Reference: M. A. Petrukhina, A. S. Filatov, Y. Sevryugina, K. W. Andreini, S. Takamizawa "Paracyclophanes as versatile pi-donor ligands directing formation of extended organometallic networks" Organometallics 2006, 25, 2135-2142. (ACS copyright.)
At some point of my research career I was working with a [2,2,2]paracyclophane molecule. I think it is a very interesting ligand for coordination studies. It has three benzene rings and thus a possibility to use 1, 2 or 3 of them for coordination to metal complexes forming a number of different possible frameworks.
What I like about this work is that we were able to selectively produce complexes using only one or two benzene rings by making careful choice of metal complexes and reaction conditions. And, of course, the 2D layered hexagonal network is just a beauty :)
At some point of my research career I was working with a [2,2,2]paracyclophane molecule. I think it is a very interesting ligand for coordination studies. It has three benzene rings and thus a possibility to use 1, 2 or 3 of them for coordination to metal complexes forming a number of different possible frameworks.
What I like about this work is that we were able to selectively produce complexes using only one or two benzene rings by making careful choice of metal complexes and reaction conditions. And, of course, the 2D layered hexagonal network is just a beauty :)
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