Stereoselective Double-Helicate Assembly from Chiral 2,2′:6′,2″:6″,2′′′-Quaterpyridines and Tetrahedral Metal Centres
摘要:
A pair of chiral 2,2':6',2 ":6 ",2'''-quaterpyridine ligands 1 and 2 have been prepared and shown to diastereoselectively assemble double-helical coordination compounds. The complexation of 1 or 2 with copper(I) or silver(I) leads to dinuclear double helicates [M-2(L)(2)](2+) with high diastereoselectivity [diastereomeric excess (d.e.) greater than or equal to 96%] for the formation of P or M helicates. Circular dichroism (CD) studies of the helicates in solution reveal intense activity in the region of 320-328 nm that is diagnostic of P or M helical chirality. On the basis of the CD spectra it is proposed that the dominant diastereomers with 1 possess P helicity, whilst those with 2 possess M helical chirality. These proposals have been confirmed by solid-state structural determinations of the dominant diastereomers of [Cu-2(1)(2)][PF6](2). 2MeCN. [Cu-2(2)(2)][PF6](2). 2MeCN and [Ag-2(1)(2)][PF6](4). 0.33 H2O. Redistribution reactions of dicopper(I) and disilver(I) helicates lead to the stereoselective assembly of heterodinuclear helicates, whereas the reaction of [Cu-2(1)(2)](2+) with [Cu-2(2)(2)](2+) leads to the formation of the heterochiral, heterostranded species [Cu-2(1)(2)](2-).
A pair of chiral 2,2':6',2 ":6 ",2'''-quaterpyridine ligands 1 and 2 have been prepared and shown to diastereoselectively assemble double-helical coordination compounds. The complexation of 1 or 2 with copper(I) or silver(I) leads to dinuclear double helicates [M-2(L)(2)](2+) with high diastereoselectivity [diastereomeric excess (d.e.) greater than or equal to 96%] for the formation of P or M helicates. Circular dichroism (CD) studies of the helicates in solution reveal intense activity in the region of 320-328 nm that is diagnostic of P or M helical chirality. On the basis of the CD spectra it is proposed that the dominant diastereomers with 1 possess P helicity, whilst those with 2 possess M helical chirality. These proposals have been confirmed by solid-state structural determinations of the dominant diastereomers of [Cu-2(1)(2)][PF6](2). 2MeCN. [Cu-2(2)(2)][PF6](2). 2MeCN and [Ag-2(1)(2)][PF6](4). 0.33 H2O. Redistribution reactions of dicopper(I) and disilver(I) helicates lead to the stereoselective assembly of heterodinuclear helicates, whereas the reaction of [Cu-2(1)(2)](2+) with [Cu-2(2)(2)](2+) leads to the formation of the heterochiral, heterostranded species [Cu-2(1)(2)](2-).