Anion Coordination of Bis-bisurea Ligands: Aggregation of Dihydrogen Phosphate Anion into Oligomers and Infinite Chains

Biao Wu, Cuirong Huo, Shaoguang Li, Yanxia Zhao, Xiao Juan Yang

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Abstract

A series of alkanediyl-spaced bis-bisurea ligands (L2-L4) were synthesized and their anion coordination behavior studied. These ligands form interesting complexes with polymeric and oligomeric dihydrogen phosphate aggregates in the solid state. The ligands L2 and L3 coordinate with H2PO4- anions to form a unique molecular "necklace" with an infinite (H2PO4-)n chain and surrounding ligand molecules. Meanwhile, two different dihydrogen phosphate-water oligomers, (H2PO4)6·(H2O)4 and (H2PO4)4·(H2O)2, were observed in the complexes with the ligands L3 and L4. In addition, solution anion binding properties of the ligands were studied by 1H NMR and UV/Vis spectroscopy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1786-1791
Number of pages6
JournalZeitschrift fur Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie
Volume641
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Anion clusters
  • Anion coordination
  • Dihydrogen phosphate
  • NMR spectroscopy
  • Oligourea
  • UV/Vis spectroscopy

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