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Hexakis(alcohol)zinc Complexes
Author(s) -
Sudbrake Claas,
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(199911)1999:11<2009::aid-ejic2009>3.0.co;2-n
Subject(s) - chemistry , zinc , perchlorate , alcohol , methanol , anhydrous , inorganic chemistry , ethanol , ion , medicinal chemistry , organic chemistry
Hexakis(methanol) and hexakis(ethanol) complexes of zinc were prepared under strictly anhydrous conditions and crystallized as perchlorate or hexafluorosilicate salts in space groups of high symmetry. All their OH functions are engaged in hydrogen‐bonded cation–anion networks. Their Zn–O distances correspond to those in [Zn(H 2 O) 6 ] 2+ . Their water sensitivity can be explained by a gain in entropy and by a gain in polar interactions upon replacement of alcohol by water ligands.