Homoleptic metal-sugar complexes were obtained in the form of Mn
II- and Fe
II-diacetoneglucose derivatives.The protolysis of [Mn
3Mes
6] and [Fe
2Mes
4] (Mes = 2,4,6-Me
3C
6H
2) with DAGH (1,2:5,6-di-
O-isopropylidene-
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-
D-glucofuranose, diacetoneglucose) led to [M(DAG)
2] [M = Mn (
1), Fe (
2)]. Although monomeric in solution,they showed a different degree of aggregation in the solid state, iron being monomeric and manganese oligomeric(see magnetic properties). Dimeric complexes from
1 and
2 were obtained in the reaction with 9,10-phenanthroline[phen], leading to [(phen)
2M(
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-DAG)
2M(DAG)
2] [M = Mn (
3), Fe (
4)]. The organometallic functionalizationof
1 and
2 was achieved
via a ligand redistribution reaction mixing them with [Mn
3Mes
6] and [Fe
2Mes
4],respectively. The reaction led to mixed alkoxo aryl trinuclear complexes in the form of [(Mes)
2M
2(
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-DAG)
2M(
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-Mes)
2] [M = Mn (
5), Fe (
6)]. Both have a linear trimetallic skeleton with Mn···Mn and Fe···Fe averagedistances of 2.93 and 2.88 Å, respectively. The crystal data are as follows: complex
5, C
60H
82Mn
3O
12, monoclinic,space group
P2
1,
a = 10.289(5) Å,
b = 20.878(5) Å,
c = 14.015(5) Å,
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= 93.19(2)
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,
Z = 2; complex
6,C
60H
82Fe
3O
12, monoclinic, space group
P2
1,
a = 9.748(12) Å,
b = 26.05(3) Å,
c = 12.50(2) Å,
![](/images/gifchars/beta2.gif)
= 107.50(2)
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,
Z = 2. The data were collected at -123
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C. For
5 and
6 the magnetic analysis showed a strong antiferromagneticcoupling between the M(II) centers, with spin frustration leading to an overall
S =
5/
2 and
S = 2 ground state,respectively.