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Proceeding Paper

Synthesis of a Dysprosium(III) Complex with a Hexadentate Amine Ligand †

by
Cristina González-Barreira
1,*,
Julio Corredoira-Vázquez
1,2,
Ana M. García-Deibe
1 and
Matilde Fondo
1
1
Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultade de Química, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
2
Phantom-g, CICECO—Aveiro Institute of Materials, Department of Physics, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Presented at the 27th International Electronic Conference on Synthetic Organic Chemistry (ECSOC-27), 15–30 November 2023; Available online: https://ecsoc-27.sciforum.net/.
Chem. Proc. 2023, 14(1), 23; https://doi.org/10.3390/ecsoc-27-16143
Published: 15 November 2023

Abstract

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The use of polydentate macrocyclic Lewis bases is a way to contribute to determine the coordination number of metal complexes. In this sense, hexadentate N6 donors can help to achieve lanthanoid complexes with coordination number 8. But the geometry of these complexes depends on the flexibility of the bases. Accordingly, in this communication we present the synthesis and crystallographic characterization of the dysprosium complex [DyLN6Cl2]Cl·2H2O, where LN6 is a flexible hexaaza donor.

1. Introduction

Hexaazamacrocycles are Lewis bases widely utilized in coordination chemistry. In fact, these ligands are very broadly used for obtaining lanthanoid metal complexes [1,2,3,4], even though LnIII ions are hard Pearson acids and should have a preference for hard oxygen donor ligands. But the macrocycle effect makes lanthanoids easily coordinated to these nitrogenous ligands. The greater or lesser flexibility of these hexaazamacrocycles, as well as the number and volume of auxiliary ligands, predetermine the coordination number of the metal center. In this sense, it has been described that if the auxiliary ligands are small, the coordination index normally exceeds the value of 8 [4], but that if such ligands are bulky, the coordination index 8 is the usual one [4]. However, the geometry seems to depend largely on the flexibility of the macrocycle. But this is a factor that is so far less explored. With these considerations in mind, we have focused on a previously described N6 amine macrocyclic ligand [5,6], for which only two lanthanoid metal complexes exist [6], in which the ligand provides a rather flat N6 environment to the metal, despite its high flexibility. Accordingly, in this communication we report on a new dysprosium complex of this N6 donor, with the aim of analyzing the effect of such flexibility on the geometry about of the lanthanoid ion as a function of its size and the coordinated auxiliary donors.

2. Materials and Methods

2.1. Materials and General Methods

All chemical reagents and solvents were purchased from commercial sources and used as received without further purification. Single X-ray diffraction data for [DyLN6Cl2]Cl·2H2O (1·2H2O) were collected at 100 K on a Bruker d8 VENTURE PHOTON III-14 diffractometer, employing graphite monochromated Mo-kα (λ = 0.71073 Å) radiation. Multi scan absorption corrections were applied using SADABS [7]. The structure was solved by standard direct methods, employing SHELXT [8], and then refined by full matrix least-squares techniques on F2, using SHELXL [9] from the program package SHELX.

2.2. Synthesis

The hexadentate amine ligand LN6 was obtained as previously reported [5,6], and satisfactorily characterized by 1H NMR spectroscopy. 1H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3, δ/ppm): 7.53 (t, 2H, Haromatic), 7.16 (d, 2H, Haromatic), 7.03 (d, 2H, Haromatic), 3.73 (s, 4H, HCH2-py), 3.57 (s, 4H, HCH2-py), 2.73 (t, 4H, HCH2-N), 2.59 (t, 4H, HCH2-N), and 2.27(s, 6H, HCH3).
[DyLN6Cl2]Cl·2H2O (1·2H2O): To a solution of LN6 (0.040 g, 0.113 mmol) in acetonitrile (20 mL), dysprosium chloride hexahydrate (0.043 g, 0.113 mmol) and dry methanol (10 mL) were added. The mixture was refluxed for 4 h, and then the solvent was removed under vacuum up to half of its initial volume. Colorless single crystals were isolated by layering the solution with diethyl ether in the fridge at ~5 °C. Yield: 0.030 g (40%). Crystal data (at 100(2) K): monoclinic, P21/n, C20H34Cl3DyN6O2, MW = 659.38, with a = 10.3146(8) Å, b = 16.4037(13) Å, c = 14.8724(11) Å, α = 90°, β = 91.920(3)°, γ = 90°, V = 2515.0(3) Å3, Z = 4, R1 = 0.0159 and ωR2 = 0.0390 (I > 2σI).

3. Results and Discussion

3.1. Synthesis

[DyLN6Cl2]Cl·2H2O (1·2H2O) was prepared by a classical reaction synthesis, from dysprosium(III) chloride hexahydrate and the amine neutral ligand LN6, using acetonitrile and dry methanol as solvents, as shown in Scheme 1. The metal complex was obtained in the form of colorless single crystals, which corroborates the high purity with which it was isolated.
Accordingly, 1·2H2O was unequivocally characterized with single X-ray diffraction studies.

3.2. Single X-ray Diffraction Studies

A ball and sticks diagram for 1 is shown in Figure 1, and the main bond distances and angles are presented in Table 1.
The crystal structure of 1·2H2O shows that it is composed of one mononuclear cation [DyLN6Cl2]+ and a Cl anion. In addition, water as solvate is present in the unit cell.
In the cation (Figure 1), the dysprosium ion is surrounded by a neutral hexadentate amine ligand, which links the metal through all the nitrogen atoms of the pyridine and the amine functions. The coordination sphere of the dysprosium atom is completed by two chloride ligands. Accordingly, the lanthanoid ion is in an octacoordinated N6Cl2 environment.
Due to ligand folding, and despite the coordination index 8, it can be clearly seen in Figure 1 that the geometry of the compound is far from being hexagonal bipyramidal. In fact, calculations of the degree of distortion of the DyN6Cl2 core with respect to an ideal eight vertex polyhedron with the SHAPE software [10,11,12] shows that the geometry is closer to a triangular dodecahedron but highly distorted towards a biaugmented trigonal prism.
In this structure, it is noticeable that the LN6 donor bends in half, with the methyl groups on both nitrogen atoms adopting a syn-syn disposition. This clearly differs from the previously reported lanthanoid complexes of LN6 ([LnLN6(NO3)2]NO3, Ln = Ce, Sm), where the ligand is almost planar [6]. The very different conformation of the ligand is demonstrated by the dihedral angle between the pyridine units, which is less than 20° in related complexes and 45.35° in 1·2H2O, and by the NPy-Dy-NPy angles, which tend to 180° in related compounds, and it is ca. 105° in 1·2H2O. Accordingly, this work shows that the size of the metal ion and the nature of the auxiliary ligands are definite factors to be taken into account in ligand folding, and that the geometry that can be induced by this type of flexible ligands is not as predetermined as with rigid N6 macrocyclic ligands [4].
In addition, both protonated amine groups establish weak interactions with the chloride counterions (distances N···Cl of ca. 3.29 Å), expanding the mononuclear complex into a chain (Figure 2). In this chain, the shortest distance between adjacent dysprosium ions is 10.3146(9) Å.

4. Conclusions

This work reports on the synthesis and structural characterization of a DyIII complex with a flexible hexaaza donor. The high flexibility of this ligand makes it fold in half, with the methyl groups adopting a a syn-syn disposition. This leads to the dysprosium atom being in an N6Cl2 environment, with a distorted geometry between triangular dodecahedron and biaugmented trigonal prism. This clearly contrasts with the nearly planar character of the ligand described for CeIII or SmIII complexes with nitrate auxiliary ligands. In fact, this work shows that the coordination chemistry of this ligand is structurally very versatile, and that the arrangement adopted by the ligand in the environment of the metal center seems to depend largely on the size of the metal ion itself and the auxiliary ligands. Indeed, this is the first metal complex of this ligand in which a fully folded arrangement of this N6 macrocycle is observed.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization, M.F. and J.C.-V.; methodology, C.G.-B., J.C.-V. and M.F.; formal analysis, M.F., A.M.G.-D. and C.G.-B.; investigation, M.F., J.C.-V. and C.G.-B.; writing—original draft preparation, M.F. and C.G.-B.; writing—review and editing, M.F.; supervision, M.F. and J.C.-V. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

This research received no external funding.

Institutional Review Board Statement

Not applicable.

Informed Consent Statement

Not applicable.

Data Availability Statement

Data sharing does not apply to this paper.

Acknowledgments

J. Corredoira-Vázquez acknowledges Xunta de Galicia for his postdoctoral fellowship (ED481B 2022-068).

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Scheme 1. Reaction scheme for isolation of complex 1·2H2O. Solvent molecules and the flexion of the LN6 ligand have been omitted for clarity.
Scheme 1. Reaction scheme for isolation of complex 1·2H2O. Solvent molecules and the flexion of the LN6 ligand have been omitted for clarity.
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Figure 1. Ball and sticks diagram for the cation [DyLN6Cl2]+ in 1.
Figure 1. Ball and sticks diagram for the cation [DyLN6Cl2]+ in 1.
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Figure 2. Ball and sticks diagram showing the weak interactions that lead to the chain disposition of 1·2H2O.
Figure 2. Ball and sticks diagram showing the weak interactions that lead to the chain disposition of 1·2H2O.
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Table 1. Main bond distances (Å) and angles (°) for 1.
Table 1. Main bond distances (Å) and angles (°) for 1.
Dy1-N12.6186(13)
Dy1-N22.5079(13)
Dy1-N32.5064(13)
Dy1-N42.6326(13)
Dy1-N52.4903(13)
Dy1-N62.5096(13)
Dy1-Cl12.6523(4)
Dy1-Cl22.6196(4)
N1-Dy1-N4155.43(4)
N2-Dy1-N5104.82(4)
N3-Dy1-N6108.12(4)
Cl1-Dy1-Cl2101.626(14)
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