One-step assembly of Re(i) tricarbonyl 2-pyridyltetrazolato metallacalix[3]arene with aqua emission and reversible three-electron oxidation†
Phillip J. Wright,Sara Muzzioli,Brian W. Skelton,Paolo Raiteri,Jackson Lee,George Koutsantonis,Debbie S. Silvester,Stefano Stagni,Massimiliano Massi
Dalton Transactions Pub Date : 04/17/2013 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C3DT50988E
Abstract
The reaction of 2-pyridyltetrazolate with [Re(CO)5X] (X = Cl, Br) yielded the formation of an unexpected cyclic metallacalix[3]arene, as revealed by X-ray structural studies, characterised by aqua emission and reversible three-electron oxidation.
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