metal-organic compounds
N-[(diethylamino)dimethylsilyl]anilido-κ2N,N′}zinc
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*Correspondence e-mail: chenchenj1128@163.com
The title zinc amide, [Zn(C12H21N2Si)2], was prepared by the metathetical reaction of [LiN(SiMe2NEt2)(C6H5)]2 with zinc dichloride. It is mononuclear and the molecule is generated by twofold rotation symmetry. The central ZnII atom is N,N′-chelated by each of the two N-silylated anilide ligands in a highly distorted tetrahedral environment. Two N—Si—N ligands are arranged in a cis fashion around the ZnII atom. The Zn—Namine bonds [2.2315 (12) Å] are much longer than the Zn—Nanilide bonds [1.9367 (11) Å].
Keywords: crystal structure; zinc amide; N-donor; N—Si—N chelating ligand.
CCDC reference: 1439385
1. Related literature
For related compounds which show linear and tetrahedral coordination, see: Schumann et al. (2000). For applications of zinc see: Armstrong et al. (2002) and for their utility in MOVCD, see Maile & Fischer (2005). For a related zinc amide with a dimethylanilide ligand instead of an anilide ligand, see: Chen et al. (2007).
2. Experimental
2.1. Crystal data
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Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2000); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2000); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL/PC (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97.
Supporting information
CCDC reference: 1439385
https://doi.org/10.1107/S2056989015022768/hp2073sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, New_Global_Publ_Block. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2056989015022768/hp2073Isup2.hkl
A solution of LiBun (2.2 M, 2.27 ml, 5.0 mmol) in hexane was slowly added into a solution of [NH(SiMe2NEt2)(C6H5)]2 (1.14 g, 5.0 mmol) in Et2O (30 ml) at 273 K by syringe. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for five hours and then ZnCl2 (0.56 g, 2.5 mmol) was added at 273 K. The resulting solution was stirred at room temperature overnight. The filtrate was concentrated to give the title compound as colorless crystals (yield 0.85 g, 67%).
The methyl H atoms were constrained to an ideal geometry, with C—H distances of 0.98 Å and Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(C), but each group was allowed to rotate freely along its C—C bond. The methylene H atoms were constrained with C—H distances of 0.99 Å and Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C). The phenyl H atoms were placed in geometrically idealized positions and constrained to ride on their parent atoms, with C—H distances in the range 0.95 Å and Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C).
Zinc
were good transamination reagents and useful precusors for preparing the zinc thin film through the MOVCD method (Amstrong et al., 2002; Maile et al., 2005).The title compound was prepared by metathetical reaction of [LiN(SiMe2NEt2)(C6H5)]2 with zinc dichloride. It is monomeric and similar to the reported bis[(N-trimethylsilyl)2,6-dimethylanilido]zinc (Schumann et al., 2000). The ligand fixes Zn center with the N—Si—N chelating unit, giving an N—Zn—N bite angle of 76.98°. The N—Si—N group is presumed to be a "quasi" π interaction between Si and N atoms, but is much more flexible in contrast to the rigid N—C—N chelating unit in the amidinate ligand. The Zn—Nanilide bonds are in the normal range. The Zn—Namine bonds are about 0.3 Å longer than the Zn—Nanilide bonds. Two N—Si—N ligands are arranged in a cis fashion around Zn, composing a highly distorted tetrahedral environment. The situation is quite different from an analgous zinc amide with the similar ligand, in which the two ligands are trans to each other (Chen et al., 2007). Two types of ligands have slightly different steric effect.
owing to d—For related compounds which show linear and tetrahedral coordination, see: Schumann et al. (2000). For applications of zinc
see: Armstrong et al. (2002) and for their utility in MOVCD, see Maile et al. (2005). For an analogous zinc amide, see: Chen et al. (2007).Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2000); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2000); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2000); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL/PC (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008).Fig. 1. The molecular structure of the title compound, showing the atom-numbering scheme. Displacement ellipsoids are drawn at the 30% probability level. Hydrogen atoms have been omitted for clarity. |
[Zn(C12H21N2Si)2] | F(000) = 2176 |
Mr = 508.19 | Dx = 1.236 Mg m−3 |
Orthorhombic, Fdd2 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: F 2 -2d | Cell parameters from 9968 reflections |
a = 29.7954 (12) Å | θ = 2.8–28.3° |
b = 21.3566 (8) Å | µ = 1.01 mm−1 |
c = 8.5844 (3) Å | T = 200 K |
V = 5462.5 (4) Å3 | Block, colorless |
Z = 8 | 0.20 × 0.15 × 0.15 mm |
Bruker SMART area-detector diffractometer | 3296 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 3153 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.023 |
φ and ω scan | θmax = 28.3°, θmin = 3.3° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | h = −39→36 |
Tmin = 0.824, Tmax = 0.864 | k = −28→28 |
12927 measured reflections | l = −11→11 |
Refinement on F2 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
Least-squares matrix: full | H-atom parameters constrained |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.019 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0141P)2 + 1.7098P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
wR(F2) = 0.051 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
S = 1.12 | Δρmax = 0.23 e Å−3 |
3296 reflections | Δρmin = −0.23 e Å−3 |
147 parameters | Extinction correction: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4 |
1 restraint | Extinction coefficient: 0.00049 (6) |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 1484 Friedel pairs |
Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map | Absolute structure parameter: 0.028 (7) |
[Zn(C12H21N2Si)2] | V = 5462.5 (4) Å3 |
Mr = 508.19 | Z = 8 |
Orthorhombic, Fdd2 | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 29.7954 (12) Å | µ = 1.01 mm−1 |
b = 21.3566 (8) Å | T = 200 K |
c = 8.5844 (3) Å | 0.20 × 0.15 × 0.15 mm |
Bruker SMART area-detector diffractometer | 3296 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | 3153 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.824, Tmax = 0.864 | Rint = 0.023 |
12927 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.019 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.051 | Δρmax = 0.23 e Å−3 |
S = 1.12 | Δρmin = −0.23 e Å−3 |
3296 reflections | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 1484 Friedel pairs |
147 parameters | Absolute structure parameter: 0.028 (7) |
1 restraint |
Geometry. All esds (except the esd in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell esds are taken into account individually in the estimation of esds in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between esds in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell esds is used for estimating esds involving l.s. planes. |
Refinement. Refinement of F2 against ALL reflections. The weighted R-factor wR and goodness of fit S are based on F2, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F2. The threshold expression of F2 > 2sigma(F2) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. R-factors based on F2 are statistically about twice as large as those based on F, and R- factors based on ALL data will be even larger. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
Zn1 | 0.2500 | 0.2500 | 0.29180 (2) | 0.02397 (7) | |
Si1 | 0.247147 (12) | 0.121100 (17) | 0.32504 (4) | 0.02649 (10) | |
N2 | 0.28157 (4) | 0.17456 (5) | 0.43443 (15) | 0.0259 (2) | |
N1 | 0.22836 (4) | 0.17412 (5) | 0.19372 (15) | 0.0272 (2) | |
C1 | 0.20137 (5) | 0.16863 (6) | 0.06303 (15) | 0.0270 (3) | |
C2 | 0.19263 (5) | 0.11107 (7) | −0.01073 (18) | 0.0342 (3) | |
H2 | 0.2063 | 0.0740 | 0.0281 | 0.041* | |
C3 | 0.16452 (6) | 0.10739 (8) | −0.1389 (2) | 0.0418 (4) | |
H3 | 0.1592 | 0.0679 | −0.1863 | 0.050* | |
C6 | 0.18084 (5) | 0.22167 (7) | −0.00242 (17) | 0.0348 (3) | |
H6 | 0.1864 | 0.2616 | 0.0424 | 0.042* | |
C8 | 0.20082 (6) | 0.08844 (8) | 0.4469 (2) | 0.0443 (4) | |
H8A | 0.1845 | 0.1228 | 0.4971 | 0.066* | |
H8B | 0.2134 | 0.0608 | 0.5268 | 0.066* | |
H8C | 0.1802 | 0.0646 | 0.3807 | 0.066* | |
C9 | 0.32965 (5) | 0.17499 (7) | 0.38603 (19) | 0.0329 (3) | |
H9A | 0.3313 | 0.1681 | 0.2721 | 0.039* | |
H9B | 0.3453 | 0.1397 | 0.4375 | 0.039* | |
C11 | 0.27592 (6) | 0.17628 (8) | 0.60640 (19) | 0.0359 (3) | |
H11A | 0.2434 | 0.1768 | 0.6303 | 0.043* | |
H11B | 0.2888 | 0.2159 | 0.6458 | 0.043* | |
C7 | 0.28096 (6) | 0.05379 (8) | 0.2524 (3) | 0.0530 (5) | |
H7A | 0.2609 | 0.0192 | 0.2244 | 0.080* | |
H7B | 0.3017 | 0.0400 | 0.3342 | 0.080* | |
H7C | 0.2981 | 0.0667 | 0.1605 | 0.080* | |
C4 | 0.14411 (5) | 0.15989 (9) | −0.19904 (19) | 0.0432 (4) | |
H4 | 0.1245 | 0.1568 | −0.2860 | 0.052* | |
C12 | 0.29757 (7) | 0.12168 (10) | 0.6950 (3) | 0.0568 (5) | |
H12A | 0.2863 | 0.0819 | 0.6535 | 0.085* | |
H12B | 0.2900 | 0.1248 | 0.8059 | 0.085* | |
H12C | 0.3302 | 0.1234 | 0.6824 | 0.085* | |
C10 | 0.35400 (5) | 0.23565 (7) | 0.4258 (2) | 0.0401 (4) | |
H10A | 0.3383 | 0.2710 | 0.3776 | 0.060* | |
H10B | 0.3848 | 0.2337 | 0.3862 | 0.060* | |
H10C | 0.3545 | 0.2412 | 0.5391 | 0.060* | |
C5 | 0.15272 (6) | 0.21749 (8) | −0.12999 (19) | 0.0402 (4) | |
H5 | 0.1392 | 0.2543 | −0.1708 | 0.048* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Zn1 | 0.02833 (11) | 0.01733 (9) | 0.02623 (11) | −0.00051 (8) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Si1 | 0.0303 (2) | 0.01746 (17) | 0.0317 (3) | 0.00078 (13) | −0.00043 (17) | 0.00132 (13) |
N2 | 0.0254 (6) | 0.0237 (5) | 0.0286 (6) | 0.0029 (4) | −0.0020 (5) | 0.0004 (5) |
N1 | 0.0366 (7) | 0.0197 (5) | 0.0253 (5) | −0.0027 (5) | −0.0024 (5) | −0.0004 (5) |
C1 | 0.0303 (7) | 0.0291 (7) | 0.0216 (7) | −0.0042 (5) | 0.0044 (5) | −0.0004 (5) |
C2 | 0.0417 (8) | 0.0294 (7) | 0.0316 (7) | −0.0058 (6) | 0.0021 (6) | −0.0041 (6) |
C3 | 0.0474 (10) | 0.0449 (9) | 0.0332 (8) | −0.0118 (7) | 0.0002 (7) | −0.0115 (7) |
C6 | 0.0453 (9) | 0.0326 (7) | 0.0264 (7) | 0.0006 (6) | −0.0035 (6) | −0.0019 (6) |
C8 | 0.0461 (10) | 0.0440 (9) | 0.0427 (9) | −0.0117 (7) | 0.0022 (8) | 0.0132 (8) |
C9 | 0.0279 (7) | 0.0294 (7) | 0.0414 (8) | 0.0040 (5) | 0.0005 (6) | −0.0020 (6) |
C11 | 0.0372 (8) | 0.0418 (9) | 0.0286 (7) | 0.0022 (6) | −0.0030 (6) | 0.0028 (6) |
C7 | 0.0506 (10) | 0.0278 (7) | 0.0806 (15) | 0.0098 (7) | −0.0018 (10) | −0.0167 (9) |
C4 | 0.0396 (9) | 0.0651 (11) | 0.0250 (7) | −0.0074 (7) | −0.0038 (7) | −0.0055 (8) |
C12 | 0.0654 (12) | 0.0608 (12) | 0.0442 (10) | 0.0046 (9) | −0.0136 (10) | 0.0175 (9) |
C10 | 0.0296 (8) | 0.0406 (8) | 0.0502 (10) | −0.0015 (6) | −0.0034 (7) | −0.0047 (7) |
C5 | 0.0442 (9) | 0.0499 (10) | 0.0267 (7) | 0.0068 (7) | −0.0021 (6) | 0.0027 (7) |
Zn1—N1 | 1.9367 (11) | C8—H8B | 0.9800 |
Zn1—N1i | 1.9367 (11) | C8—H8C | 0.9800 |
Zn1—N2i | 2.2315 (12) | C9—C10 | 1.524 (2) |
Zn1—N2 | 2.2315 (12) | C9—H9A | 0.9900 |
Zn1—Si1i | 2.7689 (4) | C9—H9B | 0.9900 |
Si1—N1 | 1.6930 (13) | C11—C12 | 1.535 (2) |
Si1—N2 | 1.7993 (12) | C11—H11A | 0.9900 |
Si1—C7 | 1.8628 (16) | C11—H11B | 0.9900 |
Si1—C8 | 1.8669 (17) | C7—H7A | 0.9800 |
N2—C11 | 1.486 (2) | C7—H7B | 0.9800 |
N2—C9 | 1.4917 (18) | C7—H7C | 0.9800 |
N1—C1 | 1.3854 (18) | C4—C5 | 1.389 (2) |
C1—C6 | 1.405 (2) | C4—H4 | 0.9500 |
C1—C2 | 1.4070 (19) | C12—H12A | 0.9800 |
C2—C3 | 1.385 (2) | C12—H12B | 0.9800 |
C2—H2 | 0.9500 | C12—H12C | 0.9800 |
C3—C4 | 1.376 (3) | C10—H10A | 0.9800 |
C3—H3 | 0.9500 | C10—H10B | 0.9800 |
C6—C5 | 1.382 (2) | C10—H10C | 0.9800 |
C6—H6 | 0.9500 | C5—H5 | 0.9500 |
C8—H8A | 0.9800 | ||
N1—Zn1—N1i | 128.46 (8) | Si1—C8—H8C | 109.5 |
N1—Zn1—N2i | 134.62 (5) | H8A—C8—H8C | 109.5 |
N1i—Zn1—N2i | 76.98 (5) | H8B—C8—H8C | 109.5 |
N1—Zn1—N2 | 76.98 (5) | N2—C9—C10 | 113.59 (12) |
N1i—Zn1—N2 | 134.62 (5) | N2—C9—H9A | 108.8 |
N2i—Zn1—N2 | 113.45 (6) | C10—C9—H9A | 108.8 |
N1—Zn1—Si1i | 152.49 (4) | N2—C9—H9B | 108.8 |
N1i—Zn1—Si1i | 37.12 (4) | C10—C9—H9B | 108.8 |
N2i—Zn1—Si1i | 40.41 (3) | H9A—C9—H9B | 107.7 |
N2—Zn1—Si1i | 130.41 (3) | N2—C11—C12 | 115.22 (15) |
N1—Si1—N2 | 96.41 (6) | N2—C11—H11A | 108.5 |
N1—Si1—C7 | 118.18 (9) | C12—C11—H11A | 108.5 |
N2—Si1—C7 | 110.86 (7) | N2—C11—H11B | 108.5 |
N1—Si1—C8 | 112.23 (8) | C12—C11—H11B | 108.5 |
N2—Si1—C8 | 111.48 (7) | H11A—C11—H11B | 107.5 |
C7—Si1—C8 | 107.39 (9) | Si1—C7—H7A | 109.5 |
C11—N2—C9 | 112.67 (12) | Si1—C7—H7B | 109.5 |
C11—N2—Si1 | 118.00 (11) | H7A—C7—H7B | 109.5 |
C9—N2—Si1 | 113.95 (9) | Si1—C7—H7C | 109.5 |
C11—N2—Zn1 | 118.64 (10) | H7A—C7—H7C | 109.5 |
C9—N2—Zn1 | 104.34 (8) | H7B—C7—H7C | 109.5 |
Si1—N2—Zn1 | 86.07 (5) | C3—C4—C5 | 118.69 (15) |
C1—N1—Si1 | 132.42 (10) | C3—C4—H4 | 120.7 |
C1—N1—Zn1 | 128.03 (9) | C5—C4—H4 | 120.7 |
Si1—N1—Zn1 | 99.21 (6) | C11—C12—H12A | 109.5 |
N1—C1—C6 | 120.57 (12) | C11—C12—H12B | 109.5 |
N1—C1—C2 | 123.07 (13) | H12A—C12—H12B | 109.5 |
C6—C1—C2 | 116.36 (13) | C11—C12—H12C | 109.5 |
C3—C2—C1 | 121.27 (15) | H12A—C12—H12C | 109.5 |
C3—C2—H2 | 119.4 | H12B—C12—H12C | 109.5 |
C1—C2—H2 | 119.4 | C9—C10—H10A | 109.5 |
C4—C3—C2 | 121.25 (15) | C9—C10—H10B | 109.5 |
C4—C3—H3 | 119.4 | H10A—C10—H10B | 109.5 |
C2—C3—H3 | 119.4 | C9—C10—H10C | 109.5 |
C5—C6—C1 | 121.94 (15) | H10A—C10—H10C | 109.5 |
C5—C6—H6 | 119.0 | H10B—C10—H10C | 109.5 |
C1—C6—H6 | 119.0 | C6—C5—C4 | 120.48 (16) |
Si1—C8—H8A | 109.5 | C6—C5—H5 | 119.8 |
Si1—C8—H8B | 109.5 | C4—C5—H5 | 119.8 |
H8A—C8—H8B | 109.5 | ||
N1—Si1—N2—C11 | 129.24 (11) | N1i—Zn1—N1—C1 | −40.18 (11) |
C7—Si1—N2—C11 | −107.31 (13) | N2i—Zn1—N1—C1 | 72.13 (15) |
C8—Si1—N2—C11 | 12.27 (14) | N2—Zn1—N1—C1 | −177.65 (13) |
N1—Si1—N2—C9 | −95.22 (10) | Si1i—Zn1—N1—C1 | 7.03 (19) |
C7—Si1—N2—C9 | 28.23 (13) | N1i—Zn1—N1—Si1 | 145.83 (7) |
C8—Si1—N2—C9 | 147.82 (10) | N2i—Zn1—N1—Si1 | −101.86 (7) |
N1—Si1—N2—Zn1 | 8.73 (6) | N2—Zn1—N1—Si1 | 8.36 (6) |
C7—Si1—N2—Zn1 | 132.18 (8) | Si1i—Zn1—N1—Si1 | −166.96 (3) |
C8—Si1—N2—Zn1 | −108.23 (7) | Si1—N1—C1—C6 | 162.62 (12) |
N1—Zn1—N2—C11 | −127.69 (11) | Zn1—N1—C1—C6 | −9.3 (2) |
N1i—Zn1—N2—C11 | 100.35 (13) | Si1—N1—C1—C2 | −17.0 (2) |
N2i—Zn1—N2—C11 | 5.59 (10) | Zn1—N1—C1—C2 | 171.08 (11) |
Si1i—Zn1—N2—C11 | 49.47 (12) | N1—C1—C2—C3 | 178.36 (14) |
N1—Zn1—N2—C9 | 105.95 (9) | C6—C1—C2—C3 | −1.3 (2) |
N1i—Zn1—N2—C9 | −26.01 (12) | C1—C2—C3—C4 | 0.0 (2) |
N2i—Zn1—N2—C9 | −120.77 (9) | N1—C1—C6—C5 | −178.12 (14) |
Si1i—Zn1—N2—C9 | −76.89 (9) | C2—C1—C6—C5 | 1.5 (2) |
N1—Zn1—N2—Si1 | −7.78 (5) | C11—N2—C9—C10 | −66.02 (17) |
N1i—Zn1—N2—Si1 | −139.74 (6) | Si1—N2—C9—C10 | 156.06 (12) |
N2i—Zn1—N2—Si1 | 125.50 (5) | Zn1—N2—C9—C10 | 63.99 (14) |
Si1i—Zn1—N2—Si1 | 169.383 (19) | C9—N2—C11—C12 | −59.38 (18) |
N2—Si1—N1—C1 | 176.23 (13) | Si1—N2—C11—C12 | 76.70 (17) |
C7—Si1—N1—C1 | 58.42 (16) | Zn1—N2—C11—C12 | 178.35 (12) |
C8—Si1—N1—C1 | −67.40 (16) | C2—C3—C4—C5 | 1.0 (2) |
N2—Si1—N1—Zn1 | −10.18 (7) | C1—C6—C5—C4 | −0.5 (2) |
C7—Si1—N1—Zn1 | −127.99 (8) | C3—C4—C5—C6 | −0.7 (2) |
C8—Si1—N1—Zn1 | 106.18 (8) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1/2, −y+1/2, z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | [Zn(C12H21N2Si)2] |
Mr | 508.19 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, Fdd2 |
Temperature (K) | 200 |
a, b, c (Å) | 29.7954 (12), 21.3566 (8), 8.5844 (3) |
V (Å3) | 5462.5 (4) |
Z | 8 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 1.01 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.20 × 0.15 × 0.15 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART area-detector |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.824, 0.864 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 12927, 3296, 3153 |
Rint | 0.023 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.667 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.019, 0.051, 1.12 |
No. of reflections | 3296 |
No. of parameters | 147 |
No. of restraints | 1 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.23, −0.23 |
Absolute structure | Flack (1983), 1484 Friedel pairs |
Absolute structure parameter | 0.028 (7) |
Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 2000), SAINT (Bruker, 2000), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXTL/PC (Sheldrick, 2008).
Acknowledgements
This work was supported by grants from the Natural Science Foundation of China (grant No. 20702029) and the Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province (grant No. 2008011024).
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Zinc amides were good transamination reagents and useful precusors for preparing the zinc thin film through the MOVCD method (Amstrong et al., 2002; Maile et al., 2005).
The title compound was prepared by metathetical reaction of [LiN(SiMe2NEt2)(C6H5)]2 with zinc dichloride. It is monomeric and similar to the reported bis[(N-trimethylsilyl)2,6-dimethylanilido]zinc (Schumann et al., 2000). The ligand fixes Zn center with the N—Si—N chelating unit, giving an N—Zn—N bite angle of 76.98°. The N—Si—N group is presumed to be a "quasi" conjugated system owing to d—π interaction between Si and N atoms, but is much more flexible in contrast to the rigid N—C—N chelating unit in the amidinate ligand. The Zn—Nanilide bonds are in the normal range. The Zn—Namine bonds are about 0.3 Å longer than the Zn—Nanilide bonds. Two N—Si—N ligands are arranged in a cis fashion around Zn, composing a highly distorted tetrahedral environment. The situation is quite different from an analgous zinc amide with the similar ligand, in which the two ligands are trans to each other (Chen et al., 2007). Two types of ligands have slightly different steric effect.