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Formation of Hexagonal Coordination Complexes (Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 1/2005)
Author(s) -
Schultheiss Nate,
Ellsworth Joseph M.,
Bosch Eric,
Barnes Charles L.
Publication year - 2005
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/ejic.200590002
Subject(s) - chemistry , hexagonal crystal system , copper , crystallography , ligand (biochemistry) , coordination complex , benzene , coordination geometry , coupling (piping) , stereochemistry , inorganic chemistry , molecule , metal , organic chemistry , metallurgy , receptor , materials science , biochemistry , hydrogen bond
The cover picture shows the hexagonal 2:4 coordination complex formed between 1,3‐bis(3′‐pyridylethynyl)benzene and copper( II ) acetate. The ligand, synthesized by the Sonagashira coupling of 1,3‐ethynylbenzene with 3‐bromopyridine, was designed to form hexagonal coordination complexes with metals that favor linear coordination geometry. In this example the dimeric copper( II ) acetate paddlewheel forms an almost linear connection between a pair of dipyridyl ligands. Details are discussed in the Short Communication by E. Bosch et al. on p. 45 ff.