摘要:
Bernhard Lippert has contributed significantly to the understanding of metallamacrocyclic complexes with low valent, late transition metals. In particular, he has pioneered the preparation of metallacalixarenes such as 12-MC-3 and 16-MC-4 structure types. In this article, we provide the preparation of a new 16-MC-4, [Mn4Br4(B((BuM)-Bu-t) PZG)(4)] [Mn(HOCO2)(2)], complex made with the ligand potassium N, N-bis(3-methyl-5-tert-butylpyrazolylmethyl) glycinate (KB((BuM)-Bu-t) PZG). In addition to being the first 16-MC-4 that is composed of manganese, this complex is the first example of a transition metal [Mn(II)] being captured in the interior cavity of the 16-MC-4. We discuss how our ligand design leads to the isolated structure due to the steric bulk that has been appended to the pyrazole ligand. (C) 2008 Published by Elsevier B. V.