Conversion of methacrylate into 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropionate ligands in the coordination sphere of a Ag-Zr oxo cluster

Dalton Trans. 2013 May 21;42(19):6694-6. doi: 10.1039/c3dt50554e.

Abstract

Reaction of Zr(O(n)Bu)4 and silver acetate with methacrylic acid afforded a mixed-metal cluster with a Ag2Zr8O6 core and both methacrylate and 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropionate ligands.