Self-assembly in the metallation of bis (aminoaryl) ethers

…, N Spencer, JF Stoddart, I Cragg-Hine, M Davidson…

Index: Kocian, Oldrich; Spencer, Neil; Stoddart, J. Fraser; Cragg-Hine, Ian; Davidson, Matthew; et al. Tetrahedron, 1995 , vol. 51, # 2 p. 579 - 590

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Abstract

The dilithiation of 2, 2′-bis (2-methoxyethylamino) diphenyl ether (4) and 2, 2′-bis (N, N- dimethylethylenediamino) diphenyl ether (7) in the absence of any Lewis base donor resulted in the formation of dimeric complexes 8 and 9, respectively, containing the unprecedented Li4O2N4 “adamantanoid” metal core as a consequence of the self- recognition and self-assembly involving the two metallated subunits. In contrast, on ...