Patchett, Ruth, Knighton, Richard C, Mattock, James D, Vargas, Alfredo and Chaplin, Adrian B (2017) Potassium binding adjacent to cationic transition metal fragments: unusual heterobimetallic adducts of a calix[4]arene-based thione ligand. Inorganic Chemistry, 56 (22). pp. 14345-14350. ISSN 0020-1669

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Abstract

The synthesis of cationic rhodium and iridium complexes of a bis(imidazol-2-thione) functionalised calix[4]arene ligand and their surprising capacity for potassium binding is described. In both cases uptake of the alkali metal into the calix[4]arene cavity occurs despite adverse electrostatic interactions associated with close proximity to the transition metal fragment (Rh+∙∙∙K+ = 3.715(1) Å, Ir+∙∙∙K+ = 3.690(1) Å). The formation and constituent bonding of these unusual heterobimetallic adducts has been interrogated through extensive solution and solid-state characterisation, examination of the host-guest chemistry of the ligand and its upper-rim unfunctionalised calix[4]arene analogue, and computationally using DFT-based energy decomposition analysis (EDA).

Item Type:	Article
Schools and Departments:	School of Life Sciences > Chemistry
Subjects:	Q Science > QD Chemistry
Depositing User:	Alfredo Vargas
Date Deposited:	06 Nov 2017 09:05
Last Modified:	02 Nov 2018 02:00
URI:	http://srodev.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/68174

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