Asymmetry and steric hindrance in tripodal ligands: Reaching the limit for octahedral geometry with the newly synthesized [(6-bromo 2-pyridylmethyl) (6-fluoro 2-pyridylmethyl) (2-pyridylmethyl)] amine tripod in FeCl2 complexes
作者:Laila Benhamou、Hassen Jaafar、Aurore Thibon、Mohammed Lachkar、Dominique Mandon
DOI:10.1016/j.ica.2011.04.015
日期:2011.7
We have synthesized the fully unsymmetrical [(6-bromo 2-pyridylmethyl) (6-fluoro 2-pyridylmethyl) (2-pyridylmethyl)] amine tripod FBrTPA. The synthesis involves preparation of the already known [(6-bromo 2-pyridylmethyl) (2-pyridylmethyl)] amine BrDPA, which is obtained either by classical condensation of a-substituted pyridine carboxaldehyde with aminomethyl pyridine, or by a pathway involving the protection/deprotection sequence of this primary amine. This second way is useful for syntheses of monosubstituted DPAs in the cases where a-substituted pyridine carboxaldehydes are unavailable. The crystal structure of the FeCl2 complex shows that the ligand binds in a kappa(4)-N fashion, with however relatively long ligand-to-metal distances. The spectroscopic and electrochemical studies support decoordination of the bromopyridyl substituent in solution, with kappa(3)-N coordination mode of the tripod within a complex displaying a trigonal bipyramidal geometry at the metal centre. This complex reacts easily with dry oxygen to yield an unsymmetrical mu-oxo diferric complex, the structure of which is also reported. (C) 2011 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.