A new fluorone-based bridging ligand for discrete and polymeric assemblies including Mo and W based [4 4] metallocycles

Ashley L Sutton; Brendan F Abrahams; Timothy A Hudson; Richard Robson

Journal article

A new fluorone-based bridging ligand for discrete and polymeric assemblies including Mo and W based [4 4] metallocycles

Ashley L Sutton, Brendan F Abrahams, Timothy A Hudson, Richard Robson

NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY | ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY | Published : 2020

DOI: 10.1039/d0nj02413a

Abstract

Redox-active ligands are of interest for their ability to link metal centres and generate electroactive materials. We report the synthesis of 9-hydrogen-2,3,7-trihydroxyfluorone, which is able to serve as a bridging ligand and has the potential to exist in multiple oxidation states. Anionic [4+4] metallocycles in which Mo or W centres are linked by the trianion of this ligand are also described.

University of Melbourne Researchers

Richard Robson Author Chemistry

Brendan Abrahams Author Chemistry

Related Projects (1)

Mixed Valence Coordination Polymers and their Electronic Properties

The project aims to synthesise and examine the properties of crystalline coordination polymers that exhibit unusual and technologically usef..

Grants

Awarded by Australian Research Council

Funding Acknowledgements

We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Australian Research Council (DP180101413). Part of this research was undertaken on the MX1 Beamline at the Australian Synchrotron.<SUP>28</SUP> ALS thanks the Australian Government for an Australian Postgraduate Award.