Synthesis and molecular and solid state structural characterization of mixed CH3–CF3 and CH3–C2F5 fluoroalkyl pyrazoles and a new, ligand
作者:Zhengbo Hu、Andrei Loas、Sergiu M. Gorun
DOI:10.1016/j.ica.2009.04.020
日期:2009.9
We report a new mixed methyl-fluoroalkyl (R-f) 3,5-substituted pyrazole, Pz(Rf,CH3), with R-f = C2F5. An X-ray structural comparison of Pz(Rf,CH3) (R-f = CF3 and C2F5) reveals a similar boat-type H-bonded tetrameric architecture, dominated by the 3,5 tautomers. The tetramers compactness could be compared by computing the volume of the tetrahedron defined by the geometric centers of the four pyrazole rings. Using this criterion the C2F5 group is found to induce a tighter intratetrameric packing relative to CF3, in addition to exhibiting a possibly higher degree of N-H proton delocalization.The new Tp(Rf,CH3) (R-f = C2F5) sodium scorpionate is also reported. The X-ray structure of NaTp(C2F5,CH3)(H2O) shows discrete mononuclear units. The Na-coordinated H2O exhibits weak, 2.6 angstrom intermolecular Na-O-H center dot center dot center dot F contacts leading to the formation of a head-to-tail chain assembly. In contrast, the NaTp(CF3,CH3) (H2O) complex forms dimers in solid-state, supported by Na-bridging water ligands and intermolecular Na center dot center dot center dot F interactions.The presence of metal-bonded H2O in the sodium complex of Tp(C2F5,CH3) as well as the formation of discrete complexes when CF3 is replaced by C2F5 in Tp(Rf,CH3) reflect both the strong sigma electronic acceptor nature of the ligand and its enhanced steric bulkiness. (C) 2009 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.