Bis-imine-cyclometalated macrocycles: synthesis, characterization and observation of solution behaviour
作者:Hao Li、Ying-Feng Han、Guo-Xin Jin
DOI:10.1039/c0dt01377c
日期:——
A novel class of cyclometalated macrocycles [(Cp*Ir)2(R–NC–C6H2–CN–R)2]2(pyrazine)2·(OTf)4 [R = Ph (4a), p-MeOC6H4 (4b), p-MeC6H4 (4c), p-ClC6H4 (4d), Me (4e)]; [(Cp*Rh)2(R–NC–C6H2–CN–R)2]2(pyrazine)2·(OTf)4 [R = Ph (4a′), p-MeOC6H4 (4b′), p-MeC6H4 (4c′)] and [(Cp*Ir)2(R–CN–C6H4–NC–R)2]2(pyrazine)2·(OTf)4 [R = Ph (5a), p-MeOC6H4 (5b)] was stepwise constructed through the double-site C–H activation of aromatic bis-imine substrates. The structures of binuclear complexes and tetranuclear macrocycles were confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Isomers were found both in binuclear species and macrocyclic complexes. Flexible substrates led to the existence of isomers for binuclear species, yet gave no isomers after macrocyclic constructions; rigid ones, in contrast, led to isomers only for macrocyclic species. The isomers of tetranuclear macrocycles were thermodynamically stable to reversible transformation on a scale of days. Robust bonding and a certain degree of rigidity were invoked to explain the existence of isomers. This is the first example, to our knowledge, in which coordinated macrocycles containing half-sandwich Cp*M (M = Ir, Rh) fragments have been constructed, without a dynamic reversible process.
一类新型环金属化大环 \([(\textCp*}\textIr})_2(\textR–NC–C}_6\textH}_2\text–CN–R})_2] _2(\textpyrazine})_2·(\textOTf})_4\) \[R = \textPh (4a)}, \textp-MeOC}_6\textH}_4\text (4b)}, \textp-MeC}_6\textH}_4\text (4c)}, \textp-ClC}_6\textH}_4\text (4d)}, \textMe (4e)}\]; \([(\textCp*}\textRh})_2(\textR–NC–C}_6\textH}_2\text–CN–R})_2] _2(\textpyrazine})_2·(\textOTf})_4\) \[R = \textPh (4a′)}, \textp-MeOC}_6\textH}_4\text (4b′)}, \textp-MeC}_6\textH}_4\text (4c′)}\] 和 \([(\textCp*}\textIr})_2(\textR–CN–C}_6\textH}_4\text–NC–R})_2] _2(\textpyrazine})_2·(\textOTf})_4\) \[R = \textPh (5a)}, \textp-MeOC}_6\textH}_4\text (5b)}\] 通过对芳香双亚胺底物进行双位点C–H活化,逐步构建而成。双核配合物和大环结构的确认通过单晶X射线衍射完成。在双核物种和大环配合物中都发现了异构体。柔性底物导致双核物种存在异构体,但在大环构建后没有异构体;相反,刚性底物仅导致大环物种的异构体。四核大环异构体在几天的时间尺度上是热力学稳定的,可逆转变。引入强键合和一定程度的刚性来解释异构体的存在。据我们所知,这是首次在没有动态可逆过程的情况下构建含有半三明治Cp*M (M = Ir, Rh)片段的配位大环的例子。