Conformational Analysis of Macrocyclic Ether Ligands. II. 1,4,7,10,13-Pentaoxacyclopentadecane and 1,4,7,10,13-Pentathiacyclopentadecane

P. R. Raithby, G. P. Shields, F. H. Allen

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Abstract

Crystallographic results retrieved from the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD) have been used to perform a systematic conformational classification of free and metal-coordinated unsaturated 15-membered oxa and thia macrocycles using symmetry-modified Jarvis-Patrick cluster analysis. Relative molecular mechanics energies of the observed conformations are compared with the cluster populations. With oxa donors a uniangular and a [348] conformer predominate for larger metal ions; these lie above the donor atom plane with 1-6 additional ligands bound on the same side. With smaller cations an anangular conformer is adopted, the O atoms describing the equatorial plane of a pentagonal bipyramid. Other conformers occur as dictated by the coordination environment, particularly if not all donor atoms are metal-bound; in some cases the conformation is determined by a hydrogen-bonded network. In some thia examples the ligand binds to an axial/apical and four equatorial sites of the coordination polyhedron; in others containing AuI or AgI the metal is linearly or tetrahedrally coordinated with additional M - S interactions. With mixed donors, the hard/soft characteristics of the metal determine the coordination mode.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)476-489
Number of pages14
JournalActa Crystallographica Section B: Structural Science
Volume53
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 1997

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology

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