Facile synthesis of alkaline-earth-metal β-diketonates and the structure of the loose dimer [{Ca(hfpd)2}2(heptaglyme)] [hfpd = F3CGOCHCOCF3 and heptaglyme = Me(OCH2CH2)7OMe]

  • V. Cumaran Arunasalam
  • , Ian Baxter
  • , Simon R. Drake
  • , Michael B. Hursthouse
  • , K. M.Abdul Malik
  • , Stewart A.S. Miller
  • , D. Michael P. Mingos
  • , David J. Otway

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Abstract

The reaction of the Group 2 metal hydroxides, oxides or carbonates in 95% ethanol in the presence of a suitable glyme ligand L-L [i.e. Me(OCH2CH2)nOMe, n = 3, 4 or 7] and a β-diketone, has yielded either [M(γ-diket)2(L-L)] or [{M(β-diket)2}2(L-L)] [M = Mg-Ba; β-diket = Htmhd (2,2,6,6-tetramethylheptane-3,5-dione), Hhfpd (1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoropentane-2,4-dione), Hdppd (1,3-diphenylpropane-1,3-dione) or Hfod (1,1,1,2,2,3,3-heptafluoro-7,7-dimethyloctane-4,6-dione, L-L = tri-, tetra- or hepta-glyme)]. The crystal structure of the complex [{Ca(hfpd)2}2(heptaglyme)] has been determined, revealing it to contain two Ca(hfpd)2 units linked by a glyme ligand in an unusual symmetrical bridging/chelating mode.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1331-1335
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of the Chemical Society. Dalton Transactions
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Apr 1997
Externally publishedYes

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