Issue 17, 2009

Synthesis and characterisation of heterometallic molecular triangles using ambidentate linker: self-selection of a single linkage isomer

Abstract

The coordination driven self-assembly of discrete molecular triangles from a non-symmetric ambidentate linker 5-pyrimidinecarboxylate (5-pmc) and Pd(II)/Pt(II) based 90° acceptors is presented. Despite the possibility of formation of a mixture of isomeric macrocycles (linkage isomers) due to different connectivity of the ambidentate linker, formation of a single and symmetrical linkage isomer in both the cases is an interesting observation. Moreover, the reported macrocycles represent the first example of discrete metallamacrocycles of bridging 5-pmc. While solution composition in both the cases was characterised by multinuclear NMR study and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS), the identity of the assemblies in the solid state was established by X-ray single crystals structure analysis. Variable temperature NMR study clearly ruled out the formation of any other macrocycles by [4 + 4] or [2 + 2] self-assembly of the reacting components.

Graphical abstract: Synthesis and characterisation of heterometallic molecular triangles using ambidentate linker: self-selection of a single linkage isomer

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Article type
Paper
Submitted
05 Jan 2009
Accepted
25 Feb 2009
First published
25 Mar 2009

Dalton Trans., 2009, 3222-3229

Synthesis and characterisation of heterometallic molecular triangles using ambidentate linker: self-selection of a single linkage isomer

A. K. Bar, R. Chakrabarty, K. Chi, S. R. Batten and P. S. Mukherjee, Dalton Trans., 2009, 3222 DOI: 10.1039/B900118B

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