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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1049-1056 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Chemical Communications (London) |
| Volume | 2001 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 21 Jun 2001 |
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Keywords
- RAY CRYSTAL-STRUCTURES
- X-RAY
- ARYL COMPOUNDS
- MACROCYCLIC AMIDE
- ETHER COMPLEXES
- DONOR SOLVENT
- COORDINATION
- ALKYL
- HEXAMETHYLDISILAZIDE
- POTASSIUM
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S-Block metal inverse crowns: synthetic and structural synergism in mixed alkali metal-magnesium (or zinc) amide chemistry. / Mulvey, R.E.
In: Chemical Communications (London), Vol. 2001, No. 12, 21.06.2001, p. 1049-1056.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - S-Block metal inverse crowns: synthetic and structural synergism in mixed alkali metal-magnesium (or zinc) amide chemistry
AU - Mulvey, R.E.
PY - 2001/6/21
Y1 - 2001/6/21
N2 - This article focuses on the special chemistry that can take place when certain lithium (or other heavier alkali metal) amides are combined with certain magnesium (or zinc) bisamides, Some of the reaction mixtures studied follow a straightforward path leading to simple heterobimetallic compositions with predictable structures, whereas others take an unexpected turn to behave as powerful oxygen scavengers or as regioselective bases to yield novel products with unpredictable host-guest macrocyclic structures. We refer to these new compounds as 'inverse crown ethers' or 'inverse crowns' because their arrangement of Lewis acidic and Lewis basic sites is opposite to that encountered in conventional crown ether complexes. This developing phenomenon appears to be a direct result of pairing together the two distinct metal types in the same complex, as the chemistry cannot be replicated by complexes containing one or the other metal type on its own.
AB - This article focuses on the special chemistry that can take place when certain lithium (or other heavier alkali metal) amides are combined with certain magnesium (or zinc) bisamides, Some of the reaction mixtures studied follow a straightforward path leading to simple heterobimetallic compositions with predictable structures, whereas others take an unexpected turn to behave as powerful oxygen scavengers or as regioselective bases to yield novel products with unpredictable host-guest macrocyclic structures. We refer to these new compounds as 'inverse crown ethers' or 'inverse crowns' because their arrangement of Lewis acidic and Lewis basic sites is opposite to that encountered in conventional crown ether complexes. This developing phenomenon appears to be a direct result of pairing together the two distinct metal types in the same complex, as the chemistry cannot be replicated by complexes containing one or the other metal type on its own.
KW - RAY CRYSTAL-STRUCTURES
KW - X-RAY
KW - ARYL COMPOUNDS
KW - MACROCYCLIC AMIDE
KW - ETHER COMPLEXES
KW - DONOR SOLVENT
KW - COORDINATION
KW - ALKYL
KW - HEXAMETHYLDISILAZIDE
KW - POTASSIUM
UR - http://www.rsc.org/delivery/_ArticleLinking/DisplayArticleForFree.cfm?doi=b101576l&JournalCode=CC
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b101576l
U2 - 10.1039/b101576l
DO - 10.1039/b101576l
M3 - Article
VL - 2001
SP - 1049
EP - 1056
JO - Chemical Communications (London)
JF - Chemical Communications (London)
SN - 0009-241X
IS - 12
ER -