Preparation of Triazole-furnished Ferrocene Derivatives and their Polymer Complexes of Silver(I)

Abstract

Condensation reactions of feroccenemethanol and of 1,1′-feroccenedimethanol with benzotriazole and triazole produce the ferrocene derivatives with one or two N-azole-containing substituents bonded to the cyclopentadienyl ligands. The bifunctional ferrocene derivatives, 1,1′-bis[(1,2,3-benzotriazol-1-yl)methyl]ferrocene and 1,1′-bis(1,2,4-triazoyl)ferrocene, reacts with [Ag(MeCN)4]PF6 to cause separation of the macromolecular complexes from the solution. The former ferrocene derivative with benzotriazole groups yields the complex of Ag(I) with Ag:ligand = 2:3. The Ag center is bonded to three triazole groups, forming a trigonal structure. Crystals of the complexes contain the ladder-shaped sheets formed by Ag(I) and the ligand, and these sheets are aligned in a staggered fashion. The latter ligand with 1,2,4-triazole groups and Ag(I) yield the 1:1 complex. Counter anions and MeCN molecules are contained within holes formed by the Ag(I) centers bonded with a metal–metal bond and the bifunctional ligands. NMR and UV measurement of the MeCN solution of these macromolecular complexes revealed dissociation of the ligand and degradation of the complexes in solution.