Trinuclear magnesium complexes stabilized by aminoalkoxide ligands

Hyo Suk Kim, Sheby Mary George, Eun Ae Jung, Jeong Hwan Han, Bo Keun Park, Seung Uk Son, Chang Gyoun Kim, Taek Mo Chung

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Abstract

New magnesium complexes, [Et2Mg3(dmamp)4] (1) and [(CH2=CH)2Mg3(dmamp)4] (2), were prepared by the reaction of alkylmagnesium bromide with sodium 1-dimethylamino-2-methyl-2-propoxide [Na(dmamp)] in THF. Complexes 1 and 2 were characterized by 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopies, FTIR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. The XRD analysis showed that these complexes are trinuclear where the alkoxy O is the μ2-O bridge between the Mg ions. Among the three metal centers, the two terminal Mg ions are five coordinate and have a square–pyramidal geometry, whereas the central Mg is four coordinate with a distorted tetrahedral geometry. The combination of ethyl and vinyl groups with sterically bulky aminoalkoxide ligands plays an important role in stabilizing the molecule.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2591-2597
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Coordination Chemistry
Volume69
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Sep 2016

Keywords

  • aminoalkoxide
  • crystal structure
  • grignard reagent
  • Magnesium complexes
  • trinuclear

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