A trefoil-shaped macrocycle with 12-imidazolium cations

摘要

A trefoil-like two-dimensional(2D)C_(3v) symmetric organic[12]-imidazolium cation H_(12)-2(PF_(6))_(12) featuring three[4]-imidazolium macrocycles was synthesized in three steps.The reaction of a dodecakis H_(12)-1(PF_(6))_(12) imidazolium salt with Ag_(2)O resulted in the formation of a hexanuclear AgI dodecacarbene assembly[Ag_(6)(1)](PF_(6))_(6).Upon UV irradiation,the photodimerization of the cinnamic ester pendants of[Ag_(6)(1)](PF_(6))_(6) led to the generation of a trefoil-like complex[Ag_(6)(2)](PF_(6))_(6) containing three closed metallacycles.Removal of metal ions allowed for the synthesis of the target molecule.All complexes were fully characterized by NMR spectroscopy(^(1)H,^(13)C{^(1)H}and 2D NMR)and high-resolution electrospray ionization mass spectrometry(HR-ESI-MS).