Mo(II) complexes of 8-aminoquinoline and their immobilization in MCM-41 Original Research Article

Two new Mo(II) complexes [MoBr(η3-C3H5)(CO)2(8-aq)] (1) and [MoI2(CO)3(8-aq)] (2) containing the bidentate 8-aminoquinoline ligand (8-aq) were synthesized and characterized. They were immobilized in MCM-41. A 3-iodopropyltrimethoxysilane spacer reacted both with the surface, through the silane, and through the other end, with the coordinated 8-aq of complexes 1 and 2, leading to an immobilized form of the complex (MCM-Pr-1,2). In an alternative route, 8-aq reacted with 3-iodopropyltrimethoxysilane to form a new ligand L1, which could be supported in the MCM-41 and then react with the metal precursors to afford (MCM-L1-1,2). The complexes and the materials were characterized using FTIR and NMR spectroscopies, and the structure of the materials was checked with powder X-ray diffraction and nitrogen adsorption isotherms. The first synthetic procedure was less efficient in terms of metal load inside the channels of the materials.