A compact, trinuclear, circular helicate with oxine-based N,O-chelating binding domains

Muna R.A. Al-Mandhary, Peter J. Steel*

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Abstract

The preparation of a silver triflate complex (5) of 1,3-bis(8-quinolyloxymethyl)benzene (4) is described. An x-ray crystal structure determination reveals that it is a compact circular helicate in which three silver atoms are bridged by three ligands in a cyclic array, with additional stabilisation via intramolecular π-π stacking interactions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)954-957
Number of pages4
JournalInorganic Chemistry Communications
Volume5
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 1 2002

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

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