Title of article :
School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, Scotland
Author/Authors :
Jimenez, Jorge Department of Chemistry - University of California Santa Cruz, USA , Chakraborty, Indranil Department of Chemistry - University of California Santa Cruz, USA , Mascharak, Pradip Department of Chemistry - University of California Santa Cruz, USA
Abstract :
The title compound, [ReCl(pyAm)(CO)3], where pyAm is 1-[(pyridin-2-ylmethylidene)amino]adamantane (C16H20N2), was synthesized from the reaction of [ReCl(CO)5] and pyAm in an equimolar ratio. The ReI atom resides in an octahedral C3ClN2 coordination sphere. The Re—C bond trans to the chloride ligand is noticeably longer compared to the other two Re—C distances. Weak C—H⋯Cl hydrogen-bonding interactions consoldiate the packing of the molecules. In this design, the pyAm ligand was employed due to its well-known pharmacokinetic properties.
Keywords :
crystal structure , adamantane motif , lipophilicity , rhenium complex , fac-Re(CO)3
Journal title :
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications
