Formation of the first aryl zinc-hydroxy cubane, [ArZn(OH)](4) (Ar=2,4,6-(CF3)(3)C6H2)

The compound [ArZn(OH)]4 (Ar = 2,4,6-(CF3)3C6H2), formed by aggregation of the hydrolysis product of ArZnCl, has a cubane-like structure at 120 K; this is the first structurally characterised example of such a zinc(II) derivative with a simple aromatic group on Zn, and with the bridges formed by -OH...

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Main Authors: Agnew, C, Dillon, K, Goeta, A, Thompson, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Summary:The compound [ArZn(OH)]4 (Ar = 2,4,6-(CF3)3C6H2), formed by aggregation of the hydrolysis product of ArZnCl, has a cubane-like structure at 120 K; this is the first structurally characterised example of such a zinc(II) derivative with a simple aromatic group on Zn, and with the bridges formed by -OH rather than -OR groups. It crystallises as a hemisolvate in the triclinic system (P over(1, ̄)), with a single molecule in the asymmetric unit, together with one CHCl3 (or CDCl3) molecule per two molecules of the tetramer. © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.