The hexadentate, pendant arm macrocycle1,4,7-tris(4-
tert-butyl-2-mercaptobenzyl)-1,4,7-triazacyclononane(H
3L)has been synthesized
and isolated as its trihydrochloride,H
3L·3HCl, or sodium salt, Na
3L,
and itscoordinationchemistry with first-row transition metals has been studied.Mononuclear complexes of the type [LM
III] (M=Ga (
1), In (
2), V (
3), Cr(
4), Mn (
5), Fe,Co (
6)) have beenisolated as have the one-electron-oxidized forms[LM]PF
6 (M = V
IV (
3a),Mn
IV (
5a)). The crystal structure of
6 has been determined by single-crystal X-raycrystallography. Complex
6 crystallizes in theorthorhombic space group
Iba2, with cell constants
a = 14.206(8)Å,
b = 22.53(1) Å,
c = 26.07(1)Å,
V = 8344.0(3) Å
3,
and Z= 8. The cobalt(III) ion is in a distortedoctahedral
fac-N
3S
3 donor set. Thereaction of L with divalent metal chlorides in a 1:2 ratio in methanolaffords thehomodinuclear complexes [LM
II2Cl] (M =Mn (
7), Co (
8), Ni (
9), Zn(
10), Cd (
11)) where one metal issix-(N
3MS
3)
and the other is four-coordinate(S
3MCl); the two polyhedra are linked by three
2-thiolato bridges.Heterodinuclear complexes of the type[LM
1M
2Cl] have been obtained from[LM
2Cl] species by abstraction ofthe four-coordinate metal ion
and replacement by a different metal ion.The complexes [LZn
IIM
IICl] (M= Fe(
12), Co (
13), Ni (
14)),[LNi
IIM
IICl] (M = Co (
15),Zn (
16)),
and [LMn
IIM
IICl] (M= Fe (
17), Co (
18), Ni(
19),Zn (
20), Cd (
21), Hg (
22)) have beenisolated as solid materials. The crystal structure of
14 has been determinedby X-ray crystallography. Complex
14 crystallizes inthe orthorhombic space group
P2
12
12
1, with cellconstants
a = 15.45(1) Å,
b = 17.77(1) Å,
c = 17.58(1) Å,
V = 4826.5(4)Å
3,
and Z = 4. The linkage isomers
14 and 16show characteristic electronic spectra for octahedrally
andtetrahedrally coordinated Ni(II), respectively.Theelectronic structures of new complexes have been investigated byUV-vis spectroscopy; their magnetochemistry
and electrochemistry are reported.