Stable Alkali-Metal Complexes of Hybrid Disila-Crown Ethers

Inorg Chem. 2016 May 2;55(9):4441-7. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b00267. Epub 2016 Apr 15.

Abstract

The complexation ability of hybrid disilane and ethylene containing crown ether ring systems was analyzed using 1,2-disila[12]crown-4 (1), 1,2-disila[15]crown-5 (2), 1,2-disila[18]crown-6 (3), and 1,2,7,8-tetrasila[12]crown-4 (7). Alkali-metal complexes (Li(+), Na(+), K(+)) were obtained and analyzed via X-ray diffraction. The complex stability of [Li(1,2-disila[12]crown-4)](+) and [Li(1,2,7,8-tetrasila[12]crown-4)](+) was determined, in relation to the lithium complex of [12]crown-4, by density functional theory (DFT) calculations employing the BP86/def2-TZVP level of theory. In solution, the exchange of lithium cations between pure [12]crown-4 and hybrid [12]crown-4 is on even terms, as has been shown from the relative binding affinity of compounds 1 and 7 by means of dynamic proton nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy.

MeSH terms

  • Coordination Complexes / chemical synthesis
  • Coordination Complexes / chemistry*
  • Crown Ethers / chemical synthesis
  • Crown Ethers / chemistry*
  • Isotopes
  • Lithium / chemistry
  • Metals, Alkali / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Organosilicon Compounds / chemical synthesis
  • Organosilicon Compounds / chemistry*
  • Potassium / chemistry
  • Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Quantum Theory
  • Sodium / chemistry

Substances

  • Coordination Complexes
  • Crown Ethers
  • Isotopes
  • Metals, Alkali
  • Organosilicon Compounds
  • Lithium
  • Sodium
  • Potassium