Synthesis and characterization of trinuclear square-planar NiII3 and CuII3 complexes of an extended phloroglucinol ligand: Experimental evidence for the relative contributions of benzene-like and radialene-like resonance structures
摘要:
The synthesis and characterization of the extended phloroglucinol ligand H(3)felddien, its trinuclear Ni-II complex [(felddien)Ni-3](BF4)(3) and its trinuclear Cu-II complex [(felddien)Cu-3](ClO4)(3) is presented. Detailed NMR studies provide strong evidence that the ligand H(3)felddien has to be described as the N-protonated tautomer and not as the O-protonated tautomer, with strong contribution of a radialene-like keto-enamine resonance structure resulting in a C-s and a C-3h isomer. The trinucleating tris(tetradentate) ligand provides three donor sets comprised of a phenolate, an imine, and two tertiary amine donors. This donor set enables the synthesis of the diamagnetic square-planar coordinated Ni-II complex [(felddien)Ni-3](BF4)(3) which provides the opportunity to perform detailed NMR spectroscopic characterizations for the evaluation of the electronic structure of the central phloroglucinol unit. In conjunction with a single-crystal Xray diffraction and a UV-vis absorption spectroscopic analysis, these data indicate that in the coordinated form, the benzene-like phenolate-imine and the radialene-like keto-enamine resonance structures have contributions to the overall resonance hybrid. The weakening of the central pi system as a consequence of the contribution of the keto-enamine resonance structure explains the relative small ferromagnetic interactions in the trinuclear Cu-II complex [(felddien)Cu-3](ClO4)(3). This detailed analysis identifies the strong resonance with unsaturated groups in 2,4,6 position of phloroglucinol as the main source for the low ferromagnetic couplings by the spin-polarization mechanism in all our extended phloroglucinol ligands. A replacement of the unsaturated imine functions by saturated amine functions may be a synthetic opportunity to enhance the ferromagnetic interactions by the spin-polarization mechanism in this ligand system. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Synthesis and characterization of trinuclear square-planar NiII3 and CuII3 complexes of an extended phloroglucinol ligand: Experimental evidence for the relative contributions of benzene-like and radialene-like resonance structures
摘要:
The synthesis and characterization of the extended phloroglucinol ligand H(3)felddien, its trinuclear Ni-II complex [(felddien)Ni-3](BF4)(3) and its trinuclear Cu-II complex [(felddien)Cu-3](ClO4)(3) is presented. Detailed NMR studies provide strong evidence that the ligand H(3)felddien has to be described as the N-protonated tautomer and not as the O-protonated tautomer, with strong contribution of a radialene-like keto-enamine resonance structure resulting in a C-s and a C-3h isomer. The trinucleating tris(tetradentate) ligand provides three donor sets comprised of a phenolate, an imine, and two tertiary amine donors. This donor set enables the synthesis of the diamagnetic square-planar coordinated Ni-II complex [(felddien)Ni-3](BF4)(3) which provides the opportunity to perform detailed NMR spectroscopic characterizations for the evaluation of the electronic structure of the central phloroglucinol unit. In conjunction with a single-crystal Xray diffraction and a UV-vis absorption spectroscopic analysis, these data indicate that in the coordinated form, the benzene-like phenolate-imine and the radialene-like keto-enamine resonance structures have contributions to the overall resonance hybrid. The weakening of the central pi system as a consequence of the contribution of the keto-enamine resonance structure explains the relative small ferromagnetic interactions in the trinuclear Cu-II complex [(felddien)Cu-3](ClO4)(3). This detailed analysis identifies the strong resonance with unsaturated groups in 2,4,6 position of phloroglucinol as the main source for the low ferromagnetic couplings by the spin-polarization mechanism in all our extended phloroglucinol ligands. A replacement of the unsaturated imine functions by saturated amine functions may be a synthetic opportunity to enhance the ferromagnetic interactions by the spin-polarization mechanism in this ligand system. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.