Issue 30, 2006

Synthesis and crystal structure of uranium(iv) complexes with calix[n]arenes (n = 4, 6 and 8): mononuclear, polynuclear and 1D polymeric species

Abstract

Reactions of UCl4 with calix[n]arenes (n = 4, 6) in THF gave the mononuclear [UCl2(calix[4]arene − 2H)(THF)2]·2THF (1·2THF) and the bis-dinuclear [U2Cl2(calix[6]arene − 6H)(THF)3]2·6THF (2·6THF) complexes, respectively, while the mono-, di- and trinuclear compounds [Hpy]2[UCl3(calix[4]arene − 3H)]·py (4·py), [Hpy]4[U2Cl6(calix[6]arene − 6H)]·3py (5·3py), [Hpy]3[U2Cl5(calix[6]arene − 6H)(py)]·py (6·py) and [Hpy]6[U3Cl11(calix[8]arene − 7H)]·3py (3·3py) were obtained by treatment of UCl4 with calix[n]arenes (n = 4, 6, 8) in pyridine. The sodium salt of calix[8]arene reacted with UCl4 to give the pentanuclear complex [U{U2Cl3(calix[8]arene − 7H)(py)5}2]·8py (7·8py). Reaction of U(acac)4 (acac = MeCOCHCOMe) with calix[4]arene in pyridine afforded the mononuclear complex [U(acac)2(calix[4]arene − 2H)]·4py (8·4py) and its treatment with the sodium salt of calix[8]arene led to the formation of the 1D polymer [U2(acac)6(calix[8]arene − 6H)(py)4Na4]n (9). The sandwich complex [Hpy]2[U(calix[4]arene − 3H)2][OTf]·4py (10·4py) was obtained by treatment of U(OTf)4 (OTf = OSO2CF3) with calix[4]arene in pyridine. All the complexes have been characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis.

Graphical abstract: Synthesis and crystal structure of uranium(iv) complexes with calix[n]arenes (n = 4, 6 and 8): mononuclear, polynuclear and 1D polymeric species

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
31 Mar 2006
Accepted
17 May 2006
First published
25 May 2006

Dalton Trans., 2006, 3629-3637

Synthesis and crystal structure of uranium(IV) complexes with calix[n]arenes (n = 4, 6 and 8): mononuclear, polynuclear and 1D polymeric species

L. Salmon, P. Thuéry and M. Ephritikhine, Dalton Trans., 2006, 3629 DOI: 10.1039/B604712B

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