Nitrile functionalised pendant-arm derivatives of aza- and mixed donor macrocyclic ligands as new building blocks for inorganic crystal engineering

Lorenzo Tei, Alexander J. Blake, Paul A. Cooke, Claudia Caltagirone, Francesco Demartin, Vito Lippolis, Francesca Morale, Claire Wilson, Martin Schröder

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Abstract

A range of nitrile-functionalised pendant arm derivatives of [9]aneN3, [9]aneN2S, [9]aneNS2, [12]aneNS2O and [15]aneO2N3 have been prepared: L1 = 1,4,7-tris(cyanomethyl)-1,4,7-triazacyclononane, L2 = 1,4,7-tris-(2-cyanoethyl)-1,4,7-triazacyclononane, L3 = 1,2-bis[4,7-bis(2-cyanoethyl)-1,4,7-triazacyclonon-lyl]ethane, L4 = 4,7-bis(2-cyanoethyl)-1-thia-4,7-diazacyclononane, L5 = 7-(2-cyanoethyl)-7-aza-1,4-dithiacyclononane, L6 = 1-(2-cyanoethyl)-1-aza-4,10-dithia-7-oxacyclododecane, L7 = 1,4,7-tris(cyanomethyl)-1,4,7-triaza-10,13-dioxacyclopentadecane, L8 = 1,4,7-tris(cyanoethyl)-1,4,7-triaza-10,13-dioxacyclopentadecane. Reaction of these ligands with AgI salts affords a range of complex products, the structures of which vary according to the type, number and length of the pendant arms. The synthesis and structures of {[Ag(L1)]PF6}, {[Ag2(L2)2][BF4]2} , {[Ag2(L3)][PF6]2} , [Ag2(L4)2][BF4]2, {[Ag(L5)]BF4}, [Ag2(L6)2][BF4]2, {[Ag(L7)]BF4} and [Ag(L8)]PF2O2 are reported.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1662-1670
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of the Chemical Society. Dalton Transactions
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2002
Externally publishedYes

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