Issue 15, 2018

Chiral macrocyclic terpyridine complexes

Abstract

The syntheses of novel chiral M(II) bis(terpyridine) cage complexes Fe(L1)2-c and Ru(L1)2-c are described. The extraordinary design of the precursors Fe(L1)2 and Ru(L1)2 allows perfect preorganization for the final closing step. Due to the rigidity of the spacers between the two terpyridine moieties, the two isolated enantiomers barely racemize at room temperature in solution. The stable and axially chiral bis(terpyridine) Fe(II) and Ru(II) complexes were fully characterized by NMR-spectroscopy, UV-Vis spectroscopy, electrochemical measurements, high resolution mass spectrometry, circular dichroism measurements, and X-ray structural analysis.

Graphical abstract: Chiral macrocyclic terpyridine complexes

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Article information

Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
13 Dec 2017
Accepted
22 Mar 2018
First published
23 Mar 2018
This article is Open Access

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Chem. Sci., 2018,9, 3837-3843

Chiral macrocyclic terpyridine complexes

T. Brandl, V. Hoffmann, A. Pannwitz, D. Häussinger, M. Neuburger, O. Fuhr, S. Bernhard, O. S. Wenger and M. Mayor, Chem. Sci., 2018, 9, 3837 DOI: 10.1039/C7SC05285E

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