Cyclophan-Metall-Komplexe: Synthese und Kristallstruktur von ([2](l,4)Naphthalino[2]paracyclophan)gallium(I)-tetrabromogallat(III)/Cyclophane Metal Complexes: Synthesis and Crystal Structure of ([2]( 1,4)Naphthalino[2]paracyclophane)gallium(I) Tetrabromogallate(III)

Abstract

Abstract The title complex has been prepared from Ga[GaBr4] and [2](1,4)naphthalino[2]paracyclophane in toluene as a solvent, and the crystal structure of this adduct determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The structure is composed of dimeric units Ga2[GaBr4]2 , which are crosslinked into sheets through Ga(I)-arene coordination. Both the benzene ring and the substituted ring of the naphthalene system are η6-bonded from the outer side of the cyclophane cage, each to an univalent metal. The benzene and the naphthalene form an interplane angle of 49.3°. The distance to the benzene ring (2.67 Å) is much shorter than the distance to the naphthalene (2.85 Å), suggesting a stronger complexation with the unperturbed π-system of the former. [2.2](l,4)Naphthalinophane forms no adduct with Ga[GaBr4], and with [2](l,5)naphthalino[2]paracyclophane secondary reactions are observed.