Alcohol adducts of zinc dichloride: Molecular structure of [ZnCl2(THF){1-HOC(C6H11)2-2-NMe2C6H4}]

The aminoalcohols 1-HOCR2-2-NMe2C6H4 [R = Ph (1), R = C6H11 (2)] and 1-HOCPh2CH2-2-NMe2C6H4 (3) react with ZnCl2 in tetrahydrofuran to give the alcohol adducts [ZnCl2(THF){1-HOCR2-2-NMe2C6H4}] [R = Ph (4), R = C6H11 (5)] and [ZnCl2(THF){1-HOCPh2CH2-2-NMe2C6H4}] (6). The complexes 4–6 were characterized by 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy, and 5 was also structurally characterized by X-ray crystallography.

Graphical abstractThe aminoalcohols 1-HOCR2(CH2)n-2-NMe2C6H4 react with ZnCl2 in tetrahydrofuran to give the alcohol adducts [ZnCl2(THF){1-HOCR2(CH2)n-2-NMe2C6H4}] (R = Ph, n = 0, 1; R = Cy, n = 0).Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slide