Ion Dynamics in Confined Spaces: Sodium Ion Mobility in Icosahedral Container Molecules
Ion Dynamics in Confined Spaces: Sodium Ion Mobility in Icosahedral Container Molecules
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DOI:
10.1002/anie.201003441
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发表时间:
2010-01-01
影响因子:
16.6
通讯作者:
Gruetzmacher, Hansjoerg
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作者:
Podewitz, Maren;van Beek, Jacco D.;Gruetzmacher, Hansjoerg
Cation fluctuations within a molecular anionic ligand framework in crystals have rarely been observed. Veith et al. have studied local Li+ ion fluctuations in crystalline lithium siloxyamides that contain either an anionic (N-Si-O-Si-N) 2¿=(X2¿) or (O-Si-N-Si-O)¿=(Z¿) skeleton.[1] In the crystalline [Li2 (Z) 2] and [Li4 (X) 2] species, the metal movements proceed in a concerted fashion, that is, the cations jump simultaneously from filled to empty positions as electrostatically coupled (Li2) 2+ and (Li4) 4+ clusters, and the movements are linked to phase transitions, rotations, and oscillations of atoms and atom groups. A partial dynamic disorder of Li+ ions has also been reported in the “onion”-type spherical cluster [Li24OI2 (AsR) 10](R= Me2 (iPrMe2C) Si).[2] To date, ion fluctuations in crystallized “molecular boxes” have only been observed for Li+ ions.We report herein on two compounds that are composed of a small central PH2¿ anion surrounded by a spherical outer shell consisting of twelve tert-butoxy anions. In this confined polyanionic space, that is, between the PH2¿ anion and the outer shell, 12 or 13 highly mobile sodium cations are embedded. One sodium ion can be reversibly added or removed to interconvert these aggregates. Brandsma et al. reported the synthesis of sodium dihydrogenphosphide, NaPH2, which uses the reduction of elemental phosphorus with sodium metal and subsequent addition of tert-butyl alcohol. This form of NaPH2 is a versatile reagent for the preparation of organophosphorus compounds;[3] however, the nature of this “Brandsma reagent” was not known.