title: Copper complex of an iminodioxabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane pendant ligand: the first example of iminodioxocin bridgehead nitrogen coordination.
abstract: The pentadentate N4O amine-imine-naphthol ligand (HL(D)) containing rigid 8,16-imino-8H,16H-dinaphtho[2,1-b:2,1-f][1,5]dioxocin is formed preferentially, under visible light irradiation conditions, instead of the product H3L, expected from imidazolidine ring formation. A strained chelate bite enforces the first bridgehead nitrogen coordination to a copper(II) ion from the bicyclic iminodioxocin part of the ligand as shown by X-ray crystallography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721 302, India.
authors.forename: Debashree
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mandal
authors.forename: A-Qing
authors.initials: AQ
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Guo-Cong
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Debashis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ray