TY - JOUR
T1 - Cubism
AU - Deacon, Glen Berenger
AU - Feng, T
AU - Hockless, David C R
AU - Junk, Peter Courtney
AU - Skelton, Brian W
AU - Smith, Matthew Kyle
AU - White, Allan H
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - The syntheses of [Li-2(salen)(DME)](2), [Li-2(salpn)(THF)](2), [Na-2(salpn)(Et2O)](2) and [Na-2(salpn)(DME)](2) (H(2)salen = (o-HOC6H4CH= NCH2)(2); H(2)salpn = (o-HOC6H4CH=NCH2)(2)CH2) involve treatment of the appropriate Schiff base with either n-BuLi or MN(SiMe3)(2) (M = Li, Na) in DME, THF or Et2O. The X-ray crystal structures of these compounds show that they all have very similar structural motifs comprising M4O4 (M = Li or Na) cubanoid cores. The X-ray crystal structure of [ Nd(salpn)(THF)Cl LiCl(THF) (2)](2) obtained by treatment of [Na-2(salpn)(THF)] with [NdCl3 center dot 2(LiCl)] has a dimeric [Nd(salpn)(THF)Cl](2) molecule sandwiched between two Li2Cl2(THF)(2) units. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
AB - The syntheses of [Li-2(salen)(DME)](2), [Li-2(salpn)(THF)](2), [Na-2(salpn)(Et2O)](2) and [Na-2(salpn)(DME)](2) (H(2)salen = (o-HOC6H4CH= NCH2)(2); H(2)salpn = (o-HOC6H4CH=NCH2)(2)CH2) involve treatment of the appropriate Schiff base with either n-BuLi or MN(SiMe3)(2) (M = Li, Na) in DME, THF or Et2O. The X-ray crystal structures of these compounds show that they all have very similar structural motifs comprising M4O4 (M = Li or Na) cubanoid cores. The X-ray crystal structure of [ Nd(salpn)(THF)Cl LiCl(THF) (2)](2) obtained by treatment of [Na-2(salpn)(THF)] with [NdCl3 center dot 2(LiCl)] has a dimeric [Nd(salpn)(THF)Cl](2) molecule sandwiched between two Li2Cl2(THF)(2) units. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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M3 - Article
SN - 0020-1693
VL - 360
SP - 1364
EP - 1369
JO - Inorganica Chimica Acta
JF - Inorganica Chimica Acta
IS - 4
ER -