title: New diamondoid-like [Cu3B(μ-O)6] core self-assembled from Bis-Tris biobuffer for mild hydrocarboxylation of alkanes to carboxylic acids.
abstract: The new tricopper(II) complex [Cu(3)(μ(3)-BO)(H(3)L)(3)][BF(4)]·2H(2)O (1) with an unprecedented diamondoid-like [Cu(3)B(μ-O)(6)] core has been easily generated by self-assembly in an aqueous medium from Cu(NO(3))(2), NaBF(4), NaOH and Bis-Tris (H(5)L) biobuffer, (HOCH(2))(3)CN(CH(2)CH(2)OH)(2). Compound 1 efficiently promotes the mild single-pot hydrocarboxylation, by CO and H(2)O, of various linear and cyclic C(n) (n = 2-8) alkanes into the corresponding C(n+1) carboxylic acids.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Química Estrutural, Complexo I, Instituto Superior Técnico, TU Lisbon, Avenida Rovisco Pais, 1049-001, Lisbon, Portugal. kirillov@ist.utl.pt pombeiro@ist.utl.pt
authors.forename: Alexander M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kirillov
authors.forename: Yauhen Y
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Karabach
authors.forename: Marina V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Kirillova
authors.forename: Matti
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haukka
authors.forename: Armando J L
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Pombeiro
mesh_terms: D000473:Alkanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D002264:Carboxylic Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D056831:Coordination Complexes / Q000737:chemistry*; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D008968:Molecular Conformation
chemical_list: D000473:Alkanes; D002264:Carboxylic Acids; D056831:Coordination Complexes; D003300:Copper