The first lithiated organic compound containing water as a ligand: Synthesis and crystal structure of 2- mercaptobenzoxazolyl(tetramethylethylenediamine)lithium monohydrate, C 6H4OC(...S)...NLi(tmeda)H2O, a model acid-base intermediate

Donald Barr, Paul R. Raithby, Paul Von Ragué Schleyer, Ronald Snaith, Dominic S. Wright

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Abstract

Lithiation of 2-mercaptobenzoxazole, C6H4OC(SH)=N, in the presence of tmeda [Me2N(CH2)2NMe 2] and H2O produces the monomeric title complex, C 6H4OC(...S)...NLi(tmeda)H2O (1), the first lithiated organic compound containing water as a ligand; this complex exhibits strong hydrogen bonding between one proton of the co-ordinated H2O and the Sδ- centre of the organic anion, and so provides the first structural model for the well known hydrolytic sensitivity of organolithium compounds in general.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)643-645
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 31 Dec 1990

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Medicine

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