摘要:
The synthesis and crystal structures of two new macrocyclic compounds, As(2)(L(2,5))(2)Cl(2) and As(2)(L(2,3))(2)Cl(2), are described, where L(2,3) and L(2,5) are dithiolate ligands. For each compound, several diastereomeric isomers are possible (anti-"aligned", syn-"aligned", anti-"unaligned", syn-"unaligned"), as shown by density functional theory (DFT) calculations, but only one is crystallized out of solution. For As(2)(L(2,5))(2)Cl(2), only the anti-aligned isomer crystallizes, as expected based on steric arguments and backed up by DFT calculations. Surprisingly, for As(2)(L(2,3))(2)Cl(2), an anti isomer crystallizes in which one As-Cl unit has folded into the macrocyclic cavity. While this goes against steric arguments and DFT calculations, this conformation best fills the space within the cavity, avoiding the entropic cost of a large void.