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Aldehyde Complexes of Zinc Halides
Author(s) -
Müller Bodo,
Vahrenkamp Heinrich
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-0682(199901)1999:1<129::aid-ejic129>3.0.co;2-p
Subject(s) - aldehyde , chemistry , benzaldehyde , zinc , anhydrous , halide , organic chemistry , catalysis
Aldehyde complexes of the zinc halides were obtained by treating ZnCl 2 , ZnBr 2 , and ZnI 2 under anhydrous conditions with large excesses of benzaldehyde and various substituted benzaldehydes. Their constitutions were determined by a total of 12 X‐ray structure analyses. Three product types were found: ZnHal 2 (aldehyde) 2 ( A ), [ZnHal 2 (aldehyde)] ∞ ( B ), and [Zn(aldehyde) 6 ] [Zn 2 Hal 6 ] ( C ). All three dissolve readily in the corresponding aldehyde or in polar nonprotic solvents indicating the presence of solvated zinc species in solution.