Issue 11, 1990

Manganese(II) complexes containing the tridentate ligands 2,6-bis[1-(phenylimino)ethyl]pyridine, L1, or 2,6-bis[1-(4-methoxyphenylimino)ethyl]pyridine, L2. The molecular structures of five-co-ordinate [MnBr2L1] and the zinc analogue [ZnCl2L1]

Abstract

Reactions of equimolar ratios of MnX2·4H2O (X = Cl or Br) and the tridentate ligands 2,6-bis [1-(phenylimino)ethyl]pyridine (L1) or 2,6-bis[1-(4-methoxyphenylimino)ethyl]pyridine (L2) afford the five-co-ordinate complexes [MnX2L1] and [MnX2L2]. The complex [MnBr2L1], as the monobenzene solvate, crystallises in the space group P212121 with a= 8.761(3), b= 17.032(5), c= 17.453(5)Å, and Z= 4. The distorted trigonal-bipyramidal geometry around manganese involves a trigonal plane with angles close to 120° comprising both bromines and the pyridyl nitrogen of L1. However, strain induced by this ligand reduces the axial NMnN angle to 142.8°. The Mn–N(pyridyl) bond is markedly shorter than the axial Mn–N(imino) bonds. For comparison, the structure of [ZnCl2L1], as the 1.5MeCN solvate, has been determined. This complex crystallises in the triclinic space group P[1 with combining macron] with a= 8.977(3), b= 12.585(5), c= 22.297(6), α= 90.99(3), β= 98.27(2), γ= 94.33(3)°, and Z= 4. The two independent molecules of [ZnCl2L1] in the asymmetric unit are geometrically identical within the limits of experimental error, with bond lengths and angles differing by less than twice the estimated standard deviations. The distorted trigonal-bipyramidal geometry and bond length and angle variations are similar to those of the manganese complex. Reactions of Mn(ClO4)2·6H2O with 2 equivalents of L1 or L2 produce the cations [MnL12]2+ and [MnL22]2+ isolated as the perchlorates. The two ligands of the octahedral cations are co-ordinated in a meridional manner.

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J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 1990, 3161-3168

Manganese(II) complexes containing the tridentate ligands 2,6-bis[1-(phenylimino)ethyl]pyridine, L1, or 2,6-bis[1-(4-methoxyphenylimino)ethyl]pyridine, L2. The molecular structures of five-co-ordinate [MnBr2L1] and the zinc analogue [ZnCl2L1]

D. A. Edwards, M. F. Mahon, W. R. Martin, K. C. Molloy, P. E. Fanwick and R. A. Walton, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 1990, 3161 DOI: 10.1039/DT9900003161

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