Complexes with 3-(pyridin-2-yl)imidazo[1,5-a]pyridine ligands by spontaneous dimerization of pyridine-2-carboxaldehyde within the coordination sphere of manganese(II) in a one-pot reaction

Dalton Trans. 2012 Jun 21;41(23):7041-6. doi: 10.1039/c2dt30453h. Epub 2012 May 3.

Abstract

Condensation of two molecules of pyridine-2-carboxaldehyde (pyca), in the presence of MnCl(2) and ammonium diethyldithiophosphate, produced, in a one-pot reaction, Mn(II) complexes containing 3-(pyridin-2-yl)imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines as κ(2)(N,N) chelate ligands which could be easily separated from the metal, this being a convenient way to pyridyl-aza-indolizine heterocycles.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aldehydes / chemistry*
  • Dimerization*
  • Imidazoles / chemistry*
  • Ligands
  • Manganese / chemistry*
  • Organometallic Compounds / chemical synthesis
  • Organometallic Compounds / chemistry*
  • Pyridines / chemistry*
  • Quaternary Ammonium Compounds / chemistry

Substances

  • Aldehydes
  • Imidazoles
  • Ligands
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Pyridines
  • Quaternary Ammonium Compounds
  • pyridine-2-carboxaldehyde
  • Manganese