Tolerant to air σ-alkane complexes by surface modification of single crystalline solid-state molecular organometallics using vapour-phase cationic polymerisation: SMOM@polymer

Alexander J Bukvic; Dana Georgiana Crivoi; Hollie G Garwood; Alasdair I McKay; Thomas T D Chen; Antonio J Martínez-Martínez; Andrew S Weller

doi:10.1039/d0cc01140a

Tolerant to air σ-alkane complexes by surface modification of single crystalline solid-state molecular organometallics using vapour-phase cationic polymerisation: SMOM@polymer

Chem Commun (Camb). 2020 Apr 21;56(31):4328-4331. doi: 10.1039/d0cc01140a. Epub 2020 Mar 19.

Authors

Alexander J Bukvic¹, Dana Georgiana Crivoi, Hollie G Garwood, Alasdair I McKay, Thomas T D Chen, Antonio J Martínez-Martínez, Andrew S Weller

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK.

PMID: 32191244
DOI: 10.1039/d0cc01140a

Abstract

Vapour-phase surface-initiated cationic polymerisation of ethylvinylether occurs at single-crystals of the σ-alkane complex [Rh(Cy₂PCH₂CH₂PCy₂)(NBA)][BAr^F₄]. This new surface interface makes these normally very air sensitive materials tolerant to air, while also allowing for onward single-crystal to single-crystal reactivity at metal sites within the lattice.