Progress toward the syntheses of new tetranuclear bimetallic complexes of copper(II) and ruthenium(II) was realized. The designed triads comprise a central binuclear copper(II) complex with a tetraiminodiphenolate macrocyclic Robson-type compartmental ligand. In the envisioned complexes, the macrocyclic core is further functionalized by attachment of two polypyridyl ruthenium(II) complexes. A novel dibrominated dicopper(II) Robson complex was formed by the 2:2:2 condensation reaction of 4-bromo-2,6-diformylphenol and 1,3- diaminopropane with cupric chloride. Similarly, a new dibrominated dizinc(II) was synthesized from zinc tetrafluoroborate and the same diamine and dialdehyde. The new dicopper(II) complex did not heterocouple with borylated substrates under explored Suzuki reaction conditions. 5-Bromo-2-(methoxymethoxy)benzene-1,3-dicarboxaldehyde successfully heterocoupled with 4-tert-butylphenylboronic acid under Suzuki conditions. 4'-(4-Neopentylglycolatoboronphenyl)-2,2':6',2-terpyridine also coupled with 5-bromo-2-(methoxymethoxy)benzene-1,3-dicarboxaldehyde to give, after deprotection, 2,6-diformyl-4-(4-[2,2':6',2\"-terpyridin]-4'-ylphenyl)phenol. This new dialdehyde, a precursor to the title complexes, was treated with (4'-(4-methylphenyl)-2,2':6',2\"-terpyridine)RuCl3 under reducing conditions; however, the desired [(4'-(4-methylphenyl)-2,2':6',2\"-terpyridine)Ru(4'-(3,5-diformyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)-2,2':6',2\"-terpyridine)]2+ was neither isolated from nor detected in the reaction mixture.
","abstract_html":"<p>Progress toward the syntheses of new tetranuclear bimetallic complexes of copper(II) and ruthenium(II) was realized. The designed triads comprise a central binuclear copper(II) complex with a tetraiminodiphenolate macrocyclic Robson-type compartmental ligand. In the envisioned complexes, the macrocyclic core is further functionalized by attachment of two polypyridyl ruthenium(II) complexes. A novel dibrominated dicopper(II) Robson complex was formed by the 2:2:2 condensation reaction of 4-bromo-2,6-diformylphenol and 1,3- diaminopropane with cupric chloride. Similarly, a new dibrominated dizinc(II) was synthesized from zinc tetrafluoroborate and the same diamine and dialdehyde. The new dicopper(II) complex did not heterocouple with borylated substrates under explored Suzuki reaction conditions. 5-Bromo-2-(methoxymethoxy)benzene-1,3-dicarboxaldehyde successfully heterocoupled with 4-<em>tert</em>-butylphenylboronic acid under Suzuki conditions. 4'-(4-Neopentylglycolatoboronphenyl)-2,2':6',2-terpyridine also coupled with 5-bromo-2-(methoxymethoxy)benzene-1,3-dicarboxaldehyde to give, after deprotection, 2,6-diformyl-4-(4-[2,2':6',2"-terpyridin]-4'-ylphenyl)phenol. This new dialdehyde, a precursor to the title complexes, was treated with (4'-(4-methylphenyl)-2,2':6',2"-terpyridine)RuCl<sub>3</sub> under reducing conditions; however, the desired [(4'-(4-methylphenyl)-2,2':6',2"-terpyridine)Ru(4'-(3,5-diformyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)-2,2':6',2"-terpyridine)]<sup>2+</sup> was neither isolated from nor detected in the reaction mixture.</p>","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Moody, Leslie Shane"],"institution":null,"degree_name":"MS (Master of Science)","degree_level":"Thesis - unrestricted","degree_discipline":"Chemistry","degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":[],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2008,"date_issued":"2008-12-13T08:00:00Z","date_published":"2008-12-13T08:00:00Z","updated_at":"2026-07-24T02:21:11Z","subjects":["cross-coupling","Chemistry","Organic Chemistry","Physical Sciences and Mathematics"],"languages":[],"rights":["Copyright by the authors."],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2010","outbound_label":"Repository record","outbound_source":"dc:identifier"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Moody, Leslie Shane"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date.issued","label":"Date","values":["2008-12-13T08:00:00Z"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_discipline","label":"Discipline","values":["Chemistry"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_level","label":"Degree Level","values":["Thesis - unrestricted"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_name","label":"Degree Name","values":["MS (Master of Science)"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["cross-coupling","Chemistry","Organic Chemistry","Physical Sciences and Mathematics"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:rights","label":"Dc Rights","values":["Copyright by the authors."]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["https://dc.etsu.edu/context/etd/article/3362/viewcontent/MoodyL112608f.pdf","https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2010"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["Progress toward the syntheses of new tetranuclear bimetallic complexes of copper(II) and ruthenium(II) was realized. The designed triads comprise a central binuclear copper(II) complex with a tetraiminodiphenolate macrocyclic Robson-type compartmental ligand. In the envisioned complexes, the macrocyclic core is further functionalized by attachment of two polypyridyl ruthenium(II) complexes. A novel dibrominated dicopper(II) Robson complex was formed by the 2:2:2 condensation reaction of 4-bromo-2,6-diformylphenol and 1,3- diaminopropane with cupric chloride. Similarly, a new dibrominated dizinc(II) was synthesized from zinc tetrafluoroborate and the same diamine and dialdehyde. The new dicopper(II) complex did not heterocouple with borylated substrates under explored Suzuki reaction conditions. 5-Bromo-2-(methoxymethoxy)benzene-1,3-dicarboxaldehyde successfully heterocoupled with 4-tert-butylphenylboronic acid under Suzuki conditions. 4'-(4-Neopentylglycolatoboronphenyl)-2,2':6',2-terpyridine also coupled with 5-bromo-2-(methoxymethoxy)benzene-1,3-dicarboxaldehyde to give, after deprotection, 2,6-diformyl-4-(4-[2,2':6',2\"-terpyridin]-4'-ylphenyl)phenol. This new dialdehyde, a precursor to the title complexes, was treated with (4'-(4-methylphenyl)-2,2':6',2\"-terpyridine)RuCl3 under reducing conditions; however, the desired [(4'-(4-methylphenyl)-2,2':6',2\"-terpyridine)Ru(4'-(3,5-diformyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)-2,2':6',2\"-terpyridine)]2+ was neither isolated from nor detected in the reaction mixture.
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