Thesis (M. Sc.)--University of Alberta, 2009. / Title from PDF file main screen (viewed on Nov. 27, 2009). "A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta." Includes bibliographical references.

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This Thesis describes the preparation and characterisation of a range of titanium imido complexes supported by a cyclopentadienyl-amidinate ligand set. Reactivity studies of these complexes towards unsaturated organic species are presented. <strong>Chapter 1</strong> reviews transition metal complexes containing imido, cyclopentadienyl, and amidinate ligands, with an emphasis on recent work. <strong>Chapter 2</strong> describes the synthesis and characterisation of titanium cyclopentadienyl imido amidinate complexes, along with precursor complexes which have not been previously reported. X-ray crystal structures of four imidotitanium species are described. <strong>Chapter 3</strong> describes the reactivity of titanium cyclopentadienyl imido amidinate complexes towards carbon dioxide. An unprecedented reaction with two molecules of carbon dioxide is reported for the arylimido complexes. X-ray crystal structures of two of the arylimido dicarboxylate products are described. The kinetics of the insertion of the second molecule of carbon dioxide are investigated and reported. <strong>Chapter 4</strong> describes the reactivity of titanium cyclopentadienyl imido amidinate complexes towards isocyanates and carbodiimides. The X-ray crystal structures of two N, O- bound ureate complexes are described. A new series of reactions involving two molecules of p-tolyl isocyanate with arylimido complexes is reported. Reactions of isocyanates with carbamate complexes are also reported. <strong>Chapter 5</strong> explores the reactivity of titanium cyclopentadienyl imido amidinate complexes towards sulfur-containing substrates. Comparisons are drawn with the reactivity towards oxygen-bearing homologues. X-ray crystal structures of two bridging sulfido complexes are described. <strong>Chapter 6</strong> discusses the reactivity of titanium cyclopentadienyl imido amidinate complexes towards substrates containing only one unsaturated linkage. Reactions with organic carbonyls and terminal alkynes are found to afford equilibria rather than isolable products. <strong>Chapter 7</strong> details full experimental procedures for all syntheses and reactions described in the text. <strong>Chapter 8</strong> contains characterising data for all new compounds reported. Full tables of crystallographic data for all new crystallographically characterised complexes described herein are presented in <strong>Appendices A-H, J-M</strong>. <strong>Appendix I</strong> contains kinetics data relating to work discussed in Chapter 3.

Thesis. 1975. Ph.D.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Chemistry. / Vita. / Includes bibliographical references. / Ph.D.

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Ce mémoire rapporte la préparation et l'étude de matériaux hybrides organiques-inorganiques à base de titane où les deux réseaux sont liés par des liaisons titane-carbone stables. Différents précurseurs dans lesquels deux groupes cyclopentadienyltitane sont reliés par des espaceurs variés ont été préparés. Ces espaceurs comprennent des groupes aromatiques et hétéroaromatiques linéaires ainsi que des groupes aromatiques disubstitués par des chaînes alkyle. Ces complexes dimétalliques, où le titane est aussi lié à trois groupes labiles, ont été ensuite hydrolysés dans les conditions du procédé sol-gel pour conduire à des hybrides de classe II. Le réseau organique y est lié au réseau inorganique par des liaisons stables titane-carbone. Ces matériaux sont organisés et leur mode d'organisation dépend de la nature de l'espaceur reliant les groupes cyclopentadienyle. Les espaceurs linéaires conduisent à des matériaux à structure en escalier dans lesquels les ligands sont associés par des liaisons p. La longueur des espaceurs n'a pas d'effet sur cette organisation. Par contre, les matériaux à espaceurs substitués latéralement sont organisés par les chaînes alkyle. La calcination de ces matériaux hybrides sous oxygène conduit à la formation de dioxyde de titane nanoporeux sous forme d'anatase dont la cristallinité et la surface spécifique dépendent de la température de calcination. D'une façon similaire des films de dioxyde de titane de même type sont obtenus par la calcination de films minces d'hybrides préparés par spin-coating. / This work aimed to the preparation of titanium-based organic-inorganic hybrid materials where both networks are linked through stable titanium-carbon bonds. The preparation of various di(cyclopentadienyltitanium) precursors in which various organic groups serve as a bridge between the two cyclopentadienyl groups while each titanium atom is equipped with three hydrolysable groups was first achieved. Then, these complexes were hydrolyzed in a sol-gel process that led to new self-assembled titanium-based class II hybrid materials in which the inorganic network is connected to the organic network through stable titanium-carbon bonds. The mode of organization of the nanostructures depends on the spacer bridging the cyclopentadienyl groups. Linear aromatic spacers led to materials having a stair-like structure in which the organic ligands are arranged via p-stacking. The length of the spacer has a little effect on the organization of the nanostructures. The structure of the materials obtained with spacers endowed with long lateral chains is governed by the side chains. The calcination of these materials under oxygen led to the formation of nanoporous anatase titanium dioxide the crystallinity and surface area of which depend on the calcination temperature. Similarly titanium dioxide thin films were prepared by the calcination of hybrid thin films prepared by spin coating.