Covalent linkage of [Mn2(μ-O2PPh2)2] units by trans-1,4-bis(4-pyridyl)ethene ligands into one-dimensional and two-dimensional polymers

Abstract

Abstract Two coordination polymers, [Mn2(μ-O2PPh2)2(η 1-O2PPh2)2(η 1-HOCH3)2(μ-bpe)2·CH3OH] n (1) and [Mn2(μ-O2PPh2)4(μ-bpe)2] n (2), were assembled in single-pot reactions from [Mn(CH3COO)2·4H2O], Ph2P(O)OK and trans-1,4-bis(4-pyridyl)ethene (bpe). The products were characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, which revealed a one-dimensional metal-organic ladder type in 1 and a two-dimensional rectangular grid type in 2. Both 1 and 2 are constructed from six-coordinate Mn(II) nodes that adopt distorted octahedral (MnN4O2) environments; the adjacent nodes are connected by the μ-bpe linkers in 1 or μ-bpe and μ-O2PPh2 linkers in 2 to form different metal-organic networks. The catalytic property of complex 1 for selective thioether oxidation was also investigated in this work.