Self-assembly of a cyclic metalladecapyridine from the reaction of 2,6-bis(bis(2-pyridyl)methoxymethane)pyridine with silver(I)

Inorg Chem. 2008 Jul 7;47(13):5727-35. doi: 10.1021/ic8000043. Epub 2008 Jun 13.

Abstract

Reaction of Ag( p-MeC 6H 4SO 3) with 2,6-bis(bis(2-pyridyl)methoxymethane)pyridine (PY5) in CH 2Cl 2 gave [Ag (I) 2(PY5) 2](p-MeC 6H 4SO 3) 2 (1). Treatment of 2,6-bis(bis(2-pyridyl)hydroxymethane)pyridine (PY5-OH) with AgNO 3 in MeOH gave [Ag (I) 2(PY5-OH) 2](NO3) 2 (2); in the presence of PPh 3, this reaction afforded [Ag (I)(PY5-OH)(PPh 3)]NO 3 (3). The structures of 1- 3 have been determined by X-ray crystal analysis, revealing four-coordinate Ag (I) ions in these complexes. Both 1 and 2 feature a quadruply branched 28-membered C 16N 10M 2 metallamacrocycle fused to 10 pyridyl groups. On the basis of (1)H NMR measurements, the dinuclear 1 and 2 dissociate into a mononuclear complex upon dissolving in MeCN but in MeOH an equilibrium between the mono- and dinuclear species can be detected.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Dimerization
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Molecular Structure
  • Organometallic Compounds / chemistry*
  • Pyridines / chemistry*
  • Silver / chemistry*

Substances

  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Pyridines
  • Silver