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Diverse Coordinative Zinc Complexes Containing Amido-Pyridinate Ligands: Structural and Catalytic Studies.


ABSTRACT: In this work, zinc complexes containing amidopyridinate ligands substituted with different pendant arms have been described. Treatment of ligand precursors with ZnEt2 at a 1:1 ratio in THF yields zinc ethyl complexes (PyN C1Py )2(ZnEt)2 (1) and (PyN C2NMe2 )2(ZnEt)2 (2), respectively. Complexes 1 and 2 show the same geometry as a distorted tetrahedron, but adopt different coordination behaviors supported by the ligands. Complex 1 represents a rare and a non-centrosymmetric mode, which the amido group bridges two zinc centers to form a six-membered ring. However, complex 2 shows a centrosymmetric mode, which the pyridine group links to the zinc centers to form an eight-membered ring. Recrystallization of complex 2 gives an additional complex (PyN C2NMe2 )4Zn3(?3-O) (3). We attempted to prepare zinc benzyl oxide complexes but afforded only a self-assembly cubane complex Zn7Et6(OBn)8 (4). All molecular structures 1-4 are characterized depending on both single-crystal X-ray and spectroscopic data. Furthermore, their catalytic properties toward the ring opening polymerization of ?-caprolactone and L-lactide, using benzyl alcohol as the initiation reagent, are under investigation.

SUBMITTER: Chen MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6328485 | biostudies-other | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Diverse Coordinative Zinc Complexes Containing Amido-Pyridinate Ligands: Structural and Catalytic Studies.

Chen Ming-Tsz MT   Chen Yu-Yang YY   Li Guan-Lin GL   Chen Chi-Tien CT  

Frontiers in chemistry 20190104


In this work, zinc complexes containing amidopyridinate ligands substituted with different pendant arms have been described. Treatment of ligand precursors with ZnEt<sub>2</sub> at a 1:1 ratio in THF yields zinc ethyl complexes (PyN C 1 Py )<sub>2</sub>(ZnEt)<sub>2</sub> (<b>1</b>) and (PyN C 2 NMe 2 )<sub>2</sub>(ZnEt)<sub>2</sub> (<b>2</b>), respectively. Complexes <b>1</b> and <b>2</b> show the same geometry as a distorted tetrahedron, but adopt different coordination behaviors supported  ...[more]

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