Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1323951 Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 2013 4 Pages PDF
Abstract

The reaction of Re2(CO)10 with chloranilic acid (H2-CA) and 1,3,5-tris(2-methylmercaptobenzimidazol-1-ylmethyl)-2,4,6-trimethylbenzene (L) gives a heteroleptic cycle [(fac-Re(CO)3)6(CA)3(L)2] (1). The hexanuclear metallacycle 1 possesses calixarene-shaped bowls.

Graphical abstractThe reaction of Re2(CO)10 with chloranilic acid (H2-CA) and 1,3,5-tris(2-methylmercaptoben-zimidazol-1-ylmethyl)-2,4,6-trimethylbenzene(L) gives a heteroleptic cycle [(fac-Re(CO)3)6(CA)3(L)2] (1). The hexanuclear metallacycle 1 possesses calixarene-shaped bowls.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slideHighlights► Neutral rhenium(I)-based mixed-ligands metallomacrocycle. ► Hexanuclear assembly from Re(CO)3, bischelator, and tris(monodentate) donors. ► Metallacycle possesses calixarene-shaped bowls.

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