title: Synthesis and structural characterization of tris(2-pyridonyl)methyl complexes of zinc and thallium: a new class of metallacarbatranes and a monovalent thallium alkyl compound.
abstract: Tris(2-pyridonyl)methanes may be synthesized via the reactions of the respective 2-pyridone with CHX3 (X = Cl, Br) and K2CO3 in the presence of [Bu(n)4N]Br, followed by acid-catalyzed isomerization with camphorsulfonic acid. These compounds provide access to a new class of alkyl ligands that feature oxygen donors and are capable of forming metallacarbatranes and a monovalent thallium alkyl compound.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA. parkin@columbia.edu.
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al-Harbi
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Rong
authors.forename: Gerard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Parkin