Synthesis of pyridine-alkoxide ligands for formation of polynuclear complexes
Shopov D, Sharninghausen L, Sinha S, Borowski J, Mercado B, Brudvig G, Crabtree R. Synthesis of pyridine-alkoxide ligands for formation of polynuclear complexes. New Journal Of Chemistry 2017, 41: 6709-6719. DOI: 10.1039/c7nj01845b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchO-donor ligandsPolynuclear complexesFirst-row transition metalsPyridine-alkoxide ligandsInexpensive starting materialsOne-step synthesisX-ray crystallographyPolynuclear clustersTransition metalsStarting materialScalable procedureGeneral formulaLigandsEffective bindingLarge-scale productionLigand 2Chelation powerComplexesSynthesisDenticityCluster formationDeprotonationFormationCrystallographyChromatography