A NEW MODE OF METAL ENCAPSULATION

J S BARTLETT, J F COSTELLO, S MEHANI, S RAMDAS, A M Z SLAWIN, J F STODDART, D J WILLIAMS

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Abstract

All ten oxygen atoms of the acyclic oligomer 1c participate in the coordination of Ba2+ in the ''scorpion'' complex 1c. Ba(SCN)2. Me2CO. The eleventh coordination site is occupied by the acetone molecule. A further characteristic of the complex are strong O-H...N hydrogen bonds to the thiocyanate counterion. The ligands 1 also exhibit a high selectivity for cations with ionic radii of 1.2-1.3 angstrom, which could be explained with the help of molecular modeling studies.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1404-1406
Number of pages3
JournalAngewandte Chemie International Edition in English
Volume29
Issue number12
Publication statusPublished - Dec 1990

Keywords

  • HOST-GUEST COMPLEXATION
  • CROWN ETHERS
  • POLYETHERS
  • DERIVATIVES
  • IONOPHORES
  • MOLECULES
  • CHEMISTRY
  • SOLVENTS
  • LECTURE
  • CATIONS

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