Zheng Zhou, , , Aaron J. Babson, , , Zheng Wei, , and , Marina A. Petrukhina*,
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Abstract
Several new bimetallic and trimetallic complexes containing the [Y(COT)2]− unit in different coordination environments are synthesized and fully characterized using X-ray crystallography and NMR spectroscopy. These complexes include [K([2.2.2]cryptand)][Y(COT)2] (1), [K(18-crown-6)(THF)][Y(COT)2] (2), [Y2K2(COT)4(THF)4] (3), and [YKCa(COT)3(THF)3] (4). In the presence of secondary ligands, bimetallic ionic pairs that comprise a [Y(COT)2]− sandwich and a solvent-wrapped K+ ion are formed in 1 and 2. In contrast, 3 represents a bimetallic tetradecker oligomer with two [Y(COT)2]− units bridged by a K+ ion and a terminal [K(THF)4]+ moiety. Complex 4 is a heterotrimetallic triple-decker with an axial arrangement of three metal centers to form [Y(COT)2K(COT)Ca(THF)3]. Structural analysis shows the Y–COTcentroid distances in the [Y(COT)2]− sandwich are equidistant (1.884(6) Å) in 1 but become asymmetric in 2–4 (1.857(3)–1.952(3) Å), reflecting additional external coordination. The two COT rings are parallel in 1 and become increasingly tilted from 0.8 to 27.5° in 2–4, respectively. Multinuclear NMR spectroscopy measurements reveal the solution behavior of the sandwich and heterometallic multidecker COT-based products. The observed NMR spectroscopic trends corroborate with weak interactions between the [Y(COT)2]− unit and cationic moieties persisting in solutions of 2–4.
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Organometallics is the flagship journal of organometallic chemistry and records progress in one of the most active fields of science, bridging organic and inorganic chemistry. The journal publishes Articles, Communications, Reviews, and Tutorials (instructional overviews) that depict research on the synthesis, structure, bonding, chemical reactivity, and reaction mechanisms for a variety of applications, including catalyst design and catalytic processes; main-group, transition-metal, and lanthanide and actinide metal chemistry; synthetic aspects of polymer science and materials science; and bioorganometallic chemistry.