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
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
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低价二茂钛 (II) 片段与反式 4,4β-偶氮二吡啶 (RNâNR, R = C5H4N) 的反应:通过反式异构化形成四核分子方形
DOI:
10.1021/om801123k
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发表时间:
2009
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影响因子:
2.8
通讯作者:
R. Beckhaus
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作者:
O. Theilmann;W. Saak;D. Haase;R. Beckhaus
The reactions of the low-valent titanocene sources [Cp*2Ti(η2-C2(TMS)2)] (2) and [tBuCp2Ti(η2-C2(TMS)2)] (3) withtrans-4,4′-azobispyridine (8) leads to novel supramolecular squares [(Cp*2Ti)4(μ2-N,N′;η2-N,N′-C10H8N4)2] (10) and [(tBuCp2Ti)4(μ2-N,N′;η2-N,N′-C10H8N4)2] (11). These complexes consist of four bent-titanocene corner units and two azo ligands8. Within this self-assembly process the azo ligands experience a conformational rearrangement fromtranstocis. The titanocene moieties are embedded with two different N-donor environments, provided by the pyridyl rings and the azo functionality of8. Single-crystal X-ray analyses of the tetranuclear compounds10and11revealed the structural features of these molecular polygons. Exclusivelycis-configurated azopyridine units are detected in10and11. Comparison of bond lengths and angles in coordinated and free ligands shows a reduced state of the bridging ligands in the low-valent titanium complexes10and11. In such a way, the Nazo−Nazodistances are elongated from 1.251(2) Å in8to av 1.405(3) Å (10) and 1.434(3) Å (11), respectively. The syntheses and attributes of these novel compounds are discussed. From the reaction of [Cp2Ti(η2-C2(TMS)2)] (1) with8, 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)hydrazine (13) was isolated and fully characterized as a subsequent product.