title: Coordination and structural properties of encumbering 6-mesityl-2-picolinate complexes.
abstract: In an effort to enforce a sterically hindered environment in transition-metal and main-group 2-picolinate complexes, the synthesis of the encumbering derivative 6-mesityl-2-picolinate ((Mes)pic) is presented. The coordination and structural properties of (Mes)pic are demonstrated with a range of transition-metal and main-group fragments. The 6-position mesityl group of (Mes)pic is shown to alter both the primary and secondary coordination spheres of metal centers relative to the ubiquitous and unencumbered parent 2-picolinate anion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, Mail Code 0358, La Jolla, California 92093-0358, USA.
authors.forename: Patrick W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Curtis E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: Arnold L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Rheingold
authors.forename: Joshua S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Figueroa