名称:
Controlling the Addition of Metal Centers to a Bis(pyrazolyl)methane Starburst Ligand: Direct Routes to Mono-, Bi-, and Trimetallic Rhenium(I) Complexes
摘要:
The bis(pyrazolyl) methane starburst ligand 1,3,5-tris[bis(1-pyrazolyl)methyl]benzene (1,3,5-[CH(pz)(2)](3)C6H3) was prepared by the cobalt-catalyzed condensation reaction between 1,3,5-triformylbenzene and thionyldipyrazole. The addition of Re(CO)(5)Br to an excess of 1,3,5-[CH(pz)(2)](3)C6H3 resulted in the selective formation of the monometallic complex {1,3,5-[CH(pz)(2)]C6H3}Re(CO)(3)Br (1). When 2 equiv of Re(CO)(5)Br was reacted with 1 equiv of 1,3,5-[CH(pz)(2)](3)C6H3, the bimetallic complex {mu-1,3,5-[CH(pz)(2)](3)C6H3][Re(CO)(3)Br](2) (2) was produced as the major product. The trimetallic complex {mu-1,3,5-CH(pz)(2)]C6H3}[Re(CO)(3)Br](3) (3) was prepared by the reaction of an excess of Re(CO)(5)Br with 1,3,5[CH(pz)(2)](3)C6H3. Recrystallization of the complexes from acetone or acetonitrile resulted in the isolation of the crystalline compounds 1, 1 center dot (CH3)(2)CO, 2 center dot (CH3)(2)CO, 3(.)7CH(3)CN, 3(.)3(CH3)2CO, and 3(.)4.5(CH3()2)CO. The supramolecular structures of all the complexes are influenced by the 3-fold symmetric, fixed geometry of 1,3,5-[CH(pz)(2)](3) and each structure contains intricate networks of molecules, in some cases including alternating layers of complex and solvent molecules, organized through pi center dot center dot center dot pi, CH center dot center dot center dot pi, and other hydrogen-bonding interactions.