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Metal-Induced Thiophene Ring Opening and C-C Bond Formation To Produce Unique Hexa-1,3,5-trienediyl-Coupled Non-Innocent Ligand Chelates

, , , , , and . Chemistry - A European Journal, 21 (43): 15163--15166 (2015)
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201502748

Abstract

Ring opening of thiophenes contg. an azo function in 2-position and subsequent dimerization through C-C coupling were obsd. on reaction with Ru(acac)2(CH3CN)2 (acac=acetylacetonate) to produce two 1,3,5-hexatriene-linked redox-active azothiocarbonyl chelate systems. Interaction of the non-innocent chelate ligands and of the metals at a nanoscale distance of 1.45 nm via the conjugated hexatriene bridge was studied by magnetic and electron spectroscopic measurements in conjunction with DFT calcns., revealing four-center magnetic interactions of this unique setting and weak intervalence coupling after redn. on SciFinder(R)

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