Motion of an isolated water molecule within a flexible coordination cage: structural properties and catalytic effects of ionic palladium(II) complexes

Tae Hwan Noh; Eunjung Heo; Kang Hyun Park; Ok-Sang Jung

doi:10.1021/ja1093925

Motion of an isolated water molecule within a flexible coordination cage: structural properties and catalytic effects of ionic palladium(II) complexes

J Am Chem Soc. 2011 Feb 9;133(5):1236-9. doi: 10.1021/ja1093925. Epub 2011 Jan 7.

Authors

Tae Hwan Noh¹, Eunjung Heo, Kang Hyun Park, Ok-Sang Jung

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, Pusan National University, Pusan 609-735, Republic of Korea.

PMID: 21214179
DOI: 10.1021/ja1093925

Abstract

The unique cage complexes [[(Me(4)en)Pd](3)(L)(2)](X)(6) (L = 1,3,5-tris(isonicotinoyloxyethyl)cyanurate; X(-) = BF(4)(-), ClO(4)(-)) were constructed. A single water molecule in a skeletal cage was reversibly associated and dissociated via a combination of the adequate space, polar environment, and conformational flexibility of the cage. In Suzuki-Miyaura C-C cross-coupling reactions, the cage complex showed significant catalytic activity along with the effects of the isolated single water molecule.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Catalysis
Models, Molecular
Molecular Conformation
Motion*
Organometallic Compounds / chemistry*
Palladium / chemistry*
Temperature
Water / chemistry*

Substances

Organometallic Compounds
Water
Palladium