Journal article

Publication year: 2009

Pages: 2482-2486

Journal: European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry

Volume number: 2009

Issue number: 17

ISSN: 1434-1948

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.200900208

Publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag

Abstract: 
ID rare earth thiolate amide coordination polymers can be obtained by an activator-controlled in situ ligand synthesis in reactions of molten 2-mercaptobenzimidazole with lanthanide metals. Catalytic amounts of mercury activate the metals and induce a C-S bond cleavage that in situ forms 2,2'-bibenzimidazole. The latter then reacts as a linker ligand to give (1)(infinity)[Ln(2)(MbiM)(4)(Bbim)], Mbim(-) = C7H5SN2-, BbiM(2-), C14N4H82-. In addition cinnabar is formed. Stoichiometric amounts of mercury cause the complete transformation of 2-mercaptobenzimidazole to 2,2'-bibenzimidazole. Instead of thiolate coordination polymers the reaction then yields sulfur-free monomeric bibenzimidazolate complexes (BimH(2))(+)-[Ln(BbimH)(4)](-), (BimH(2))(+) = C7H6N2+, BbimH(-) = C14N4H9-. Thus the amount of Hg also controls the dimensionality of the products by defining the reaction path. ((C) Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2009)

Harvard Citation style: Zurawski, A., Wirnhier, E. and Müller-Buschbaum, K. (2009) Activator-Controlled High Temperature In-Situ Ligand Synthesis for the Formation of Rare Earth Thiolate Amide Coordination Polymers, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2009(17), pp. 2482-2486. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.200900208

APA Citation style: Zurawski, A., Wirnhier, E., & Müller-Buschbaum, K. (2009). Activator-Controlled High Temperature In-Situ Ligand Synthesis for the Formation of Rare Earth Thiolate Amide Coordination Polymers. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry. 2009(17), 2482-2486. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.200900208