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Variable coordination of redox-active TCNB in discrete and polymeric ferrocenylcopper(i) complexes: Structures and spectroelectrochemical behaviour

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Dalton Transactions, 42 (45): 16142--16150 (2013)
DOI: 10.1039/c3dt51360b

Abstract

1,2,4,5-Tetracyanobenzene (TCNB) was reacted with Cu(dppf)(CH3CN)2(BF4) and Cu(dchpf)(CH3CN)(BF4), dppf = 1,1'-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene and dchpf = 1,1'-bis(dicyclohexylphosphino)ferrocene, to produce a heterotetranuclear metallamacrocycle 1, Cu(dppf)(μ-TCNB)(BF4)2, and a heterooctanuclear complex 2, Cu(dchpf)4(m4-TCNB)(BF4)4. Complex 1 is the first example of a structurally characterized discrete transition metal complex of TCNB. Upon crystn. attempts, compd. 2 formed the structurally identified coordination polymer 3, Cu(dchpf)(μ-TCNB)2(BF4)2n. Structural and spectroscopic analyses confirmed the redox-innocent behavior of TCNB in 1, 2 and 3. However, the sol. compds. 1 and 2 could be oxidized and reduced spectroelectrochem. (UV-vis, IR, and EPR). The oxidn. occurs invariably at the ferrocene sites without notable splitting of redox potentials. Redn. involves the TCNB bridging ligands to produce radical complexes. As a variably bridging acceptor component of supramol. structures the TCNB ligand thus adopts an intermediate position between the highly electron transfer-active TCNE, TCNQ and TCNQF4 systems and the numerous redox-innocent bridges. on SciFinder(R)

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