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Title: Synthesis and Characterization of a Tetrapodal NO44– Ligand and Its Transition Metal Complexes

Journal Article · · Inorganic Chemistry
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  1. Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States). Departments of Chemistry
  2. Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States). Departments of Chemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology and Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Chemical Sciences Division
  3. Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States). Departments of Chemistry and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Materials Sciences Division

In this paper, we present the synthesis and characterization of alkali metal salts of the new tetraanionic, tetrapodal ligand 2,2'-(pyridine-2,6-diyl)bis(2-methylmalonate) (A4[PY(CO2)4], A = Li+, Na+, K+, and Cs+), via deprotection of the neutral tetrapodal ligand tetraethyl 2,2'-(pyridine-2,6-diyl)bis(2-methylmalonate) (PY(CO2Et)4). The [PY(CO2)4]4- ligand is composed of an axial pyridine and four equatorial carboxylate groups and must be kept at or below 0 °C to prevent decomposition. Exposing it to a number of divalent first-row transition metals cleanly forms complexes to give the series K2[(PY(CO2)4)M(H2O)] (M = Mn2+, Fe2+, Co2+, Ni2+, Zn2+). The metal complexes were comprehensively characterized via single-crystal X-ray diffraction,1H NMR and UV-vis absorption spectroscopy, and cyclic voltammetry. Crystal structures reveal that [PY(CO2)4]4- coordinates in a pentadentate fashion to allow for a nearly ideal octahedral coordination geometry upon binding an exogenous water ligand. Additionally, depending on the nature of the charge-balancing countercation (Li+, Na+, or K+), the [(PY(CO2)4)M(H2O)]2- complexes can assemble in the solid state to form one-dimensional channels filled with water molecules. Aqueous electrochemistry performed on [(PY(CO2)4)M(H2O)]2- suggested accessible trivalent oxidation states for the Fe, Co, and Ni complexes, and the trivalent Co3+ species [(PY(CO2)4)Co(OH)]2- could be isolated via chemical oxidation. Finally, the successful synthesis of the [PY(CO2)4]4- ligand and its transition metal complexes illustrates the still-untapped versatility within the tetrapodal ligand family, which may yet hold promise for the isolation of more reactive and higher-valent metal complexes.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
1480729
Journal Information:
Inorganic Chemistry, Vol. 55, Issue 15; ISSN 0020-1669
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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