A geometric switching approach toward thermal activation of metalloenediynes.
Tetradentate metalloenediynes with strong imine and weaker thioether coordination serve as a geometrically non-rigid switch to drive thermal Bergman cyclization.
Bhattacharyya
Sibaprasad
S
Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA.
Dye
David F
DF
Pink
Maren
M
Zaleski
Jeffrey M
JM
D003500:Cyclization; D053281:Enediynes / Q000737:chemistry*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure
D053281:Enediynes; D008670:Metals