2,2';9',2''-Ter[1,10]phenanthroline

Ruifa Zong; Randolph P Thummel

doi:10.1021/ic050712w

2,2';9',2''-Ter[1,10]phenanthroline

Inorg Chem. 2005 Aug 22;44(17):5984-6. doi: 10.1021/ic050712w.

Authors

Ruifa Zong¹, Randolph P Thummel

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, 136 Fleming Building, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204-5003, USA.

PMID: 16097816
DOI: 10.1021/ic050712w

Abstract

The title molecule, 2,2';9',2''-ter[1,10]phenanthroline can be prepared from 2,9-dichloro-1,10-phenanthroline in three steps through the corresponding diacetyl intermediate. The ligand acts as a hexadentate with K+, while two molecules form a trinuclear, helical complex with Cu(I), which evidences pi-stacking interactions and Cu-Cu distances of 3.01-3.04 A. Electrochemical analysis shows a strong interaction between the Cu(I) centers.