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A Series of Manganese(III) Salen Complexes as a Result of Team‐Based Inquiry in a Transnational Education Programme
Author(s) -
Yuan Danlei,
Cai Ningqi,
Xu Jingxi,
Miao Danyang,
Zhang Sheng,
Woodfine Sian E.,
Plana Daniela,
Hawes Chris S.,
Watkinson Michael
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chempluschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.801
H-Index - 61
ISSN - 2192-6506
DOI - 10.1002/cplu.202000337
Subject(s) - denticity , carboxylate , manganese , chemistry , metal salen complexes , bridging (networking) , crystallography , catalysis , stereochemistry , crystal structure , organic chemistry , computer science , computer network
Abstract The development of a team‐based approach to research‐led transnational practical chemistry teaching is described in which a team of five Chinese students on an articulated transnational degree programme, supported by a team of academic and technical staff, carried out a study examining the structural chemistry of a series of manganese(III) salen complexes. A series of four crystallographically characterized manganese(III) salen complexes with ancillary carboxylate ligands are reported here. The carboxylate coordination modes range from the bridging syn ‐ anti μ 2 ‐κO : κO′ mode observed in the predominant cyclohexanoate and isobutyrate species, to a capping terminal monodentate mode for the adamantanoate species, and an unusual mixture of bridging and terminal coordination modes observed in a second minor phase of the cyclohexanoate species. The variation on extended structures based on the weakly interacting aliphatic backbones may provide a useful basis for further structural studies.