Self-Assembly of Dinuclear CH2-bridged Titanium(IV)/Catecholate Complexes: Influence of the Counterions and of Methyl Substituents in the Ligand
作者:Markus Albrecht
DOI:10.1002/chem.19970030913
日期:1997.9
AbstractThe spontaneous self‐assembly of methylene‐bridged dinuclear TiIV complexes M4[L3Ti2] (L = 1–3) from CH2‐bridged di(catechol) ligands (1‐H4–3‐H4) was found to proceed in the presence of lithium or sodium carbonate acting as a base (M = Li, Na). In contrast, only an unspecific mixture of coordination compounds was obtained in the presence of potassium carbonate. This difference in behavior is due to the ability of Li+ or Na+ to stabilize the triple‐stranded dinuclear titanium(IV) species [L3Ti2]4‐. In the solid state, Li4[(1)3Ti2] exhibits a highly symmetric structure with three lithium cations bound to the meso‐helicate tetraanion. 6Li NMR together with 1H NMR studies at variable temperature revealed that, in solution, an unsymmetrical „bowl‐shaped”︁ species is formed with only two Li+ bound to the anion. A methyl substituent on the methylene spacer of the di(catechol) ligand (ligand 2) led to supramolecular systems with new stereocenters and thus a higher content of information. However, only one of the four possible diastereoisomeric metal complexes of [(2)3Ti2]4‐ was observed. A third type of ligand, with a methyl group attached to one terminus of the linear ligand, was also investigated. The synthesis of such an unsymmetrical ligand, 3‐H4, was readily achieved starting from 2,3‐dimethoxyben‐zyl alcohol (4) and 2,3‐dimethoxybenz‐aldehyde (6). Upon complexation, the ligand 3‐H4 led to a statistical mixture of the two possible isomers of the dinuclear titanium(IV) complex [(3)3Ti2]4‐.