In order to investigate the effect of methyl group substitution adjacent to a pyridyl N donor, three ligands were synthesised and complexed with CuI in a 1 ∶ 2 ratio. The crystal structures of three CuI complexes were determined. The dimethylated ligand bis(6-methyl-2-pyridylmethyl)sulfide (L1) gave rise to a tetranuclear complex with two Cu2I2 bridges in which the Cu centres were four-coordinate. The asymmetric ligand 2-(6-methylpyridyl)methyl(2-pyridyl)methylsulfide (L2) gave a tetranuclear complex which contained two parallel Cu2I2 bridges. In each Cu2I2 bridge, one Cu centre was three- and the other four-coordinate. In contrast, the ligand bis(2-pyridylmethyl)sulfide (L3), with no Me substitution, gave rise to a one-dimensional coordination polymer with CuI chains. It was found that the differences in the complexes were a result of both the
electronic and steric effects arising from the Me substitution of the pyridine donors and that no one effect completely dominated.
为了研究毗邻
吡啶基 N 给体的甲基取代的影响,我们合成了三种
配体,并以 1 ∶ 2 的比例与 CuI 复配。测定了三种 CuI 复合物的晶体结构。二甲基
配体双(6-甲基-2-
吡啶基甲基)
硫化物(L1)产生了一个具有两个
Cu2I2 桥的四核配合物,其中的 Cu 中心为四配位。不对称
配体 2-(6-
甲基吡啶基)甲基(2-
吡啶基)
硫化物(
L2)产生的四核配合物含有两个平行的 桥。在每个 桥中,一个 Cu 中心为三配位,另一个为四配位。相反,
配体双(2-
吡啶基甲基)
硫化物(L3)在没有 Me 取代的情况下,产生了一种带有 CuI 链的一维配位聚合物。研究发现,这些配合物的差异是由
吡啶供体的 Me 取代所产生的电子效应和立体效应共同作用的结果,没有哪一种效应完全占主导地位。