High and Low Rotational Barriers in Metal Tricarbonyl Complexes of 2-and 3-Indenyl Anthracenes and Triptycenes: Rational Design of Molecular Brakes

…, H Müller-Bunz, Y Ortin, MJ McGlinchey

Index: Nikitin, Kirill; Mueller-Bunz, Helge; Ortin, Yannick; McGlinchey, Michael J. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 2007 , vol. 5, # 12 p. 1952 - 1960

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Abstract

Syntheses and X-ray crystal structures are reported for a series of M (CO) 3 derivatives (M= Cr, Re) of phenyl and also 2-and 3-indenyl anthracenes and triptycenes. In each case, the rotational barrier about the bond linking the two organic fragments was evaluated both