Post-Synthetic Monovalent Central-Metal Exchange, Specific I2 Sensing, and Polymerization of a Catalytic [3×3] Grid of [CuII5CuI4L6]⋅(I)2⋅13 H2O

Yi Han, Nicholas F. Chilton, Ming Li, Chao Huang, Hong Xu, Hongwei Hou*, Boujemaa Moubaraki, Stuart K. Langley, Stuart R. Batten, Yaoting Fan, Keith S. Murray

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Abstract

From a predesigned grid, [CuII5CuI4L6]⋅(I)2⋅13 H2O (1), in which LH2 was a pyrazinyl-triazolyl-2,6-substituted pyridine, we successfully synthesized an extended 3D complex, 1∞[{CuII5CuI8L6}{μ-[CuI3(CN)6]}2⋅2 CH3- CN] (2), that displayed unprecedented coexistence of all the five known coordination geometries of copper. Grid 1 displayed monovalent central metal exchange (CME) of CuI for AgI for the first time, as well as the formation of tri-iodide in the crystalline state. These systems were investigated for their magnetic properties. Remarkably, grid 1 showed much higher catalytic activity than the Ag-exchanged product for synthesis of a substituted triazole, 1-benzyl-4-phenyl-1H-1,2,3-triazole.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6321-6328
Number of pages8
JournalChemistry - A European Journal
Volume19
Issue number20
Early online date20 Mar 2013
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2013
Externally publishedYes

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