ISSN:
0009-2940
Keywords:
Zinc complexes
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Tris(pyrazolyl)borat ligands
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Reactivity
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Chemistry
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Inorganic Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Monofunctional Tetrahedral Zinc Complexes L3ZnX [L3=Tris(pyrazolyl)borate]The pyrazolyl borates K[HBpz3*] (abbreviated KL3, pz*=3-phenyl-, 3-tolyl-, 3-anisyl-3,5-diphenyl pyrazolyl) react with zinc salts ZnX2 (X=Cl, Br, I, NO3) to form the mononuclear neutral tetrahedral zinc complexes L3ZnX (1 - 4). The corresponding alkylzinc complexes L3ZnR (5 - 8; R=Me, Et, tBu, Ph) result either from L3ZnCl and LiR or from ZnEt2 and KL3. These alkylzinc compounds are remarkably stable towards oxidation and hydrolysis. For specific cases the reaction of L3ZnR with carboxylic acids is found to yield the carboxylates L3ZnOCOR (9, 10), and likewise with thioacetic acid to yield the thioacetates L3ZnSCOMe (11). Facile cleavage of L3ZnR with thiols and selenophenol produces the thiolates L3ZnSR (12, 13) and the selenolates L3ZnSePh (14). The complexes L3ZntBu which are the most reactive of the alkylzinc compounds are cleaved by H2O, H2S, NH3 and various OH and NH compounds with formation of the bis(ligand) complexes Zn(L3)2 (15). Crystal structure determinations of one L3ZnX complex each for X=NO3 (4a), CH3 (5a), SCOMe (11a), and SEt (12a) confirm the nature of the compounds and the relation of 4a and 12a to the active centers of zinc-containing enzymes.
Additional Material:
4 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cber.19931260320
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