Metal-Mediated Self-Assembly of π-Bonded Benzoquinone Complexes into Polymers with Tunable Geometries

Moonhyun Oh; Gene B Carpenter; Dwight A Sweigart

doi:10.1002/1521-3773(20010903)40:17<3191::AID-ANIE3191>3.0.CO;2-N

Metal-Mediated Self-Assembly of π-Bonded Benzoquinone Complexes into Polymers with Tunable Geometries

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2001 Sep 3;40(17):3191-3194. doi: 10.1002/1521-3773(20010903)40:17<3191::AID-ANIE3191>3.0.CO;2-N.

Authors

Moonhyun Oh¹, Gene B Carpenter¹, Dwight A Sweigart¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry Brown University Providence, RI 02912 (USA) Fax: (+1) 401-863-3576.

PMID: 29712070
DOI: 10.1002/1521-3773(20010903)40:17<3191::AID-ANIE3191>3.0.CO;2-N

Abstract

Coordination of Mn(CO)₃⁺ to the π system in hydroquinone facilitates proton loss to afford benzoquinone complexes. Subsequent σ coordination of the benzoquinone oxygen atoms to added metal ions results in neutral one-, two-, or three-dimensional quinoid polymers. The geometrical requirements of the metal ion and the presence of added "spacer" ligands dictate the type of polymer formed.

Keywords: host-guest systems; manganese; polymers; quinone complexes; self assembly.