The synthesis of new 60° organometallic subunits and self-assembly of three-dimensional M3L2 trigonal-bipyramidal cages

Hai Bo Yang, Koushik Ghosh, Atta M. Arif, Peter J. Stang

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Abstract

(Figure Presented) By employing the coupling reaction of trans-PtI 2(Et3)2 with C-H bonds in alkynes as the key step, two new 60° organometallic subunits with different size from 3,6-dibromophenanthrene were prepared in reasonable yields. The X-ray structures of both di-Pt(II) diiodide complexes showed that they were indeed suitable candidates for 60° building units. By utilizing these novel linkers as ditopic acceptor subunits, three M3L2 trigonal-bipyramidal (TBP) cages were formed. All three TBP cages were characterized with multinuclear NMR and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) along with element analysis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)9464-9469
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Organic Chemistry
Volume71
Issue number25
DOIs
StatePublished - 8 Dec 2006
Externally publishedYes

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