Neutral macrocycles via halide-induced ring opening of binuclear condensed intermediates

Dixon FM; Eisenberg AH; Farrell JR; Mirkin CA; Liable-Sands LM; Rheingold AL

Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.39, No.16, 3432-3433, 2000

Dixon FM, Eisenberg AH, Farrell JR, Mirkin CA, Liable-Sands LM, Rheingold AL

A novel halide-assisted approach for opening Rh-I-thioether-based condensed intermediates into binuclear macrocycles is reported. This novel ring-opening reaction provides entry into a class of neutral binuclear macrocycles prepared via the "weak-link" synthetic strategy. [GRAPHICS]