ISSN:
0018-019X
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Organic Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Single crystals of the N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylethylenediamine (TMEDA) complex 6 of the title compound have been isolated. Compound 6 decomposes in the crystalline state above -20°. From the bond lengths and angles obtained by X-ray crystal-structure analysis (data collected at -70°), compound 6 is best described as a (E)-1-(tert-butylthio)-1-lithio-2-butene with the double bond acting as an additional ligand on lithium (unsymmetrical allylic group). The S-atom is in a cisoid arrangement in a common plane with the four C-atoms of the butenyl system. The t-Bu group and the Li-atom are located above and below this plane. The structure is discussed with respect to the reactivity of 6 (α/γ reactivity). The gross structure is reproduced surprisingly well by an ab initio SCF MO calculation of the model lithiopropene-1-thiol 7(HS instead of t-BuS, CH2 instead of CHCH3, no solvation of Li). The prominent difference is the symmetry of the allyllic moiety in the calculated structure.
Additional Material:
6 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hlca.19880710202
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