Pillared salicylaldehyde derivatives as building blocks for the design of cofacial salen-type ligands

The syntheses of pillared salicylaldehyde derivatives on a naphthalene block are reported. These compounds can be considered as building blocks for the elaboration of cofacial salen-typed ligands. The X-ray structure of a dinuclear manganese(III) complex is described, supporting our strategy to build topologically controlled multinuclear metal complexes.