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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