名称:
Reactions of Low-Valent Titanocene(II) Fragments with trans-4,4′-Azobispyridine (RN═NR, R = C5H4N): Formation of Tetranuclear Molecular Squares by trans−cis Isomerization
摘要:
The reactions of the low-valent titanocene sources [Cp*,-Ti(eta(2)-C-2(TMS)(2))] (2) and [tBuCp(2)Ti(eta(2)-C-2- (TMS)(2))] (3) with trans-4,4'-azobispyridine (8) leads to novel supramolecular squares [(Cp-2*Ti)(4)(mu(2)-N,N';eta(2)- -N,N'-C10H8N4)(2)] (10) and [(tBuCp(2)Ti)(4)(mu(2)-N,N';eta(2)-N,N'-C10H8N4)(2)] (11). These complexes consist of four bent-titanocene corner units and two azo ligands 8. Within this self-assembly process the azo ligands experience a conformational rearrangement from trans to cis. The titanocene moieties are embedded with two different N-donor environments, provided by the pyridyl rings and the azo functionality of 8. Single-crystal X-ray analyses of the tetranuclear compounds 10 and 11 revealed the structural features of these molecular polygons. Exclusively cis-configurated azopyridine units are detected in 10 and 11. Comparison of bond lengths and angles in coordinated and free ligands shows a reduced state of the bridging ligands in the low-valent titanium complexes 10 and 11. In such a way, the N-azo-N-azo distances are elongated from 1.251(2) angstrom in 8 to av 1.405(3) angstrom (10) and 1.434(3) angstrom (11), respectively. The syntheses and attributes of these novel compounds are discussed. From the reaction of [Cp2Ti(eta(2)-C-2(TMS)(2))] (1) with 8, 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)hydrazine (13) was isolated and fully characterized as a subsequent product.