Inhibiting copper(i) iodide aggregate assembly in the solid state via macrocyclic encapsulation?

Dalton Transactions Pub Date: 2011-09-08 DOI: 10.1039/C1DT10815H

Abstract

Three CuI complexes of diimine-bearing macrocyclic ligands are described. Reaction of CuI with macrocycles of different ring size gives rise to differing degrees of aggregation of (CuI)n in the solid state. X-Ray diffraction studies reveal that whereas macrocycles with smaller ring sizes give rise to simple mononuclear CuI diimine complexes, a macrocycle of larger ring size affords a dinuclear (CuI)2 moiety, encompassed within the ligand ring. Thus, the macrocycle can be seen to determine the extent of CuI aggregation in the solid state.

Graphical abstract: Inhibiting copper(i) iodide aggregate assembly in the solid state via macrocyclic encapsulation
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