) | 0.0697 (6) | |
| H18A | 0.1333 | −0.0681 | 1.2568 | 0.084* | |
| H18B | 0.1313 | −0.2178 | 1.2628 | 0.084* | |
| C19 | 0.26296 (15) | −0.1478 (2) | 1.28832 (10) | 0.0718 (6) | |
| H19A | 0.2752 | −0.1326 | 1.3378 | 0.086* | |
| H19B | 0.2877 | −0.2313 | 1.2841 | 0.086* | |
| C20 | 0.31094 (14) | −0.04610 (19) | 1.26148 (10) | 0.0642 (5) | |
| H20A | 0.3772 | −0.0523 | 1.2869 | 0.077* | |
| H20B | 0.2912 | 0.0378 | 1.2706 | 0.077* | |
| C21 | 0.28978 (12) | −0.05982 (16) | 1.18267 (9) | 0.0500 (4) | |
| H21A | 0.3142 | −0.1417 | 1.1738 | 0.060* | |
| C22 | 0.39372 (12) | 0.01774 (18) | 1.13415 (9) | 0.0546 (4) | |
| H22A | 0.4110 | −0.0675 | 1.1340 | 0.065* | |
| C23 | 0.43922 (12) | 0.1148 (2) | 1.10646 (9) | 0.0595 (5) | |
| C24 | 0.40447 (16) | 0.2387 (2) | 1.09247 (11) | 0.0711 (6) | |
| H24A | 0.3513 | 0.2601 | 1.1005 | 0.085* | |
| C25 | 0.4475 (2) | 0.3302 (3) | 1.06683 (13) | 0.0946 (8) | |
| H25A | 0.4241 | 0.4130 | 1.0580 | 0.113* | |
| C26 | 0.5259 (2) | 0.2971 (4) | 1.05458 (15) | 0.1100 (10) | |
| H26A | 0.5550 | 0.3583 | 1.0371 | 0.132* | |
| C27 | 0.56172 (18) | 0.1753 (3) | 1.06771 (13) | 0.0975 (9) | |
| H27A | 0.6148 | 0.1548 | 1.0593 | 0.117* | |
| C28 | 0.51884 (14) | 0.0838 (3) | 1.09337 (11) | 0.0739 (6) | |
| C29 | 0.63063 (16) | −0.0780 (3) | 1.09781 (16) | 0.1179 (11) | |
| H29A | 0.6439 | −0.1661 | 1.1110 | 0.177* | |
| H29B | 0.6815 | −0.0256 | 1.1261 | 0.177* | |
| H29C | 0.6215 | −0.0677 | 1.0490 | 0.177* | |
| C30 | 0.2676 (2) | −0.3257 (3) | 1.05250 (15) | 0.1228 (11) | |
| H30A | 0.2614 | −0.4058 | 1.0281 | 0.184* | |
| H30B | 0.2834 | −0.3416 | 1.1018 | 0.184* | |
| H30C | 0.3154 | −0.2757 | 1.0458 | 0.184* | |
| C31 | 0.0389 (2) | −0.3223 (3) | 1.00777 (18) | 0.1297 (13) | |
| H31A | 0.0351 | −0.4013 | 0.9829 | 0.194* | |
| H31B | −0.0138 | −0.2700 | 0.9826 | 0.194* | |
| H31C | 0.0396 | −0.3400 | 1.0540 | 0.194* |
| U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
| Al1 | 0.0741 (4) | 0.0371 (3) | 0.0544 (3) | −0.0002 (2) | 0.0299 (3) | 0.0044 (2) |
| N1 | 0.0535 (8) | 0.0414 (7) | 0.0434 (7) | 0.0013 (6) | 0.0210 (6) | 0.0050 (6) |
| N2 | 0.0618 (9) | 0.0534 (9) | 0.0524 (8) | −0.0063 (7) | 0.0247 (7) | −0.0034 (7) |
| O1 | 0.1125 (11) | 0.0373 (7) | 0.0512 (7) | −0.0068 (7) | 0.0272 (7) | 0.0008 (5) |
| O2 | 0.0696 (9) | 0.1153 (14) | 0.1041 (13) | 0.0090 (9) | 0.0437 (9) | −0.0042 (11) |
| C1 | 0.0595 (10) | 0.0381 (9) | 0.0472 (9) | −0.0011 (7) | 0.0191 (8) | 0.0038 (7) |
| C2 | 0.0512 (9) | 0.0450 (9) | 0.0422 (9) | 0.0001 (7) | 0.0154 (7) | 0.0005 (7) |
| C3 | 0.0753 (12) | 0.0492 (10) | 0.0454 (10) | −0.0019 (9) | 0.0181 (9) | −0.0044 (8) |
| C4 | 0.0861 (15) | 0.0682 (14) | 0.0754 (14) | −0.0189 (12) | 0.0191 (12) | −0.0149 (11) |
| C5 | 0.0987 (16) | 0.0602 (13) | 0.0728 (14) | 0.0131 (11) | 0.0348 (12) | −0.0082 (10) |
| C6 | 0.1270 (19) | 0.0718 (14) | 0.0487 (11) | −0.0002 (13) | 0.0255 (12) | −0.0085 (10) |
| C7 | 0.0511 (9) | 0.0506 (10) | 0.0389 (8) | 0.0029 (7) | 0.0153 (7) | 0.0058 (7) |
| C8 | 0.0454 (8) | 0.0409 (9) | 0.0453 (9) | 0.0003 (7) | 0.0152 (7) | 0.0061 (7) |
| C9 | 0.0591 (10) | 0.0440 (9) | 0.0494 (10) | 0.0007 (8) | 0.0183 (8) | 0.0107 (8) |
| C10 | 0.080 (3) | 0.059 (3) | 0.145 (7) | −0.019 (2) | 0.012 (3) | 0.033 (4) |
| C11 | 0.232 (11) | 0.071 (4) | 0.055 (3) | −0.032 (6) | 0.030 (5) | 0.023 (2) |
| C12 | 0.155 (8) | 0.055 (3) | 0.184 (10) | 0.040 (4) | 0.119 (8) | 0.047 (5) |
| C10' | 0.086 (4) | 0.057 (4) | 0.137 (8) | 0.022 (3) | 0.049 (4) | 0.049 (4) |
| C11' | 0.189 (14) | 0.053 (4) | 0.080 (5) | −0.046 (6) | −0.020 (6) | 0.021 (3) |
| C12' | 0.149 (8) | 0.064 (4) | 0.143 (10) | 0.006 (5) | 0.102 (8) | 0.039 (5) |
| C13 | 0.0559 (9) | 0.0386 (9) | 0.0451 (9) | −0.0005 (7) | 0.0164 (8) | 0.0005 (7) |
| C14 | 0.0551 (9) | 0.0413 (9) | 0.0396 (8) | −0.0004 (7) | 0.0159 (7) | 0.0029 (7) |
| C15 | 0.0601 (10) | 0.0390 (9) | 0.0454 (9) | 0.0005 (7) | 0.0188 (8) | −0.0001 (7) |
| C16 | 0.0590 (10) | 0.0449 (9) | 0.0426 (9) | 0.0055 (8) | 0.0234 (8) | 0.0048 (7) |
| C17 | 0.0607 (11) | 0.0639 (12) | 0.0574 (11) | −0.0026 (9) | 0.0279 (9) | 0.0117 (9) |
| C18 | 0.0859 (14) | 0.0747 (14) | 0.0610 (12) | −0.0008 (11) | 0.0415 (11) | 0.0137 (10) |
| C19 | 0.0965 (15) | 0.0705 (13) | 0.0490 (11) | −0.0007 (11) | 0.0278 (11) | 0.0125 (10) |
| C20 | 0.0771 (13) | 0.0640 (12) | 0.0478 (10) | −0.0043 (10) | 0.0188 (9) | 0.0028 (9) |
| C21 | 0.0589 (10) | 0.0446 (9) | 0.0490 (10) | 0.0004 (8) | 0.0230 (8) | 0.0020 (7) |
| C22 | 0.0536 (10) | 0.0596 (11) | 0.0482 (10) | −0.0019 (8) | 0.0162 (8) | −0.0023 (8) |
| C23 | 0.0560 (10) | 0.0767 (14) | 0.0454 (10) | −0.0146 (9) | 0.0183 (8) | −0.0072 (9) |
| C24 | 0.0807 (14) | 0.0736 (14) | 0.0599 (12) | −0.0143 (11) | 0.0273 (10) | −0.0010 (10) |
| C25 | 0.113 (2) | 0.0905 (18) | 0.0806 (16) | −0.0268 (15) | 0.0364 (15) | 0.0052 (14) |
| C26 | 0.108 (2) | 0.135 (3) | 0.093 (2) | −0.052 (2) | 0.0451 (17) | 0.0098 (19) |
| C27 | 0.0746 (15) | 0.144 (3) | 0.0832 (17) | −0.0269 (17) | 0.0405 (13) | 0.0015 (17) |
| C28 | 0.0574 (12) | 0.1061 (19) | 0.0569 (12) | −0.0145 (12) | 0.0197 (10) | −0.0073 (12) |
| C29 | 0.0671 (15) | 0.173 (3) | 0.119 (2) | 0.0158 (17) | 0.0409 (15) | −0.025 (2) |
| C30 | 0.141 (2) | 0.109 (2) | 0.0927 (19) | 0.0628 (19) | 0.0137 (17) | −0.0238 (16) |
| C31 | 0.165 (3) | 0.112 (2) | 0.156 (3) | −0.080 (2) | 0.112 (2) | −0.063 (2) |
| Al1—O1 | 1.7497 (13) | C10'—H10F | 0.9600 |
| Al1—N1 | 1.9705 (14) | C11'—H11D | 0.9600 |
| Al1—C31 | 1.936 (3) | C11'—H11E | 0.9600 |
| Al1—C30 | 1.950 (3) | C11'—H11F | 0.9600 |
| N1—C15 | 1.290 (2) | C12'—H12D | 0.9600 |
| N1—C16 | 1.486 (2) | C12'—H12E | 0.9600 |
| N2—C22 | 1.259 (2) | C12'—H12F | 0.9600 |
| N2—C21 | 1.459 (2) | C13—C14 | 1.400 (2) |
| O1—C1 | 1.3225 (19) | C13—H13A | 0.9300 |
| O2—C28 | 1.372 (3) | C14—C15 | 1.441 (2) |
| O2—C29 | 1.426 (3) | C15—H15A | 0.9300 |
| C1—C14 | 1.412 (2) | C16—C17 | 1.518 (2) |
| C1—C2 | 1.416 (2) | C16—C21 | 1.529 (2) |
| C2—C7 | 1.385 (2) | C16—H16A | 0.9800 |
| C2—C3 | 1.538 (2) | C17—C18 | 1.521 (3) |
| C3—C6 | 1.532 (3) | C17—H17A | 0.9700 |
| C3—C4 | 1.533 (3) | C17—H17B | 0.9700 |
| C3—C5 | 1.537 (3) | C18—C19 | 1.519 (3) |
| C4—H4A | 0.9600 | C18—H18A | 0.9700 |
| C4—H4B | 0.9600 | C18—H18B | 0.9700 |
| C4—H4C | 0.9600 | C19—C20 | 1.514 (3) |
| C5—H5A | 0.9600 | C19—H19A | 0.9700 |
| C5—H5B | 0.9600 | C19—H19B | 0.9700 |
| C5—H5C | 0.9600 | C20—C21 | 1.527 (2) |
| C6—H6A | 0.9600 | C20—H20A | 0.9700 |
| C6—H6B | 0.9600 | C20—H20B | 0.9700 |
| C6—H6C | 0.9600 | C21—H21A | 0.9800 |
| C7—C8 | 1.402 (2) | C22—C23 | 1.466 (3) |
| C7—H7A | 0.9300 | C22—H22A | 0.9300 |
| C8—C13 | 1.373 (2) | C23—C24 | 1.391 (3) |
| C8—C9 | 1.530 (2) | C23—C28 | 1.401 (3) |
| C9—C11' | 1.488 (7) | C24—C25 | 1.379 (3) |
| C9—C12' | 1.504 (8) | C24—H24A | 0.9300 |
| C9—C11 | 1.512 (6) | C25—C26 | 1.379 (4) |
| C9—C10' | 1.512 (6) | C25—H25A | 0.9300 |
| C9—C12 | 1.531 (5) | C26—C27 | 1.375 (4) |
| C9—C10 | 1.542 (6) | C26—H26A | 0.9300 |
| C10—H10A | 0.9600 | C27—C28 | 1.377 (3) |
| C10—H10B | 0.9600 | C27—H27A | 0.9300 |
| C10—H10C | 0.9600 | C29—H29A | 0.9600 |
| C11—H11A | 0.9600 | C29—H29B | 0.9600 |
| C11—H11B | 0.9600 | C29—H29C | 0.9600 |
| C11—H11C | 0.9600 | C30—H30A | 0.9600 |
| C12—H12A | 0.9600 | C30—H30B | 0.9600 |
| C12—H12B | 0.9600 | C30—H30C | 0.9600 |
| C12—H12C | 0.9600 | C31—H31A | 0.9600 |
| C10'—H10D | 0.9600 | C31—H31B | 0.9600 |
| C10'—H10E | 0.9600 | C31—H31C | 0.9600 |
| O1—Al1—C31 | 107.63 (12) | C9—C11'—H11F | 109.5 |
| O1—Al1—C30 | 111.52 (11) | H11D—C11'—H11F | 109.5 |
| C31—Al1—C30 | 118.20 (16) | H11E—C11'—H11F | 109.5 |
| O1—Al1—N1 | 95.64 (6) | C9—C12'—H12D | 109.5 |
| C31—Al1—N1 | 112.26 (10) | C9—C12'—H12E | 109.5 |
| C30—Al1—N1 | 109.29 (10) | H12D—C12'—H12E | 109.5 |
| C15—N1—C16 | 115.41 (14) | C9—C12'—H12F | 109.5 |
| C15—N1—Al1 | 120.04 (11) | H12D—C12'—H12F | 109.5 |
| C16—N1—Al1 | 124.33 (10) | H12E—C12'—H12F | 109.5 |
| C22—N2—C21 | 118.35 (15) | C8—C13—C14 | 122.15 (15) |
| C1—O1—Al1 | 132.93 (11) | C8—C13—H13A | 118.9 |
| C28—O2—C29 | 118.4 (2) | C14—C13—H13A | 118.9 |
| O1—C1—C14 | 120.02 (15) | C13—C14—C1 | 120.27 (15) |
| O1—C1—C2 | 121.14 (15) | C13—C14—C15 | 116.88 (14) |
| C14—C1—C2 | 118.83 (15) | C1—C14—C15 | 122.85 (15) |
| C7—C2—C1 | 117.43 (15) | N1—C15—C14 | 128.32 (15) |
| C7—C2—C3 | 122.35 (15) | N1—C15—H15A | 115.8 |
| C1—C2—C3 | 120.22 (15) | C14—C15—H15A | 115.8 |
| C6—C3—C4 | 107.41 (17) | N1—C16—C17 | 111.59 (14) |
| C6—C3—C5 | 107.91 (17) | N1—C16—C21 | 109.95 (13) |
| C4—C3—C5 | 109.59 (17) | C17—C16—C21 | 111.44 (14) |
| C6—C3—C2 | 111.74 (15) | N1—C16—H16A | 107.9 |
| C4—C3—C2 | 110.11 (16) | C17—C16—H16A | 107.9 |
| C5—C3—C2 | 110.01 (15) | C21—C16—H16A | 107.9 |
| C3—C4—H4A | 109.5 | C16—C17—C18 | 111.44 (16) |
| C3—C4—H4B | 109.5 | C16—C17—H17A | 109.3 |
| H4A—C4—H4B | 109.5 | C18—C17—H17A | 109.3 |
| C3—C4—H4C | 109.5 | C16—C17—H17B | 109.3 |
| H4A—C4—H4C | 109.5 | C18—C17—H17B | 109.3 |
| H4B—C4—H4C | 109.5 | H17A—C17—H17B | 108.0 |
| C3—C5—H5A | 109.5 | C19—C18—C17 | 111.50 (16) |
| C3—C5—H5B | 109.5 | C19—C18—H18A | 109.3 |
| H5A—C5—H5B | 109.5 | C17—C18—H18A | 109.3 |
| C3—C5—H5C | 109.5 | C19—C18—H18B | 109.3 |
| H5A—C5—H5C | 109.5 | C17—C18—H18B | 109.3 |
| H5B—C5—H5C | 109.5 | H18A—C18—H18B | 108.0 |
| C3—C6—H6A | 109.5 | C20—C19—C18 | 111.30 (17) |
| C3—C6—H6B | 109.5 | C20—C19—H19A | 109.4 |
| H6A—C6—H6B | 109.5 | C18—C19—H19A | 109.4 |
| C3—C6—H6C | 109.5 | C20—C19—H19B | 109.4 |
| H6A—C6—H6C | 109.5 | C18—C19—H19B | 109.4 |
| H6B—C6—H6C | 109.5 | H19A—C19—H19B | 108.0 |
| C2—C7—C8 | 124.99 (15) | C19—C20—C21 | 112.01 (16) |
| C2—C7—H7A | 117.5 | C19—C20—H20A | 109.2 |
| C8—C7—H7A | 117.5 | C21—C20—H20A | 109.2 |
| C13—C8—C7 | 116.11 (15) | C19—C20—H20B | 109.2 |
| C13—C8—C9 | 121.34 (15) | C21—C20—H20B | 109.2 |
| C7—C8—C9 | 122.53 (14) | H20A—C20—H20B | 107.9 |
| C11'—C9—C12' | 112.4 (6) | N2—C21—C20 | 110.18 (14) |
| C11'—C9—C11 | 132.2 (4) | N2—C21—C16 | 109.05 (14) |
| C11'—C9—C10' | 109.4 (5) | C20—C21—C16 | 109.59 (14) |
| C12'—C9—C10' | 107.4 (4) | N2—C21—H21A | 109.3 |
| C11—C9—C10' | 69.8 (4) | C20—C21—H21A | 109.3 |
| C11'—C9—C12 | 65.0 (5) | C16—C21—H21A | 109.3 |
| C12'—C9—C12 | 138.2 (4) | N2—C22—C23 | 122.88 (18) |
| C11—C9—C12 | 110.0 (4) | N2—C22—H22A | 118.6 |
| C10'—C9—C12 | 46.7 (3) | C23—C22—H22A | 118.6 |
| C11'—C9—C8 | 111.6 (3) | C24—C23—C28 | 118.7 (2) |
| C12'—C9—C8 | 108.7 (3) | C24—C23—C22 | 121.02 (18) |
| C11—C9—C8 | 114.0 (3) | C28—C23—C22 | 120.3 (2) |
| C10'—C9—C8 | 107.1 (3) | C25—C24—C23 | 121.1 (2) |
| C12—C9—C8 | 110.5 (2) | C25—C24—H24A | 119.5 |
| C12'—C9—C10 | 73.2 (5) | C23—C24—H24A | 119.5 |
| C11—C9—C10 | 106.4 (4) | C24—C25—C26 | 118.9 (3) |
| C10'—C9—C10 | 141.0 (3) | C24—C25—H25A | 120.5 |
| C12—C9—C10 | 106.2 (4) | C26—C25—H25A | 120.5 |
| C8—C9—C10 | 109.4 (2) | C27—C26—C25 | 121.3 (2) |
| C9—C10—H10A | 109.5 | C27—C26—H26A | 119.3 |
| C9—C10—H10B | 109.5 | C25—C26—H26A | 119.3 |
| H10A—C10—H10B | 109.5 | C26—C27—C28 | 119.8 (3) |
| C9—C10—H10C | 109.5 | C26—C27—H27A | 120.1 |
| H10A—C10—H10C | 109.5 | C28—C27—H27A | 120.1 |
| H10B—C10—H10C | 109.5 | O2—C28—C27 | 124.6 (2) |
| C9—C11—H11A | 109.5 | O2—C28—C23 | 115.27 (19) |
| C9—C11—H11B | 109.5 | C27—C28—C23 | 120.2 (3) |
| H11A—C11—H11B | 109.5 | O2—C29—H29A | 109.5 |
| C9—C11—H11C | 109.5 | O2—C29—H29B | 109.5 |
| H11A—C11—H11C | 109.5 | H29A—C29—H29B | 109.5 |
| H11B—C11—H11C | 109.5 | O2—C29—H29C | 109.5 |
| C9—C12—H12A | 109.5 | H29A—C29—H29C | 109.5 |
| C9—C12—H12B | 109.5 | H29B—C29—H29C | 109.5 |
| H12A—C12—H12B | 109.5 | Al1—C30—H30A | 109.5 |
| C9—C12—H12C | 109.5 | Al1—C30—H30B | 109.5 |
| H12A—C12—H12C | 109.5 | H30A—C30—H30B | 109.5 |
| H12B—C12—H12C | 109.5 | Al1—C30—H30C | 109.5 |
| C9—C10'—H10D | 109.5 | H30A—C30—H30C | 109.5 |
| C9—C10'—H10E | 109.5 | H30B—C30—H30C | 109.5 |
| H10D—C10'—H10E | 109.5 | Al1—C31—H31A | 109.5 |
| C9—C10'—H10F | 109.5 | Al1—C31—H31B | 109.5 |
| H10D—C10'—H10F | 109.5 | H31A—C31—H31B | 109.5 |
| H10E—C10'—H10F | 109.5 | Al1—C31—H31C | 109.5 |
| C9—C11'—H11D | 109.5 | H31A—C31—H31C | 109.5 |
| C9—C11'—H11E | 109.5 | H31B—C31—H31C | 109.5 |
| H11D—C11'—H11E | 109.5 | ||
| O1—Al1—N1—C15 | −3.01 (14) | O1—C1—C14—C13 | 175.75 (15) |
| C31—Al1—N1—C15 | −114.68 (18) | C2—C1—C14—C13 | −5.0 (3) |
| C30—Al1—N1—C15 | 112.15 (17) | O1—C1—C14—C15 | −5.0 (3) |
| O1—Al1—N1—C16 | −177.28 (12) | C2—C1—C14—C15 | 174.21 (15) |
| C31—Al1—N1—C16 | 71.05 (17) | C16—N1—C15—C14 | 176.41 (15) |
| C30—Al1—N1—C16 | −62.12 (17) | Al1—N1—C15—C14 | 1.7 (2) |
| C31—Al1—O1—C1 | 116.42 (19) | C13—C14—C15—N1 | −178.02 (17) |
| C30—Al1—O1—C1 | −112.4 (2) | C1—C14—C15—N1 | 2.8 (3) |
| N1—Al1—O1—C1 | 0.91 (18) | C15—N1—C16—C17 | 147.68 (15) |
| Al1—O1—C1—C14 | 2.8 (3) | Al1—N1—C16—C17 | −37.81 (18) |
| Al1—O1—C1—C2 | −176.44 (13) | C15—N1—C16—C21 | −88.14 (18) |
| O1—C1—C2—C7 | −176.44 (16) | Al1—N1—C16—C21 | 86.37 (15) |
| C14—C1—C2—C7 | 4.3 (2) | N1—C16—C17—C18 | 179.34 (15) |
| O1—C1—C2—C3 | 3.3 (3) | C21—C16—C17—C18 | 56.0 (2) |
| C14—C1—C2—C3 | −175.90 (16) | C16—C17—C18—C19 | −54.4 (2) |
| C7—C2—C3—C6 | −2.0 (3) | C17—C18—C19—C20 | 54.0 (2) |
| C1—C2—C3—C6 | 178.25 (17) | C18—C19—C20—C21 | −55.6 (2) |
| C7—C2—C3—C4 | −121.24 (19) | C22—N2—C21—C20 | 116.73 (17) |
| C1—C2—C3—C4 | 59.0 (2) | C22—N2—C21—C16 | −122.96 (17) |
| C7—C2—C3—C5 | 117.87 (19) | C19—C20—C21—N2 | 176.30 (16) |
| C1—C2—C3—C5 | −61.9 (2) | C19—C20—C21—C16 | 56.3 (2) |
| C1—C2—C7—C8 | −0.5 (3) | N1—C16—C21—N2 | 58.78 (17) |
| C3—C2—C7—C8 | 179.75 (16) | C17—C16—C21—N2 | −176.96 (13) |
| C2—C7—C8—C13 | −2.8 (2) | N1—C16—C21—C20 | 179.45 (13) |
| C2—C7—C8—C9 | 179.01 (15) | C17—C16—C21—C20 | −56.28 (19) |
| C13—C8—C9—C11' | 18.0 (8) | C21—N2—C22—C23 | 178.37 (15) |
| C7—C8—C9—C11' | −163.8 (8) | N2—C22—C23—C24 | −12.8 (3) |
| C13—C8—C9—C12' | 142.6 (6) | N2—C22—C23—C28 | 167.42 (17) |
| C7—C8—C9—C12' | −39.3 (6) | C28—C23—C24—C25 | −0.6 (3) |
| C13—C8—C9—C11 | −176.7 (6) | C22—C23—C24—C25 | 179.60 (19) |
| C7—C8—C9—C11 | 1.5 (6) | C23—C24—C25—C26 | 0.5 (3) |
| C13—C8—C9—C10' | −101.7 (6) | C24—C25—C26—C27 | −0.3 (4) |
| C7—C8—C9—C10' | 76.5 (6) | C25—C26—C27—C28 | 0.2 (4) |
| C13—C8—C9—C12 | −52.3 (5) | C29—O2—C28—C27 | 0.4 (3) |
| C7—C8—C9—C12 | 125.9 (5) | C29—O2—C28—C23 | −178.89 (19) |
| C13—C8—C9—C10 | 64.3 (5) | C26—C27—C28—O2 | −179.6 (2) |
| C7—C8—C9—C10 | −117.6 (5) | C26—C27—C28—C23 | −0.4 (3) |
| C7—C8—C13—C14 | 2.1 (2) | C24—C23—C28—O2 | 179.87 (18) |
| C9—C8—C13—C14 | −179.66 (15) | C22—C23—C28—O2 | −0.3 (3) |
| C8—C13—C14—C1 | 1.7 (3) | C24—C23—C28—C27 | 0.5 (3) |
| C8—C13—C14—C15 | −177.54 (15) | C22—C23—C28—C27 | −179.66 (19) |
| Al1—O1 | 1.7497 (13) | Al1—C31 | 1.936 (3) |
| Al1—N1 | 1.9705 (14) | Al1—C30 | 1.950 (3) |
The author is grateful for financial support from the National Science Foundation of China (grant No. 20601011) and the Science Foundation of Gansu Province of China.
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In past decades, significant advance has been made in polymerization of cyclic esters, such as poly-ε-caprolactone (Endo et al., 1987) and polylactide (Wu et al., 2006). A particularly convenient method for the synthesis of polylactides is the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of lactides. Due to the advantages of well controlled molecular weight and low polydispersity, many metal complexes have been used to polymerize lactides through ROP process. Here, we report a new aluminium complex, which can be used for the investigation of ROP of lactide.
In the title compound, the AlIII atom is coordinated in a tetrahedral coordination geometry by two methyl groups, one O atom and one N atom from the Schiff base ligand (Fig. 1). The Al1—O1 distance of 1.7497 (13) Å is shorter than that of Al1—N1 [1.9705 (14) Å], while two Al—C distances are almost identical (Table 1).