Main-group element compounds derived from the (1R,2R)-N,N′-bis (2-pyridylmethylene)cyclohexane-1,2-diamine (BPID) ligand
Issue title: Special Issue based on the Symposium: Main Group Chemistry: A Continual Source of Fundamental New Knowledge and Applications in Everyday Life; 67th Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society Austin, TX, USA; November 9–12, 2011 Guest Editor: John C. Gordon
Affiliations: Chemistry Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, USA | Materials Physics and Applications Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, USA
Note: [] Corresponding author: John C. Gordon, Chemistry Division, MS J582, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA. Tel.: +1 (505) 665 6962; E-mail: jgordon@lanl.gov
Abstract: The reaction of the(1R,2R)-N,N′-Bis(2-pyridylmethylene)cyclohexane-1,2-diamine (BPID) ligand with 2 equivalents of GeCl2•(dioxane) produced an unexpected germanium salt (1) while the reaction with two equivalents of TeBr4 resulted in a novel doubly-charged Te salt (2). These compounds represent the first main group complexes of the BPID ligand and demonstrate the unique reactivity of this versatile ligand class. Both compounds were characterized via single crystal X-ray diffraction and elemental analysis, while compound 1 was further characterized by multinuclear NMR spectroscopy.
