Synthesis and electrochemical studies of catenates: stabilization of low oxidation states by interlocked macrocyclic ligands

C Dietrich-Buchecker, JP Sauvage…

Index: Dietrich-Buchecker, Christiane; Sauvage, Jean-Pierre; Kern, Jean-Marc Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1989 , vol. 111, # 20 p. 7791 - 7800

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Abstract: The coordinating properties of a catenand, consisting of two interlocked 30- membered rings, have been studied. Several complexes, the catenates, have been prepared and fully characterized. The electron spectra of catenates have been measured, showing intense absorption bands in the visible for the CUI and Nil complexes. The strong color of copper (1) and nickel (1) catenates corresponds to a metal-to-ligand charge- ...