A series of oxido-bridged heterobi-and heterotrimetallic complexes, [(tmtaa)Ti=OǞCr(Por)Cl] and [(tmtaa)Ti= OǞCr(Por)ǟO=Ti(tmtaa)] + (tmtaa = 7,16-dihydro-6,8,15,17tetramethyldibenzo[b,i] [1,4,8,11]tetraazacyclotetradecine; Por = 5,10,15,20-tetraarylporphyrin), have been synthesized. To the best of our knowledge, these complexes are the first structurally characterized examples to contain a Ti=OǞCr or Ti=OǞCrǟO=Ti structural motif. Crystal structures of representative heterobimetallic compounds, including the Ti=OǞCr binuclear complex 2 and two separate trimers, [Ti=OǞCrǟO=Ti]SbF 6 (10) and [Ti=OǞCrǟO=Ti]Cl (12), are reported. The bi-and trimetallic molecules have similar [a] 5662 structural parameters, including Ti-O, Cr-O, and Ti-O-Cr bond lengths and angles with a linear Ti=OǞCr geometry.Magnetic studies showed that a high-spin Cr III (S = 3/2) center is present in both the bi-and trinuclear molecules. The redox potentials for Cr IV/III (ΔE = 320 mV) and Por/Por ·-(ΔE = 260 mV) can be tuned by modifying the porphyrin ligand. By determining the thermodynamics and kinetics of the formation of these complexes by titration experiments and electrochemistry, it was found that the bi-and trimetallic species undergo isomerization in solution, allowing easy substitution of the apical chlorido ligand.obtain a further understanding of chromophores based on MMCT from chromium(III) to titanium(IV). [2c-2e] Goedken and co-workers reported a method for the synthesis of mono-oxido-bridged heterobimetallic complexes in which a titanium terminal oxido complex, [(tmtaa)Ti=O] (tmtaa = 7,16-dihydro-6,8,15,17-tetramethyldibenzo[b,i]-[1,4,8,11]tetraazacyclotetradecine), was used as a Lewis base to form coordination complexes with Lewis acidic metal centers such as Cr III salen and Cr III porphyrin. [5] However, the structural, spectroscopic, and electrochemical properties of these complexes have not yet been reported. Herein we report the synthesis and characterization of a series of heterobi-and heterotrimetallic Ti=OǞCr compounds, finding that the reactivity and physical properties of these systems are more complex than initially described. This is the first definitive report of heterobi-and heterotrimetallic complexes prepared by utilizing [(tmtaa)Ti=O]. By rigorously characterizing the complex behavior of these systems, we have been able to rationally control molecular properties such as electrochemical potential and absorptivity. [15]
Results and Discussion
Synthesis and Spectroscopic CharacterizationThe reaction between [(tmtaa)Ti=O] and [Cr(Por)Cl] can proceed to form either the bi-or trimetallic species de-Eur.