Hydrothermal synthesis of chiral inorganic-organic CoII complex: Structural, thermal and catalytic evaluation

By heating the cobalt chloride hexahydrate (CoCl·6HO) with the R form of the organic amine α-methylbenzylamine (CHN) under hydro(solvo)thermal conditions, we have successfully generated the corresponding non-centrosymmetric homochiral hybrid tris (α-methylbenzylammonium tetrachloridocobaltate chlori...

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Autores: Salah, Assila Maatar Ben, Herrera, Raquel P., Naïli, Houcine
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/186554
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/186554
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Hybrid
Hydrogen bonds
Non-centrosymmetric
Catalytic properties
Phase transition
Chiral
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Sumario:By heating the cobalt chloride hexahydrate (CoCl·6HO) with the R form of the organic amine α-methylbenzylamine (CHN) under hydro(solvo)thermal conditions, we have successfully generated the corresponding non-centrosymmetric homochiral hybrid tris (α-methylbenzylammonium tetrachloridocobaltate chloride [R-(CHN)][CoCl]Cl abbreviated R(MBA)Co. We present the growth conditions together with a characterization of the single crystals by means of X-ray single-crystal diffraction, Fourier-transform infrared, TG/TDA thermal decomposition and catalytic properties. This inorganic–organic hybrid compound crystallizes in the chiral space group P2 and exhibits a supramolecular-layered organization wherein a double layer of (R)-methylbenzylammonium cations and the uncoordinated chloride anions are sandwiched between anionic layers, formed by isolated tetrachloridocobaltate tetrahedra. The crystal packing is governed by a three-dimensional network of N/C–H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds between the inorganic and organic moieties and C–H···π interactions between the aromatic rings of the organic moieties themselves. Thermal analysis discloses a phase transition at the temperature 130 °C. The Co complex was also employed as suitable catalyst activating the acetal formation reaction of aldehydes using MeOH as solvent and as the unique source of acetalization.