M. Schmittel et al., Synthesis of macrocyclic phenanthrolines with exotopic binding sites. Probing their complexation behavior with copper(I) and iron(II), J PRAK CH C, 341(3), 1999, pp. 228-236
Starting from 4,7-dichlorophenanthroline (1) a synthetic approach is develo
ped to novel macrocyclic mono- and bisphenanthrolines (5a-d, 6a-d) with exo
topic binding sites. As these coordinating compounds are characterized by a
flexible spacer unit, their utility as ligand for the construction of olig
omeric, dendritic and box-like structures in the presence of copper(I) and
iron(II) is evaluated. Spectroscopic data suggest that with copper(I) the [
1+1] adduct [CU2(6C)(7)](2+) is formed.