Department of Chemistry, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Dalton Trans. 2010 Jan 7(1):59-61. doi: 10.1039/b918328k. Epub 2009 Oct 27.
Bulky alkylzinc complexes, (Ttz(tBu,Me))ZnMe and (Ttz(tBu,Me))ZnEt, show remarkable stability towards water and both complexes crystallize with one molecule of adventitious water hydrogen bonded to two triazole rings; in contrast the less bulky complex, (Ttz(Ph,Me))ZnEt, reacts with water to yield (Ttz(Ph,Me))(2)Zn.
大位阻的烷基锌配合物 (Ttz(tBu,Me))ZnMe 和 (Ttz(tBu,Me))ZnEt 对水具有显著的稳定性,两者的配合物均结晶出一个与两个三唑环形成氢键的额外水分子;相比之下,较小位阻的配合物 (Ttz(Ph,Me))ZnEt 与水反应生成 (Ttz(Ph,Me))(2)Zn。